Join Us at our South Bay Reception on Feb 4th!

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month at our South Bay Reception on Saturday, February 4th at Azucar Restaurant, Bar & Lounge in San Jose from 6:30-8:30pm.

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Emerge California Women in Office

Vallejo School Board, Emerge California, Class of 2009

Adrienne Waterman is a recent graduate of the Emerge California program and sits on the Vallejo School Board. 

Adrienne is a community activist, political organizer, business woman and parent. Her political foci are GBLT Rights, Women's Issues, Children's Advocacy, Historic Preservation, and responsible economic development for the City of Vallejo and Solano County, California. Some of the many civic projects she has directed include a Youth Mural Arts Program, a Summer Arts Camp for kids, advocacy for historic Mare Island and Vallejo, and the management of important capitol improvements to Vallejo's City Park including the building of a Community Center and orchestration of a Community Built Playground. Adrienne also sits on the Boards of the Vallejo Architectural Heritage Foundation, the Vallejo Charter School, and until recently was the Executive Director of the Vallejo Community Arts Foundation.

North Highlands School Board, Emerge California, Class of 2008

Alecia's experience with education includes advocating for children, parents, teachers, and her community as a past PTA President, elementary and high school Site Council member, and Board Director for the North Highlands Recreation and Park District. Alecia has 22 years of civil service with the State of California and currently provides technical support services for the State Department of Child Support Services as an Information Systems Analyst; she is also the CEO/President of "MoneyTree Capital Group" a consulting firm that specializes in account receivable financing, private funding, recruiting and training new entrepreneurs on how to build wealth. Alecia has resided in the North Highlands area for over 40 years, and has three children.

Emerge California Class of 2011

Ariel Ungerleider is an attorney in San Francisco. She received both her MBA and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Ariel was the Student Bar Association president of her law school and received the Jordan achievement award for service and contribution upon graduation.

Aspen Baker is the leading voice in the nation on the personal experiences of women post-abortion.  It was Ms. Baker's own experience with abortion in 1999 that led her to found Bay Area-based Exhale, an award-winning pro-voice organization dedicated to creating a more supportive and respectful social climate around abortion. 

Exhale"s unique programs reach more than 35,000 women every year and our pro-voice strategies create a more supportive and respectful abortion dialogue