I have been honored in recent weeks by the growing support among education leaders in Oakland and Alameda County.  Recent endorsements have come in from many of the Peralta Community College Board trustees, including Meredith Brown, pictured above. 

Additional education supporters include:

Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Delaine Eastin, Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Roseann Torres, Oakland School Board, District 5

Dan Siegel, Former Oakland District 6 School Board Member

Bill Withrow, Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 1, Former Mayor of Alameda

Meredith Brown, Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 2

Cy Gulassa, Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 6

Nicky Gonzalez Yuen, Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 4

Peggy Herndon, Former Trustee, Fremont Unified School District

Lisa Brunner, School Board Trustee, Hayward Unified School District

Jeff Bowser, School Board Director, Pleasanton Unified School School

Vince J. Rosato, School Board Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District

Corina Lopez, School Board Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District

Diana Prola, School Board Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District

Sarabjit Cheema, School Board Member, New Haven Unified School District

Linda Fernandes, Former School Board Member, New Haven Unified School District

Naomi Eason, EdD, California Executive Director, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

Dr. Rich Sherratt, Trustee, CSU East Bay Education Foundation

Linda Olvera, Member, Latino Education Network

Cynthia Adams, Second Vice President, NAACP Oakland Chapter

Sharon Rose, Education Chair, Block by Block Organizing Network

I am looking forward to working with all of these people - and others to come - soon, as a member of the Oakland School Board!  Together, we are going to do great things for Oakland schools.