Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
Cheye-Ann Corona
2017 Ricardo Salinas Scholar
Cheye-Ann Corona (Washington, DC) is a Senior Policy Associate at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) based in Washington, D.C., where she works to advance CRL’s policy goals through federal advocacy. Cheye-Ann has over nine years of experience advocating for viable public policy reforms that provide economic, political, and social mobility for marginalized communities. Prior to CRL, Cheye-Ann was as a Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Al Green of Houston, Texas. Before working for the House of Representatives, Cheye-Ann was a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow, completing her fellowship at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the House Committee on Financial Services. Before arriving to DC, Cheye-Ann worked as Senior Legislative Assistant in the California State Legislature and has been involved in local land-use campaigns advocating for affordable housing. Cheye-Ann graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelors’ degree in International Development Studies and a dual Masters’ degree in Urban Planning and Latin American Studies.
