Cherie Animashaun

Cherie Animashaun is the Founder of Her Rising Initiative, a nonprofit focused on closing the opportunity gap and increasing the number of women in leadership positions. Her Rising hosts statewide “Girls Who Lead” conferences, with free workshops in STEM, humanities, and business to middle school girls. Her Rising also offers inspiration through our customized mindfulness journals and podcast.

Cherie is also very passionate about advancing policy, she spoke last year at the White House Youth Policy Summit and has done various projects with the Department of Education. She is currently studying policy on a pre-law track at Cornell University.