CELA members testify in the California Assembly and Senate committees on proposed legislation. We also work in coalition with labor, legal and civil rights organizations to improve the quality of life for working women and men.
If you would like to become a member of CELA’s Legislative Committee contact our Legislative Counsel & Policy Director, Mariko Yoshihara at mariko@cela.org.
CELA Legislative Counsel & Policy Director: Mariko Yoshihara
Phone: (916) 340-5084
mariko@cela.org
Co-Chair: Scot Bernstein
Phone: (916) 275-2255
swampadero@sbernsteinlaw.com
Co-Chair: Menaka Fernando
Phone: (415) 638-8800
MFernando@outtengolden.com
If you are interested in applying for a political or judicial appointment, please contact our Legislative Counsel & Policy Director, Mariko Yoshihara at mariko@cela.org.
Director
- Mariko Yoshihara
Co-Chairs
- Scot D. Bernstein
- Menaka Fernando
Members
- Asaf Agazanof
- J. Bernard Alexander III
- Megan Beaman
- Craig Byrnes
- Kirby Canon
- James Clapp
- James Clark
- Devin Coyle
- Ashley Cruz
- David deRubertis
- Maria G. Diaz
- David Duchrow
- Menaka Fernando
- Barbara Figari
- Gail Glick
- Paul Glusman
- Kenneth Goldman
- Hilary Hammell
- Alex Hartounian
- Traci Hinden
- Phil Horowitz
- Christina Humphrey
- Jean Hyams
- Toni Jaramilla
- Rebecca Kagin
- Brennan Kahn
- Aaron Kaufmann
- Julian Burns King
- Eric Kingsley
- Dawn Knepper
- Adam Koshkin
- Jennifer Kramer
- Rachael Langston
- Noah Lebowitz
- Janette Lee
- Anthony Lewis
- Kimberly Lind
- Tina Locklear
- Ramit Mizrahi
- Beth Mora
- Mia Munro
- Rory Quintana
- Alan J. Reinach
- Cynthia Rice
- Brandon Ruiz
- Eliot Rushovich
- Stephanie A. Sandler
- Leonard H. Sansanowicz
- Christian Schreiber
- Sonya Smallets
- Vincent Tong
- Jeannette Vaccaro
- Richard Vaznaugh
- Stephen Wiard