BEO Leadership

Our Board of Directors brings together distinguished public servants who have dedicated their careers to community leadership and governance.

The board includes current elected officials who provide vital insight into contemporary policy challenges, former elected leaders whose experience spans multiple terms and administrations, appointed officials actively serving in key governmental roles, and former appointees who have shaped public institutions across various sectors.

This unique composition ensures our organization benefits from both active knowledge of current civic operations and the strategic perspective that comes from years of public service. Together, these directors guide our mission with a deep understanding of how effective governance can create lasting positive change in the communities we serve.

Supervisor Wanda Williams

Solano County Supervisor for District 3
Board Member, Fil-AM Chamber of Commerce
National Council of Negro Women, Solano Chapter
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) Solano-Napa Chapter

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Board President & Chair

Supervisor Wanda Williams

Dr. Steve Gibson

Board President of Pasadena City College
Former Pasadena Area Community College District Board Member
Former Los Angeles Area Program Director of American Friends Service Committee.
Healthcare Organizer for AARP
National and International speaker/presenter on Bayesian statistics
Board Member of Progressive Asian Network for Action
Board member of Latinos for America

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VP of Membership

Dr. Steve Gibson

Dr. Gethsemane Moss

Senior Director of Community Engagement & Public Information Officer for Solano County Board of Education
Benicia Arts and Culture Commission
Former School Board Trustee for the Benicia Unified School District
Solano County Commission for Women & Girls
Board Member for the Museum of History Benicia
Field Rep. for Senator Bill Dodd, District 3
Contributing writer for Benicia Magazine

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VP of Donor Relations

Dr. Gethsemane Moss

Commissioner Y'Anad Burrell

Founder/CEO of Glass House Communications (GHC) and iHealth Innovation
Journalist for Post News Group
Commissioner for Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Commission
Community Affairs Representative for East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD)
Board Member/chair of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Gov't. Relations Committee

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VP of Communications

Commissioner Y'Anad Burrell

Damon L. Alexander

Former United States Marine
Former Councilmember for the City of San Bernardino, Seventh Ward
Founding President of the 100 Black Men of the Inland Empire
1st Vice President of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
Board Member Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
Former Chairman of the City of San Bernardino Public Safety and Human Relations Commission
Citizens Advisory Committee on Marijuana
President of the North End Neighborhood Association (NENA)
Past 25th District Commander of the American Legion of San Bernardino County
Member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity

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Treasurer

Damon Alexander

Commissioner Kristina Elder

Vice Chair of the Planning Commission for Suisun City
Commercial Real Estate Professional

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Secretary

Commissioner Kristina Elder

Treva Reid

Former Councilwoman for the City of Oakland, District 7
Former senior aid to Nancy Skinner,
Associate for Ca ASm. Dist 18 on the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Emerge California Alum
Licensed minister at Shiloh Church
State Policy Advisor for Black Women Organized for Political Action
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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Board Director

Former Councilmember Treva Reid

Councilwoman Stevevonna Evans

Councilwoman for the City of Adelanto, CA
Founder of Haven's Future
Board member of the Family Assistance Program
Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD)
Committee member of the Continuum of Care Regional Steering Committee
Founder of the Adelanto Water Justice Coalition
Entreprenuer/Owner of Liberated Money Movement & Cargo Mined, Inc.

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Board Director

Councilwoman Stevevonna Evans

Dr. Lynette Gibson-McElhaney

Former Council President for the City of Oakland
Secretary and Past President of the Black Elected Officials of California
Executive Committee Association of Bay Area Governments and Youth Ventures JPA
Executive Strategist & Coach
Board Member of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance Board
Alameda County and Oakland Community Action Program

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Past President

Dr. Lynette Gibson-McElhaney

Marla A. Matime

Founder/CEO of The MAR.M Agency LLC
Former Traffic Safety Commissioner for the City of Moreno Valley
Past Executive Director of the Cal Cities African American Caucus
President/Chair for the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)
Communications Director for Mt. Rubidoux SDA Church
Board Member for the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra
Past Rolling Stone Culture Council, Tastemaker/Thought Leader
NAACP Riverside Branch Member

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Executive Director

Marla A. Matime