Emily Jones (she/her), Equity Director

Emily started her career in advocacy while a student at UC Davis, leading a campaign to register students to vote and advocating for more housing at the local level. She served as the Director of Political Affairs for the Davis College Democrats in 2018-2019. After completing her degree in political science, Emily interned with the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division in the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, before returning to California to work on California policy issues.

Emily previously worked as a Public Affairs Associate with Dewey Square Group’s Sacramento Practice, supporting a variety of campaigns related to housing, land-use, education, water rights, and homelessness, before narrowing her focus to housing as the Campaign and Coordination Manager at California YIMBY and the lead facilitator of HOME in 2023.

In her free time, she can be found reading, playing board games, cuddling her animals, or exploring California’s natural beauty and the hidden treasures of her Oak Park neighborhood.