PATHFINDERS

A Moment of Uncomfortable Recognition Melanie Ray was scrolling through social media when the Me Too posts started flooding her feed....

After two decades working with underserved communities in Africa, Dr. Patricia Burlaud moved to Florida with a burning question: How do you create lasting change that goes beyond writing checks? Her answer came through discovering the "benefit cliff"—the devastating moment when a woman's promotion or raise suddenly eliminates all government support, leaving families worse off than before despite their hard work.

At just 23 years old, Mark Sanders has already moved countries, mentored youth, and sparked confidence in others simply by showing up as...

Growing up in a rural farming community in Jamaica, Valrie Grant saw firsthand how geography could limit someone’s future. But she also...

Kendrick O. Faison didn’t set out to change the game. He just kept showing up—curious, persistent, and committed to giving more than he...

When Susan Muleme Kasumba tells people she works in GIS, the follow-up question is usually the same: “Oh, like Google Maps?” Her answer...