2016 ENDORSEMENTS

Organizations & Elected Officials

• American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
• Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins, California State Assembly
• San Diego City Council Candidate Barbara Bry
• Dr. Mike McQuary, Ed D, SDUSD, Board President
• Bernie Rhinerson, Board Member, San Diego Community College District
• Antonio Martinez, San Ysidro School Board Member
• Rodolfo Linares, San Ysidro School Board Vice President
• San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council
• San Diego Unity League
• Poway School Employees Association (PSEA)
• San Diego Asian Americans for Equality (SDAAFE)
• Grace Chinese School
• Democratic Professional Club
• North County Labor Alliance (NCLA)
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 206
• San Diego Building Trades’ Unions
• Run Women Run
• Evolve, A Community Organization

Community Members

• Pete Babich, Poway
• Rosemarie Bahmani, Retired teacher, Rancho Bernardo
• Barrett Becker, PUSD Teacher
• Edge Briscoe – RBHS Parent
• Valerie Brown, Rancho Bernardo
• Patty Carlisle, Park Village Elementary LMT, retired, PUSD
• Gina & Charlie Clapper, Sabre Springs
• Gabriela Dow – Tech Entreprenuer, PUSD Education Technology Advisory Committee, PUSD parent
• Kristin Elias, Poway, PUSD parent
• Sunny Escovedo, 4S Ranch, former PUSD parent
• Daniela Gargaro, Poway, PUSD employee
• Dorothy Gesick – former PUSD parent
• Bill Hampton – Former President, San Diego County Board of Education
• Sylvia Hampton – Past President, League of Women Voters, San Diego County
• Julie Hansen, Sabre Springs, adjunct professor, PUSD parent
• Joyce Heyn – Poway, Retired teacher, PUSD Grandparent
• Cathy Hou – 4S Ranch, PUSD Budget Review Advisory Committee & Parent
• Patricia Jones – Rancho Bernardo, Former School Board Member
• Chris Kennedy, Rancho Bernardo, Team Red, White & Blue
• Valerie Kent, 4S Ranch, Parent
• Marilyn Kolender, Retired Teacher
• Janet Lettang, District Advisory Committee, PUSD Parent
• Diane Levy, 4S Ranch, former PUSD parent
• Noah Li, Ph.D., Rancho Penasquitos, PTA – Adobe Bluffs ES; PUSD Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC)
• Joan Little – Sabre Springs, Community Volunteer
• Pam Logemann, Rancho Penasquitos, PUSD Parent
• Jo Ann Maas, Poway, Poway Realtor
• Antonio Martinez, San Ysidro School Board Member
• Richard Mason, Rancho Bernardo, Founding Member of RBHS FOL
• Dr. Mike McQuary, Ed D, SDUSD, Board President
• Ashley Moore – RBHS Parent
• Ken MseMaji, Community Volunteer
• Terry Norwood, RBHS PTSA President (former), PUSD Board Candidate
• Gayle Olsen, Poway, Retired Schools Administrator
• Eleanor Patella, Sabre Springs, PUSD grandparent
• Karen Pearce, Sabre Springs, Retired Teacher
• Heather Perry, PUSD Employee
• Rogelio (Roger) Quesada, Democratic Professional Club
• Bill Rearick, Director, The Community Food Connection, Poway
• Bernie Rhinerson, Board Member, San Diego Community College District
• Gemma C. Ripperton, Rancho Penasquitos
• Larry Rossi, President of Cortina HOA, Torrey Highlands
• Steve Sarviel, Green Valley, former PUSD Parent, Co-founder, Citizens for Quality Education
• Charina and Daniel Schmitigal, Rancho Penasquitos, PUSD Parents
• Ann Schrader, PUSD Grandparent
• Charles Sellers, PUSD Board Member
• Pat Sellers, PUSD employee
• Yunqing “Vicki” Shi, Rancho Penasquitos, PUSD parent
• Kim Stadler, Rancho Penasquitos, PUSD parent
• Mark Stadler, Rancho Penasquitos, PUSD parent
• Martha Sullivan, Founder/Proprietor Grassroots Oasis Event Venue
• Patrick Trepanier, 4S Ranch, PUSD Parent
• Steve Tutunjian, Retired Naval Officer
• Ray Usell – Poway, Community Food Bank
• Mukul Vaingankar, Sabre Springs, PUSD Parent
• Claudia Von Wilpert – Accountant, Community Volunteer
• Shawnee Wood, PUSD Teacher
• Jihe (Frank) Xu – Rancho Penasquitoes, PUSD Budget Review Advisory Committee
• Jing (Jessica) Xu – Rancho Penasquitos, PVES PTA, RP Town Council, PUSD Parents Group, PUSD Educational Technology Advisory Committee
• Lei Xu, 4S Ranch, PUSD parent