Molly is the Senior Development and Partnerships Manager for the progressive organization Courage California. She is an Alumna of Emerge California, is the Emerge CA 2019 SoCal Class Representative, is a Board member for the Black Women’s Democratic Club of California, a Scout for Close the Gap California, and she works closely at the local and state levels in creating a pipeline for progressive womxn to run for seats over the next 4-6 years.

 

Molly is the daughter of a Haitian immigrant and a hippie from down south, yet she grew up in Huntington Beach, CA. She joined Courage California in February 2017 when she returned home to Long Beach, CA with her husband and toddler, Kingston, after seven years in Brooklyn, NY. While in New York, Molly worked as an Advocate and Academic Coordinator at Harlem Children’s Zone. Molly spent three years fundraising for a safety net hospital in downtown Brooklyn and dabbled in health care research before leaving New York. Molly earned a BA in Afro-Ethnic Studies from CSU Fullerton and studied Urban Affairs at CUNY Hunter in Manhattan, NY.

 

Molly’s favorite things include her family + friends, justice, laughter, and hair.