About
Thanks for visiting our about page! We're Yes on 16, the Opportunity for All Coalition, and we're lucky to be led by amazing labor, business, student, civil rights, and education equity organizations in California. Learn more below
Our shared values and communities are under attack in America today. White supremacists are on the march, Black people are being shot, Latino immigrants are demonized on a daily basis, COVID-19 is ravaging Native communities, hate crimes against Asian Americans are on the rise, and many of us fear for our safety because of who we are.
There is something we can do. By supporting Proposition 16, we can push back against Trump and the racism he promotes and build a better future in California. There has never been a more critical time to reinstate affirmative action in California – as we chart a path forward to a stronger economic future for women and communities of color, and to a California where Black lives matter and our systems are just. Learn more about our team below, and join our movement today!
Steering Committee
Opportunity for All Coalition Steering Committee Members
Eva Paterson (Co-Chair)
President, Equal Justice Society
Thomas A. Saenz (Co-Chair)
President and General Counsel, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)
Walter Wilson
CEO, Silicon Valley Minority Business Consortium (Ballot Measure Committee Member)
Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga
Executive Director, The Education Trust-West
John Kim
Executive Director, Advancement Project California
Abdi Soltani
Executive Director, ACLU of Northern California
Daniel Lurie
Founder, Tipping Point Community
Brian Williams
COO, Los Angeles Urban League
Christian Arana
Policy Director, Latino Community Foundation
Joey Williams
Director of Organizing, PICO California
Jesse Ryans
Executive Vice President, Campaign for College Opportunity
Lisa Holder
Law Office of Lisa Holder; Counsel, Equal Justice Society
Salih Muhammad
Organizing Director, University of California Student Association
Vincent Pan (Co-Chair)
Co-Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action
Quinn Delaney
Philanthropist (Ballot Measure Committee Member)
Michele Siqueiros
President, Campaign for College Opportunity (Ballot Measure Committee Member)
Derecka Mehrens
CEO, Working Partnerships USA
Manjusha P. Kulkarni
Executive Director, Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council
Melanie Ramil
Executive Director, Emerge California
Rick Zbur
Executive Director, Equality California
Stewart Kwoh
Retired Founder, Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA
Julie Diaz Waters
State Political Director, AFSCME Local 3299
Stephanie Roberson
Government Relations Director, California Nurses Association
Schenae Rourk
President, Redwood Resources
Paul Guerrero
La Raza Roundtable de California
Parshan Khosravi
Government Relations Director, University of California Student Association