Next Gen Leaders - Women's Foundation California
SLI 2024 Cohort

We are thrilled to announce our squad of twenty-six dynamic young feminists shaping California’s intersectional feminist future! Next week, our Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) will convene in beautiful Sonoma. This coalition of future changemakers is a testament to the multigenerational and multiracial legacy we are building together. As we gather in Sonoma with these young folks, we are cultivating spaces of joy, power, and belonging and forging connections that span across communities and generations, enriching our collective vision for the feminist future.

Meet the Cohort

Alice Lee
she/her
Encino

Arianna Alvarado
she/her
San Diego

Ashley Barnica
she/her
Fresno

Bryn Kidd
she/her
Truckee

Danilka
Foronda-Zanipatin
she/her
Los Angeles

Ella Abrams
she/her
Woodside

Estrella Garrido
she/her
Huntington Park

Gabriela Ramos
she/her
San Bernardino

Gabrielle Gist
she/her
San Diego

Jazyia Wallace
she/her
Long Beach

Khensani Pienaar
she/her
San Leandro

Laila Reinhart
she/her
Riverside

Maria Blaze
she/her
San Jose

Maria-Fernanda Lara
she/her
Los Angeles

Mia Bulnes
she/her
Fresno

Rena Abdusalam
she/her
Woodland

Soraya Johnson
she/her
Folsom

Sriya Srinivasan
she/her
Fairfield

Summer Latify
she/her
Walnut Creek

Tanya Pliego
she/her
San Diego

Uma Armien
she/her
Dixon

Valentina Villarreal
she/her
Cypress

Abigail Salazar
she/her
Coachella

Luna Flores-Garcia
she/her
San Francisco

Salma Adlinsyah
she/her
San Diego

Sarah Sompo
she/her
Emeryville

At SLI, participants explore self-care, art, poetry, and hone advocacy and leadership skills, nurturing storytelling that fortifies our movement across generations. This intergenerational approach is underscored by former SLI participants mentoring the new cohort, cultivating a community of inspiration and empowerment.

We’re still buzzing with hope as we envision a future where women and people of color lead our nation. The energy of this possibility fuels us as we embark on this journey with the 2024 SLI cohort. We are ever inspired by these bold young feminist leaders and look forward to building and learning with them this summer and into the feminist future.

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The feminist future we are building together in California is going to be built by all of us sharing our time, our money, and our skills.  Please consider contributing today.

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