The Obama Foundation Leaders program selected Tinmouth resident and former Mill River Unified Union School District (MRUUSD) school board member Asha Carroll among 205 leaders selected to join its program for 2024-2025. The program trains participants around the world in leadership development and civic engagement to help build their skills and scale their work across public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Carroll is one of only 100 participating in the Leaders USA program.
Carroll is the assistant vice president of community campaigns for the National Stigma Initiative at Shatterproof, a national nonprofit providing trusted guidance and support to communities in an effort to reverse the addiction crisis in the U.S. She leads the National Stigma Initiative’s statewide public health communications interventions to measurably drive attitude change and reduce the stigma of substance use disorder (SUD), currently serving 27% of the U.S. population.
Before Shatterproof, Carroll was the communications director and spokesperson of the Vermont Democratic Party. She is also a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Award-winning startup founder in the social impact space and has served on local boards including the Tinmouth Community Fund, Tinmouth Scholarship Committee, Tinmouth Community Church Administrative Council, and Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains.
“After nearly a decade in consumer brands and politics, I was mobilized to end the stigma of addiction after experiencing its devastating impact on my family and Vermont community.” Carroll said. “I am energized to learn from other leaders working on issues like democracy, civic engagement, climate change, and education, as well as those who share my goal of building supportive communities and improving health outcomes.”
For more info, visit: shatterproof.org or obama.org/leaders.
