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Organizations
 
San Mateo County Democratic Party 
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter 
The Almanac 
AFSCME, Local 57 
BAYMEC 
CDF Firefighters, Local 2881 
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) 
EMILY's List 
Carpenters Union, Local 217 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 617 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 1245 
Laborers, Local 261 
Painters and Tapers, Local 913 
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Mar Monte 
Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 467 
San Mateo County Building and Construction Trades Council 
San Mateo County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO 
San Mateo County Firefighters, Local 2400 
San Mateo County Medical Association 
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 521 
Teamsters, Joint Council 7 
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 5
 
State and County Leaders
 
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction 
Joe Simitian, California State Senator 
Leland Yee, California State Senator 
Rich Gordon, California State Assemblymember 
Fiona Ma, California State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore 
Don Horsley, San Mateo County Supervisor and Former Sheriff 
Dave Pine, San Mateo County Supervisor 
Anne Campbell, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools 
Rod Hsiao, San Mateo County Board of Education President 
Ted Lempert, San Mateo County Board of Education Vice President and Former California State Assemblymember 
David Mandelkern, San Mateo County Community College District Board President 
Karen Schwarz, San Mateo County Community College District Board Member 
Chris Ranken, San Mateo County Planning Commissioner 
Cecily Harris, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space Director 
Steve Westly, Former California State Controller 
Liz Figueroa, California State Senator (retired) 
Gene Mullin, Former California State Assemblymember 
Ira Ruskin, Former California State Assemblymember and Former Redwood City Mayor
 
City Leaders
 
Christine Wozniak, Belmont City Councilmember 
Mike Swire, Belmont Green Advisory Council Member 
Jerry Deal, Burlingame Mayor 
Ann Keighran, Burlingame Vice Mayor 
Michael Brownrigg, Burlingame City Councilmember 
Nicklas Akers, Burlingame Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner 
Joe Galligan, Burlingame Former Mayor 
Genevieve Villafranca Jopanda, Daly City Parks & Recreation Commissioner 
Pat Foster, East Palo Alto Former Mayor 
Pam Frisella, Foster City Councilmember 
Linda Koelling, Foster City Former Councilmember 
Alan Alifano, Half Moon Bay Mayor 
Rick Kowalczyk, Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor 
Farmer John Muller, Half Moon Bay City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Naomi Patridge, Half Moon Bay City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Marie Chuang, Hillsborough City Councilmember 
Christine Krolik, Hillsborough City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Chick Adams, Hillsborough Former Mayor 
Paul Regan, Hillsborough Former Mayor 
Kelly Fergusson, Menlo Park City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Katie Ferrick, Menlo Park Planning Commissioner 
Virginia Chang Kiraly, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Director 
Heyward Robinson, Menlo Park Former Mayor 
Marge Colapietro, Millbrae Mayor 
Wayne Lee, Millbrae City Councilmember 
Gina Papan, Millbrae City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Len Stone, Pacifica Mayor pro Tempore 
Ginny Jaquith, Pacifica City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Mary Ann Nihart, Pacifica City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Kent Mitchell, Portola Valley Former Mayor 
Jon Silver, Portola Valley Former Mayor 
Patricia Williams, Portola Valley Former Mayor 
Jeff Gee, Redwood City Vice Mayor 
Jeff Ira, Redwood City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
Barbara Pierce, Redwood City Councilmember and Former Mayor 
John Seybert, Redwood City Councilmember 
Nancy Radcliffe, Redwood City Planning Commissioner 
Brent Britschgi, Redwood City Former Mayor 
Dick Claire, Redwood City Former Mayor 
Jack Greenalch, Redwood City Former Mayor 
Diane Howard, Redwood City Former Mayor 
Georgi LaBerge, Redwood City Former Mayor 
Barbara Britschgi, Redwood City Senior Affairs Commissioner 
Ken Ibarra, San Bruno Vice Mayor 
Ron Collins, San Carlos City Councilmember 
Bob Grassilli, San Carlos City Councilmember 
Mark Olbert, San Carlos City Councilmember 
Tom Davids, San Carlos Former Mayor 
Randy Royce, San Carlos Former Mayor 
David Lim, San Mateo Deputy Mayor 
Maureen Freschet, San Mateo City Councilmember 
Rick Bonilla, San Mateo Planning Commissioner 
Joshua Hugg, San Mateo Planning Commissioner 
Papia Benerjee Gambelin, San Mateo Park & Recreation Commissioner 
Clifford S. Robbins, San Mateo Park & Recreation Commissioner 
Rich Garbarino, South San Francisco Mayor 
Pedro Gonzalez, South San Francisco Vice Mayor 
Mark Nagales, South San Francisco Parks & Recreation Commission Vice Chair 
Perry Bautista, Westborough Water District Director
 
