About Us
Empower Oakland is a volunteer-led organization of 150+ Oakland residents working in education, technology, non-profits, media, development, and government with a wide range of political affiliations and opinions.
For many of us, this is our first foray into politics — and it’s none of our full-time jobs. We’ve collectively spent hundreds of hours building Empower Oakland, all as volunteers. We have no full-time or paid campaign staff.
We do this because we believe Oaklanders deserve to be well-informed about local elections and because we are committed to a better future for Oakland. Learn more about our organization.
Endorsement Committee
Isaac Abid
Megan Baciagalupi
Jessica Chen
Arielle Fleisher
Harold Lowe
Tyfahra Milele
Garrick Monaghan
Jessica Ramos
Loren Taylor
Hae-Sin Thomas
Trishala Vinnakota
Sarah Yoell
Digital Leadership
Gagan Biyani
Digital Director
Reze Wong
Editor-in-Chief
Volunteer Team
A few of our Empower Oakland volunteer leaders.
Front row: Stephen Salinas, Matthew Barnes, Trishala Vinnakota, Loren Taylor, Gagan Biyani, Matt Cobos, Reze Wong. Back: Jonathan Lewis, Chris Hadley, Jacob Klein, Arielle Fleisher, Stephanie Quan, Alex Taylor.
A packed house at our Voter Guide kickoff event!
Want to help bring competent leaders and common sense solutions to Oakland? Join our volunteer team.
