Emerge Staff

Staff Members

A’shanti F. 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

Karen Darkes

Major Gifts Director

Andrea Gonzalez

Deputy Major Gifts Director

Diane Le

Development Director

Laila Mohib

Director of the Office of the President

Ella-Elizabeth Nwachukwu

Development Intern

Felicia Oriowo

Scheduler and Assistant to the President

Ti'Aja Perry

Affiliate Intern

Staceye Randle

People Operations Director

Alexis Rillema

Development Intern

Shannon Schokora

Director of Finance

Jasmine Smith

Development Manager

Alcy Stiepock MacKay

Affiliate Coordinator

Kate Thomas

Political Intern

Melissa Watson Ward

Deputy Affiliate Director

Cristy Williams

Staff Accountant

Jessica Yañez

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

Sondra Roeuny

Emerge New Mexico Executive Director

Annie Ellison

Emerge Oregon Executive Director

Rebecca McNichol

Emerge Pennsylvania Executive Director

Jessica Bright

Emerge South Carolina 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