Stina is a sixth-generation San Franciscan who brings legislative and campaign experience and a deep committment to broad civic participation to her work with the League. In addition to serving as vice president for development, she has served on the board's Nominating Committee and written for the Pros and Cons Guide. Previously, Stina coordinated research and outreach for Young Voter Strategies, a non-partisan Pew-funded project focused on voters aged eighteen to twenty-nine in Washington, DC. Upon returning to the Bay Area in 2006, she joined Cindy Chavez's mayoral campaign in San Jose. Previous internships include EMILY's List and the United Nations Association (London). Also, Stina is the only American to have interned in the Danish House of Parliament. She currently works in the San Francisco office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Stina has a bachelors degree from the University of California at Irvine, a Masters of Arts in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University, and holds a certificate in European Politics from the University of Copenhagen.

Adele was born and raised in New York City. After becoming a librarian she worked for the New York Public Library and Long Island University. In 1970 she became a professor and later dean of the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After retiring from that position in 1996, she moved to San Francisco. She is the author of several books and journal articles on children's literature and library services for children. Adele is active in national and international library associations. Currently she teaches Web-based courses for the library school of San Jose State University.

Megan is a graduate of the University of California at Davis, with a bachelor of arts in Cultural Anthropology and a law degree. She is currently an insurance attorney on the AIDS Legal Referral Panel in San Francisco, where she provides direct legal representation to individuals fighting denial of medical and disability claims. She also networks with panel attorneys to enhance access to legal services, and provides outreach to the HIV/AIDS community to improve community knowledge of relevant services. She previously worked at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in the city where she was director of Policy & Communications and Counsel. She has worked with Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County. She is the author of many articles about legal issues. Among a long list of activities, she has volunteered as an attorney for the Homeless Advocacy Project and the Legal Services Project.

Jody was born in San Francisco and raised on the Peninsula. She has served as a public affairs specialist with the Presidio Trust, the federal agency leading the Presidio's transformation from army post to national park, since 1999. Previously, she worked for three years as a staff assistant for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. Jody began volunteering with the League of Women Voters of San Francisco in 2003, serving as chair of the Pros and Cons Guide committee and as VOTER newsletter editor. She joined the board the following year and served as president from 2005-2007. Jody has a bachelor of arts in International Relations and English from the University of California at Davis. She is an alum of the Leadership San Francisco program.

Maxine was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana where she earned a BA in History. After graduation she worked in the insurance industry in the Chicago area before transferring to San Francisco. She continued to work in the industry until she had the opportunity to help develop and manage the claims function in the City Attorney's Office of the City of Oakland. She now works for the City of San Francisco in the City Attorney's Office. She became actively involved with the League in 2003. She also participated in the creation of another nonpartisan organization, San Francisco for Democracy, where she served as the Vice President for two terms..

Marilyn is a senior manager and a community leader. She brings more than thirty years of experience in the business, government, and non-profit arenas. Adept at building teams to implement sustainable strategic initiatives by developing community support, Marilyn is the liaison for the Global Council and also facilitates local, national, and international collaborative partnerships and programs for the Global Council of the International Museum of Women. She is actively involved in a number of community organizations including the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.

Fran joined the League in the early 1980s with an interest in working on studies, advocacy, and good government projects. She worked initially on a local study examining noise abatement issues at San Francisco International Airport. Fran has since worked on various studies, helped with the Pros and Cons Guide, and served on the board as the Vice President of Action. For the past several years, Fran has served as the co-chair of a community church's work on shelter dinners for the homeless. Fran and her husband have lived in San Francisco for more than 20 years. She is currently working as a management consultant with Kaiser Permanente working on leadership development, team development, change management, and projects related to the professional development of health care leaders. Fran has a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Chandra has been a resident of San Francisco since 1973. She is originally from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She is a graduate of Mills College, and served on its Board of Trustees from 1986 until 1992. She remains close to Mills and its alumnae. Additionally, Chandra is a member of the San Francisco Opera Guild, and is a sustainer of both the Junior League of San Francisco and of St. Luke's Hospital Junior Auxiliary. Professionally she is an independent residential real estate broker with Mayne and Company Real Estate. Chandra has become very active in San Francisco election issues, and helped the League design and implement the November 2006 "integrity in elections" program. She will continue working on this ongoing effort. Chandra believes that our vote is the right on which all of our other rights as citizens are founded. She has been married to lawyer Bob Friese for 26 years, and they have 3 teenagers.

