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Emerge was founded by Kamala Harris[1] and Andrea Dew Steele.
A'shanti Gholar is "is the first Black woman president of Emerge, the nation’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office."
According to the Emerge America website, there are "more than 1,200 Emerge alums in elected office".[2]
History
From an Emerge California Facebook Post dated January 20, 2021:[3]
- "We are witnessing HERstory in the making 🗽when Vice-President Kamala Harris wanted to run for SF District Attorney, Andrea Dew Steele and the fierce group of women supporting Kamala realized that there was a lack of resources and training available to make that dream a reality -- which was one of the inspirations Emerge California was created.
- Now, Emerge California and our national partner Emerge are a force in changing the face of elected leadership across the country.
- From watching her career as San Francisco District Attorney, California Attorney General, Senator of California, and now Madam Vice-President of the United States of America. 🇺🇸💚
- Now that you have witnessed this, we have one question for you: Are you ready to run?
New American Majority
According to A'shanti Gholar in a Ms. article titled "The Kamala Harris I Know, and What It Could Mean for America" dated July 23, 2024:[4]
- "At Emerge, we elect women of the New American Majority: Black, Brown and Indigenous women and women of color, as well as young, LGBTQ+ and unmarried women—a growing force in American politics. And it is happening. Nevada is the first state in the country to have a majority-woman legislature, because of Emerge alums. Across the way in Michigan, Emerge helped flip the House of Representatives in 2022, and now Democrats control both chambers of the Michigan legislature for the first time since 2008. And we have done the same in Colorado, Maine, New Mexico, Virginia and other states."
Support from Onward Together
Hillary Clinton's PAC Onward Together lists Emerge America as a partner and has provided them with financial support.[5],[6]
Board of Directors
From the Emerge America website:[7]
- A'shanti Gholar, President
- Lisa Farmer, Chair | San Francisco, CA
- Susan Riordan, Vice Chair | Dayton, OH
- Amanda Aguirre, Secretary | Austin, TX
- Ana Ma, Treasurer | Washington, D.C.
- Elizabeth Doyel, Board Member | Washington, D.C. and Austin, TX
- Bridget Hennessey, Board Member | Orange County, CA
- LaToia Jones, Board Member | Washington, D.C.
- Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette, Board Member | Raleigh, NC
- Mona Mohib, Board Member | Washington, D.C.
- Regina Montoya, Board Member | Dallas, TX
- Irene Natividad, Board Member | Washington, D.C.
- Angelique Roche, Board Member | Los Angeles, CA
- Gretchen Sisson, Board Member | San Francisco, CA
- Ashley Spillane, Board Member | Washington, D.C.
- Shannon Watts, Board Member | San Francisco Bay Area
Advisory Board
From the Emerge America website:[8]
- Kirstin Albrecht, Attorney, TRA Group
- Joan Blades, Co-Founder, Move-On and Mom's Rising
- Maureen Blanc, Director, Charge Across Town
- Heather Booth, Executive Director, Americans for Financial Reform
- Donna Brazile, Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee; Author; Political Strategist
- Josie Caballero, Director, U.S. Trans Survey and Special Projects, National Center for Transgender Equality/NCTE Action Fund
- Joi O. Chaney, Founder of J.O.I. Strategies
- Bishop Leah Daughtry, President, On These Things LLC
- Wendy Davis, Founder of Deeds Not Words; former 2014 Texas Gubernatorial Candidate and State Senator
- Quinn Delaney, Founder and President, Akonadi Foundation
- Caroline Donahue, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Intuit
- Loretta Durbin, President, Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership
- Pamela Eakes, advertising and marketing exeutive [sic]; Former Executive Director of the Women's Leadership Forum
- Gloria Feldt, Co-Founder and President of Take The Lead
- Brenda Gadd, Nashville District 24 Council Member; President and CEO at Rethink Public Strategies
- Louise Gund, Democratic activist and philanthropist
- Christina Ann Harbridge, President, Allegory Training
- Chanelle Hardy, Civil Rights and Strategic Outreach
- Scott Hogan, Former Executive Director, GA Democratic Party; Senior Strategic Advisor, President Biden
- Dorka Keehn, Co-Founder, Emerge; Principal, Keehn On Art
- Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Partner, Synergy Public Affairs
- Madeleine Kunin, Former Governor of Vermont; Former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland
- Paulette Jordan, Former Candidate for Idaho Governor
- Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners
- Lindsay Lassman, Political and Philanthropic Advisor, Lindsay Lassman Consulting; Former Emerge California Board Member
- Jennifer Lawless, Commonwealth Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
- Barbara Lee, Founder and President, Barbara Lee Political Office & Barbara Lee Family Foundation
- Bel Leong-Hong, Founder, President, & CEO, Knowledge Advantage Inc.
