Julie Shiroishi, Eleanor’s Legacy’s Executive Director, began her career in publishing, including at Columbia University Press and Viking/Penguin Books. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Shiroishi started volunteering for local Democratic candidates. This led her to become chief of staff to a NYS Assemblymember, campaign manager on numerous campaigns, and Chair of the Dutchess County Democratic Committee. This year, she served as a delegate representing New York's 18th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention. She currently serves as a Vice Chair of the NYS Democratic Committee and is a founding member of the Committee's AAPI Caucus. Shiroishi is committed to preserving democracy, our environment, and reproductive freedoms for future generations as well as to honor her late father, who was a Japanese American internee during World War II. Shiroishi resides in Beacon, NY. Originally from California, where she earned a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, Shiroishi currently resides in Beacon, NY.