Emily Caesar has been a volunteer leader with Bend the Arc since 2014. She is the co-chair of Bend the Arc Southern California's Criminal Justice Committee and a graduate of the Jeremiah Fellowship. Emily has worked with other leaders and coalition partners to advance criminal justice reforms at the local and state level including passage of LA City’s Fair Chance ordinance, passage of Propositions 47 and 57, and reforming California’s laws regarding juvenile solitary confinement, money bail, and police use of deadly force. When not volunteering with Bend the Arc, Emily works to advance health equity as the Senior Manager of Planning and Collaboration for LA County's Department of Public Health. She holds a BA in Psychology from UC Berkeley and a dual Master’s in Social Work and Public Health from Washington University in St. Louis.