182 Emerge California Alumnae
currently serve in elected office!
They are changing the face of elected power and
are bringing with them their lived experiences, passion and resolve to fight for a just and equitable world.
State Office
Eleni Kounalakis — Lieutenant Governor of California
Malia Cohen — Member, California State Board of Equalization
Melanie Scheible — State Senator, Nevada, District 9
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assemblymember, California, District 16
Mayors
Ellen Kamei — Mayor, City of Mountain View
Farrah Khan — Mayor, City of Irvine
Ge’Nell Gary — Mayor, City of Albany
Heidi Harmon — Mayor, City of San Luis Obispo
Holli Thier — Mayor, City of Tiburon
Jennifer Stark — Mayor, City of Claremont
Jocelyn Yow — Mayor, City of Eastvale
Juslyn Manalo — Mayor, Daly City and San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, AD 5
Kim Carr — Mayor, City of Huntington Beach
Letitia Clark — Mayor, City of Tustin
Libby Schaaf — Mayor, City of Oakland
London Breed — Mayor, City of San Francisco
Lori Wilson — Mayor, City of Suisun
Melissa Hernandez Strah — Mayor, City of Dublin
Neysa Fligor — Mayor, City of Los Altos
Sasha Renée Pérez — Mayor, City of Alhambra
Teddy Gray King — Mayor, City of Piedmont
County Supervisors
Catherine Stefani — Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2
Erin Hannigan — Supervisor, Solano County Board of Supervisors
Heidi Hall — Supervisor, Nevada County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Myrna Melgar — Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 7
Tami Ritter — Supervisor, Butte County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Wendy Root Askew — Supervisor, Monterey County Board of Supervisors
City & County Executives
Caitlin Robinnett Jachimowicz — Treasurer, City of Morgan Hill
Diana Becton — District Attorney, Contra Costa County
Jenny Wong — City Auditor, City of Berkeley
Mara Elliott — City Attorney, City of San Diego
Shelly Scott — Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Marin County
Judges
Elena Condes — Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, Seat 2
Margaret Fujioka — Judge, Alameda Superior Court
Michelle Ialeggio — Judge, San Diego Superior Court
Stacie Beckerman — Judge Magistrate, US District Court, District of Oregon
City Councilmembers
Aisha Wahab — Mayor Pro Tem, Hayward City Council
Alison Cormack — Councilmember, Palo Alto City Council
Alma Hernandez — Councilmember, Suisun City Council
Andrea Marr — Mayor Pro Tem, Costa Mesa City Council
Angela Andrews — Councilmember, Hayward City Council
Ann Schneider — Vice Mayor, Millbrae City Council
Anna Chouteau — Councilmember, St. Helena City Council
Ariel Kelley — Councilmember, Healdsburg City Council
Arlis Reynolds — Councilmember, Costa Mesa City Council
Beth Painter — Councilmember, Napa City Council, District 2
Carlyn Obringer — Councilmember, Concord City Council, District 2
Cindy Darling — Councilmember, Walnut Creek City Council
Conna McCarthy — Councilmember, Piedmont City Council
Consuelo Martinez — Deputy Mayor, Escondido City Council
Cristina Medina Dirksen — Councilmember, Marina City Council
Dawn Addis — Councilmember, Morro Bay City Council
Debbie Klein Lopez — Mayor Pro Tem, Agoura City Council
Denise Davis — Councilmember, Redlands City Council
Denise Delgado — Councilmember, Coachella City Council
Doriss Panduro — Councilmember, Fairfield City Council, District 5
Elisa Márquez — Councilmember, Hayward City Council, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Erica A. Stewart — Vice Mayor, San Luis Obispo City Council
Erin Edwards — Councilmember, Riverside City Council, Ward 1
Frances Marquez — Councilmember, Cypress City Council
Hilary Hodge — Councilmember, Grass Valley City Council
Jen Wolosin — Councilmember, Menlo Park City Council, District 3
Jessica Rivas — Councilmember, Pasadena City Council, District 5
Jessie Lopez — Councilmember, Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3, Orange County Democratic Central Committee, AD 69
Katie Valenzuela — Councilmember, Sacramento City Council, District 4
Kellie Shay Hinze — Councilmember, Encinitas City Council
Kimberly Warmsley — Councilmember, Stockton City Council, District 6
Lisa Gauthier — Councilmember, East Palo Alto City Council
Lori Droste — Vice Mayor, Berkeley City Council, District 8
