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