SEISMIC POWER SHIFT 
Let’s celebrate women building power!

Seismic Sisters gathered with dynamic feminist leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area who are busy dismantling patriarchy and creating visionary changes in politics and government, art and culture, business and tech. Find out what's working in the soft power revolution and how they are building power to transform systems as well as design new institutions to achieve equality and social justice. 

SPEAKERS

KIMBERLY ELLIS

Kimberly Ellis is a phenomenal woman! She’s a dynamic feminist leader, community organizer and electrifying speaker who can ‘shake the rafters’ with cheers of her energized crowds. Among her many ambitious projects, she founded Unbought – Unbossed (UnB2) to create an incubator for the next generation of political disruptors. The former Executive Director of Emerge California - the state’s most effective training program for Democratic women who run for office - Kimberly is a nationally recognized progressive leader who has been credited with revolutionizing Democratic politics in California.

A captivating orator who educates, motivates and inspires people to action, Kimberly brings a wide breadth of experience in traditional media and digital content creation. She has appeared on syndicated television and radio, and is frequently interviewed by leading political media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press. She is a frequent contributor to a number of online and print dailies, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, and Huffington Post.

Recently, Kimberly was a candidate for Chair of the California Democratic Party, where she inspired thousands and lit the spark of an ongoing movement for the next generation of progressive activists. She currently serves as Director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, bringing fresh leadership, creative ideas and media savvy to advance the mission of this renowned organization.

KEESA OCAMPO

Keesa Ocampo is the founder of WeSparq - a creative media agency - where she leads an award-winning multicultural team to craft brands and content with impact. WeSparq believes in the power of creating solutions for an evolving audience who is awakened, ready, social, and global, by growing ideas from seeds of diversity, inclusion, and empathy. 

WeSparq is behind the social media, messaging, campaigns and design of brands like Planned Parenthood, Save the Bay, Barbara Lee, FARO, Mosaic America and other startups and women- and LGBTQ-founded organizations. WeSparq played a key role in launching the Mosaic Festival in Silicon Valley, which was a milestone in the client’s mission of cultivating belonging in diverse communities through inter-cultural performing arts. Seismic Sisters tapped Ocampo’s creative genius to help take this feminist media start-up to the next level, evolving the look, content, audience and engagement levels.

She is also the founder and CEO of Hara, a sustainable home goods brand that brings the handicrafts by indigenous artisans and women craftsfolk from the Philippines to the world. Its commitment to a short supply chain and the preservation heirloom artforms are central to its purpose.

Keesa started her career in television and became a two-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast television producer, writer and director of food, travel and lifestyle shows. Ocampo shines in front of the camera as well. With WeSparq she created social media campaigns and currently hosts a weekly live-streamed show, Kulinarya Live! for the Filipino Food Movement, a nonprofit client that was honored for its social media content and COVID-19 response programs. 

Ocampo carries an expertise in political and charitable fundraising. In 2020 she stepped up as a volunteer advisor to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, focused on strategic fundraising and outreach. This was prior to the release of the US Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. It’s been all hands on deck since and Ocampo is proud to be in the fight for reproductive rights for all.

Keesa was named one of the ‘100 Most Influential Filipinas in the United States’ by the Filipina Women’s Network and has been recognized for her humanitarian and civic work. An enthusiastic advocate for women’s rights, Ocampo was appointed as a Commissioner on the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women from 2011-2014. She is a former member of the California Cable and Telecommunications Association and the Public Relations Society of America.

ALEXANDRIA BUTLER

Alexandria Butler (aka Lexi B) is a self-proclaimed Freedom Fighter and leader in building executive leadership and workplace equity in the tech industry. After several years working at some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley, Butler founded SISTA CIRCLE: Black Women in Tech, initially as a way to meet another Black woman in tech to be mentored, as they make up less than 3% of the tech workforce. 

Today this community has over 14,000 members in a global online community sharing their insights, challenges, tips and opportunities. SC:BWiT launched a new and instantly popular Job Board in 2022, attracting the eyeballs of thousands of Black women with tech skills seeking career opportunities in a bustling economy. 

Butler is a dynamic storyteller, motivational speaker, media maven, and mentor to young people starting out in their careers. Butler leads with her engaging personality, giant ambition, and creative mind laser-focused on moving people forward. With her star on the rise, she recently was interviewed by her hometown St. Louis KMOV TV News for a ‘local girl does good’ profile touting her success in increasing the number of Black women in the tech industry. Lexi B is a unique voice poised for big things. She’s one to watch!

KATE MAEDER

Kate Maeder is a California-based political strategist, who has been working in Democratic politics and communication for over a decade. She designs and develops multi-channel media strategies to organize communities and win campaigns.

Kate has a deep commitment to electing more women and members of the LGBTQ community. Before joining KMM Strategies, Kate served as the lead strategist and Campaign Manager for the first woman elected Lieutenant Governor in California’s history, Eleni Kounalakis. She has helped train women to run for office through the Emerge California program. She also founded Women Get It Done, an advocacy non-profit that's creating safe spaces and organizing networks of women around the country.  

She was named one of the 40 Under 40 political leaders by the American Association of Political Consultants and is currently on the boards of Equality California and Victory Campaign Fund to support LGBTQ candidates around the country.

She is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley, and now lives in San Francisco with her wife and four-year-old Corgi mix.