Positive Tracks Youth Leadership Fellowship
The Positive Tracks Fellowship moves forward our mission to equip young people to build and lead athletic events designed to champion the causes they care about most. So they can spark positive change: starting with themselves, starting in their own communities. We call it Sweating For Good®.
The program is a paid, and immersive opportunity. Fellows work collaboratively with, and learn from, the Positive Tracks team.
What Fellows Do
Fellows will coach peers to create change, mobilize and recruit young people to participate in our free Challenges Program, and develop connections within a network of mentors.
The Impact
Fellows lead, ignite and catalyze meaningful change in communities and serve as a bridge connecting young people to Positive Tracks.
Fellowship Benefits
This paid Fellowship is an immersive experience that provides a co-created flexible schedule, professional development opportunities, a Board mentor, and an opportunity to focus on an area of interest during the term.
Fellowship Location
Currently, our Youth Leadership Fellows are based in the Greater Boston area and in the Upper Valley Region of VT/NH. Follow our socials to stay up to date about applying for the 2027-2028 cohort.
Meet Our 2026 Fellows
Kofi Asare-Bediako
Kofi is a Dartmouth College student majoring in Sociology and African & African American Studies. He is passionate about youth leadership, equity, and creating opportunities for underserved communities. At Dartmouth, Kofi serves as Alumni Relations Chair for the Afro-American Society, where he builds alumni-student networks and organizes career development events. He is also involved in the NAACP, the Black Legacy Month Committee, and the Shabazz House community, helping lead programming that fosters connection and belonging on campus. Beyond campus, Kofi has worked across public policy spaces. He has contributed to research and advocacy efforts through roles with Open Democracy and the Center for Reproductive Rights. Kofi is especially driven by experiences from his childhood, including helping in his great-grandmother’s small business in Ghana, which shaped his commitment to justice and economic equity. In the future, Kofi hopes to become a civil rights attorney, using the law as a tool to challenge inequality and expand access to opportunity for marginalized communities.
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Juan Rojas
Juan is an Electrical Engineering major at Dartmouth College. A QuestBridge Match Scholar, he brings academic excellence, technical curiosity, and a deep commitment to expanding access to opportunity. His experience includes private equity work at Union Park Capital, teaching Spanish at Dartmouth, and customer-facing leadership at Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery. Juan also mentors first-generation students through Latino U College Access and serves as President of ALPFA, where he has grown membership and strengthened partnerships across campus. His strengths include analytical problem solving, mentorship, programming, and strategic leadership.
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Haleef Sotunbo
Haleef is a Computer Engineering major with a minor in Data Science at Boston University. He is passionate about building technology that brings people together and encouraging others to stay active and engaged in their communities. On campus, Haleef is an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and serves on the board of Umoja, where he helps foster community and leadership among students. He is also heavily involved in athletics as a member of the squash team and the club basketball team, combining his love for competition with teamwork and discipline. After serving as a captain, Haleef returned as a Fellow, a decision he calls one of the best he has made this school year, because of the meaningful impact and connections the role allows him to build. As a Boston native, he is especially motivated to strengthen engagement within the Boston community and expand the reach of Positive Tracks.
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