Alyce Pipkin-Allen

Alyce Pipkin-Allen was born in Mississippi and moved to San Diego with her military family after living on several military bases throughout California and Washington State. Once here, she attended Memorial Jr. High School, San Diego High School, Kelsey-Jenney Business College, and San Diego State College. Alyce, now retired, served as a human resource professional with the County of San Diego’s Human Resources department for over 20 years. Before joining the County, she worked in Southeast San Diego communities for several on-the-job training contracts with the Neighborhood House Association, the Black Federation, the Community Health Services Inc. (a Model City project), and the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF). She also volunteered at the Welfare Rights Organization for several years. With few exceptions, she has dedicated her entire adult life to public and community service.

She is committed to promoting the power of the Vote and Black Women as leaders, elected officials, and political staffers. This advocacy is activated through organizing, educating, and mobilizing the Black community on important issues throughout the city, County, state, and national levels. She is in awe of the Millennials and Gen Zs and has founded an intergenerational organization to tap into their power – The Black and African Women Rise Democratic Club (BAWR). She is active in the County of San Diego’s Democratic party as the Founder and CoPresident of BAWR, the Democratic Woman’s Club, and the Dems for Equality. In addition, during her term as the Vice Chair of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Democratic Club, she helped to reinvigorate and rebuild the Club into a preeminent San Diego Club whose endorsement was sought by local and statewide candidates. As a result, the Club has grown and is still a force today. Alyce is a member of several statewide organizations with missions that align with hers – the Power of the Vote (Democracy), Economic Security (good jobs), Education Equity (better schools), Black Lives Matter (police accountability), Health Equity (eliminating barriers to wellness for Black women and girls), and the power of Black Women (when we do well, everyone thrives).