Emerge America Board

Emerge America has a national Board of Directors that includes representation from a subset of our affiliates.

Board Officers

Gretchen Schoenstein, Board Chair

Director, The 2W Group

Andrea Dew Steele, Founder and Treasurer

Director of Development & Outreach, Northern California Human Rights Watch

Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Secretary

Vice President, San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women

Dana Kennedy, Vice Chair

President, Danamite Consulting

Juanita Luiz, 2nd Vice Chair

International Representative, IBEW

Board Members

Lina Bracero
National Political Training and Member Programs Director , SEIU
Keisha Carter

Principal, RaZor Solutions Group
Soraya Chemaly
Columnist, Blogger
Amy Cookson
Deputy Communications Director, Maine Senate Democrats
Sharon Corrigan
District 26 Supervisor, Dane County (Wisconsin) Board of Supervisors
Laura Coyle
Executive Director, Emerge Oregon
Diane Denish
Former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Joan Fitz-Gerald
President, America Votes
Hala Hijazi
Manager, City and County of San Francisco
Bergen Kenny
Senior Political Strategist, Storefront Political Media
Adriana Martinez
City Council Liaison for Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian; former Nevada State Democratic Party Chair
Monisha Merchant
Political Activist and Former University of Colorado Regent
Karen Middleton
President, Emerge America
Marya Stark, Co-Founder
Co-Founder, The Angel Fund
Susan Turnbull
Former Chair, Maryland Democratic Party

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