Feb 13, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
Lauren is a community builder and outdoor educator in Brown County, Indiana, where she leads summer camp and school programs in nature, and is committed to exposing people of all ages to the many amazing parts of the outdoors. She also works to improve the camp’s...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2016, Fellow Bios
Grace Amponsah is the Founder and Executive Director of Bowney Initiative, a registered Non-Profit organization whose mission is to support adolescent girls to reach their educational and career goals through mentorship, financial support and entrepreneurship . She...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
Marie is a social entrepreneur! She leads a variety of activities for the benefit of her community; she wears many hats. The first one is that of a writer. At 23, Marie is the author of two successful novels. The first book, “Un Lion en cage,” was...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
Emil is a Software Engineer and facilitator currently exploring how these ways of being could possibly meet in order to create a world with more connection and belonging in it. While at university he peer facilitated and helped shape a program called Sustained...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
Dana is committed to unveiling the moment-to-moment joy of aliveness and understanding that we are not separate from nature. She helps people see clearly, remember how to be in love with life as it is, and act in alignment with their values and purpose. As a...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
I am currently the Data Director for the Sunrise Movement where I leverage analytics and experimentation to build the power to pass a Green New Deal. I am also the head of Automatic Voter Registration and at Data for Progress. Previously, I was the Development Manager...
Feb 5, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
As an empathic design strategist with a desire to inspire deeply human connections, Micah works to create experiences that connect immersion and science to enhance empathic communities. He’s a founder at Playground of Empathy, which designs under the research of...
Jan 21, 2020 | 2019, Fellow Bios
Jillian is committed to creating connection and community by organizing places where people feel seen, heard, and valued. As a professional community builder, public speaker, and writer, Jillian is most known for being the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter...
Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Reflections
This Byron Fellowship Reflection Post was written by Lauren Owen ’19. It was originally published to her personal blog on August 24, 2019. You can view the original post here. Photos credit of Lauren Owen. My invitation to Byron came at the worst, or maybe the best,...
Dec 4, 2019 | Blog, Reflections
This Byron Fellowship Reflection Post was written by Jillian Richardson ’19. It was originally published to her personal blog on August 4, 2019. This version has been lightly adapted for the Byron Blog; you can view the original post here, and learn more about...
Sep 24, 2019 | Announcements, Blog, News
We are excited to announce the members of our second SOCAP cohort! In 2018, Byron Fellowship Educational Foundation announced a special partnership with Social Capital Markets (SOCAP), sponsoring members of the Byron Alumni community to participate in a curated...
Jul 17, 2019 | Staff Bios
River is an advocate, environmentalist, artist, and changemaker; committed to creating experiences and environments where others feel cared for, understood, and supported. As an Intern for Byron Fellowship, River is focused on documenting the happenings of the annual...
Mar 15, 2019 | 2018, Fellow Bios
Calvin is a socially-conscious entrepreneur and founder, committed to teaching, service-learning, and education through community-engaged volunteer work. In 2016, Calvin founded 540WMain Communiversity a community based school and engagement hub within the Rochester,...
