182 Emerge California Alumnae
currently serve in elected office!
They are changing the face of elected power and
they have the life experience, passion, and resolve
to reimagine, rebuild, and fight for a just and equitable world.
Eleni Kounalakis — Lieutenant Governor of California
Lori Wilson — State Assemblymember, California, District 11
Malia Cohen — Member, California State Board of Equalization
Melanie Scheible — State Senator, Nevada, District 9
Mia Bonta — State Assemblymember, California, District 18
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assemblymember, California, District 16
Deborah Klein Lopez — Mayor, City of Agoura Hills
Erica A. Stewart — Mayor, City of San Luis Obispo
Farrah Khan — Mayor, City of Irvine
Libby Schaaf — Mayor, City of Oakland
London Breed — Mayor, City of San Francisco
Melissa Hernandez — Mayor, City of Dublin
Teddy Gray King — Mayor, City of Piedmont
Catherine Stefani — Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2
Erin Hannigan — Supervisor, Solano County Board of Supervisors, District 1
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, District 4
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
Elena Condes — Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, Seat 2
Margaret Fujioka — Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, Seat 14
Michelle Ialeggio — Judge, San Diego County Superior Court
Stacie Beckerman — Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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, District 3
Angela Andrews — Councilmember, Hayward City Council
Ann Schneider — Councilmember, Millbrae City Council
Anna Chouteau — Councilmember, St. Helena City Council
Ariel Kelley — Vice Mayor, Healdsburg City Council
Arlis Reynolds — Councilmember, Costa Mesa City Council, District 5
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 — Councilmember, Escondido City Council, District 1
Courtney Welch — Councilmember, Emeryville City Council
Cristina Medina Dirksen — Councilmember, Marina City Council, District 3
Dawn Addis — Councilmember, Morro Bay 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
Ellen Kamei — Councilmember, Mountain View City Council
Erin Edwards — Councilmember, Riverside City Council, Ward 1
Frances Marquez — Councilmember, Cypress City Council
Ge’Nell Gary — Councilmember, Albany City Council
Hilary Hodge — Councilmember, Grass Valley City Council
Holli Thier — Councilmember, Tiburon City Council
Jen Wolosin — Vice Mayor, Menlo Park City Council, District 3
Jennifer Stark — Councilmember, Claremont City Council
Jess Rivas — Councilmember, Pasadena City Council, District 5
Jessie Lopez — Councilmember, Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3;
Orange County Democratic Central Committee, AD 69
Jocelyn Yow — Councilmember, Eastvale City Council
Juslyn Manalo — Councilmember, Daly City Council
Katie Valenzuela — Councilmember, Sacramento City Council, District 4
Kellie Shay Hinze — Councilmember, Encinitas City Council, District 2
Kim Carr — Councilmember, Huntington Beach City Council
Kimberly Warmsley — Councilmember, Stockton City Council, District 6
Laura Parmer-Lohan — Councilmember, San Carlos City Council
Letitia Clark — Councilmember, Tustin City Council
Lisa Gauthier — Vice Mayor, 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
Neysa Fligor — Councilmember, Los Altos City Council
Porsche Middleton — Vice Mayor, Citrus Heights City Council
Priya Bhat-Patel — Councilmember, Carlsbad City Council, District 3
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
Sasha Renée Pérez — Councilmember, Alhambra City Council, District 4
Sepi Shyne — Mayor Pro Tem, 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 County Democratic Central Committee, AD 68
Treva Reid — Councilmember, Oakland City Council, District 7
Victoria Fleming — Councilmember, Santa Rosa City Council, District 4
Wanda Williams — Mayor Pro Tem, Suisun City Council
Yasmine-Imani McMorrin — Councilmember, Culver City Council
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán — Councilmember, Morgan Hill City Council, District B
Alecia Eugene Chasten — Trustee, Twin Rivers Unified School District Board, Area 3
Annalisa Perea — President, State Center Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 5;
Fresno County Democratic 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
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, Sonoma County Board of Education, Area 1;
2022 President-elect of the California County Boards 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 — President, Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees
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
Nichelle Henderson — Board Member, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat 5;
Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 66
Paula Amezola De Herrera — Board Member, Culver City Unified School District Board of Education
Rachel Weinstein — Vice Chair, 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 County Central Committee, AD17
Stephanie Williams Rogers — Trustee, Brentwood Union School District
Tara Sreekrishnan — Board Member, Santa Clara County 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
Cristine Soto DeBerry — Director, Southern Marin Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Cynthia Koehler — President, Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors, Division IV
Elizabeth Echols — Director, East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors, Ward 1;
Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 15
Heidi Sanborn — Vice Preside, Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, Ward 7
Jean Walsh — Director, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors, Ward 2
Kathye Armitage — Director, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 3
Lateefah Simon — Director, BART Board of Directors, District 7
Marisol Rubio — Director, Dublin San Ramon Services District Board of Directors, Division 1
Rae Vander Werf — Treasurer, American River Flood Control District Board of Trustees
Rebecca Saltzman — President, BART Board of Directors, District 3
Regina Gage — Vice President, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Board of Directors, Zone 1
Shanta “Shay” Franco-Clausen — Vice-Chairperson, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Board of Directors, District 5;
Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 28
Tamika L’Ecluse — Secretary, American River Flood Control District Board of Trustees
Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson — Director, Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors, Division 5
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 County Democratic Central Committee, AD 53
Elizabeth Linnerman — San Joaquin County 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 County Democratic Central Committee, AD 70
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 County 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 County Democratic Central Committee, AD 38
Susan Jerich — Los Angeles County 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