Endorse Mer!

Thank you for your endorsements*!

*Partial List.  Titles Used for Identification Purposes Only. Individuals are listed in alphabetical order by LAST name.

CURRENT & FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS (37)

Margaret Abe-Koga, Santa Clara County Supervisor (District 5)

Patrick Ahrens, Assemblymember (District 26)

Milan Balinton, Former Franklin-McKinley Board of Education Trustee

Jeremy Barousse, Evergreen School District Trustee

Patrice Berry, Oakland Unified School Board Member

Thelma Boac, Berryessa Unified School District Governing Board Member

Mia Bonta, Assemblymember (District 18)

Teresa Castellanos, San José Unified School District Board President

Dr. Michael Chang, Former President, Santa Clara County Board of Education

Helen Chapman, Director

Aliya Chisti, City College of San Francisco Trustee

David Cohen, San Jose City Council (District 4)

Maureen Joy “Mo” de Nieva-Marsh, San Rafael City Schools Trustee, ESUHSD alumna

Lisanna Dominguez, District 6 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority

Betty Duong, Santa Clara County Supervisor (District 2)

Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor (District 4)

Paul Fong, West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee

Shay Franco-Clausen, Former District 5 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority

Melissa Got-Lopez, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Trustee

Darcie Green, Former Member and President of the Santa Clara County Board of Education

Wendy Ho, Former San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustee

Dr. Martha Kanter, Former Foothill De Anza Community College District Trustee

Alex Lee, Assemblymember (District 24)

Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor (District 3)

Sylvia Leong, Cupertino Union School District Board Trustee

David Li, Redwood City School District Trustee

Crystal Martinez, Marin Community College District Trustee

Dr. Heather McCarty, San Francisco Community College Board Trustee

Rob Moore, Mayor of Los Gatos

Nayiri Nahabedian, Former President, Glendale Unified School District Board of Education

Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Trustee

Tuan Nguyen, CA Democratic Party Delegate, Assembly District 25

Cameron Sasai, City of Pinole Mayor

Libby Schaaf, Former Mayor of Oakland

Kathy Sutherland, District 4 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority

Michael Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton

Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton, San Leandro Councilmember & Education Advocate

COMMUNITY LEADERS & MEMBERS (64)

Rene Alvarez, Higher Education Administrator

Dr. Lisa Andrew, Community Leader

Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder & CEO of Beyond 12

Dora Beyer, Community Development at Excite Credit Union

Ahrash Bissell, Nonprofit President

Merrell Botello, Nava Benefits Partner

Dr. Jennifer Briscoe, Community Leader

Chandra Brooks, Activist/Entrepreneur/Community Leader

Dr. Jeremy Brown, Higher Education Leader

Razelle Buenavista, Community Leader

Dana Bunnett, Child and Family Advocate

Tessa Carmen De Roy, Equity Advocate

Gemma Chavez Garcia, ESUHSD Alum & Parent

Christopher Chen

Liza Chu, Education Policy Advocate

Dr. Angelica Cortez, Community Leader

Despina Costopoulos Emerson, Policy Advocate

Kat Da Silva, Community Leader & Wellness Educator

Alerie Flandez, Community Advocate

Barb Gee, Community Member

Alan Gouig, Community Leader

Devon Gray, Anti-Poverty Advocate

Charlene Green, Educator

Justher Gutierrez, Community Leader and Advocate

John Hiester, Community Leader and Advocate of Education

Mike Hennessy

Lia Izenberg, Entrepreneur and Nonprofit Advocate

Rolland Janairo, Community Leader

Allison Joe, Community Leader, Education Advocate

Valerie Johnson, Higher Education Advocate

Julie Kling, PHHS/ESUHSD Alum, Community Leader and Advocate

Takeo Kubo, Community College Administrator

Itanza Lawrence, Community Leader and Advocate

Mary Le, M.Sc., CCFS®, ASSA®, Financial Educator & Community Builder

Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, ESUHSD Alum and Community Leader

Gloria Loventhal, Community Leader

Linda Lu, Liberatory Researcher

Meri Maben, Community Leader

Maileen Joy Mamaradlo, Community Leader

Michele Mashburn, Community Leader & Advocat

Piper McNulty

Leena Mendoza, Santa Clara County Business Owner

Claudia Morales, Parent of ESUHSD Alum

Briana Mullen, Education Advocate

Dr. Christopher Nellum, Education Advocate

Jackie Nevarez, Statewide College Access and Financial Equity Leader

Mike Nguyen, Community and Student Advocate

Janella Parucha, Community Advocate

JP Pina, Community Leader & Housing Advocate and ESUHSD Alumni

Dr. Elvin Ramos, Community Leader

Dr. Anthony Santa Ana, Educator and Community Organizer

David Silver

Hannah Smith, Principal

Dr. Alexis Takagi, Student Advocate

Maristella Tapia, Community Advocate, Educator

Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, Higher Education Leader

Roy Tongilava, Community Advocate

Michelle Tran, Equity Advocate

Eileen Tsai, Community Advocate

Camille Valerio, Community Leader & Advocate

Vaughn Villaverde, Director of Advocacy

Jahmal Williams, Community Advocate

Stephisha Ycoy-Walton, Education Justice Academy (EJA) Director of Recruitment, City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner

Marlene Zapata, Community Advocate