Co-Founder and Executive Director, Movement 4 Life/Beautiful Evolutions Julius is a gun violence reduction expert and an accomplished author and public speaker. He is an advocate for investing in young women directly and vicariously impacted by trauma. As a father of three young African-American women who grew up without him due to serving 23 years in prison, Julius knows firsthand … Read More
Timiza Wash
Chief Equity and Transformational Change Officer, When Everyone Acts Violence Ends (WEAVE) Timiza is a collaborative leader, community curator, and natural storyteller. In her current role, she builds staff capacity around social justice issues and creates sustainable structures to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). She oversees an annual, ongoing comprehensive onboarding process for all staff members, which she … Read More
Onyemma C. Obiekea
Policy Director, Black Women for Wellness Action Project Onyemma is the Policy Director for Black Women for Wellness (BWW) and its sister organization, Black Women for Wellness Action Project (BWWAP). She began her work in Reproductive Justice (RJ) as Program Coordinator for BWW’s Get Smart B4U Get Sexy Program – the comprehensive sex and sexuality education program of the organization’s … Read More
Katie Hasson
Program Director, Center for Genetics and Society Katie Hasson, Ph.D., writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies as the Program Director on Genetic Justice at the Center for Genetics and Society. She earned a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously an assistant professor of … Read More
David Carranza
Co-Founder and Co-Director, Cre8Innovations David is a community leader and activist. As co-founder and co-director of Cre8Innovations, he assumes a pivotal position, wielding significant responsibility for the establishment of the organization’s operational systems, including accounting procedures and HR policies. Having personally experienced the profound impact of the carceral system through a life sentence handed down during his teenage years, David … Read More
Saanvi Arora
Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Youth Power Project Saanvi is the co-founder and executive director of the Youth Power Project, a youth-led and youth-serving organization that empowers young people under the age of 25 to write and pass policies informed by their experiences at the local, state, and federal levels. She is incredibly passionate about improving access to reproductive and … Read More
Catalysts for Change: Transforming Tech Recap
Rise Up is partnering with women, girls, and gender-nonconforming people who are transforming the technology landscape through innovation and advocacy. With our support, Rise Up Leaders are changing technology — both as a career path and a social justice tool — to make it more equitable, inclusive, and accessible. We explored these topics in-depth at our virtual event earlier this … Read More
RU Leadership Council Members Reflect on Guatemala Experience
Rise Up’s Leadership Council consists of 24 gender justice champions who contribute their time, talent, and resources to support Rise Up and form an active learning community with diverse opportunities for connection with global leaders and like-minded advocates. This March, a group of seven current and prospective Leadership Council members had one such opportunity – an immersive trip to see … Read More
Remembering Veronica Buch—Our Dear Friend, Colleague, and Champion of Girls
En español abajo We are grieving the loss of an amazing leader, friend, activist, colleague, and light. Over the 15 years we knew her, Veronica Buch had a deep and unwavering belief in girls – both in the potential of individual girls to rise above their own challenges and in the power of girls together as a collective force for … Read More
Pradeep Singh Pundhir
Executive Director, SPECTRA Organisation | India Pradeep is a grassroots social activist of Alwar district in Rajasthan, India. He founded Society for Public Education Cultural Training and Rural Action (SPECTRA) Organisation in 1996 and serves as Executive Director. He believes women are equal partners to men, as women work in the agricultural sector either as workers in household farms or … Read More










