
Our Team
Adina Goldin comes to Fund Her with several years of experience in advocacy with a particular interest in organizational development. After graduating from Bates College she spent two years with a progressive student organization, directing leadership infrastructure and strategy across the southwestern United States. Adina joined Fund Her in December 2017 and is thrilled to be working to elevate the campaigns of progressive women.


Valerie McGinty is a civil rights and consumer appellate attorney. Valerie was named 2014 Street Fighter of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California. Having raised over $1,000,000 for California state progressive causes and candidates, Val realized after the 2016 election that state governments pose a unique opportunity. While other organizations offer training and recruitment resources for progressive women candidates, no other PAC is dedicated to closing the gender gap in state politics.
Adina Goldin
Chief of Staff
Valerie McGinty
Founder and President

Samantha Farmer-Helton
Fundraising and Political Consultant
Samantha Helton is responsible for coordinating Fund Her’s political fundraising and at her day job serves as CAOC’s PAC manager. She earned a degree in history and government from CSU, Sacramento. Samantha served as the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus Communications and Media Officer, past president of Sacramento County Young Democrats and co-chair of the CYD Progressive Caucus. She is Vice Chair of the City of Sacramento's Animal Care Services Board and volunteers as a board game tester for a major gaming company.​
Rachel Sterling
Chief Marketing Advisor
Rachel Sterling is a marketing executive at Twitter where she leads marketing activities. Prior to her time at Twitter, Rachel supported Nest’s Hardware division and Google’s Small Business Advocacy team. She also has a background as a television producer and video editor. Rachel received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University. A fierce feminist and advocate for women running for office, Rachel joined Fund Her in 2017 as Chief Marketing Advisor.​


Tehya Kopp is a global leader of strategy and brand marketing with 25 years in the entertainment industry. A graduate of Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development, Tehya is thrilled to apply these skills to create meaningful social impact, starting with placing more women into leadership positions in California.
Tehya Kopp
Chief Engagement Strategist
Annika Ragnartz is a sophomore majoring in politics at Scripps College. At Fund Her, she works to publicize events, share exciting news on social media, and get everyone excited about the amazing work happening at Fund Her! As a female college student in California, she is very excited about the doors that Fund Her is opening for candidates now and in the future.

Annika Ragnartz
Events and Communications Consultant
For all inquiries, contact info@fundher.org
Our Board
Fund Her is proud to have assembled a Board of visionary leaders. The Board is the voting body which determines our endorsements, including which races are priorities within a given election cycle. All Board members serve a 12-month term, and are joined by Fund Her's Founder and President, Valerie McGinty.
Our Emeritus Board
Elizabeth Cabraser
Joe Cotchett
Nanci Nishimura
Nick and Courtney Rowley
Our Advisory Board
We’re grateful to have support and insight from the following leaders:
Carly O'Halloran Alameda
Lori Andrus
Ann Badillo
Elizabeth Cabraser
Roxanne Conlin
Camilla Cotchett
Lucina Di Meco
Kimberly Ellis
John Wellington Ennis
Don Ernst
Dianne Giancarlo
Adrienne Grant
Karen Grove
Jill Demby Guest
Julia Guest
Amy Howorth
Rachael Jeck
Camille Kennedy
Peggy Klaus
Tehya Kopp
Harini Krishnan
Reena Krishnan
F. Edie Mermelstein
Lisa Nash
Carey Perloff
Nina Potsiadlo
Oliver Power
Nick Rowley
Elise Sanguinetti
Ibiere N. Seck
Barbara Shannon
Anne Slattery
Daniel U. Smith
Indira Smith
Amy Solomon
Rachel Sterling
Andrea Dew Steele
Bill Veen
Vicki Veenker
Savitha Viswanathan
Annie Wright
Lacy Lew Nguyen Wright
Our S/Heroes
Thanks to all our incredible donors!
