Emerge America Staff

National Staff Members

Amanda Renteria

Board Chair and Interim President

Andrea Dew Steele

Founder

Alisha Woodward Burleson

Chief of Staff

Sandra Bishop

Chief Development Officer

A’shanti F. Gholar

Political Director

Allison Abney

Communications Director

Jill Barkley

Affiliate Director

Laila Mohib

Expansion Director

Ryanne Olsen

Training and Curriculum Director

Anne Wakabayashi

Alumnae Director

Diane Le

Development Director

Eva Facundo

Deputy Director of Affiliate Fundraising

Jessica Washington

Political Manager

Danielle Noel

Deputy Communications Director

Rachel Feder

Communications Coordinator

Jeanette Yue

Development Coordinator

Ana Kay

Operations Coordinator

State Staff Members

Stacie Propst

Emerge Alabama Executive Director

Sharmin Dharas

Emerge Arizona Executive Director

Melanie Ramil

Emerge California Executive Director

Lindsay Bubar

Emerge California Southern California Program Director

Sierra DeSalvia

Emerge California Director of Development and Northern California Program Director

Michal Rosenoer

Emerge Colorado Executive Director

Mae Flexer

Emerge Connecticut Executive Director

Blair Haydon

Emerge Kentucky Executive Director

Molly Crain

Emerge Kentucky Assistant Director

Melanie Oubre

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

Ashley Sanderson

Emerge New Mexico Executive Director

Alex Bazan

Emerge New Mexico Deputy Director

Jillian Schoene

Emerge Oregon Executive Director

Rebecca McNichol

Emerge Pennsylvania Executive Director

Melissa Watson

Emerge South Carolina Executive Director

Kristal Knight

Emerge Tennessee Executive Director

Jill Krowinski

Emerge Vermont Executive Director

Julie Copeland

Emerge Virginia Executive Director

Karen Besserman

Emerge Washington Executive Director

Erin Forrest

Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director

Carly Wilson

Emerge Wisconsin Deputy Director