- Ann Lewis, President, No-Limits.org, Former Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton
- Elissa McBride, Secretary-Treasurer, AFSCME
- Alyssa Milano, Actor, Activist
- Ann Miller, Director, Political/Legislative Affairs Department, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Amy Pearl, Former Emerge Board Member
- Carol Pensky, Democratic Activist
- Cecile Richards, Former President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
- Ruby Sarron, Director of Training, ActBlue
- Gretchen Schoenstein, Founding Board Member, Emerge; Vice President, Allegory Inc.
- Dale Schroedel, WLE Board Member
- Safanya Searcy, Deputy Director, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO
- Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Founder and CEO of The Representation Project, Filmmaker Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In
- Rebecca Sive, Author, Women's Leadership Strategist, former public official, and professor at the Harris School of Public Policy of the University of Chicago
- Marya Stark, Co-Founder, Emerge and Trajectory Women
- Gloria Steinem, Writer and activist
- Robin Sternberg, Founder, Activate22, Political Strategist, and former Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development for the State of Minnesota.
- Susie Tompkins Buell, Democratic activist and philanthropist
- Whitney Tymas, Director, Prosecution and Racial Justice Program at the Vera Institute
- Nicole Venable, Principal, Invariant
- Nicholas I. Wiggins, Managing Director, Values Partnerships
- Rashmi Yadav Marya, Former Emerge Board Member
- Nancy Zirkin, Executive Vice President, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Andrea Dew Steele, Founder, Emerge, Emeritus Board
Staff
From the Emerge America website:[9]
- A'shanti Gholar, President
- Alisha Woodward Burleson, Chief Operations Officer
- Sandra Bishop, Chief Development Officer
- Allison Abney, Communications Director
- Jill Barkley Roy, Affiliate Director
- Brianna Carmen, Political Director
- Andrea Gonzalez, Deputy Major Gifts Director
- Diane Le, Development Director
- Jamie Maniscalco, Deputy Training Director
- Laila Mohib, Director of the Office of the President
- Felicia Oriowo, Scheduler and Assistant to the President
- Staceye Randle, People Operations Director
- Alexis Rillema, Development Intern
- Shannon Schokora, Director of Finance
- Jasmine Smith, Development Manager
- Melissa Watson Ward, Deputy Affiliate Director
- Cristy Williams, Staff Accountant
- Jessica Yanez, Data Manager
- Cecilia Yoon, Development Coordinator
- Stephannie Lane Baker, Emerge Arkansas Executive Director
- Christy Smith, Emerge California Executive Director
- Mae Flexer, Emerge Connecticut Executive Director
- Maggie Chambers, Emerge Georgia Executive Director
- Blair Haydon, Emerge Kentucky Executive Director
- Diane Fink, Emerge Maryland Executive Director
- Nina Liang, Emerge Massachusetts Executive Director
- Danna Lovell, Emerge Nevada Executive Director
- Geri Jannarone, Emerge New Jersey Executive Director
- Annie Ellison, Emerge Oregon Executive Director
- Rebecca McNichol, Emerge Pennsylvania Executive Director
- Freda Player, Emerge Tennessee Executive Director
- Becca DeFelice, Emerge Texas Executive Director
- Elaine Haney, Emerge Vermont Executive Director
- Danica Roem, Emerge Virginia Executive Director
- Arvina Martin, Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director
References
- ↑ The Kamala Harris I Know, and What It Could Mean for America (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Alumnae in Office! (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Emerge California Facebook Post dated January 20, 2021 (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ The Kamala Harris I Know, and What It Could Mean for America (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Onward Together website: Program (accessed on June 12 2019)
- ↑ Emerge America (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Board of Directors (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Advisory Board (accessed on August 20, 2024)
- ↑ Staff (accessed on August 20, 2024)