If you want to see your name added to the list:
Margaret Abe-Koga
Betsy Adams​
Carly Alameda
Richard Alexander
Kim Allen-Niesen
Rosemary Amezcua-Moll
Shirin Amini
Elaine Andersen
Alison Anderson
Lori Andrus
Catalina Appelblom
Rand April
Lilian Archer
Dina Artzt
Irene Astrow
Alyssa Ba
Carol Bacchetti​
Damira Bacic
Ann Badillo
Khaldoun Baghdadi
Kara Baker
Carmen Balber
Marilyn Bancel
Marisela Barbosa
Dana Barrett
Deborah Barron
Anne Bartholetti
AJ de Bartolomeo
Sarah Bassin
Chris and Mel Bebbington
Liz Bell
Rachel Bender
Marguerite Bergman
Becca Berk
Marc Berman
Tami Bhaumik
Gina Bianchini
Catherine Blakespear
Gayle Blatt
Evan Boido
Jennifer Bomze
Kathleen Bomze
Chelsea Bonini
Julie Bornstein
Brazen Bowl
Mary-Louise Boyd
Jane Bradley
Thomas Brandi
Lynn Brandt
Robert Brandt
Dennis Bress
Deborah & Mitchell Brin
Bettye Brill
Debra Bronon
Joan Brown
Nicole Buckberg
Sarah Buckley
Jill Bucksbaum
Kathleen Burke
Kristin Byrd
Elizabeth Cabraser
Patricia Cain
Anne Caldwell
Marcia Caparella
Andre Caraco
Donna Carolan
Goretti Carrasco
Julie Caskey
Cynthia Castillo
Gregory Cattermole
Katherine Caygill-Knapp
Allison Ceppi
Lauren Cerri
Lauren Chaitkin
Jennifer Chaloemtiarana
Debbie Chang
Grace Chen
Sherene Chen
Doris Cheng
Susan Chinn
Sonia Chopra
Mille Chou
Liza Chu
Cristina Ciminelli
Jodie Clark Gerhardt
Lesley Clement
Deborah Coburn
Helen Codron
Audrey G. Cohen
Marsha Cohen
Laurie Cohn
Emily Conn
Lori Costanzo
Anne Costin
Betsy Cotton
Sharon Cox
Simone Coxe
Lynn Crosswaite
Alexis Dalke
Paula Daniels
Victoria Danna
Jeanne Darrah​
Michele Dauber
Deborah A. David
Anthony David
Jessica Dayton-Mendez
Rachel Debrier
Julia Dederer
Kathleen Delaney
Quinn Delaney
Kelly Dermody
Barbra Diallo
Vanessa Diaz
Rosemarie DiSalvo
Chris Dolan
Diane Drake
Michael Draskovic
Sonya Dreizler
Debra Dresner
Carly Dunham
M. E.
Ricardo Echeverria
Matt Edling
Abby Edling
Cara Eisenberg
​Paula Ely
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Patricia Ernsberger
Don Ernst
Ellan Evans
Marwan Fawaz
Kay Feallock
John Feder
Becket Feierbach
Jennifer Fenton
Jennifer Fernelius
Kirsten Fish
Evelyn Fisher
Lauri Floresca
Nancy Floyd
Sandra Fluke
David Ford
Saraleah Fordyce
Amie Forest
Susan Formaker
Anthony Formato
Jonathan Frank
Susan Frank
Denise Freed
Gloria Frush
Carol Fuchs
Lauren Gallant​
Courtney Garcia​
Hilary Garland
Ruth Gass
Bridget Gaunt
Lisa Gerould
Ellen Gerstein
Rudayna Ghubash
Dianne Giancarlo
Paola Gianturco
Daniel Gil
Aviva Gilbert
Allison Gingold
Michael Glick
Terry Godfrey
Abby Goldblatt
Thea Golden
Naomi Goldman
Jamie Goldstein
Lorena Gonzalez
Chelsey Goodan
Adrienne Grant
Amanda Greenburg
Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Lisa Greer
Stephanie Greer
Adrienne Grey
Karman Guadagni
Jill Guest
Julia Guest
Elissa Guest
Brian Haberly
Anne Hagan
Janet Halbert
Lianne Halfon
Molly Hamaker
Mary Hamershock​
Alexandra Hamilton
Bridgit Hanshaw
Anneliese Harlander
Genie Harrison
Raymond Hartung
Craig Hartzman
John Paul Hayes
Libby Heimark
Samantha Helton
Jenise Henrikson
Jamie Hock
David Hofmayer
Jane Hong
Lois Horn
Lindsey Horvath
Amy & Mark Howorth
Ana Hsu
Mary Hughes
Emily Hugo
Gerald Hunt
Margaret Isherwood
Marcine Jansen
Rachael Jeck
Casey Johnson
Judi Johnson
Toni Johnson
Cynthia Juno
Ash Kalra
Zakia Kator
Alice Kaufman
Robin Kaukonen
Puja Kaul
Leslie Kautz
Michelle Kazadi
Michael Kelly
Anne Kepner
Cherise Khaund
Ilyanne Kichaven
Paul Kiesel
Jennifer Kilburn
Rosemary KimBal
Jen Kirkman
Peggy Klaus
Katherine Knapp
Margot Knight​
Christopher Koch
Marianne Koch
Daniel Koes
Kim Koivisto
Tehya Kopp
Lisa Kovner
Annette Kranzler
Harini Krishnan
Reena Krishnan
Ann Kronen
Amber Krzys
Ann Kuhns
Manjusha Kulkarni
Anthony Label
Daniel Latini
Christine LaRocca
Susan LaVaccare
Barbara Lawless
Therese Lawless
Shauna Lawry
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Elinor Leary
