BEO Leadership
Supervisor Wanda Williams
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Solano County Supervisor for District 3
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Board Member, Fil-AM Chamber of Commerce
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National Council of Negro Women, Solano Chapter
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Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) Solano-Napa Chapter
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Board President & Chair
Supervisor Wanda Williams
Councilmember Courtney Welch
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Director of Policy & Communication, Bay Area Community Land Trust
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Alameda County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee Chair
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Children's Hospital Oakland Consumer Advisory Board Member
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1st Vice President
Councilmember Courtney Welch
Dr. Gethsemane Moss
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Senior Director of Community Engagement & Public Information Officer for Solano County Board of Education
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Benicia Arts and Culture Commission
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Former School Board Trustee for the Benicia Unified School District
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Solano County Commission for Women & Girls
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Board Member for the Museum of History Benicia
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Field Rep. for Senator Bill Dodd, District 3
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Contributing writer for Benicia Magazine
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2nd Vice President
Dr. Gethsemane Moss
Commissioner Essex Cook
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Suisun City Commissioner, Recreation, Parks, Marina, and Arts (RPMA)
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Co-Collaborator of the Handle Biz Have Fun Initiative (HBHF)
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Former Executive Director of the Continentals of Omega Boys & Girls Club
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Media Professional
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VP Communications
Commissioner Essex Cook
Dr. Lynette Gibson-McElhaney
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Former Council President for the City of Oakland
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Secretary and Past President of the Black Elected Officials of California
Executive Committee Association of Bay Area Governments and Youth Ventures JPA -
Executive Strategist & Coach
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Board Member of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance Board
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Alameda County and Oakland Community Action Program
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Secretary
Dr. Lynette Gibson-McElhaney
Commissioner Kristina Elder
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Vice Chair of the Planning Commission for Suisun City
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Commercial Real Estate Professional
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Assistant Secretary
Commissioner Kristina Elder
Don White
Immediate Past Treasurer
Don White
Councilmember Gregory Ritchie
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Former Vice Mayor of the City of Vacaville
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Founder/Owner of Citizens Financial
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Real Estate Financial Professional
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Board Member Kairos Public Schools
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Volunteer of Vacaville Veterans Hall
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Coach for Youth Sports
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Treasurer
Councilmember Gregory Ritchie
Councilmember Alex Walker-Griffin
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Former Mayor for the City of Hercules
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Former appointee for Gov. Jerry Brown’s California Community Colleges Board of Governors
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Founding member of Calbright College
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Former chief Lobbyist for March for Our Lives California
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CalGuard Army Officer
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Board Director
Councilmember Alex Griffin-Walker
Councilmember Monica Wilson
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Councilmember for the City of Antioch
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Board member on the Delta Diablo Board of Directors
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Former member of the Economic Development Commission for Antioch
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Past vice chair of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County
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Policy issues chair for the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus
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Senior Program Manager for Love Never Fails
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Emerge Alum
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Board Director
Councilmember Monica Wilson
Treva Reid
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Former Councilwoman for the City of Oakland, District 7
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Former senior aid to Nancy Skinner,
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Associate for Ca ASm. Dist 18 on the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
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Emerge California Alum
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Licensed minister at Shiloh Church
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State Policy Advisor for Black Women Organized for Political Action
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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Board Director
Former Councilmember Treva Reid
Marla A. Matime
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Founder/CEO of The MAR.M Agency LLC
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Former Traffic Safety Commissioner for the City of Moreno Valley
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Past Executive Director of the Cal Cities African American Caucus
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President/Chair for the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)
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Communications Director for Mt. Rubidoux SDA Church
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Board Member for the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
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Past Rolling Stone Culture Council, Tastemaker/Thought Leader
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NAACP Riverside Branch Member
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Executive Director
Marla A. Matime