Education Leaders

Tony Thurmond, California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mary Jane Burke, Marin County Superintendent of Schools

Lissette Estrella Henderson, Solano County Superintendent of Schools

Nancy Magee, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools

Karen Monroe, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools

Barbara Nemko, Napa County Superintendent of Schools

Karen Sakata, Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools, retired

Annette Lewis, Contra Costa County Board of Education

Mike Maxwell, Contra Costa County Board of Education

Kristin Connelly, Acalanes Union High School District, School Board Member

Yolanda Pena-Mendrek, Liberty Union High School District Board Member

Leslie Reckler, West County Unified School District Board Member

Demetrio Gonzalez-Hoy, West County Unified School District Board Member

Judy Walters, Contra Costa Community College District Trustee

Hilary Dito, Director Student Programs, CCCOE

Emily Justice, Manager, Student Programs, CCCOE

Sonja Neely-Johnson, Director, Student Services, WCUSD

Carlee Smith, Teacher, MDUSD

Teresa Bolla, Educator, MDUSD

Kandi Gravenmier, CCCOE

Tom Scruggs, Director, Student Programs, CCCOE

 

Elected Officials

Mark DeSaulnier, Congressman

Mike Thompson, Congressman

Diana Becton, Contra Costa County District Attorney

Candace Anderson, Contra Costa County Supervisor

Diane Burgis, Contra Costa County Supervisor

John Gioia, Contra Costa County Supervisor

Karen Mitchoff, Contra Costa County Supervisor

Joan Buchanan, Former School Board member and Assemblywoman

Patti Barsotti, Treasurer, City of Concord

Teresa Gerringer, Lafayette City Council

Barbara Hockett, Contra Costa County Sanitary District

Merl Craft, Pittsburg City Council

Nancy Parent,  Treasurer, City of Pittsburg

Alex Walker-Griffin, Hercules City Council 

Susannah Meyer, Brentwood City Council

Carlyn Obringer, Concord City Council

Kevin Wilk, Walnut Creek Mayor

Lara DeLaney, Martinez City Council

Lori Ogorchock, Antioch City Council

Sharon Shaw, Oakley City Council

Annissa Williams, Oakley City Council

Susan Morgan, Ironhouse Sanitary District

Dawn Morrow, Ironhouse Sanitary District

Bette Boatmun, Contra Costa Water District, retired

Community Members

Velma Wison, 2021, Contra Costa County Humanitarian of the Year

Toni Nestori, Contra Costa Social Worker, Community Volunteer

Phyllis Gordon, Contra Costa Women’s Commission

Margie Rognlie, Retired Educator

Kevin Oda, Retired Educator 

Richard Gebin, Community Volunteer 

Angie Coffee

Peter Armstrong,

Debbie Toth, Choice in Aging, Community Advocate 

Breann Van Slooten, Community Volunteer 

Rebecca Corrigan, Retired Teacher and Administrator, CCCOE

Steve Colins, Retired Teacher and Administrator, WCUSD

Cathy Labrado Botello, Executive Director C.O.P.E.

Lorraine B Osborn, Retired Teacher, PUSD

Randy Summers

George Corrigan

Marc Berger

Tamika Greenwood, Community Volunteer

Jennifer Quallick

Marilyn Cachola Lucey

Lisa Ward

(Partial list.  Titles for identification purposes only.)