Meet the Inaugural UNUM Fellows
UNUM Fellows’ first cohort includes a diverse set of Southern elected leaders, from rural mayors to suburban school board members to county commissioners and big-city mayors. This select group will embark on a year-long journey to address inequitable and discriminatory policies and practices within their communities. Uniquely positioned to redesign broken systems, they begin this signature program amidst a renewed national movement towards racial and economic justice.
![wardine_alexander Wardine Alexander](https://www.unumfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wardine_alexander.png)
Wardine T. Alexander
City Councilor, Council President Pro Tempore, Birmingham, AL
![katie_cristol Katie Cristol](https://www.unumfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/katie_cristol.png)
Katie Cristol
Chief Executive Officer of Tysons Community Alliance, Arlington County, VA
![byron_gipson Byron Gipson](https://www.unumfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/byron_gipson.png)
Byron Gipson
Solicitor of the Fifth Circuit, Richland and Kershaw Counties, SC
![dorothy_heffron Dorothy Heffron](https://www.unumfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dorothy_heffron.png)
Dorothy L. Heffron
School Board Member and Vice-Chair, Chesterfield County School Board, Chesterfield County, VA
![virgil_watkins Virgil Watkins, Jr.](https://www.unumfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/virgil_watkins-300x300.png)
Virgil Watkins, Jr.
County Commissioner, Macon-Bibb County Board of Commission, Macon-Bibb County, GA
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