Cali’s
Early Endorsements
State Elected Officials
Connie Leyva - Former State Senator, District 20
California State Senate, Chair of Senate Education Committee and Executive Director, KVCR
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh - State Senator, District 19
California State Senate
Jack O'Connell - Former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Thurston "Smitty" Smith - Former California State Assemblymember, District 33
County Elected Officials
Jason Anderson - District Attorney
San Bernardino County
Jesse Armendarez - County Supervisor
Second District, San Bernardino County
Hardy Brown II - Former Trustee
San Bernardino County Board of Education
Col. Paul Cook (Retired) - County Supervisor
First District, San Bernardino County
Josie Gonzales - Assessor, Recorder, County Clerk
San Bernardino County
Laura Mancha - Trustee
San Bernardino County Board of Education
Ryan McEachron - Vice President
San Bernardino County Board of Education
Mike Ramos - Former District Attorney
San Bernardino County and
Former Board Trustee
Redlands Unified School District
Janice Rutherford - Former County Supervisor
Second District, San Bernardino County
Locally Elected Officials
Larry Cusack - Town Council Member
Apple Valley, District 1
John R. Echevarria - City Council Member
Colton, District 4
Ryan A. Hutchinson - City Council Member
Rancho Cucamonga, District 3
Dr. Lynne Kennedy - Mayor Pro Tem,
Rancho Cucamonga, District 4 and Retired Superintendent
Penny Lilburn - Mayor
City of Highland
Virginia Marquez - Former City Council Member
San Bernardino City, Area 1
Frank Navarro Sr. - Mayor
City of Colton
John B. Roberts - City Council Member
City of Fontana
Frank Scialdone - Retired Police Chief and City Council Member
City of Fontana
Kristine Scott - City Council Member
Rancho Cucamonga, District 2
Acquanetta Warren - Mayor
City of Fontana
School District and College Trustees
David Avila – Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Sharon Bannister – Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Christina Behringer – President
Snowline Joint Unified Board of Education
Dr. Cherina Betters –
Clerk of San Bernardino
Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 7 and
Chief of Equity and Access,
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Cathy Bogh – President
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Joseph W. Brady – Board Clerk
Victor Valley College, Area 2
Mikki Cichocki – Former Trustee
San Bernardino City Unified School District, and Former CTA Secretary-Treasurer
Christina Cameron-Otero – President
Needles Unified Board of Education and Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Education Department Director
Larry Clark - Retired Police Chief and Former Board Member
Fontana Unified School District
Lorena Corona – Former Trustee
Fontana Unified Board Member and President of Esperanza Scholarship Foundation
Dan Crain – Former Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified Board of Education
Regina Cruise – Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Dr. Don English - President
Chaffey Joint Unified Board of Education and Director, Children Deserve Success, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Barbara Flores – Former Trustee
San Bernardino City Unified School District and CABE Board of Directors
Israel Fuentes – Trustee
Colton Joint Unified Board of Education
Cindy Gardner – Trustee
Rim of the World Unified Board of Education and President, San Bernardino County School Board Association (SBCSBA)
Sherman Garnett – Trustee
Upland Unified Board of Education
Karen Grey – Trustee
Silver Valley Unified Board of Education and CSBA Region 16 Representative
Dr. Stephanie Houston - San Bernardino
Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 6 and
Assistant Superintendent, Innovation and Engagement
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Patty Ingram – Former Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Fermin Jaramillo – President
Etiwanda School District Board of Education
Corey LaFever – Trustee
Snowline Joint Unified Board of Education
Ruth Martinez – Trustee
Snowline Joint Unified Board of Education
Debbie Miller – Trustee
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified Board of Education
Maria Okpara – Trustee
Apple Valley Unified Board of Education
Gary Ovitt - Vice President
Chaffey Community College Governing Board, District 4
Sue Ovitt – Trustee
Chaffey Joint Unified Board of Education
Mars Serna – Trustee
Fontana Unified Board of Education and Family and Community Engagement Project Manager, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Eric Swanson – Trustee
Hesperia Unified Board of Education
Joanne Thoring – Trustee
Colton Joint Unified Board of Education
Joseph R. Williams –
Board Vice President, San Bernardino
Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 2
Dr. James Willingham - Trustee
Mountain View School Board of Education
Dr. Scott Wyatt - Trustee