Lorrie Brown — Councilmember, Ventura City Council, District 6
Magdalena Carrasco — Councilmember, San Jose City Council, District 5
Mai Vang — Councilmember, Sacramento City Council, District 8
Maika Llorens Gulati — Councilmember, San Rafael City Council, District 1
Malia Vella — Vice Mayor, Alameda City Council
Marni von Wilpert — Councilmember, San Diego City Council, District 5
Melissa Blaustein — Councilmember, Sausalito City Council
Monica E. Wilson — Councilmember, Antioch City Council, District 4
Natalie Moser — Councilmember, Huntington Beach City Council
Porsche Middleton — Vice Mayor, Citrus Heights City Council
Priya Bhat-Patel — Councilmember, Carlsbad City Council
Rashi Kesarwani — Councilmember, Berkeley City Council, District 1
Rebeca Armendariz — Councilmember, Gilroy City Council
Sabina Zafar — Vice Mayor, San Ramon City Council
Sara Lamnin — Councilmember, Hayward City Council
Sepi Shyne — Councilmember, West Hollywood City Council
Sophie Hahn — Councilmember, Berkeley City Council, District 5
Susan Funk — Councilmember, Atascadero City Council
Tammy Kim — Vice Mayor, Irvine City Council, Orange Democratic County Central Committee, AD 68
Treva Reid — Councilmember, Oakland City Council, District 7
Victoria Fleming — Vice Mayor, Santa Rosa City Council
Wanda Williams — Mayor Pro Tem, Suisun City Council
Yasmine-Imani McMorrin — Councilmember, Culver City Council
Yvonne Martinez Beltran — Councilmember, Morgan Hill City Council
Community College & School District Boards
Alecia Eugene Chasten — Trustee, Twin Rivers Unified School District Board, Area 3
Annalisa Perea — Trustee, State Center Community College District, Area 5, Fresno Democratic Party County Central Committee, AD 3
Aliya Chisti — Board Member, City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees
AngelAnn Flores — Board Member, Stockton Unified Board of Education
April Oquenda — Board Member, Hayward School Board
Brigitte Davila — Board Member, City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees
Candelaria Vargas —Trustee, Stockton Unified Board Of Education, Area 7
Caroline Bañuelos — Board Member, Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees
Chelsea Bonini — Board Member, San Mateo County Board of Education
Cherise Khaund — President, Mt. Diablo Unified School District School Board
Christina Gagnier — Board Member, Chino Valley Unified School District
Cindy Wu — Board Member, Mountain View School District Board of Education
Courtney Monk — Board Member, Los Gatos Union School District Board
Dana Dean — Trustee, Solano County Board of Education
Desiree Portillo Rabinov — Trustee, Glendale Community College Board
Desrie Campbell — Board Member, Fremont Unified School District Board
Diana Conti — Trustee, Marin Community College
Elease Cheek — Trustee, Solano County Board of Education, District 5
Francesca Segrè — Board Member, Menlo Park City School Board
Dr. Gethsemane Moss — Board Member, Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees
Gina Cuclis — Trustee and Vice President, Sonoma County Board of Education
Heidi Gatty — Board Member, Walnut Creek School District, Governing Board
Jeanette Flores — Board Member, West Covina School Board, Charter Oak
Jessica Speiser — Board Member, Los Altos School District Board of Trustees
Jocelyn Vargas — Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District, Area 4
Jodi Muirhead — Vice President, Santa Clara Unified School District
Kaysa Moreno — Board Member, Alhambra Unified School Board, District 3
Linda M. Jackson — President, San Rafael City Schools Board of Education
Lisa Bennett — Board Member, Sausalito Marin City School Board
Lisette Estrella-Henderson — Superintendent of Schools, Solano County
Lorien Cunningham — Governing Board Member, Cupertino Union School District
Luz Reyes-Martín — Trustee, Goleta Union School District Board of Trustees
Marcia Wilson — Board Member, Alhambra Unified School District Board of Education
Marie Henrio — Trustee, Ross Valley School District Board of Trustees
Marlys Davidson — Board Member, Los Alamitos School Board
Melissa Shuen-Mallory — Trustee, New Haven Unified School District, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Mia Bonta — President, Alameda Unified School District School Board of Trustees
