About Us

Tenacious. Persistent. Insistent. Caring. Smart. Honest.

These are some of the terms used to describe 55 year old Long Beach native,
Gerrie Schipske.

Gerrie Schipske believes that public service is a privilege and a duty. That's why she
has spent most of her adult life working to improve the quality of life for our
community. She's a nurse practitioner, attorney , university teacher and mother of
three.

Local Roots. Local Values.

Gerrie Schipske's grandparents came to Long Beach in the late 1940's. Her parents
met at the Pike and married at St. Lucy's Church. They held their wedding reception
in Silverado Park. Gerrie was born in 1950 at the Long Beach Naval Hospital.

Gerrie and her partner of 25 years, Flo Pickett, have raised three wonderful children
who all attended Long Beach public schools and Long Beach City College. Gerrie
has a distinguished career of public service at the city, state and congressional
levels. She has served for over 15 years on Long Beach City committees,
commissions and boards -- including the Board of Health and Human Services, the
Joint Powers Authority for the CSU Headquarters, and the Queensway Bay
Committee that guided the development of the Aquarium of the Pacific.

In 1992, she was elected to the Long Beach City College Board of Trustees. She has
won the nomination of her political party three times for state and federal offices.
Gerrie Schipske is the founder of the Community Baby Shower, the Long Beach
Police Department's Women's Advisory Committee, Long Beach Cares... and
RxforLongBeach.com.