Monica Wilson was recently elected to the Antioch City Council and is the first Black woman to serve on the council. Ms Wilson was a member of the Economic Development Commission in the City of Antioch. She is the past Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County. Ms. Wilson serves as the Policy Issues Chair for the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus. Monica is the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life and the Dean of Students at Mills College. She also serves as the staff advisor to the (Fem Dems) the college Democratic Club. In the spring of 2012 she was selected as Advisor of the Year for her work with the Fem Dems. Monica is a graduate of the Emerge Program class of 2011. Emerge is a Democratic Women’s leadership program, which trains women to run for office.