Emerge Staff

National Staff Members

A’shanti F. Gholar

President

Alisha Woodward Burleson

Chief of Staff

Sandra Bishop

Chief Development Officer

Elaine Watt

Chief Financial Officer

Allison Abney

Communications Director

Orpa Ali

Major Gifts Manager

Jill Barkley Roy

Affiliate Director

Shannon Cassidy

Director of Development Growth Campaigns

Marcus Coppola

Communications Associate

Eva Facundo

Director of Development, State Sustainability

Kaleb Harmon

Affiliate Coordinator

Tyler Kerce

Operations Manager

Diane Le

Development Director

Laila Mohib

Director of Special Projects

Danielle Noel

Deputy Communications Director

Ryanne Olsen

Training and Curriculum Director

Minjin Park

Accountant

Staceye Randle

People Operations Director

Melissa Watson Ward

Deputy Affiliate Director

Jeanette Yue

Development Coordinator

State Staff Members

Stacie Propst

Emerge Alabama Executive Director

Melanie Ramil

Emerge California Executive Director

Lindsay Bubar

Emerge California Southern California Program Director

Mae Flexer

Emerge Connecticut Executive Director

Maggie Chambers

Emerge Georgia Executive Director

Gretchen Hunt

Emerge Kentucky Executive Director

Tamara Agins

Emerge Louisiana Executive Director

Ashley McCurry

Emerge Maine 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

Alex Bazan

Emerge New Mexico Interim Executive Director

Annie Ellison

Emerge Oregon Executive Director

Rebecca McNichol

Emerge Pennsylvania Executive Director

Freda Player-Peters

Emerge Tennessee Executive Director

Serita Fontanesi

Emerge Texas Executive Director

Elaine Haney

Emerge Vermont Executive Director

Veena Gupta Lothe

Emerge Virginia Executive Director

Emily Carmichael

Emerge Washington Interim Executive Director