Brittany Winkfield, 2026 Fellow
Meet the 2026 BMO Fellows
Watson Institute wishes to thank BMO for generously sponsoring this Fellowship.
Akia Young
Developed By Akia, LLC
Chicago, IL
Akilah Salaam
Friends Under Critical Conditions in
Time, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Alice Foy
OpsReadyPro
Chicago, IL
Brittany Winkfield
Back2Basics
Denver, CO
Suzie Shride
Gratitude Villages, Inc.
Lakewood, CO
Cathy J. Hood
Pristine Initiative, LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Crystal Miner
C Miner Media / Roho Room
Chicago, IL
Dee Goins
COREWorks Design Studio
Pomona, CA
Evgeniya Bautina
Alesha AI
San Francisco, CA
Glenn Knox
Knox Family Foundation
Matteson, IL
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ifediba
NaijaInvests
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
La Kia Gooch
Medical Militia
Los Angeles, CA
Lynette Correa-Velez
Pagame Project
Chicago, IL
Natalie Pan
Funding Breakthrough Lab
San Francisco, CA
Natasha Robinson
Building Dreams Foundation
Chicago, IL
Nikki Williams Rucker
The Black Mom Ish Foundation
Chicago, IL
Nneka Kibuule
Kino Cove
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Femi Orukotan
Ichraly/Kotani
Benefits
Chicago, IL
Rendel Solomon
InHeirit
Chicago, IL
Salem Afeworki
Value Sustainability / Green
Finance Navigator
Greater Los Angeles Area, CA
Simone Renee
DEEP Impact
Denver, CO
Stephanie Jeffcoat
Families Inspiring Reentry &
Reunification 4 Everyone
Los Angeles, CA
Tiffany Sharp
The Diamond Place
Littleton, CO
Tina Brown
My Sister’s Keeper Expo
San Francisco, CA
Violet Breeden
Centric Solutions, LLC
Denver, CO
Laci Williams
Creation Wealth
Perspectives Inc.
Chicago, IL
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