Beerman Foundation Fellows
for Peace and Justice
Each year, the Beerman Foundation supports the work of powerful young change-makers who walk in the path of Leonard Beerman through fellowship awards. Beerman Fellows are social justice and political activists who believe in the imperative of lifting up the marginalized, dispossessed, and afflicted. All share Leonard's sense of prophetic urgency to bring change to the world now.
2023 Beerman Foundation Fellows
Karely Amaya
Undocumented immigrant student at UCLA who is leading the effort for the University of California to hire undocumented students
Justin Jones
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for District 52, representing parts of Nashville
Shammas Malik
City Councilman and presumptive incoming Mayor in Akron, Ohio
Brittany Ferrell Young
Public health nurse, political activist, and researcher focusing on health equity and improving pregnancy outcomes for Black women and gender expansive people
Current Beerman Foundation Fellows
Pastor Edward (Eddie) Anderson
Senior Pastor of McCarty Memorial Christian Church, Los Angeles
Co-Chair, California Poor People’s Campaign
Jeanelle Austin
Founder, Racial Agency Initiative
Lead Caretaker of George Floyd Memorial
Ju Hong
Social Activist in immigration reform and fighting anti-Asian hate
Founder, ASPIRE, first undocumented youth organization for Asian-Americans
Emily Mayer
Director, New York City Council Progressive Caucus
Founder, IfNotNow
Svante Myrick
Executive Director, People for the American Way
Former Mayor of Ithaca, New York
Jacob Plitman
Former Editor, Jewish Currents
Sukhi Samra
Director, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income
Former Director, Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration
Rachel Sumekh
Founder & Former CEO, Swipe Out Hunger
Michael D. Tubbs
Special Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom for Economic Mobility
Founder of End Poverty in California (EPIC)
Former Mayor of Stockton, California
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz
Author and Social Activist
Founder and President, Orthodox social justice movement Uri L’Tzedek
and progressive Orthodox rabbinic association Torat Chayim