Hello John,

We unfortunately just found out that due to unforseen circumstances, Congresswoman Barbara Lee will not be able to join us at this year's Oregon Summit. We hope to have her join us in Oregon soon!

Fortunately, we're able to announce today that the fantastic A'shanti F. Gholar, President of Emerge, the nation's premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, will be joining us for our keynote dinner!

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A'shanti F. Gholar serves as the president of Emerge, the only organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office. As president, A'shanti leads Emerge steers its overall strategy and direction, overseeing a national staff as well as affiliates across the country.

A’shanti is a nationally recognized political strategist, who most recently served as Emerge’s Political Director, responsible for strengthening national partnerships and working closely with state affiliates to strategically recruit for key seats, as well as directing the organization’s overall political strategy. For over 15 years, A’shanti has been a grassroots organizer and activist for women, communities of color and progressive causes. She has experience in building coalitions, program development and community and political engagement. Prior to coming to Emerge, A’shanti served as the National Deputy Director of Community Engagement and Director of African American Engagement for the Democratic National Committee. A’shanti has also served as the Manager of National Partnerships for United Way Worldwide, as a political appointee in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor and as the Director of Public Engagement for the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee in Charlotte, NC.

A’shanti was named by She The People as one of the women of color in politics who would play an impactful role in the 2020 elections and beyond. She was featured as a political influencer in CQ Roll Call Magazine, named a top woman of color in policy by Walker’s Legacy, and was awarded the “Changemaker” award by African American Women in Business Careers. In addition, A’shanti serves as a Sisters on the Planet Ambassador for OxFam America, an Equity Advisor for Sephora, and as an Advisory Board Member for Global GAIN. She is also the founder of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics, an award-winning podcast that was featured as one of the top political podcasts by Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, and Vanity Fair.

There are only a few tickets left if you'd like to join us!

See you in Sunriver!

KC Hanson
Chair
Democratic Party of Oregon

The 11th Biennial Oregon Summit
Friday, April 29th – Sunday, May 1st
Sunriver Resort
17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR 97707
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P.S. Lodging is NOT included in the ticket package for The Oregon Summit. 

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