Nichelle Henderson — Board Member, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat 5, Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 66
Rachel Weinstein — Committee Member, Cambridge Public School District Committee
Sara Prada — Board Member, Hayward Unified School Board
Sarah Butler — Vice President, Contra Costa Board of Education
Shanell Williams — President, San Francisco Community College Board, San Francisco Democratic Party County Central Committee, D17
Stephanie Williams Rogers — Trustee, Brentwood Union School District
Paula Amezola De Herrera — Board Member, Culver City Unified School District Board of Education
Thea Selby — Board Member, San Francisco City College Board of Trustees
Tina Arias Miller — Trustee, Rancho Santiago Community College Board, Orange County Democratic Central Committee, AD 68
Tina Wu Fredericks — Board Member, Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, District 6
Veronica Miramontes — Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Trustees
Veva Islas — Trustee, Fresno Unified School District, Area 4
Dr. Victoria Ruffin — Board Member, Antelope Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees
Wendy Ho — Trustee, San Jose Evergreen Community College District Board of Trustees
Special Districts
Cristine Soto DeBerry — Director, Southern Marin Fire District
Cynthia Koehler — Vice President, Marin County Water Board
Elizabeth Echols — Director, East Bay Regional Parks Board, Ward 1, and Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 15
Heidi Sanborn — Director, Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, Ward 7
Jean Walsh — Director, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors, Ward 2
Kathye Armitage — Board Member, Santa Clarita Water Board
Lateefah Simon — Board Member, BART Board of Directors, District 7
Marisol Rubio — Board Member, Dublin San Ramon Services District Director, Division
Rae Vander Werf — Board Member, American River Flood Control Board
Rebecca Saltzman — Vice President, BART Board of Directors, District 3
Regina Gage — Vice President, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District Board of Directors, Zone 1
Shanta “Shay” Franco-Clausen — Vice Chairperson, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Board of Directors, District 5, and Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 28
Tamika L’Ecluse — Secretary, Board of Trustees, American River Flood Control District
Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson — Board Member, Vallecitos Water Board
California Democratic Party
Central Committee Members
Alicia Gaines — Monterey County Democratic Central Committee, AD 4
Barisha Spriggs — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20
Bonnie Hamilton — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, AD 3
Brigette Hunley — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, AD 5 and CDP Computer and Internet Caucus Chair
Dulce Vasquez — Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee, AD 53
Elizabeth Linnerman — San Joaquin Democratic Central Committee, AD 13
Emily Ann Ramos — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 24
Helen Wolter — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, AD 3
Janet Foster — Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee, AD 7
Julie Caskey — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 15
Julie Diaz Waters — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 15
Katie Ricklefs — Contra Costa County Central Committee, AD 2
Mia Livas Porter — Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee, AD 51
Nancy Tung — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 17
Pratima Gupta — San Diego County Democratic Central Committee, AD 78
Rachael Fulp-Cooke — Yolo County Democratic Central Committee, AD 4
Roxanne — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 27
Stacy Fortner — Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee, AD 38
Susan Jerich — Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee, AD 42
Suzy Loftus — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Taisha Brown — San Diego County Democratic Central Committee, AD 79 and CDP Black Caucus Chair
Tiffanee Jones — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
Tisa Rodriguez — Riverside County Democratic Central Committee, AD 61