Lifetime Members

Hon. Dezie Woods Jones' Prestigious

Lifetime & Honorary Membership Circle

Co-Founders

  • Hon. Dezie Woods Jones (Fresno), State President
  • Hon. Alfreda Abbott* (Oakland)

Fresno/San Joaquin

  • Hon. Dr. Crystal Jackson
  • Hon. Carol Mills
  • Hon. Tara Lynn Gray
  • Hon. Kimberly Tapscott-Munson
  • Shantay Davies Balch
  • Dr. Carolyn Drake
  • Stacey Gamble
  • Nia Hodge
  • Billie Jelks-Hood
  • Arthelma Johnson
  • Cassandra Joubert, ScD
  • Carole Lavall
  • Debra McKenzie
  • Patsy Montgomery
  • Yolanda Morgan-Speed
  • Keshia Thomas
  • Gennean Bolen
  • Della Caver
  • Charah Coleman
  • Savannah Finley
  • Wendy McCulley
  • Gwen Waller-Perry
  • Patricia Brown
  • Melanie Sweeney-Griffith
  • Viva Straughter
  • Muriel Sykes*

Hayward/South County

  • Hon. Angela Andrews
  • Hon. Rita Duncan
  • Hon. Surlene Grant
  • Carolyn Abbott
  • Vanessa Comier
  • Robyn Fisher, EdD
  • Patricia "Pat" Ford
  • Lynda Foster
  • Tamika Greenwood
  • Karen McHenry Smith
  • Dr. Ramona Tascoe
  • Bobbie Brooks
  • Artavia Berry
  • Alanda Johnson
  • Dominique Mellion
  • Aisha Knowles

Oakland/Berkeley

  • Hon. Margaret Gordon
  • Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte
  • Hon. Rebecca Kaplan
  • Hon. Mary King*
  • Hon. Lynette McElhaney
  • Cathy Adams
  • Adamaka Ajaelo
  • Toni Alexander
  • Gwendolyn Boozé
  • Patricia Brooks
  • Carol Burton
  • Shirley Coaston
  • Fran David
  • Cynthia Dorsey
  • Danielle Driver Bellino
  • Nicole Franklin
  • Eileen Gazaway
  • Haley Hester
  • Nenna Joiner
  • Kym Johnson
  • Tasion Kwamilele
  • Tammy LaFluer
  • Tina Marie Laguerre
  • L.D. Louis
  • AyAnna Moody
  • Audrey Momoh
  • Mildred Oliver
  • Larene Pare
  • Emily Pharr
  • Victoria Redus*
  • Princess Singleton
  • Andrea Slater
  • Elaine D. Smith
  • Florence Stroud*
  • Melanie Shelby
  • Avunda Ambers
  • Lanenna Joiner
  • Danielle Foehr
  • Danielle Motley-Lewis
  • Hon. Treva Reid
  • Lauren Davis
  • Nyeisha Dewitt, EdD
  • James Heilbronner
  • Pamela Kaplan
  • Isaac Kos-Read
  • Joyce Hicks
  • Hon. Libby Schaaf
  • Nicole Taylor
  • Diana Taisha

Richmond/Contra Costa

  • Hon. Irma Anderson*
  • Hon. Tony Thurmond
  • Hon. Jovanka Beckles
  • Joey D. Smith
  • Amahra Hicks
  • Alvin Moon
  • Hon. Mister Phillips, Esq.
  • Cassandra Lee Simmons
  • Hon. Diana Becton
  • Sheryl Lane
  • Cheryl Sudduth
  • Cynthia LeBlanc, EdD
  • Dolleen Jones
  • Linda Whitmore
  • Lea Murray

Sacramento

  • Hon. Lauren Hammond*
  • Rosyln Bell
  • Charmaine Betty Singleton
  • Flojaune Cofer
  • Sunni Harley
  • Devin Horten
  • Twila Laster
  • Norma Nelson
  • Melonie Richardson
  • Pleshette Robertson
  • Dr. Colette Mathews
  • Jason Schmelzer
  • Lauren Babb
  • Lauretta Casimir-Mahoney
  • Addie Ellis
  • Ericka Harden

San Francisco

  • Hon. Doris Ward*
  • Linda Jordan
  • Aisha Jordan
  • Dr. Jeanne Powell
  • Maurice Wilkins
  • Gwyneth Borden
  • Brigette LeBlanc
  • Hon. Jayne Williams, Esq.
  • Jayne Williams
  • Lisa Williams
  • Yulanda D.A. Williams

SoCal

  • Hon. Taisha Brown
  • Hon. Nichelle Henderson
  • Sharon Little
  • Kellie Todd Griffin
  • Yvonne Wheeler
  • Dr. Asif Mahmood
  • Susanna Taylor
  • Carrie Womack
  • Sharoni Little
  • Gabby Zemer

Solano/Napa

  • Hon. Hakeem Brown
  • Hon. Wanda Williams
  • Hon. Lori Wilson
  • Veronica Bethel-Parker
  • Brenda Crawford
  • Deborah Dickson
  • Lynette Henley
  • Cassandra James
  • Dr. Gethsemane Moss
  • Corinne Quinn
  • Elissa Shanks Stewart
  • Jameelah Hanif
  • Eileene Tejada
  • Debbie Toth
  • Latressa Wilson Alford, JD
  • Tara Beasley-Stansberry
  • Loretta Gaddies
  • Caila Jones-Menefee
  • Brenda Tucker-LaRue
  • Hon. K Patrice Williams
  • Gail Crooms
  • Courtney Davis
  • Pat Hunter
  • Jackie Jones
  • Dr. Cassandra Joubert
  • Pippin Dew

Stockton/Tracy

  • Hon. Kelly Smith
  • Charlene Leathers-Sibblis
  • Anna Ntiasare

State & National Elected Officials

  • The Honorable Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President
  • The Honorable Barbara Lee, Congresswoman
  • The Honorable Karen Bass, Congresswoman/LA Mayor
  • The Honorable Sydney Kamlager, Congresswoman
  • The Honorable Maxine Waters, Congresswoman
  • The Honorable Diane Watson, Congresswoman, Retired
  • The Honorable Dr. Shirley Weber, CA Secretary of State
  • The Honorable Mia Bonta, CA State Assemblymember
  • The Honorable Malia Cohen, CA State Controller

*deceased