Thank you for your endorsements*!
*Partial List. Titles Used for Identification Purposes Only. Individuals are listed in alphabetical order by LAST name.
STUDENTS & YOUNG LEADERS (10)
Jose Abastida, Library Education Commission District 5 Commissioner
Joecell Andree Agamata, Community Advocate
Aljon Claveria, Community Leader
Alan Gouig, Community Leader
Tim Herd, UCLA Ph.D. Candidate
Mike Nguyen, Community and Student Advocate
Rey Rafanan, San Jose State University Student (4th year)
Dr. Alexis Takagi, Student Advocate
Kadence Walker, Community Advocate
Gabriel Young, Former Biden-Harris Administration Staffer
CURRENT & FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS (74)
STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS
Patrick Ahrens, Assemblymember (District 26)
Mia Bonta, Assemblymember (District 18)
Rob Bonta, California Attorney General
Christopher Cabaldon, State Senator (District 3)
Malia Cohen, California State Controller
Dave Cortese, Senator (District 15)
Ash Kalra, Assemblymember (District 25)
Ro Khanna, Congressman (District 17)
Alex Lee, Assemblymember (District 24)
Sally Lieber, CA State Board of Equalization Chair
Celeste Rodriguez, Assemblymember (District 43)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Margaret Abe-Koga, District 5
Sylvia Arenas, District 1
Betty Duong, District 2
Susan Ellenberg, District 4
Otto Lee, District 3
COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Helen Chapman, Director
Cindy Chavez, Former Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 2
Lisanna Dominguez, District 6 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
Neysa Fligor, Santa Clara County Assessor
Shay Franco-Clausen, Former District 5 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors (District 4)
Kathy Sutherland, District 4 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Domingo Candelas, San Jose City Councilmember (District 8)
George Casey, San Jose City Councilmember (District 10)
David Cohen, San Jose City Councilmember (District 4)
Teresa Cox, Former Fremont Councilmember & Former Ohlone College Trustee
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
Juslyn Manalo, Daly City Councilmember
Carmen Montano, City of Milpitas Mayor
Rob Moore, Mayor of Los Gatos
Peter Ortiz, San Jose City Councilmember (District 5)
Mark Pulido, City of Cerritos Councilmember
Emily Ann Ramos, City of Mountain View Mayor
Sergio Robles, Elk Grove City Council (District 4)
Cameron Sasai, City of Pinole Mayor
Libby Schaaf, Former Mayor of Oakland
Linda Sell, Sunnyvale City Council (District 1)
Anthony Tordillos, San Jose City Councilmember (District 3)
Michael Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton
Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton, San Leandro City Councilmember & Education Advocate
Gilbert Wong, Former Cupertino Mayor and Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee
COLLEGE & SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES
Patti Andrade, Evergreen School District Board Clerk
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
Rosalinda Canlas, retired School Board Trustee and Alameda County School Boards Association President Emerita
Teresa Castellanos, San José Unified School District Board President
Dr. Michael Chang, Former President, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Aliya Chisti, City College of San Francisco Trustee
Pattie Cortese, East Side Union High School District Trustee
Mayra Cruz, Former San Jose Evergreen Community College District Trustee
Maureen Joy “Mo” de Nieva-Marsh, San Rafael City Schools Trustee, ESUHSD alumna
Tuyen Fiack, Gilroy Unified School District Board President
Paul Fong, West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee
Tanya Freudenberger, Former Alum Rock Union School District Board Member
Melissa Got-Lopez, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Trustee
Derek Grasty, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Board Clerk
Darcie Green, Former Member and President of the Santa Clara County Board of Education
J. Manuel Herrera, East Side Union High School District Trustee
Corina Herrera-Loera, Alum Rock Union School District Board Member
Wendy Ho, Former San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustee
Dr. Martha Kanter, Former Foothill De Anza Community College District Trustee
Rosa Kim, Fremont Union High Board of Education Trustee
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
Nayiri Nahabedian, Former President, Glendale Unified School District Board of Education
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Trustee
Minh Pham, Alum Rock Union School District Board Clerk
Jessica Speiser, Santa Clara County Board of Education Vice President & Area 1 Trustee
Tara Sreekrishnan, Santa Clara County Board of Education Area 2 Trustee
Virginia Varela-Campos, Orchard School District Board President
ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS/UNIONS (11)
Bay Area Young Democrats
California High School Democrats (CAHSD)
California Working Families Party (CA WFP)
East Side Teachers Association (ESTA)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 332
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Silicon Valley Young Democrats (SVYD)
South Bay Labor Council
South Bay Progressive Alliance (SBPA)
The School Board Project
UA Local Union 393 Plumbers, Steamfitters, Pipefitters & HVACR Service Technicians
COMMUNITY & EDUCATION LEADERS (108)
Peter Allen, Arts & Nonprofit Leader
Tamara Alvarado, Community Leader
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
Dr. Christine Catipon, Past President of the Asian American Psychological Association
Gemma Chavez Garcia, ESUHSD Alum & Parent
Christopher Chen
Liza Chu, Education Policy Advocate
Deryk Clark, Youth Advocate & Community Leader
Dr. Angelica Cortez, Community Leader
Despina Costopoulos Emerson, Policy Advocate
Kat Da Silva, Community Leader & Wellness Educator
Dr. Janie Dam, Emerge CA 2024
Ann Deo
Mary Ann Dewan, Ph.D., Community Leader
Sergio Diaz Luna, Community Advocate
Kathy Duong, ESUHSD Alum and Community Advocate
Firouzeh Ebrahimi, Community Leader
Robert L Escobar, Community Advocate
Alerie Flandez, Community Advocate
Dr. Ronald D. Garcia, Stanford School of Medicine Educator
Theresa Gartland, Foundation Executive
Barb Gee, Community Member
Devon Gray, Anti-Poverty Advocate
Charlene Green, Educator
Vanessa Grijalva, Community Leader and Parent
Justher Gutierrez, Community Leader and Advocate
John Hiester, Community Leader and Advocate of Education
Reginald Hillmon, Education and Community Leader and Advocate
Mike Hennessy
Dr. Cindy Huynh, Ethnic Studies Professor
Lia Izenberg, Entrepreneur and Nonprofit Advocate
Ken Jackson, Retired Piedmont Hills High School Teacher
Sharon Jackson, Community Leader and Advocate
Rolland Janairo, Community Leader
Allison Joe, Community Leader, Education Advocate
Valerie Johnson, Higher Education Advocate
Kyra Kazantzis, CEO
Julie Kling, PHHS/ESUHSD Alum, Community Leader and Advocate
Takeo Kubo, Community College Administrator
Joshua Lachs, Social Impact Leader
Itanza Lawrence, Community Leader and Advocate
Mary Le, M.Sc., CCFS®, ASSA®, Financial Educator & Community Builder
Lindsey Leong, Spoken Word Artist & Community Organizer
Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, ESUHSD Alum and Community Leader
Kalwis Lo, Community Advocate (Philanthropy)
Gloria Loventhal, Community Leader
Linda Lu, Liberatory Researcher
Jenny Ludwig, Retired ESUHSD Teacher
Meri Maben, Community Leader
Dr. Kirin Amiling Macapugay, Public Servant and Educator
Maileen Joy Mamaradlo, Community Leader
Dana Mangaliman Perez, Child Advocate and PTA Leader
Michele Mashburn, Community Leader & Advocate
Jacqueline Maturan, Registered Nurse, member of American College of Healthcare Executives
Piper McNulty, South Bay Resident
Leena Mendoza, Santa Clara County Business Owner
Ben Menor, Community Leader and Organizer
David Mineta, Mental Health Advocate & Community Leader
Sayam Moktan, Community Member
Lourdes Moldre, Rn, MSN, ACNP-BC, Health Advocate
Claudia Morales, Parent of ESUHSD Alum
Briana Mullen, Education Advocate
Dr. Christopher Nellum, Education Advocate
Jackie Nevarez, Statewide College Access and Financial Equity Leader
Tuan Nguyen, CA Democratic Party Delegate, Assembly District 25
Janella Parucha, Community Advocate
JP Pina, Community Leader & Housing Advocate and ESUHSD Alumni
Michael R. Quiaoit, Education Advocate
Dr. Elvin Ramos, Community Leader
Saul Ramos, East Side Community Leader
Carlos Rosario, President of the Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association
Mark Salisbury, College Access Advocate
Dr. Anthony Santa Ana, Educator and Community Organizer
Meghann Seril, 5th Grade Teacher
Damon Silver, Santa Clara County Chief Public Defender
David Silver
Ruth Silver Taube, Attorney and Workers' Rights Advocate
Hannah Smith, Principal
Maristella Tapia, Community Advocate, Educator
Stephanie Tom, Leader for Economic Mobility and Inclusive Wealth Building
Cora Tomalinas
Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, Higher Education Leader
Roy Tongilava, Community Advocate
Carla Torres, Community Advocate
Michelle Tran, Equity Advocate
Eileen Tsai, Community Advocate
Camille Valerio, Community Leader & Advocate
Vaughn Villaverde, Director of Advocacy
Jahmal Williams, Community Advocate
JT White, Parent of ESUHSD Alum
Stephisha Ycoy-Walton, Education Justice Academy (EJA) Director of Recruitment, City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner
Richard Wong, Community Advocate
April Yee, Community Leader & Advocate
Steve Yodz, Community Advocate
Marlene Zapata, Community Advocate
Michelle Zhang, Community Leader
Norma Zuniga