New and continued relationships with local leaders and community members allow us to create the change we seek. We want to continue to improve the quality of education, food, environment, and value of services and offerings in our neighborhoods. Feel empowered and advocate for your community today!
ASCENDtials wants to thank all our partners and their contributions to improving the lives of everyone within our communities. Nothing is possible without your support. Thank you! To partner with us, contact us today!
Our Alumni
ASCENDtials considers all former employees and volunteers to be Alumni of the organization. We hope to continue building these relationships with community leaders, supporting them with access to our resources, and connecting them with our members and financial supporters. Join our organization as a contributor, member, or employee. We offer benefits for future events, our newsletter, gifts, and discounts on gear and products. Thank you for your support!
Below is a list of our ASCENDtials alumni.
2024
- Hao Luong
Graphic Designer – San Diego - Grace Kim
Graphic Designer – Seattle - Hanyi Wang
Book Club and Graphic Artist – San Diego - Sara Asadiha
Book Club Intern – Iran - Abraham Sanchez
Graphic Designer Intern - Marina Asoskova
Graphic Designer Lead – Israel
- Anya Kennelly
Editorial/Publishing Assistant – Santa Barbara - Sonia Munoz
Editorial/Publishing Assistant – Hemet - Mia Hounschell
Editorial/Publishing Assistant – Miami - Hannah Stark
Publishing/Editorial Volunteer – San Diego - Teagan Nathe
Publishing Lead – Seattle
- Shileola Ambrose
Climate Cares Volunteer – Shorewood
- Diana Keshavarshi
Fundraising Assistant Intern – San Diego - Hejun Ruan
Fundraising Lead – La Jolla
- Reona Bowles
Admin/Project Coordinator – San Diego - Ashley Arner
Program Support – San Diego - Riya Pujara
Volunteer Support Coordinator – Texas - Jacqueline Gamboa
Event Support – Oceanside - Cledden Obeng-Poku Kwanin
Volunteer Support Coordinator - Karthik Sivaswamy
Legal Support Volunteer Lead – La Jolla
- Angela Cheng
Social Media Lead Volunteer – Eastvale - Jennifer Chastka
Copywriter Lead – Denton - Wesley Fields
Videographer Volunteer – Spring Valley - Katherine Coster
CopyWriter/Editor Volunteer – Ramsey - Jaymes Abeloe
Copy Editor Volunteer – Springville - Daniela Rivera
Social Media Marketing Lead – Milwaukee - Ian McDaniel
PR Assistant – San Diego - Kimberly Linares
Social Media Copywriter – Los Angeles
- Yen Nguyen
Grant Researcher/Writer – Washington - Melissa Prado
Grant Researcher/Writer – San Diego - Lydia Li
Researcher Intern – Chicago - Elliot Li
Researcher Intern – Washington
- Andre Mani
Web Programmer Volunteer – Brazil - Mizuho Hasegawa
UX Designer Volunteer – Michigan
2023
- Kashvi Gera
Poetry & Writing Club Volunteer – New Jersey - Mishal George
Poetry & Writing Club Volunteer – San Francisco - Nick Saikley
Graphic Artist Intern – Orange
- Jason Taylor
Garden Lead – Eastlake
- Robert Neblett
Program Manager – Houston - Symone Farmer
Project Manager – Seattle - Vrattika Bindal
Project Manager – San Francisco - Andrew Baum
Event Coordinator – New York - Allison Pham
Program Assistant – San Diego - Anya Tsirklin
Volunteer Support Coordinator – San Diego
- Ananya Karan
Researcher/Social Media Intern – India - Anna Heim
Copy Editor – Michigan - Diamond Tanner
Social Media Copywriter – Las Vegas - Aliyah Young
Social Media Marketing Lead – San Diego - Helena Rowland
Copy Editor – Michigan - Austin Hatch
Copy Editor Intern – Tampa - David Raad
Copy Editor Intern – Bronx - Lizzie Harden
Social Media Marketing Lead – Brandon
- Corey Moon
Student Researcher – New Jersey - Joel Chu
Student Researcher – Singapore - Fatima Malik
Researcher – Pakistan - Jackie Shang
Researcher – Stony Brook - Chloe Huang
Researcher Intern – Tacoma - Elise Lyon
Researcher Intern – Chico
2022
- Kayla Perry
Poetry & Writing Club Intern – Raleigh - Aaliyah Phommasy
Graphic Artist Intern – San Diego - Molly Percival
Poetry & Writing Club Volunteer – Santa Barbara
- Grisha Tamazyan
Researcher Bio-Life Science – San Diego
- Rachelle Suissa
Development and Fund Manager – New York - Allison Hjelle
Fundraising Coordinator – San Diego
- Namie Yazaki
Exchange Coordinator – San Diego - Sonam Singhal
Project Coordinator – Arizona
- Lauren Cazell
Social Media Marketing Intern – New York - Zoe Broussard
Communications Marketing Strategist – San Jose - Micah Adams
Videographer – San Diego - Hosanna Balwani
Copywriter – India - Sofia Joseph
Copy Editor – St. Louis - Tyler Tucker
Social Media Marketing Intern – New Jersey
- Fatima Gavrish
Grant Researcher/Writer – Illinois - Brian Gilb
Writer and Researcher – Los Angeles - Wayne Chen
Student Researcher – Atlanta - Kristina Grigoryants
Researcher – Arizona - Tabitha Pennington
Social Worker/Grant Researcher/Writer – Arizona - Wei Yew
Researcher – Berkeley - Alexis Kirkpatrick
Grant Researcher/Writer – North Carolina
- Jada Alexander
Web Developer – Arizona - Meghana Moodagopadi
Web Developer – Rhode Island - Daniel Tang
Web Developer Intern – Cornell - Moamel Hashim
Web Programmer Intern – San Diego - Lance Cruzado
Web Developer Intern – Carson
