Holly Rachel, 2025–2026 Fellow
Meet the 2025-2026 Truist Foundation Fellows
Generously sponsored by the Truist Foundation
Inspire and build better lives and communities
Tiffany Harris-James
Future Leaders Working
Alabama
Angelique Todd-Robinson
The EmpowerHer Initiative
Alabama
Mariela Briceno
Venprendedoras Foundation
Florida
Dr. Tori Brown
Pearl Belle
Florida
Cydney Harris Burchfield
Create Her Foundation
Florida
Nafisah Houston
Bebashi CRM Integration and Data Centralization Project
Florida
Lotoya Jean
Kingdom Wealth Business Academy
Florida
Breion Moses
American Voices in Film
Florida
Tena Palomino
Jet Set Careers
Florida
Andres Paredes
NeuroXplorers LLC
Florida
Safia Porter
Building Our Tech
Florida
Gladys Scott
Sisters of Hope
Florida
Marian Adkins
Marian Enterprises LLC
Georgia
Jordan Alston
Inviktus
Georgia
Kristina Cheek
SGBC Center for Black Entrepreneurship
Georgia
Sophia Gethers
PETALS
Georgia
LeTeisha Gordon
A Better Day Than Yesterday Initiative Program
Georgia
Jenay Hicks
LeadWell
Georgia
Amber Owens
BrandFelt Activation
Georgia
Mi’Lisa Patton
Soulcial Therapy
Georgia
Demitrah Rasmussen
Lattes and Lattes
Georgia
Quinisha Reid
iModel Beauty Bar
Georgia
Zakiya Whatley
Upstream Solutions
Georgia
Benedicta Ajah
The UpHer Room Inc.
Indiana
Evan Dentley
Inspire2Lead
Indiana
Shelton McElroy
Story Group & Associates and LightHouse Homes
Kentucky
Carol Labor
Women’s Wellness Institute
New Jersey
Muyiwa Adeyeye
Wealth We Deserve
North Carolina
Kevin Beckford
The Hustlers Guild
North Carolina
Heather Boyd
Elevate Community Collective
North Carolina
Johanna Hagerty
Biz Hero
North Carolina
Mikaela Ingram
Divine Drops
Ohio
LaToya Bagley
Tech Time for Seniors
Ohio
Nate Dillard
Humans Hired
Pennsylvania
Amy Edelstein &
Inner Strength
Penns
Lauren McShea
Education
ylvania
Nicole Fitchett
Haus of Visions
Pennsylvania
Courtney Jackson
Teen Moms Matter
Pennsylvania
Kyle Morris-Sol
The ECO Foundation
Pennsylvania
Danielle McLane
Diamond Beauty Academy
Pennsylvania
Jessica Thomas
5 Tribe Vending
Pennsylvania
Megan Manigault
Blooming Flower Housing Program
South Carolina
Shanna M. Scott
Haute Events & Destination Management
South Carolina
Dr. Colette Townsend-Chambers
Level Up HealthCare Academy
South Carolina
Raychel Chism
Respectable Results
Tennessee
Tonya Collins
Moneyality, LLC
Tennessee
Crystal DeBerry
IFAM Connect
Tennessee
Nicole Gates-Golden
Golden Key Entrepreneur Life Support Pathway
Tennessee
Ronald Meredith
Raleigh Business Council
Tennessee
Holly Rachel
The Freeman Incubation and Innovation Center
Tennessee
Terry Ross
Empowered Leadership Academy
Tennessee
Osaretin Agbonavbare
BBCMGT ai LLC
Texas
Amani Bisisi
Own Your Finances
Texas
Joanna Lam
Project Beauty
Texas
Tiffani Martin
The Accessible AI Quotient Framework
Texas
Tracee Seals
Elite HTX Consulting, LLC.
Texas
Mark Steward
The Dash Network
Texas
Stephany DeBerry
RestorHER
Washington D.C.
Peyton Ballard
Selah Directive
West Virginia
James Birt
Housed-Up, Inc.
West Virginia
Truist Foundation is committed to Truist’s purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. The Foundation, an endowed private foundation established in 2020 whose operating budget is independent of Truist Financial Corporation, makes strategic investments in a wide variety of nonprofit organizations centered around two focus areas: building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses to ensure all people and communities have an equal opportunity to thrive. For more information about Truist Foundation, visit Truist.com/Foundation.
