Board of Directors

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

Board Officers:

Marya Stark, Co-Founder and Board Chair
Principal, Allegory Training

Dorka Keehn, Co-Founder and Co-Chair
Commissioner, SF Commission on the Status of Women

Sarita Nair, Vice-Chair
Partner, Sutin Thayer Browne
Chair, Emerge New Mexico

Andrea Dew Steele, Founder and Treasurer
Director of Development & Outreach, Northern California Human Rights Watch

Lori Andrus, Secretary
Partner, Andrus, Anderson

Board Members:

Candice Baldwin
Directror of Multi-Cultural Affairs, Mount Ida College

Keisha Carter
Public Affairs Director, Georgia Restaurant Association

Darolyn Davis
Principal, Davis and Associates

Chloe Drew
Executive Director, Council of Urban Professionals

Rahna Epting
Executive Branch Liaison, SEIU

Emily Evers, Co-Founder
Director, Royal Bank of Canada

Gloria Feldt
Activist & Author, GloriaFeldt.com:Speaking Up

Hala Hijazi
Manager, City and County of San Francisco

Dana Kenedy
Former Executive Director, Emerge Arizona

Dr. Jennifer Lawless
Associate Professor Political Science, American University

Dr. Julianne Malveaux
President, Bennett College for Women

Adriana Martinez
Liaison, Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian

Gretchen Schoenstein, Co-Founder
Interim Executive Director, Emerge America

Katie Mae Simpson
Executive Director, Emerge Maine