San Bernardino City Unified Board of Education
Jordan Zarate – Trustee
Rim of the World Unified Board of Education
County Superintendents
Ted Alejandre - County Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Herb Fischer - Former County Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Edwin Gomez - County Superintendent
Riverside County Office of Education
Dr. Gary Thomas - Former County Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Judy D. White - County Superintendent
Riverside County Office of Education
District Superintendents
Dr. Shelley Adams
Baldy View Regional Occupational Program
Jerry Almendarez – Retired, District Superintendent
Dr. Alejandro Alvarez
Rialto Unified School District
Dr. Gordon Amerson
Val Verde Unified School District
Dr. Jason Angle
Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program
Mauricio Arellano
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Juan Cabral
Redlands Unified School District
Dr. Garry Cameron
Needles Unified School District
Mike Chaix
Cucamonga School District
Lori Clark
Victor Elementary School District
Derrik Delton
Oro Grande School District
Dr. James Hammond
Ontario-Montclair Unified School District
Dr. Ryan Holman
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Dr. Mat Holton
Chaffey Joint Unified School District
Kate Huffman
Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary
Miki Inbody
Fontana Unified School District
Dr. Jerry Jennex
Trona Unified School District
Dr. Martinrex Kedziora – Retired Superintendent
Moreno Valley Unified School District
Patrick Kelley - Retired Superintendent
Dr. William Laird
Helendale Unified School District
Dr. Peggy Lynch - Former Superintendent
San Dieguito Union High School District
Manny Marquez
Bear Valley Unified School District
Dr. Dale Marsden – Former Superintendent
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Dr. Douglass Moss
Mountain View School District
Jesse Najera
Silver Valley Unified School District
Trenae Nelson
Apple Valley Unified School District
Dr. Amy Nguyen-Hernandez
Central School District
Dave Olney – Retired Superintendent
Hesperia Unified School District
Dr. Gary Rutherford - Retired Superintendent
Upland Unified School District and
Desert Sands Unified School District
Dr. Paul Sevillano
Rim of the World Unified School District
Dr. Michelle Smith
Hesperia Unified School District
Dr. Sherry Smith
Alta Loma Unified School District
Charlayne Sprague
Etiwanda School District
Deanna Swearingen
Barstow Unified School District
Ross Swearingen, Retired Superintendent
Helendale Unified School District
Dr. Patricio Vargas
Morongo Unified School District
Dr. Terry Walker
Adelanto Unified School District
College Chancellors and Presidents
Dr. Donald F. Averill - Former College Chancellor
San Bernardino Community College District
Gloria Macias Harrison – President Emeritus
Crafton Hills College
Education Leaders
Barbara Alejandre – Retired, Chief Intergovernmental Relations Officer
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Ricky Alyassi – Chief Administrative Officer
West End Special Education Local Plan Area
Dr. Jaime Anderson – Assistant Superintendent, Educational and Student Services
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Craig Baker – Associate Superintendent
Fontana Unified School District
Supriya Barrows – Special Projects Manager
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Andrea Bartlett – Principal
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Kent Bechler – Senior Partner and Retired Superintendent
Leadership Associates
Giovanni Bernier – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Atilla Bircsak – Video Conferencing Systems Manager
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Jennifer Brooksby – School Administrator
East Valley SELPA
Larry Brunson Jr. – Director, Special Education Services
Victor Valley Union High School District
Delfina Bryant – Retired, Director English Language Learners
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Dr. Resma Byrne – Assistant Superintendent
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Anne-Marie Cabrales – Principal
Fontana Unified School District
Dana Carter – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Robert Chacon – Director
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Tracy Chambers – Assistant Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Rick Champine – Retired Teacher
Fontana Unified School District
Tyrese Crawford – Coordinator, Children Deserve Success
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Eboni Cummings – Program Manager, Community Schools
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Rich De Nava – Chief Business Officer
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Paul Durham- Coordinator, Children Deserve Success
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Jenise Feinberg – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
