Power 50
POWER 50 TURNS 5 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR!
What is Power 50?
Women of Color are poised to provide the sort of transformative leadership our communities and the progressive movement needs right now to achieve its lofty goals of building an America where everyone can thrive.
Power 50 is a 9-month, cohort-based program that provides Women of Color who are already steeped in basic leadership, organizing and management skills, with the deep grounding, tools, practices, political analysis, and relationships they need to stay the course of their convictions.
Who is Power 50 for?
- People who identify as indigenous women and/or women of color
- Staff members of current Community Change/Action partners
- People who are ‘mid-trajectory’ in their movement lifespan, meaning they have demonstrated past leadership and impact in their organizations and the field and are poised to make a significant future impact in these spaces
- Those who have a base that they are accountable to and are positioned to build other leaders
- Those coming from organizations who see the value of investing in leadership development and demonstrate clear commitment to making time and space for staff to fully participate in this program
How do I apply?
Applications for Power 50 are currently closed and will reopen in Summer 2024. If you wish to receive email notifications when applications open, please fill out this form.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Aida Cuadrado-Bozzo, Leadership Development Program Manager, at [email protected].
Click here to see the Power 50 Cohort 2023/2024
Ashley “Ash” Daniels
Michigan Liberation
Blanca Macias-Villa
Make the Road Nevada
Cathryn Paul
CASA
Elizabeth Chabla
Make the Road New Jersey
Erika Castro
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
Esther Jeon
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Joi Imobhio
Workers Center for Racial Justice
Lisa Sherman Nikolaus
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)(CA)
Marifer Rivera
Comunidades Unidas/Communities United Utah
Michelle Mejia
Go Austin Vamos Austin
Rachel Koelzer
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Raynique Syas
Charleston Area Justice Ministry
Remeta Hicks-Montgomery
Detroit Action
Soila Rodriguez
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
Tyler Hayes
Mothering Justice
Click here to see the Power 50 Cohort 2021/2022
Aqeela Muntaqim
Mothering Justice
Becky Belcore
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Clarissa Epps
Building Responsibility, Equality and Dignity (BREAD)
Dawn N. Belgrove
Emancipate NC
Duaa-Rahemaah Williams
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Joan Brannon
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Kaitie Dong
OneAmerica
Katelyn Johnson
BlackRoots Alliance
Maria del Carmen Gutierrez Rodriguez
CASA
Marian Méndez-Cera
El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos
Mayra Cedano
Comunidades Unidas
Nayda Benitez
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Ofelia Sanchez
Central Florida Jobs with Justice
Tessa Painson
Florida Immigrant Coalition
Wendy Cardenas
Make the Road CT
Yani Rosario
SPACEs In Action
Click here to see the Power 50 Cohort 2020/2021
Kristen Power
DART
Brenda GuiGui
Make it Work Nevada
Juanita Lewis
Community Voices Heard
Thais Carrero
Casa in Action PA
Ana Delia Espino
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice
Patty Torrez
Make the Road PA
Connie Choi
SIREN – Bay Area
Empress Lindsay
Texas Organizing Project
Areli Hernandez
CHIRLA
Ma Caroline Lopez
Washington Low Income
Nimco Bulale
OneAmerica
Maritza Solano
CASA
Click here to see the Power 50 Cohort 2019/2020
Amanda Khan
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN)(NV)
Andrea Chiriboga-Flor
9to5 Colorado (CO)
Anu Joshi
New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)(NY)
Bianca Edwards
Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC)(OH)
Diana Colin
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)(CA)
Erica Gallegos
Organizers in the Land of Enchantment (OLÉ)(NM)
Erika Washington
Make It Work Nevada (NV)
Isabel Sanchez
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)(CA)
Joleen Garcia
Texas Organizing Project (TOP)(TX)
Keizayla Fambro
Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC)(OH)
LaDon Love
SPACEs In Action (DC)
Leah Winley
Direct Action & Research Training Center National (DART)(FL)
Leslie Ann Turner
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN)(NV)
Nikita Perumal
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC)(KY)
Nkenge Browner
Mothering Justice (MI)
Click here to see the Power 50 Inaugural Cohort 2018/2019
Alicia Hurle
Deputy Organizing Director for Democracy, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) (KY)
Arleen Vargas
Associate Organizer, Washington Interfaith Network (DC)
Eboni Taylor
Deputy Director, Mothering Justice (MI)
Janay Reliford-Davis
Communities Creating Opportunity (MO)
Laura Martin
Director, PLAN, Nevada (NV)
Shanae’ Holman
Lead Organizer, Topeka Justice Unity Ministry Project (JUMP) (KS)
Ana Rodriguez
Community Organizer,Colorado Peoples Alliance (CO)
Celesté Arredondo-Peterson
Housing Justice Director,Texas Organizing Project (TX)
Erica Clemmons Dean
Organizing Director, 9 to 5 (GA)
Jennifer Wells
Director,Youth Leadership and Development Young WV, West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition (WV)
Roxana Norouzi
Deputy Director, OneAmerica (WA)