Suzanne was born and raised in Chicago. After graduating from college, Suzanne moved to the West Coast, and in 1978 she came to San Francisco. Her career as an activist in San Francisco began when she volunteered as a safety monitor for the Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebrations in the early 1980s. Her career has included work for Community United Against Violence, San Francisco SAFE, and the Neighborhood Safety Partnership. She served as the District Director for Assembly Majority Leader Kevin Shelley, and as District Coordinator for Secretary of State Shelley before taking on her current position with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. She has served on the boards of the Names Project Foundation, the Castro Street Fair, the North of Market Child Development Center, and Family Connections - Portola. Suzanne is excited about working with the League on voter participation and access and in pushing for same-day voter registration in California.

Patricia moved to the Bay Area ten years ago to obtain her Master’s in Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. She is originally from the Boston area. Prior to coming across country, she worked at improving water quality in the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. After working many years in the water, wastewater, and water resources industry, Patricia now runs her own company focused on improving water quality in our nation’s waterways. Patricia has always been excited about getting herself and others involved in the political process. She is most interested in educating voters in a simple, clear, and non-biased manner. She serves as the San Francisco League's liaison to the League of Women Voters - Bay Area Chapter.

Emanuel is a financial analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and a Riordan Fellow at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Previously, he was special assistant to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa during his City Council tenure and his Mayoral candidacy. During the Kerry-Edwards Presidential campaign in 2004, he served as a state director of Hispanic outreach and a field organizer in Missouri and Florida. Previously, Emanuel interned for Senator Tom Daschle on the Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee under the chairmanship of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton. Emanuel has worked with the Quest Scholars Program at Stanford University to develop partnerships nationally with summer programs and school districts serving low-income high school students. He has also served as a volunteer coordinator for the voter outreach organization Voto Latino, mentor for the Center for a New Generation of the Peninsula Boys & Girls Club, and an intern for the venture philanthropy organization, Full Circle Fund. As a former National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award Winner, he has held various roles for the Hispanic Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Emanuel graduated with a BA in Urban Studies from Stanford University. He was born and raised in east Los Angeles.

Allyson joined the League of Women Voters of San Francisco nearly 20 years ago after moving to San Francisco from Baltimore with her son Ben (now a physical therapist at San Francisco General) and daughter Alyssa (a criminal defense attorney). Allyson served on the board for about 10 years, working as local program chair, vice president for program, and president. She is presently co-chair of the League’s Action Committee. She also served on the League of Women Voters of California board as social program director. Allyson served on the board of the YWCA of San Francisco/Marin for a number of years and was president of that organization. She is now also on the boards of the Older Women’s League and the new Peaceful World Foundation. Allyson received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Johns Hopkins. She has held various research positions in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF and at the Jewish Home and the Institute on Aging. At present, Allyson is teaching research methods and statistics to graduate psychology, engineering, and business graduate students, as well as developing the Center for Conscious Aging--a center for study and action in later life. She is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Transformative Education.

Mary has worked as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at San Francisco community organizations, San Francisco City College, and the San Mateo Adult School. Having begun her teaching of ESL during the amnesty program of the 1980’s, she has been involved in teaching immigrants about the laws, rights, and customs of life in America. She believes that voting is one of the most important rights we have in this country. In addition to working as a teacher, Mary was the first paid employee at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. She spends her spare time writing fiction.