Maria Alexandra Sheppard
Futuro MMXIX

Maria Alexandra Sheppard

Futuro MMXIX · Changemaker

Maria Alexandra Sheppard is originally from Panama City, Panama. She entered the ecosystem as an emerging leader in the Futuro MMXIX cohort at Georgetown University through the Startup Las Americas track, and has since risen to changemaker. She served as Chair of the Board of Advisors from 2019 to 2020 and was named a Mary E. Galvin Science and Engineering Scholar at the University of Notre Dame, where she studied Neuroscience and Behavior. Maria Alexandra is currently pursuing graduate studies at the University of Chicago. Her project explores neurolinguistics as a vehicle for developing initiatives that foster cohesion, unity, and advancement across the Americas.

Maria's Work

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A disciplined leadership formation pathway for emerging and established changemakers across the Americas.

What Happens

Participants engage civic institutions, community stakeholders, and structured reflection—then translate insight into an executable project direction.

What It Produces

Leaders with sharper judgment, stronger accountability, and a practical plan they can carry into their communities, careers, and institutions.

Built for cross-border collaboration and long-horizon work—designed to outlast a single program cycle.

Credentials

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Institutional Connection

Cohort Futuro MMXIX
Generation Changemaker
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Futuro is the organization of project authors building legacy across the Americas. A BeNeXT Global initiative.