James Fields – Senior Manager, Intergovernmental Relations and Communications, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Cheryl Fischer – Retired Faculty
California State University, San Bernardino
Bill Flynn – Chief Business Official
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Richard Frederick – Administrator
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Erin Freeman – Principal
Eva Fritsch – Retired Administrator
Fontana Unified School District
Kathleen Gallagher – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Lisa Garcia - Assistant to the County Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Chico Garza – Former Community Liaison
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Dan Gervais – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Dr. Rhea McIver Gibbs – Deputy Superintendent
Rialto Unified School District
Eduardo Gomez – Assistant Director, Multilingual Programs and Services
Fontana Unified School District
Tawon Green – CEO
Dreams Training Facility
David Gruber – Chief Business Officer
Lewis Center for Educational Research
Sarah Guillen – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Hope Gutierrez – Retired Special Education Teacher
Tiffany Hampton – Director of Student Services
Victor Valley Union High School District
Lawrence Hardy – Program Specialist, Family Engagement
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Dr. Suzanne Hernandez – Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Beth Higbee – Former Assistant Superintendent, Education Services
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Julie Hirst – Director of Student Intervention and Attendance
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Dr. Christopher Hollister – Associate Superintendent, Teaching and Learning
Fontana Unified School District
Lucia Hudec – Retired Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Felix Jones – Director, Student Well-Being
Fontana Unified School District
Shad Kirkland – Executive Director Technology
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Jason Krey – Media Services Manager
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Lisa Lamb – President and Chief Executive Officer
Lewis Center for Educational Research
Dr. Maureen Latham – Retired Superintendent
Beaumont Unified School District
Marissa Lazzo-Necco – Family and Community Engagement Content Manager,
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) and CABE Board of Directors
Dr. Corey Loomis – Director
Riverside County Office of Education
Angel Mead – Administrator
Banning Unified School District
Joe Mead – Principal
Competitive Edge Charter Academy
Connie Medina – Resident
San Bernardino City
David Metheny – Retired Educator
Dr. Patty Metheny – Chief Administrative Officer
East Valley SELPA
Dr. Shannon Miller – Program Manager
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dennis Mobley – Retired Governance Consultant, Intergovernmental Relations
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Kimberly Moyer – Principal
Fontana Unified School District
Gerald Mullins – Principal
Fontana Unified School District
Stacy Newman – Human Resources Director
Lewis Center for Educational Research
Norm Nunez - Community Relations Manager, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) and Retired Community Relations Officer for San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Michelle Ottoson - Senior Executive Assistant
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Jenny Owen - Director, Communications and Intergovernmental Relations
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Paul Pagano – Retired, Director Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Fontana Unified School District
Corina Paramo – Former Assistant to the County Superintendent
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Dr. Sonal Patel – Program Manager, Digital Learning and Computer Science
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Cathy Pearson – Executive Director of Student Services
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Rob Pearson – Director of Pupil Personnel Services
Colton Joint Unified School District
Dr. Diane Perez – Assistant Superintendent
Walnut Valley Unified School District
Dr. Jeremy Perez – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Rebecca Peterson – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Dr. Christina Pierce - Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services
Alta Loma Unified School District
Myrlene Pierre – Assistant Superintendent, Student Services
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Ron Powell – Retired, Chief Executive Officer
CAHELP JPA
Shawn Premo – Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Snowline Joint Unified School District
Cristina Raskovic – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Chris Rekstad – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Dr. LaResha Richardson - Vice Principal
