Following the Next Generation Leadership Institute

We are excited to welcome the 2020-2022 class of our Next Generation Leadership Institute. The 12 fellows in this class of NextGen rock stars are awe-inspiring and devoted to serving their campus communities. They are dedicated to empowering their peers, advancing Reproductive Justice, and ending gender and racial discrimination while promoting better health outcomes for Black Women. Fellows hail from HBCU’s from across the nation, including Dillard University, Hampton University, Howard University, Lincoln University, and Spelman College. The two-year fellowship opportunity provides formal training in Reproductive Justice, advocacy, leadership skill building, strategic communications, effective organizing, and the public policy process.

2020-2022 Next Generation Leadership Institute fellows: 

 

Name: Asia Brown  

Institution: Spelman College  

Major: Comparative Women’s Studies  

Class: Sophomore  

Fun Fact: Asia took ballet for ten years  

 

Name: Nina Clinton  

Institution: Lincoln University  

Major: Mass Communication  

Class: Junior  

Fun Fact: Nina directed her first play, “Almost, Maine,” at 17.  

 

 

Name: Jennita Davis  

Institution: Howard University  

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies concentrating in Bioethics  

Class: Senior  

Fun Fact: Jennita attended performing arts school from 6th-12th grade.  

 

 

 

Name: Tyra Gravesande  

Institution: Spelman College  

Major: Comparative Women’s Studies, Women’s Health concentration  

Class: Junior  

Fun Fact: Tyra loves to shop!  

 

 

 

Name: Madison Harris  

Institution: Howard University  

Major: Television and Film  

Class: Sophomore  

Fun Fact: Madison is a photographer. 

 

 

 

Name: Khaelyn Jackson  

Institution: Dillard University  

Major: Business Administration  

Class: Junior  

Fun Fact: Khaelyn wants to explore the world and travel outside of the United States.  

 

 

Name: Chanice Lee  

Institution: Howard University  

Major: Sociology  

Class: Freshman  

Fun Fact: Chanice loves to bake.  

 

 

 

Name: Shalae Matthews  

Institution: Lincoln University  

Major: Health Science  

Class: Junior  

 

Name: Bailey Roberts  

Institution: Spelman College

Major: Political Science  

Class: Junior  

Fun Fact: Bailey is a Steelers fan  

 

 

 

Name: Amaya Ronczyk  

Institution: Dillard University  

Major: Urban Studies & Public Policy  

Class: Junior

Fun Fact: Amaya loves to draw and paint.  

 

 

Name: Kalaya Sibley  

Institution: Dillard University  

Major: Mass Communication  

Class: Sophomore  

Fun Fact: Kalaya enjoys interior designing and beautifying spaces.  

 

 

 

Name: Amber Wynne  

Institution: Hampton University  

Major: Nursing  

Class: Junior  

Fun Fact: Amber founded “So We All Can Play.” This project donates soccer balls and school supplies to students in orphanages, primary schools, and churches located in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.