Emerge PA's Inaugural 2016 Class

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Emerge Pennsylvania is proud to announce the following women have been accepted into the Inaugural 2016 Class:

LauraEllen Ashcraft - Pittsburgh

Mary Ellen Balchunis - Ardmore

Heather Boyd - Drexel Hill

Carolyn Comitta - West Chester

Kelly Fraasch - Mount Lebanon

Lissa Geiger Shulman - Pittsburgh

Linda Hee - Abington

Kristine Howard - Malvern

Movita Johnson-Harrell - Philadelphia

Kimberly Kaplan - Pittsburgh

Barbarann Keffer - Drexel Hill

Jasmine Kurjakovic   - Pittsburgh

Gillian Kratzer - Altoona

Nikki Lu - Pittsburgh

Sharon Overton - Elkins Park

Sully Pinos - York

Megan Plinkington - Irwin

Laura Quick - Palmyra

Christine Reuther - Wallingford

Elaine Schaefer - Newtown Square

Lauren Vidas - Philadelphia

Lindsey Williams - Pittsburgh

Since the first Emerge state was launched in 2002 Emerge has trained more than 1,500 Democratic women to run for office to date. Fifty-two percent of Emerge alumnae have run for office or been appointed to local boards or commissions. Of those who have run for office, 70 percent won. Additionally, Emerge has a strong record of diversity - forty percent of alumnae are women of color. Follow Emerge Pennsylvania on Facebookfor more updates on the program.