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Bethany Rubin Henderson

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Bethany is the founder of City Hall Fellows, the first and only non-partisan national service corps for city governments. Its mission is to help cities run more effectively and cheaply by using young, local talent in city leadership positions. Bethany's inspiration for the company came from her own work as a fresh college grad, when she contributed to a team that helped New York City transition into the Internet era. When she experienced firsthand the impact young people can have in their city governments, Bethany knew she had to help more kids get into politics.

"In this economic climate, fundraising is really tough for any nonprofit — let alone a relatively new one. $5,000 is a good chunk of City Hall Fellows' budget. Not having to raise that money dollar by dollar frees me up to focus on more important things, like empowering more young people to change their hometowns and raising my own little girls." — Bethany Rubin Henderson

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Joy Burkhard

Joy is a co-founder of Learn Grow Lead and the Children's Helper's Foundation in Ghana. She's also creating positive change locally by organizing a statewide taskforce for maternal mental health with the Junior League of Los Angeles.

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Nancy Pelosi

While Nancy is currently the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, from 2007 to this past year she was the first female Speaker of the House. As speaker, she led the Democratic Party in landmark achievements for job creation, tax cuts, and health care. Nancy, a mother of five and grandparent of eight, remains the highest-ranking female politician in United States history.

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