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

Jill Barkley Roy

Affiliate Director

Eva Facundo

Deputy Affiliate Director of Fundraising

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

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

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

Ashley McCurry

Emerge Maine Executive Director

Diane Fink

Emerge Maryland Executive Director

Nina Liang

Emerge Massachusetts Executive Director

Danna Lovell

Emerge Nevada Executive Director

Sharmin Dharas

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

Freda Player-Peters

Emerge Tennessee Executive Director

Jill Krowinski

Emerge Vermont Executive Director

Veena Gupta Lothe

Emerge Virginia Executive Director

Karen Besserman

Emerge Washington Executive Director

Erin Forrest

Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director

Carly Wilson

Emerge Wisconsin Deputy Director