Education Leaders
 
Charles Velschow, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board Member 
Michael Garb, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Former Board Member 
Michael Barber, Burlingame School District Board President 
Davina Drabkin, Burlingame School District Board Member 
Liz Gindraux, Burlingame School District Board Member 
Marc Intrieri, Burlingame School District Board Member 
Greg Land, Burlingame School District Board Member 
John Moseley, Cabrillo Unified School District Board Member 
Rob Pappalardo, Cabrillo Unified School District Board Member 
Kirk Reimer, PhD, Cabrillo Unified School District Board President 
Tom Mohr, Cañada College Former President 
Greg Dannis, Hillsborough School District Board President 
Mary Ellen Benninger, Hillsborough School District Board Member 
Lynne Esselstein, Hillsborough School District Board Member 
Margi Power, Hillsborough Elementary School District Board Member 
Joseph Otayde, Jefferson Elementary School Board Member 
Jeanne Matysiak, Jefferson High School District Board Member 
Kalimah Salahuddin, Jefferson High School District Board Member 
Jamie Schein, Las Lomitas School District Former Board Member 
Maria Hilton, Menlo Park City School District Board Member 
Joan Lambert, Menlo Park City School District Board Member 
Laura Rich, Menlo Park City School District Board Member 
Wendy Tukloff, Pacifica School District Superintendent 
Cynthia Kaufman, Pacifica School District Board President 
Richard Faust, Pacifica School District Board Member 
Eileen Manning-Villar, Pacifica School District Board Member 
Joan Weideman, Pacifica School District Board Member 
Karen Ervin, Pacifica School District Former Board Member 
Jocelyn Swisher, Portola Valley School District Board Member 
Jan Christensen, Redwood City School District Superintendent 
Alisa MacAvoy, Redwood City School District Board Member 
Dennis McBride, Redwood City School District Board Member 
Hilary Paulson, Redwood City School District Board President 
Kevin Martinez, San Bruno Park School District Board Member 
Craig Baker, EdD, San Carlos School District Superintendent 
Carol Elliot, San Carlos School District Board Member 
Adam Rak, San Carlos School District Board Member 
Seth Rosenblatt, San Carlos School District Board Member 
Lory Lawson, San Mateo-Foster City School District Board Member 
Audrey Ng, San Mateo-Foster City School District Board Member 
Ellen Ulrich, San Mateo-Foster City School District Board Member 
Marc Friedman, San Mateo Union High School District Board Member 
Peter Hanley, San Mateo Union High School District Board Vice President 
Alan Sarver, Sequoia Union High School District Board President 
Carrie DuBois, Sequoia Union High School District Board Member 
Chris Thomsen, Sequoia Union High School District Board Member 
Allen Weiner, Sequoia Union High School District Board Member 
Judy Bush, South San Francisco Unified Board Member 
Maurice Goodman, South San Francisco Unified Board Member
 
Shelly's colleagues across the state respect her leadership and ability to identify collaborative solutions:
 
Mark DeSaulnier, California State Senator 
John Gioia, Contra Costa County Supervisor 
Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara County Supervisor 
Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor 
Jill Wynns, California School Boards Association President and San Francisco Unified Board Member 
Josephine Lucey, California School Boards Association Vice President and Cupertino Union School District Board Member 
Sherrie Reusche, California School Boards Association Director and Calveras School District Board Member 
Martha Fluor, California School Boards Association Immediate Past President and Newport-Mesa School Board Member 
Frank Pugh, California School Boards Association Past President, Santa Rosa City School Board Member 
Frank Biehl, East Side Union School District Board Member 
Rose Filicetti, Mountain View Whisman School District Former Board Member 
Teresa Gerringer, Lafayette School District Board Member 
Jody London, Oakland Unified School District Board President 
Rachel Norton, San Francisco Unified School District Board Member 
Lara York, Fremont Unified School District Board Member
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