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Since 1997, REDF has welcomed more than 200 Farber Fellows, and this summer, we’re excited to introduce 16 more!
These early-career leaders — primarily MBA and other graduate degree students — were selected from a record-breaking 348 applicants. Over the next several weeks, they’ll dive into some of the most strategic and high-impact projects across our employment social enterprise (ESE) network.
Some will work one on one with ESEs in our community, while others will support several ESEs at once, contributing to broader initiatives like the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise, Growth Portfolio’s Upskilling cohort, and our Employer Partnerships Affinity Group. Each fellow brings curiosity, expertise, and a deep commitment to advancing inclusive employment.
Get to know a little more about this year’s cohort of Farbers and their program locations below, and stay tuned for more on these social impact leaders and their projects!
Rohan Angadi
Rohan is pursuing an MBA and MA in Education at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Graduate School of Education. This summer, he’s supporting the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE), helping advance inclusive employment across the state.
Raquel AvinoÂ
Raquel is an MBA candidate at Northwestern Kellogg. For her Farber summer, Raquel is working with All Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, contributing to their work alongside justice-impacted individuals through education, career development, and advocacy.
Vaishnavi Bhonge
Vaishnavi Bhonge is an MBA student at Wharton who brings global experience and a passion for social impact to her summer placement with WELD, an ESE located in Seattle, Washington.
Amanda Coombs
Amanda is an MBA student at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This summer, she’s bringing her passion for inclusive economic opportunity to Bikes Not Bombs, an ESE based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Anna George
Anna is earning her MBA at Yale School of Management, where she’s focused on using business as a tool for social impact. This summer, she’s working with REDF’s Employer Partnerships Affinity Group to help expand access to meaningful employment.
Hannah Karlin
Hannah is an MBA student at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. This summer, she’s joining Rise Up Industries in San Diego, California, to support their mission through strategy, scaling, and a people-centered lens.
Thomas LeFevre
Thomas is a Master of Public Health candidate at Yale. This summer, he brings a mix of empathy, expertise, and determination to his placement with Missoula Works in Missoula, Montana, where he’ll help strengthen employment pathways for people facing barriers to work.
Alexis Lehmann
Lexie is an MPP/MBA candidate at the University of Chicago. This summer, she’s bringing her talents to Seeds of Change in Knoxville, Tennessee, supporting their mission to grow opportunity through healing-centered employment.
Isabelle Levenson
Isabelle is an MBA candidate at Yale School of Management. This summer, she’s bringing that passion to Emma’s Torch in Brooklyn, supporting their work connecting refugees with culinary training and strong career pathways.
Diana Moreno
Diana Moreno is an MBA candidate at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. This summer, Diana is teaming up with Ground Up to support their work creating meaningful job opportunities for women overcoming barriers to employment.
Erica Ng
Erica is an MBA candidate at Northwestern Kellogg, bringing experience in public sector consulting and community development. This summer, she’s supporting EMERGE Minnesota in growing economic opportunity through environmentally sustainable social enterprises.
Lauren Nichols
Lauren is currently earning her MBA at Northwestern Kellogg, where she’s focused on finance and social impact. This summer, she’s bringing that passion to Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles, supporting their efforts to expand job opportunities for women overcoming homelessness.
Mackenzie Norton
Mackenzie is an MBA student at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. With a background in education, nonprofit service, and global development, she brings a thoughtful community-centered approach to her placement with EMERGE CT this summer.
Mahima Singh
Mahima is currently earning her MBA at Wharton. This summer, she’ll bring her strategic mindset, deep empathy, and lived experience to the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (CA RISE), supporting organizations that are creating pathways to employment for the people who need it most.
Namratha Dasalukunte Sridhar
Namratha is an MBA student at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. This summer, she’s partnering with multiple employment social enterprises in our Growth Portfolio Upskilling cohort.
Marvin Vilma
Marvin leads fundraising at Let’s Get Ready and advises youth-serving ventures through Bevy Studio. This summer, he is working with CONBODY, an ESE that creates career pathways for justice-impacted individuals through fitness and community.
