About Us

The San Diego Lead­er­ship Alliance (SDLA) is a non­par­ti­san non­profit formed to develop San Diego's pro­gres­sive leadership. After a decade, the SDLA has graduated more than 200 progressives from its program who now carry our values into their respective leadership roles in the community across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. 

Our Mis­sion

The mission of the San Diego Leadership Alliance is to develop the next generation of progressive leaders by providing the skills, relationships and opportunities to build a sustainable progressive infrastructure in the San Diego region.

Who runs the SDLA?

The San DiegoLeadership Alliance is managed by an Executive Committee, composed of 5 officers, and over a dozen Board of Directors. SDLA’s current co-presidents are Amanda Berry and Nic Zinter.

Our Progressive Values

  • We believe soci­ety should work for every­one. 
  • We believe government and institutions can and should be a force for good.
  • We believe in ele­vat­ing every­one to a posi­tion of equal treat­ment, regard­less of class, race, eth­nic­ity, con­science, gender, sex­ual ori­entation, gen­der expres­sion, national ori­gin, abil­ity, or his­tory of disenfranchisement
  • We believe in advocating for accountability, actions, and change that manifests these values.

Our Work

SDLA exists to build a net­work of pro­gres­sives with the skills and rela­tion­ships to pro­vide a focus on equity, equality and justice. SDLA is not just about devel­op­ing can­di­dates to run for pub­lic office. Polit­i­cal change includes elected offi­cials, but it also requires sup­port­ers from the busi­ness, non­prof­it, and other sectors. 


SDLA's bench­mark pro­gram is our lead­er­ship Insti­tute that runs January through June ever year. We bring together a diverse group of pro­gres­sive indi­vid­u­als and pro­vide them the tools needed to become lead­ers in San Diego. For more infor­ma­tion on the insti­tute please visit our pro­gram pages.


SDLA was for­merly affil­i­ated with the national non profit the New Lead­ers Council.

Board of Directors

Meet the board members of the San Diego Leadership Alliance.

Officers

Committee Chairs

Amanda Berry

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Founding Members

Founding Members of the San Diego Leadership Alliance are a diverse network of supporters who are dedicated to advancing SDLA's mission to build the next generation of young progressives in the San Diego region.


Consider joining as an SDLA Member! 


Our sincerest thanks to our Founding Members, listed below.

Founding Members

  • Jeremy Addis-Mills
  • Treasure Addis-Mills
  • Amanda Allen
  • James Alvernaz
  • Robert G. Antonio
  • Nadia Bermudez
  • Megan Blair
  • Trevor Blair
  • Amanda Bonds
  • Sarah Borger
  • Aaron J. Brooks
  • Aaron Burnett
  • Jay Buys
  • Gil Cabrera — Supporter
  • Jeff Chinn
  • Kirsten Clemons
  • Amy Denhart
  • Clarissa Falcon
  • Katherine Field
  • Erin Francis
  • Wyn Furman
  • Lev Gershman
  • Robert Gleason
  • John Greenwell
  • Stewart Halpern
  • Jeremy Hirshberg
  • Cody Hooven
  • Emily Howe
  • Eric Alan Isaacson — Advocate
  • Malieka Johnson
  • Donna Jones
  • Katasha Kalonji
  • Rebecca Kanter
  • Eric Klein
  • Heather Laird
  • Jamie Latiano Jacobs
  • Tammy Lin
  • Kate McDevitt
  • Melissa Meagher
  • Arian Mojiri
  • Colin Parent
  • Dale Parent 
  • Shanna Pearce
  • Gary Rotto
  • Scott Schechter — Enthusiast 
  • Johanna Schiavoni
  • Kimberly Simms
  • Prabha Singh
  • Gabriel Solmer
  • Maureen Steiner — Supporter
  • Mark Tran
  • Davin Widgerow
  • Wilda Wong
  • Shane Yonston

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Membership Levels

Founding Membership

$150

(within first year of SDLA Membership Program)

Supporter

$200

Enthusiast 

$500

Advocate 

$1,000