2018 Emerging Leaders

The 2018 cohort of Emerging Leaders at the Global Ties U.S. 2018 National Meeting. Credit: A.E. Landes Photography


Meet the participants of our 2018 Emerging Leaders Program:

Brandon Benny
Northern Nevada International Center
Reno, NV

Jenna Bergquist
WorldBoston
Boston, MA

Racine Frank
Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council
Pensacola, FL

Deeani Gonzalez
Global Ties Miami
Miami, FL

James Gunger
Vermont Council on World Affairs
Burlington, VT

Sherilyn Harrington
WorldOregon
Portland, OR

Elena Hildebrandt
Iowa International Center
Des Moines, IA

Edward Holman
San Diego Diplomacy Council
San Diego, CA

Sofia Huitron
Global Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Madison Hunke
Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities (CIVIC)
Iowa City, IA

Dasean Kornegay
Northern California World Trade Center (NorCalWTC)
Sacramento, CA

Amanda Long
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth
Dallas, TX

Megumi Maruta
GlobalPittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Katelyn McAlister
International House
Charlotte, NC

John Milton
WorldDenver
Denver, CO

Kenton Nakamura
World Affairs Council – Seattle
Seattle, WA

Morgan Rote
Global Ties Detroit
Detroit, MI

Nayeli Sanchez
Colleagues International, Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI

Destiny Smith 
Global Ties ABQ
Albuquerque, NM

Suzanne Tsai 
Global Ties San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Amanda von Trapp
WorldOregon
Portland, OR