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Michelle Riggs – Executive Director
Crafton Hills College
William F. Roberts - Retired Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Marlon Rojas Jr. - Teacher on Assignment
Fontana Unified School District
Mike Snellings - Retired, Assistant Superintendent Educational Services
Colton Joint Unified School District
Christina Steele – Interim Director of Community Engagement
Granite Mountain Charter School
Ronda Steele – Retired Educator
Jim Stolze – Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Ilinanoa Suliafu – Foster Youth Services Program Specialist
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Jim Taylor – Former Educator and School Board Member
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Dr. Priscilla Taylor – Retired Director of Nursing
San Bernardino Valley College
Adele Thomas – Senior Director, Human Resources
Fontana Unified School District
David Thurston – Assistant Superintendent, Technology Services
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS)
Sapoaluga Toki– Work Incentive Technician
East Valley SELPA
Frank Tucci – Principal
Yucaipa-Calimesa Unified School District
Connie Verhulst - Teacher and Former Association President
Fontana Unified School District
Dr. Juanita Watkins – Civil Right Institute Board Member and Coordinator, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) and Member, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. and Parent, District African American Parent Advisory Council, Redlands Unified School District
Michelle Wavering – Retired Administrator
Upland Unified School District and Director of Operations, ACSA Region 12
Katie Zabaleta – Teacher
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Associations
Michelle Acosta - President
Yucaipa-Calimesa Classified School Employees Association
Christine Dougherty - President
Yucaipa-Calimesa Educators Association
Fontana Police Officers’ Association
Community and Business Partners
Heidi Baker – CEO
The School Resource Network
Richard Beemer – Former Undersheriff
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Mark Brooksby – Financial Advisor
Brooksby Financial Services
Tom Burciaga – Inmate Welfare Committee Member
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez – Executive Director
Arts Connection - Arts Council of San Bernardino County
Ken Coate – Senior Vice President
Hub International
Hillel Cohn - Rabbi
Greg Devereaux – CEO, Retired
San Bernardino County
Emma Diaz – Director
Inland Adult Education Consortium
Karen DiCarlo – Executive Director
Santa Claus, Inc.
Kimberly Etheridge – Children & Family Services
Social Services Practitioner III, San Bernardino County
Daniel Garcia – Community Member
Kareem Gongora – Planning Commissioner
San Bernardino County
Kevin Gregory – Chief Financial Officer
Coldwell Banker, Kivet-Teeters
Tricia Wirth Gregory – President/CEO
Coldwell Banker, Kivet-Teeters
Erin Gruwell – Teacher and Founder
Freedom Writers Foundation
Garner Holt – President and Founder
Garner Holt Productions, Inc.
Germaine Kaufman – Executive Vice President of Business Development
Garner Holt Productions, Inc.
Dr. Jessica Lascano – CEO
Strive ABC, and President, Baldy View ROP Foundation
Harvey Ledesma – Doctor
Dr. Harvey Ledesma Optometry
Sylvia Ledesma – Optometry Office Manager
Dr. Harvey Ledesma Optometry
Kevon Lee – Speaker/Foster Youth Advocate
Gary Liao – President
Lucky Farms
Bishop Bronica Martindale – Community Advocate
Iris Ivette Munoz Gutierrez
La Dulce Vida
Chief Joseph G. Paulino - Chief of Police
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Chelsea Ramirez– Commissioner
San Bernardino County Juvenile Probation
Roy Ramirez-Juarez Jr. – Founder
IMPACTtruth, Inc.
David Sakurai - Commissioner
San Bernardino County
Michael Stoffel - Chairman
San Bernardino County Planning Commission
Dr. Terence Stone - CEO
Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy
Dr. Amy Young – Chief, Forensic Pediatrics
Loma Linda University Health
Supporters, Friends, and Family
Judy Bircsak – Retired
Bryce Briar – Former Student Board Member, Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Canyon Briar – Former Student Board Member
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Joshua Briar – Former Student Board Member
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District
Kimberly Briar – Parent
Gary Brown
Larry Buchanan – Retired Law Enforcement
Candace Buchanan – Nurse
Leslie Burkhardt – Retired Principal
Patsy Carlos – Retired Secretary DCSS, SB County
Tony Clay – Retired Law Enforcement
Valerie Clay
Jean Joye
Robert LaRade - Self-Employed
Roger and Teri Lipsey
Chris Markarian – Personal Injury Attorney
Gary and Diane Schweitzer
Linda Scialdone
Kalene and Jay Smith
Ken and Carol Smith
Sam Spencer – Retired Principal
Karen Swedlove – Retired Teacher and Realtor
Randall Swedlove – Business Owner
Erica and Andrew Thomas
John Tigner – Retired Counselor
Greg and Cyndi Valdez
David and Starlynne Yensel
