As president & CEO of The Opportunity Network, nonprofit addressing inequitable structures of access, college opportunity, and professional mobility, AiLun's work is informed by people and community.

Claudia Espinosa(MPA 2013) founded the non-profit L.O.V.E. which is dedicated to mentoring Latina girls.

Andrew Maguire's (MPA 2018) upcoming book, Teaching Between the Lines, focuses on the role of youth development organizations in revealing the “hidden curriculum.”