Staff and Board
BWOPA Leaders
Staff/Officers
- CEO & President: Hon. Dezie Woods-Jones
- COO & Executive Director: LaNiece Jones
- Legislative Affairs Consultant: Tiffaney Boyd
- Strategic Initiatives Consultant: Caila Menefee Jones
Board Officers
- Co-Founder & State President: Hon. Dezie Woods-Jones
- 1st Vice President: Robyn Fisher, EdD
- 2nd Vice President: Cassandra Joubert, ScD
- Treasurer: Gwen Booze
- Co-Founder & Historian: Hon. Alfreda Abbott
- Legal Advisor: Hon. Diana Becton
- Consulting Legal Advisors: Anita Stearns Mayo, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman
- Parliamentarian: Jan Glenn Davis
- COO & Executive Director: LaNiece Jones
Board of Directors at Large
- Hon. Keisha Thomas, Fresno
- Carol Crawford, Hayward/South County
- Patrice Williams, Esq., Napa/Solano
- Kimberly Mayfield, EdD. Oakland/Berkeley
- Joey Smith, Richmond/Contra Costa
- Myel Jenkins, Sacramento
- Brigette LeBlanc, San Francisco/Peninsula
- Vacant, San Jose
- Kitty Brown, Stockton/Tracy
- Cynthia LeBlanc, EdD, State
- Jayne Williams, Esq.
Regional Area Directors:
- (Area 1) Kathleen Sullivan, Napa/Solano & Richmond/Contra Costa & Sacramento
- (Area 2) Linda Jordan, San Francisco/Peninsula & San Jose
- (Area 3) Hon. Surlene Grant, Hayward/So. County & Oakland/Berkeley
- (Area 4) Kitty Brown, Fresno/SJV & Stockton Tracy
- (Area 5) Kellie Todd Griffin, Los Angeles/Southern CA.
Chapter Presidents:
- Fresno/San Joaquin Valley Chapter: Hon. Cynthia Sterling
- Hayward/South County: Hon. Rita Duncan
- Napa/Solano: Deborah Dickson
- Oakland/Berkeley: AyAnna Moody
- Richmond/Contra Costa: Champagne Brown
- Sacramento: Mellonie Richardson
- San Francisco/Peninsula: Dr. Sheryl Evans Davis / Brittney Doyle
- San Jose/Silicon Valley: tbd
- Stockton/Tracy, Leslie Baranco, Esq.
- SoCal Region: Kellie Todd Griffin
Special State Presidents Appointments:
- Legislative Committee Chair: Latressa Alford, Esq.
- PAC Consultant: Cine Ivery
- Political Operations Coordinator: Rowena Brown
- Political Education Chair: Lisa Williams
- Co-Chairs: Peggy Moore & Treva Reid
- Young Adult Caucus Coordinator:
- Merchandising Coordinator: Rita Forte
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Public Policy Advisors: Advising our State President and Board on BWOPA CORE issues
- Latressa Alford, Esq
- Meredith Brown
- Taisha Brown
- Shakari Byerly
- Dr. Venise Curry
- Hon. Rita Duncan
- Hon. Shay Franco-Clausen
- Hon. Heather Hutt
- Tiffanee Jones
- Kimberly Mayfield, EdD
- Arrickia McDaniel, EdD
- Hon. Treva Reid
- Hon. Lori Wilson
- Regina Wilson
- Hon. Jayne Williams, Esq.
- Lisa Williams
BWOPA-PAC BOARD:
- Hon. Dezie Woods-Jones, Chair
- LaNiece Jones, Executive Director
- Tiffany Boyd / Rowena Brown, PAC Administrative Coordinators
- Robyn Fisher, EdD
- Diana Becton, Legal Advisor
- Cine Ivery, PAC Consultant
- All Chapter Presidents
Advisory Board Council
- Hon. Alfreda Abbott
- Judge Glenda Allen-Hill
- Hon. Diana Becton
- Hon. Mia Bonta
- Hon. Alona Clifton
- Hon. Gay Plair Cobb
- Hon. Malia Cohen
- Hon. Linda Handy
- Hon. Judge Brenda Harbin Forte’ Retired
- Hon. Jumoke Hinton
- Hon. Lynette McElhaney
- Hon. Lesa McIntosh
- Hon. Holly Mitchell
- Yvette Radford
- Melanie Shelby
- Hon. Dottie Smith
- Anita Williams
Honorary LEGACY Council:
- Hon. Kamala Harris
- Hon. Barbara Lee
- Hon. Maxine Waters
- Hon. Karen Bass
- Hon. Diane Watson
- Hon. Shirley Weber
- Hon. Irma Anderson
- Hon. Judith Ford
- Alice Huffman
- Belva Davis Moore
BWOPA Trailblazers * BWOPA Leading The Way *
OUR LEGACY “SHERO’S” WALL OF HONOR!
For those that have paved the way, paid the price and made the difference….
We will always remember…..
- Hon. Ella Hill Hutch
- Sister Edith M. Austin
- Honorable Teresa Hughes
- Hon. Mary King
- Sister Frankie Arrington
- Sister Lillian Litzsey
- Sister Phyllis Jones
- Sister Victoria Redus
- Hon. Doris Ward
- Sister Dr. Julia Hare
- Sister Vivian Bailey
- Hon. Gwen Moore
- Linda Crayton
In Loving Memory
- Alegra Angelo, DWJ Fellow 2016
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