Candidate for
Member, Board of Trustees; Long Beach Community College District; Trustee Area 4

Educators

Dr. Robert Bersi, Vice President, University Advancement, California State University, Long Beach
Mario Cordero, Instructor, Long Beach City College
Dean Porter, former Trustee, Long Beach Community College
Wilbur (Bud) Lorbeer, Dean of Vocational Education, Rio Hondo Community College, ret.
Judy Powell, former Trustee, Long Beach Community College
Kay Tortorice, Librarian, Long Beach Poly High School
Roger Powell, Teacher and former president, TALB
Dr. Paul Schmidt, Professor of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach, ret.
Jim Gray, Board of Trustees, Community College of the Desert
Tony Tortorice, Vice President, Information Technology, LA Community College District
Dr. Frances Grover, Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
Jon Meyer, Long Beach Unified School District Board Member
Blanche Brewster Cannady, Former Asst. Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District
Sandra O'Toole, esq., Instructor, Long Beach City College
Charles Greenberg, esq., Professor, California State University, Long Beach
Mike Walter, Dean Emeritus, School of Business, California State University, Long Beach
Bill O'Neill, Professor, USC ret.
Dr. Craig Hendricks, Professor, Long Beach City College
Chuck McFerrin, Athletic Director, Long Beach City College ret.
Lowell Johnson, former president, Academic Senate; professor, Long Beach City College, ret.
Dr. Greg Joseph, Professor, Long Beach City College
Joe Riddick, Teacher and Counselor, LBUSD ret.
Mary Riddick, Teacher and Counselor, LBUSD ret.
Russ Jordan, Academic Counselor, LBCC; Supervisor of Student Teachers, CSULB
Bill Millington, former Dean, USC; former president, LBCC Board of Trustees
Joseph Van Hooten, Professor, Long Beach City College ret.
Jean Egan, founder, Better Learning After School Together (BLAST)
Stan Francus, Vice President for Planning and Government Relations, LBCC ret.
Mary Stanton, former member, LBUSD School Board
Randy Gordon, Special Ed. Teacher, LBUSC

Civic Leaders

Doris Topsy-Elvord, Long Beach Harbor Commission, former Vice Mayor, City of Long Beach
Gary Burroughs, City Auditor
Charles (Chuck) Greenberg, Long Beach Planning Commission
Tom Fields, Long Beach Redevelopment Agency Board
Val Lerch, Long Beach City Council, 9th District
Rob Webb, Long Beach City Council, 8th District
Dave Neary, Chair, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Mario Cordero, Long Beach Harbor Commission
Ron Salk, Chair, Long Beach Airport Commission
Sally Lane, President, Soroptimist International of Long Beach
Rick DuRee, Asst. Fire Chief, City of Long Beach, ret.
John Hancock, Long Beach Harbor Commission
Steve Conley, Long Beach Water Commission
Alex Bellehumeur, former Harbor Commissioner
Warren Iliff, President, Aquarium of the Pacific ret.
Renee Simon, former Councilwoman, 3rd District
Skip Beck, Fire Chief, City of Long Beach ret.
Harold Omel, Fire Chief, City of Long Beach ret.
Pamela Seager, Executive Director, Rancho Los Alamitos
Joan Van Hooten, Executive Director, Public Corporation for the Arts
Mike Walter, former Chair, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Dan McDonald, former President, Long Beach Bar Association
Susan Anderson Wise, former President, Long Beach Bar Association
Ruthann Leherer, Director, Neighborhood and Historic Preservation, City of Long Beach, ret.
Roy Hearrean, former Harbor Commissioner
Vern D. Schooley, past President, Long Beach Bar Association

Business Leaders

Mitch Rouse, President, Super Shuttle/Long Beach Yellow Cab
Jane Netherton, President, International City Bank
Marvin Suomi, President, Kajima Urban Development
Mike Murray, Regional Manager, Verizon
David Abel, Publisher, The Planning Report and Metro Investment Report
Russ Hill, President, Halbert Hargrove & Associates
Doug Billings, Billings Hardware
Mike O'Toole, Owner & Operator, Gondola Getaway
Steve Oettinger, President, The Oettinger Group
Joe Prevratil, President, Queen Mary
Roy Hearrean, President, SWI Group
Rocky Suares, Sr. Vice President, A.G. Edwards & Sons
John Morris, Owner, Mums Restaurant
Jim Crenshaw, Kajima Urban Development
Alex Bellehumeur, Founder/Owner, Roller Hockey International
Nick Monios, former President, Pipefitters International, Local 250
Charles Lane, Equity Brokers
Bernie Jones, Equity Brokers
Dave Shlemmer, Shlemmer Investments
Bud Lorbeer, Lorbeer and Associates
James Ackerman, Attorney at Law
Skip Keesal, Partner, Keesal Young & Logan
Phil Madden, Partner, Madden, Jones, Cole and Johnson
Ruben and Laura Brasser, owners, Lord Mayor's Inn
Steve Jones, Partner, Madden, Jones, Cole and Johnson
Robert Foster, President, Southern California Edison
Lou Rampino, President, Fremont General Corporation
Rich Dempsey, Dempsey Insurance
Mario Nasab, La Traviata Restaurant
Don Dame, owner, Luna
Jim Sullos, Partner, Windes & McClaughry
Long Beach Business Journal

Community and Neighborhood Leaders

John Higginson
Nancy Higginson,
Mort Stuhlbarg
Susan Stuhlbarg
Jim Brophy
Gene Lentzner
Ann Lentzner
Charles Mason
Shashin Desai
Caryn Desai
John Wallace
Len Simon
Myrna Simon
Al Sykes
Marilyn Sykes
Laura Gresham
John Gresham
John Garcia
Carol Greenberg
Debbie Gerardi
Linda Bellehumeur
Esther Good
Gerry Good
Avalon Hill
C.J. Derby
Hal Lane
Karen Harper
Tom Johnson
David Sundstrom
Mary Jane Salk
Dr. Chet Kaufman
Delphine Kaufman
Sue Berger
Dick Berger
Nick and Mary Economides
Shirley Maimoni
Rob Bellevue
Agnes Mulhearn