"I leave with pride for the beauty and brilliance of the South."
Mosaic Fellow
2026 Mosaic Changemakers
SOUTH
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Calvin Allen
Vice President for Partnerships & Programs
MDC
NORTH CAROLINA -

Arlene Amarante
Interim Executive Director
Adelante
TENNESSEE -

Joyvin Benton
Program Officer
Carl B and Florence E King Foundation
ARKANSAS -

LaShunta Boler
Chief Programs Officer
Woodlawn United
ALABAMA -

Thandi Cai
Designer
Tenderfruit Design Studio
TENNESSEE -

Alexandra Campos Castillo
Community of Practice Coordinator
Southern Economic Advancement Project
GEORGIA -

Wilalberto De Los Santos
Program Manager
Vanderbilt University - Student Organizations, Leadership and Service
TENNESSEE -
Eric Fancher, Jr.
Counsel and Compliance Officer
Navigate Affordable Housing Partners, Inc.
ALABAMA -

Kelly Hill
Data Manager
TENNESSEE -

Emilia Ismael-Simental
Development & Strategic Partnerships Director
El Centro Hispano
NORTH CAROLINA -

Adnan Karim
Vice President of Community Impact
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
TENNESSEE -

Antoinette King
Chief of Staff
City of Birmingham City Council
ALABAMA -

Shabazz Larkin
Founder
The Museum of Presence
TENNESSEE -

Watechia Lawless
Chief of Staff
Tennessee Higher Education Initiative
TENNESSEE -

Santiago Marquez
Chief Executive Officer
Latin American Association
GEORGIA -

Mariohn Michel
Executive Director
Breakthrough Birmingham
ALABAMA -

Jilisa Milton
Executive Director
Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution
ALABAMA -

Bianca Morton
Chief Culinary Officer
Nashville Food Project
TENNESSEE -

Jeffrey Moffett
Chief Executive Officer
PIIP Media Plus
GEORGIA -

Eliazar Posada-Orozco
Executive Director
Equality North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA -

Rachael Spriggs
Director of Powerbuilding
The Equity Alliance and The Equity Alliance Fund
TENNESSEE -

Kristy Sullivan
Partner, Community Coalitions
TNTP
TENNESSEE -

Sweta Vivek
Senior Director, Data Analytics & Insights
Achieve Atlanta
GEORGIA -

Terrence Wilson
Regional Policy & Community Engagement Director
Intercultural Development Research Association
GEORGIA
“I am taking energy to be bolder, to take more risks.”
MOSAIC CHANGEMAKER