Introducing the 2025-2026 Jeremiah Program Alumni Fellows
We are proud to announce the members of the 2025-2026 Jeremiah Program Alumni Fellowship, a selective, 12-month, cohort-based leadership program.
Jeremiah Program is building an alumni network that champions the collective power of sisterhood and is anchored in the currency of being a great mom. We believe that JP alumni are best equipped to support programming that will keep current moms and alumni moms centered in the principles of disrupting generational poverty. The JP Alumni Fellowship — a selective, 12-month, cohort-based leadership program — is central to this effort.
JP Alumni Fellows are leaders who see being a great mom as their most important job. They are excited about the opportunity to be a part of a learning community as they navigate inflection points in their personal and professional lives. From a broader perspective, Alumni Fellows care deeply about their communities and welcome the chance to advance solutions that support economic mobility, public policy, and two-generation programming for single mothers and their children experiencing poverty by exploring their leadership journey.
We are proud to introduce the 2025-2026 cohort of JP Alumni Fellows, who recently kicked off their tenure in Austin, Texas. They are excited and ready for a powerful experience.
meet the 2025-2026 jp alumni fellows
Mellisa Bascom
fargo-moorhead, 2023
Current Position: Administrative Assistant
Fellowship Expectations: “What I look forward to is building a community with other women like myself — strong, empowered leadership.”
nicole carlson
rochester-se mn, 2024
Current Position: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, BS
Fellowship Expectations: “I look forward to building relationships with other alumni and other moms that are coming from a similar background.”
BETH HOFFMANN
rochester-se mn, 2024
Current Position: Mental Health Professional
Fellowship Expectations: “What I’m most looking forward to is the chance to grow within myself, others, and help the Jeremiah Program grow as well.”
AMANDA LA FRANCE
MINNEAPOLIS, 2002
Current Position: Business Owner
Fellowship Expectations: “I am ready to bring my lived-in experience to help support and come back into community and sisterhood and hopefully effect some change.”
elizabeth mcfall
Brooklyn, 2024
Current Position: Therapist
Fellowship Expectations: “I’m looking forward to uncomfortable conversations: talking about child care, financial literacy, overall community support, and mental health.”
molly miller
Austin, 2020
Current Position: Non-Profit Quality Assurance Specialist, LBSW
Fellowship Expectations: “I’m really looking forward to building community again. I’m excited to have the same kind of community that I had while in Jeremiah Program.”
rhea moen
Minneapolis, 2011
Current Position: School Improvement Specialist
Fellowship Expectations: “I’m most looking forward to getting to know all of the fellows and continuing the work of JP through policy work.”
Staci Sawyer
Las Vegas, 2024
Current Position: Sr. Operations Room Coordinator
Fellowship Expectations: “I want to see me and all the other moms grow. I want to see us actually make a change.”
BRITTNEY STRICKLAND
Baltimore, 2024
Current Position: Business Owner
Fellowship Expectations: “I’m looking forward to be surprised, I’m looking to learn new things, and I’m always looking for tools to add to my toolbox.”
KARINA VILLEDA
St. Paul, 2025
Current Position: Law School Prep/Policy and Program Coordinator
Fellowship Expectations: “I look forward to building a community of moms that can create change at the state and federal level in order to provide the best life for our children.”