​Nikki Lebow
Jean Lee
Lara Lee
Lucinda Lee
Hoshin Lee
Edith Levy
Sheila Lewis
Lisa Liddle
Sally Lieber
​Dorothy Lieberman
Phyllis Leibman
Lisa Liddle
Victoria Lilienthal
Dana Lira
Mary Liu
Lezli Logan
Pernille Lopez
Evan Low
Wendy Lowinger
Michael Lurey
Katherine MacFarquhar
Janet Mackenzie
Annette Majerowicz
Rhianne Makovec​
Cassandra Mancini
Hannah Markovic
Sandra Marsh​
Andrea Martin
Crista Martin
Vickie Martin
Nicole Marquel
Erica Mason
Shelly Masur
Paul Matiasic
The Matiasic Firm
Doe Mayer
Shaniqua McClendon
May McCutcheon
Diana McDonough
Earl McGinty
Judith McGinty
Valerie McGinty
Alexis McKenna
Sallye McKenzie
Cory McSweeney
Andje Medina
Michael Medina
Edith Mendez​
Catherine Mersereau
Holly Millar
Jennifer Miller
Bradley & Lisa Mindlin
Krista Mitzel​
Teresa Mockler
Timothy Molina
Michael Montaño
Lisa Morelli
Itene Morgan​
James Morgan
Laurel Morris
Analisa Moskus
Kevin Mullin
Anne Marie Murphy
Helen Murphy
Emel Mutlu
Lisa Nash
Gina Nellesen
Barbara Nelson
Gretchen Nelson
Katja Newman
Christina Nguyen
Nanci Nishimura
Jane Njavro
Roy Oldenkamp
Barbara Oleksiw
Inger Olson
Mary Olszewska​
Karyn O'Mohundro
Steven Osborn
Lolly Osborne​
Susan Oshinsky
Lisa Ott
Christine Page
Spencer Pahlke​
Cliff Palefsky
Diane Papan
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP
Robert Parker
Jay & Kathryn Parnes
Lori Patel
Michelle Patino-Patroni
Gina Pedersen
Jacqueline Pepper
Craig & Maureen Peters
Sara Peters
Alicia Petrakis
Sarah Pillsbury
Valerie Pinkert
Nina Potsiadlo
Daniela Pottruck​
Oliver Power
Elizabeth Powers
Laura Przetak​
Rachel Pusey
Kate Raab
Arvind Rajand
Loli Ramezani
Vara Ramakrishnan
Sonja Randall​
Katherine Randolph
Amy Rao
Elsa Raval
Mary Rawles
Ramona Raybin
Jay Reinbold
Nancy Reyering
Sandra Ribera Speed
Colleen Richardson
Lisa Ring
Heather Robinson
Juliet Robinson
Susan Roe
Charlotte Rolle
Joseph Rojas
Isabel Rosas
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Arva Rose
Deborah Rosenthal
Peggy Rosenthal
Mindy Ross
Simone Rothman
Barbara Rubin
Lisa Rudin
Ari Ruiz
Brenda Sabin
Doug Saeltzer
Ghada Saliba-Malouf​
Susan Sanchez
Annie Sanditen
Elise Sanguinetti
Johanna Santer
Marguerite S. Sanvictores
Jeanne Sassoon
Dale Satake​
Patricia Scarborough
Elsa Schafer
Emily Schiller
Patty Schinzing
Molly Schloss
Rich Schoenberger
Kate Schwering
Mattie Scott
Linda Segervall-Baldini
Kirstin Sego
Darren Sepanek
Mansi Shah
Barbara Shannon
Nina Shapirshteyn
Kerry Shear
Kristen Sherman
Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP
Raisa Sheynberg
Lindsay Shields
Audrey Siegel
Steve Silberstein​
Harriet Sinaikin
Nancy Skinner
Anne Slattery
Daniel Smith
Indira Smith
Tricia Smith
Clifton Smoot
JB Soley
Laura Soloff-Geller
Amy Fisch Solomon
Ronna Somers
Cheryl Sorokin
Colleen Soulis
Christine Spagnoli
Anne Spar
Nancy Spears
Lynn Spitler
Srinija Srinivasan
Kathryn Stebner
Rachel Sterling
Jennifer Stern
Stacy Stewart
Mignon Strong​
Lynda Storek
Rania Succar
Carol Swanson
Noa Tal
Sarah Tamor
Lello Tesema
Amber Tham
Esther Thomas
Denise Thompson
Lois Thompson
Tony Thurmond
Beth Tigay
Tara Townsend
Lea-Ann Tratten
Vanessa Trigub
Maya Tussing
Kimberly Valentine
Pauline Vargas
Bill Veen
The Veen Firm
Vicki Veenker
Irma Velasquez
Jen Vercelli
Alejandra Villalobos
Sharon Vinick
Melanie Vinson
Savitha Viswanathan
Amber Volmering
Wendy Voorsanger
Jayme Walker
Elizabeth Warner
Rachel Warner
Kimberly Washington
Julie Waterstone
Rhoda Weisman
Geoffrey Wells
Gretchen West
Jackie Wheeler
Linda Wilhelm
Amy Whitcomb
Elizabeth White
Erika White
Julie Whitelock
Mary C. Wiederhold
Jennifer Wilcox
Elizabeth Wingate
Kimberly Wong
Betsy Wood
Andrea Woolf
Alexia Worsham
Lacy Wright
Annie Wu
Celina Wyman
Elyse Wyman
Suzanne Yankovic
Patricia Yates
Irene Yen
Sophia Yen
Kelle Young
Matthew Youngner​
Lauren Zachry
Lisa Zachry
Sivan Zakai
Stuart Zanville
Lauren Zorfas