Juliyen Davis (Portland, Oregon) is a technologist, writer, and designer whose focus lives at the intersection of expressive technologies, digital world-building, and human potential. he creates narratives that explore power and possibility through various media.  he is the author of a kids book about power, published by dk, among other books, zines, essays, and stories made with naima, office, pink essay, and more. He is a co-creator of culture therapy, and the zine MENTAL.

Christie George (San Francisco Bay Area, California) is an investor, writer, producer, and creative practitioner whose focus lives at the intersection of media, impact investment, narrative change, and creative attention. Previously, she oversaw investment into more than 80 progressive startups as the president of new media ventures, co-owned the rio theater, and produced the documentary feature hunting in wartime. her current work includes advising foundations while developing the emergency was curiosity, an illustrated book report and exhibition series investigating attention.

Mel Harris (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a strategist, convenor, and musician whose focus lives at the intersection of live music, community power, community investment, and solidarity economies. previously working in financial services and sustainable innovation, their current work includes directing equity initiatives at the economy league of greater philadelphia, playing in personal trainer band, and co-founding sweet juice fest, a collective of gender-expansive artists and changemakers, centering joyful connection and radical creativity to imagine new possibilities for a just and vibrant world.

Darryl Ratcliff (Dallas, Texas Co-Fellow) is a dallas-based artist, cultural investor, journalist, and community builder whose work lives at the intersection of social practice, real estate development, and cultural equity. previously a yerba buena center for the arts fellow and rabkin prize recipient, he has also received artist awards from the dallas museum of art and nasher sculpture center. his current work includes co-founding ash studios, a black and latinx artist-run space, leading Friends of Darryl Ratcliff and Black Arts DFW, and writing for Patron Magazine. 

Fred Villanueva (Dallas, Texas Co-Fellow) is a dallas-based artist, cultural space-maker, and community builder whose work lives at the intersection of public art, social practice, and cultural preservation. he creates large-scale paintings, sculptures, and time-based installations that transform public spaces. previously exhibiting internationally from new orleans to rotterdam, he has led initiatives like "empowering words," engaging thousands of dallas residents in participatory art. his current work includes co-directing ash studios, a monumental social art project for black and brown artists.