Miles (he/him and they/them) is an Emerging Voices Fellow at Data for Progress focused on Black LGBTQ+ experiences of community across rural spaces in the US South. Miles’ investment in the protection of Black queer joy and well-being has led him to work with organizations such as the All Students Count Coalition, Advocates for Youth, SYMAL, and Whitman Walker Health to advocate against anti-LGBTQ policies and conduct research on health disparities across racial and gender lines in queer populations across the country. Miles is a sociology graduate student at Kent State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and History/Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

@AdewaleMaye

Adewale (he/him) is an Emerging Voices Fellow at Data For Progress focused on transit and infrastructure policy, particularly as they pertain to climate and environmental justice. Adewale is passionate about using data to better inform sustainable and progressive solutions to the economy and the environment. With a background in labor economic research, worker-centered advocacy, and grassroot community development, Adewale seeks opportunities both within his work and in his community to empower marginalized communities and dismantle systemic barriers to equity and prosperity. He is also a current graduate student at the George Washington University pursuing his master's in Applied Economics and Data Science.

Anusha (she/her/hers) is an Emerging Voices Fellow at Data For Progress focusing on building climate resilient cities, specifically understanding how cities can implement carbon emission reduction interventions and sustainable food and water systems. Anusha is currently located in the Greater New York City area where she works in admissions at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She holds a bachelor's degree in public health with a minor in education from Bryn Mawr College.

@lexihjones

Alexi (she/hers/her) is an Emerging Voices Fellow at Data For Progress working on criminal justice reform and voter perceptions on policing. Alexi is a public affairs graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin and holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wesleyan University. Prior to graduate school, Alexi worked as a policy analyst at the Prison Policy Initiative. While at the Prison Policy Initiative she authored national reports about the overuse of jails in the United States, the importance of not excluding people convicted of violent offenses from criminal justice reforms, the rates of correctional control in each state, and the high price of phone calls from jails.

@EllaIsraeli

Ella (she/her/hers) is an Emerging Voices Fellow at Data For Progress working on climate displacement, houselessness post-climate-disaster, and equitable disaster relief. As an organizer and social worker, Ella works to create people-centered, community-driven policy. Driven by the principle of “self-determination for all people in the places they call home,” she has worked in a wide range of fields including anti-Occupation movements in Israel/Palestine, the criminal-legal system, refugee resettlement, and domestic violence advocacy. She is a current member of the Sunrise Movement. Ella holds a B.A. in Government from Wesleyan University and is completing a joint MSW/MSSP from the University of Pennsylvania.