Julissa Gómez is a Vice President at Street Level Strategy, where she specializes in coalition building, internal communications programs, grassroots engagement, and campaign management. She has 20 years of public affairs, communications, and grassroots organizing experience working with non-profits and government agencies such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, California Association of REALTORS(R), MomsRising, Center for Justice and Accountability, Amnesty International USA, American Lung Association, Energy Upgrade California, High-Speed Railway, San Francisco General Elections, and Clean Power San Francisco. She has directed several successful statewide ballot initiatives and outreach programs across the state and country.

Prior to joining the firm, she served as Director of Member Mobilization at the California Association of REALTORS®. In that role, she led the advocacy and member mobilization efforts across the state, administered a statewide affordable housing trust fund, and helped pass Prop. 19 – a statewide ballot measure to close tax loopholes for the wealthy.

Previously, Julissa served as the Statewide Advocacy Manager for the American Lung Association in California, where she managed advocacy programs on tobacco control and air quality issues throughout California. In addition, Julissa worked a successful ballot measure to add a new tobacco tax to benefit various programs, including cancer research expansion.

Julissa has also directed outreach efforts for Interethnica, leading marketing, and public engagement consultancy, for various clients, including Energy Upgrade California, High-Speed Railway, San Francisco General Elections, and Clean Power San Francisco. She also served as campaign director for MomsRising, advocating for family-friendly policies like the Affordable Care Act and equal pay legislation.

In her free time, Julissa serves as Vice President for Latinas Lead CA, the only statewide political action committee dedicated to electing Latinas to elected office and advancing Latina leadership. She has advanced Latinas to leadership positions throughout the state through this work. In addition, she’s an active parent volunteer at her daughter’s school.

Julissa received her Bachelor’s in Chicano/a Studies with a minor in History from California State University Northridge.