Camille Zapata (she/her) is a queer Chicana-Boricua from Stockton, CA. Her work to build a more equitable and thriving future for womxn, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community is personal and is at the center of her professional career.
Based in Stockton, Zapata is a digital communications consultant and an experienced local and state campaign manager who serves on the board of California Women’s List and most recently served as the Program Manager for Civic Engagement and Political Empowerment at the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women. Prior to that, after fighting for equal pay and winning, she became the first Latina Chief of Staff to San Joaquin County Supervisor Kathy Miller, third woman elected to serve on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors. She also previously served as the campaign manager for Dr. Susan Talamantes Eggman, the first LGBTQ+ Latinx woman elected to the CA Senate.
At California Women’s List, Zapata developed and co-authored Her Stories on the Campaign Trail Report: Analyzing the Mental Health Impacts of Hostility Women Face Pursuing Political Office in California, a first of its its kind research pilot studying the comparative adversity that California women face running for office and the ensuing impacts on mental health and wellness. Additionally, Zapata co-created and launched a city-wide local endorsements pilot program in five largest metropolitan cities in California to support a pipeline of Democratic pro-choice candidates running for state office.
Today, she runs CZAPATA Digital Media & Consulting, a digital media and political consulting business that serves women of color and LGBTQ elected officials and political candidates. She resides in her hometown of Stockton, CA with her husband, Davis Harper Zapata and their cattle dog, Penny, and cat, Unagi.
