Candidate for
Council Member; City of Berkeley; Council District 2

Organizations

• Alameda County Democratic Party
  
• Berkeley Democratic Club
  
• Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
  
• California Nurses Association
  
• Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
  
• Berkeley Voice
  
• Oakland Tribune
  
• Berkeley Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1227
  
• Berkeley Police Association
  
• Alameda County Democratic Lawyers
  
• Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
  
• East Bay Stonewall Democrats
  
• The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund

• Senator Loni Hancock
  
• Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
  
• Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson
  
• Mayor Tom Bates
  
• Linda Maio, Berkeley Vice Mayor
  
• Max Anderson, Berkeley City Councilmember, District 3
  
• Laurie Capitelli, Berkeley City Council, District 5
  
• Susan Wengraf, Berkeley City Council, District 6
  
• Gordon Wozniak, Berkeley City Council, District 8
  
• Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Berkeley School Boardmember
  
• Karen Hemphill, Berkeley School Boardmember
  
• Leah Wilson, Berkeley School Boardmember
  
• Josh Daniels, Berkeley School Boardmember
  
• Nicky Gonzalez Yuen, Peralta Community College Board Trustee
  
• Linda Handy, Peralta Community College Board Trustee
  
• Abel Guillen, Peralta Community Colleges Board Trustee
  
• Joaquin Rivera, Member, Alameda County Board of Education
  
• Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember, At-Large
  
• Ruth Atkin, Emeryville City Councilmember
  
• H.E. Christian (Chris) Peeples, At-Large Director, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
  
• Joe Wallace, Director, Ward 1 AC Transit
  
• Alice Spearman, Oakland School Boardmember
  
• Joel Young, Director, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
  
• Joel Cohen, Member, Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee
  
• Beverly Greene, Member, Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee
  
• Kathy Neal, 16th AD Vice-Chair, Alameda Democratic Party
  
• Sheila Jordan, Superintendent, Alameda Office of Education

• Pastor Kelly Woods, Pastor of Covenant Worship Center
  
• Pastor Leslie White, Pastor of St. Paul AME Church
  
• Pastor Marvis Peoples, Pastor, Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church
  
• Carole Kennerly, Former Vice Mayor, City of Berkeley
  
• Winston Burton, Berkeley Board of Library Trustees, Chair
  
• Cathy Campbell, President, Berkeley Federation of Teachers
  
• Heidi Abramson, President, Berkeley Association of REALTORS®
  
• Nikki Williams, Executive Director of Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA)
  
• Amber Rich, Executive Director, Waterside Workshop
  
• Julie Holcomb, Berkeley Board of Library Trustees/Berkeley High School Development Group
  
• Ces Rosales, Commissioner, Berkeley Community Health Commission/Northern CA Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, CA Democratic Party
  
• Santiago Casal, Boardmember, United in Action
  
• Irma Parker, Parent Liaison at BUSD
  
• Christine Staples, Parent Leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
  
• Darlene Percoats, Executive Director, Childhood Education Center
  
• Eve Uberman, Nia House Director
  
• boona cheema, Executive Director of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
  
• John Steere, President, Berkeley Partners for Parks
  
• Susan Medak, Managing Director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
  
• Roberta Brooks, Lifelong Medical Care Boardmember
  
• Weldon Rucker, Former City Manager
  
• Deborah Matthews, Commissioner, Zoning Adjustments Board
  
• Judy Appel, Executive Director, Our Family Coalition/Berkeley School Board, Candidate
  
• Nicole Drake, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
  
• Alona Clifton, Co-Chair, John George Democratic Club/1st Vice President and PAC Chair, Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)/Former Trustee, Peralta Community College Board
  
• Jim Novosel, Berkeley Planning Commissioner/Berkeley Library Trustee
  
• Rebecca Saltzman, Vice Chair, Oakland Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
  
• Barry Fike, Former President, Berkeley Federation of Teachers
  
• Shirley Issel, Former Berkeley School Boardmember
  
• Starla Gay, Facilitator at Sisters Together Empowering Peers (STEP)
  
• Barbara White, Berkeley NAACP/Chair, African American Business & Professional Community Network
  
• Andrea Shorter, Commissioner, San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women/Co-Founder Bayard Rustin LGBT Coaltion
  
• Karen Anderson, Boardmember, East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
  
• Willie Phillips, NAACP/South Berkeley Neighborhood Development Corporation (SBNDC)/District 2 Neighbor
  
• Gerald Baptiste Sr., former Executive Director of the Center for Independent Living
  
• Phil Catalfo, Waterfront Commissioner
  
• Yelda Bartlett, Chair, Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women
  
• Ben Bartlett, Commissioner, Berkeley Zero Waste Commission
  
• Phil Anderson, Owner of HDR Remodeling/Sacramento Merchants Association
  
• George Perezvelez, Chair, BART Citizen Oversight Board/Commissioner, Berkeley Police Review Commission
  
• Richie Smith, Commissioner, Commission on Aging
  
• Beebo Turman, Project Director, Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative
  
• Michael Anthony, Tenth Street Neighborhood Leader
  
• Paul McElwee, West Alcatraz Neighborhood Association
  
• Roxanne Schwartz, 66th Street Neighborhood Group Board Member
  
• Arlene Key, Chair of San Pablo Neighborhood Council Assoc. Inc.
  
• Sheila Kolenc, President, Blake & Mabel Neighborhood Assn.
  
• Lisa Duncan, President, Curtis-Chaucer Neighborhood Association
  
• Reginald Johnson, Founder, Music Group Panopoly/District 2 Neighbor
  
• Ann L. Riley, Retired President Curtis-Chaucer Neighborhood Assoc.
  
• Charlene Washington, San Pablo Park Neighbor
  
• Amil Thakkar, Owner, Sari Palace
  
• Deepak Ajmani, Bombay Spice House
  
• Maulin Chokshi, President, University Ave. Merchants' Assoc./Owner, Bombay Jewelry Company
  
• Nitin Khatri, Owner, Roopam Sarees
  
• Pamela Gray, Chair, Berkeley Parks and Recreation Commission
  
• Darrel Carey, Eastbay Small Business Council
  
• Yolanda Alexander-Maker, East Bay Chapter President, Society for Financial Awareness/District 2 Neighbor
  
• Charles Robinson, District 2 Neighbor
  
• Thomas Yamaguchi, In-Home Service Provider/District 2 Neighbor
  
• Lisa Stenmark, District 2 Neighbor
  
• Vernon Theis, District 2 Neighbor/Faculty of the Crucible/Executive Accountant, Design Within Reach
  
• Dorothy Fernandez, District 2
  
• Yvonne Guyton Johnson, District 2 Neighbor
  
• Lisa Owens Viani, Co-Founder, Raptors Are The Solution (RATS)
  
• Christine Sims, District 2 Neighbor
  
• Aran Kaufer, Principal, Bright Street Inc./District 2 Neighbor
  
• Todd Walker, Youth Football Coach
  
• Scott Blake, Board Member, Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action/District 2 Neighbor
  
• Suzanne Wilson
  
• Mary Breland