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.

Year 5
2023 - 2024 Cohort

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)

Marifer Rivera
Comunidades Unidas/Communities Unite

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
2021 - 2022 Cohort

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
El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos

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
2020 - 2021 Cohort

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
2019 - 2020 Cohort

Amanda Khan
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN)

Andrea Chiriboga-Flor
9to5 Colorado

Anu Joshi
New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)

Bianca Edwards
Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC)

Diana Colin
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

Erica Gallegos
Organizers in the Land of Enchantment (OLÉ)

Erika Washington
Make It Work Nevada

Isabel Sanchez
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

Joleen Garcia
Texas Organizing Project (TOP)

Keizayla Fambro
Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC)

LaDon Love
SPACEs In Action

Leah Winley
Direct Action & Research Training Center National (DART)

Leslie Ann Turner
Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN)

Nikita Perumal
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC)

Nkenge Browner
Mothering Justice
2018 - 2019
The Inaugural Cohort

Alicia Hurle
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth

Arleen Vargas
Washington Interfaith Network

Eboni Taylor
Mothering Justice

Janay Reliford-Davis
Communities Creating Opportunity

Laura Martin
PLAN

Shanae’ Holman
Topeka Justice Unity Ministry Project (JUMP)

Ana Rodriguez
Colorado Peoples Alliance

Celesté Arredondo-Peterson
Texas Organizing Project

Erica Clemmons Dean
9 to 5 Georgia

Jennifer Wells
West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition

Roxana Norouzi
OneAmerica

Zakiya Sankara-Jabar
Racial Justice NOW!
How do I apply?
Applications are currently open and will close April 25, 2025. Click here to review our FAQ and here to apply.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Aida Cuadrado-Bozzo, Leadership Development Program Manager, at acuadrado@communitychange.org.
