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For Aaron Brottman, giving back isn’t just a personal passion — it’s a patriotic act. A senior software engineer at Microsoft with nearly two decades of experience in the tech […]
- Topics: Blog, Community Spotlight, News, Stories

Empowering communities through health education Kristen Killgore, Program Manager of the Community Health Worker Training Program (CHI) at Asian Women for Health (AWFH), believes that the work she does helps […]
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Upwardly Global alumna Vanessa Rosales was recently featured in the New York Amsterdam News article “Threats to immigrant healthcare workers could affect everyone’s care.” The article highlights the growing threats […]
- Topics: Alumni Success Stories, News, News Coverage

An Empty Flight and a New Beginning When Shorena Megrelishvili boarded a nearly empty flight from Munich to the U.S. in August 2020, she had no idea how much her […]
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For Lourena Gboeah, advocacy is more than work; it’s ingrained in the fabric of who she is. A former refugee from Liberia, Lourena has spent nearly two decades working with […]
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After seven years of leadership, Jina Krause-Vilmar has stepped down as CEO of Upwardly Global. Under her tenure, the organization grew its reach, strengthened partnerships, advanced employer engagement, and accelerated […]
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