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Public Officials & Community Leaders

Organizations

Judges

The Hon. Charles Smiley, Associate Justice, CA First District Court of Appeals
The Hon. Gail Brewster Bereola (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Peter E. Borkon, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Rhonda B. Burgess, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Joan Cartwright (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Jason Clay, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Keith Fong, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Delbert Gee (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Margaret Fujioka, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Scott Jackson, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Pelayo Llamas, Jr., Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Jennifer Madden, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Toni Mims-Cochran, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Veronica Rios Reddick, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Gloria Rhynes (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Stephanie Sato, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Andrew Steckler, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Ruben Sundeen, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Horace Wheatley (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court 
The Hon. Terry Wiley, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Patricia Miles, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Commissioner Boydine Hall (ret.), Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Syda Cogliati, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
The Hon. Mark Davis, Los Angeles County Superior Court
The Hon. Tim Fall, Yolo County Superior Court
The Hon. Joni Hiramoto, Contra Costa County Superior Court
The Hon. Nichelle Holmes, Contra Costa County Superior Court
The Hon. Todd Irby, Placer County Superior Court
The Hon. Judy Johnson (ret.), Contra Costa County Superior Court
The Hon. Benjamin T. Reyes II, Contra Costa County Superior Court
The Hon. Michelle Tong, San Francisco County Superior Court
The Hon. Monica Wiley, San Francisco County Superior Court
The Hon. Paul Bacigalupo (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court
The Hon. Wynne S. Carvill (ret.), fmr. Presiding Judge, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. Don Clay (ret.), fmr. Presiding Judge, Alameda County Superior Court
The Hon. LaDoris H. Cordell (ret.), Santa Clara County Superior Court
The Hon. Evelio Grillo (ret.), ADR Services
The Hon. Winifred Smith (ret.), fmr. Presiding Judge, Alameda County Superior Court

Elected & Appointed Officials

Jesse Arreguín, CA State Senator, District 7
David Haubert, Alameda County Supervisor, District 1
Lena Tam, Alameda County Supervisor, District 3
Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor, District 4
Phong La, Alameda County Assessor
Melissa Wilk, Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder
Hank Levy, Alameda County Treasurer
Yesenia Sanchez, Alameda County Sheriff
Jack Balch, Mayor, City of Pleasanton
Juan Gonzalez, III, Mayor, City of San Leandro
Mike Hannon, Mayor, City of Newark
Sherry Hu, Mayor, City of Dublin
John Marchand, Mayor, City of Livermore
Mark Salinas, Mayor, City of Hayward
Raj Salwan, Mayor, City of Fremont
Gary Singh, Mayor, City of Union City
Matt Gaidos, Vice Mayor, City of Pleasanton
Kevin Jenkins, Council President, City of Oakland
Ben Bartlett, Council Member, City of Berkeley
Evan Branning, Council Member, City of Livermore
Rowena Brown, Council Member, City of Oakland At-Large
Steven Dunbar, Council Member, City of Livermore
Noel Gallo, Council Member, City of Oakland District 5
Ken Houston, Council Member, City of Oakland District 7
Tracy Jensen, Council Member, City of Alameda
Kathy Kimberlin, Council Member, City of Fremont, District 3
Scott Sakakihara, Council Member, City of Union City
Charlene Wang, Council Member, City of Oakland District 2
Jeff Wang, Council Member, City of Union City District 3
Courtney Welch, Council Member, City of Emeryville
Melissa Hernandez, President, BART Board of Directors, fmr. Mayor, City of Dublin
Cheryl Cook-Kallio, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education, Area 7
Aisha Knowles, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education, Area 4
Lance Kwan, Board Vice Chair, Ohlone Community College District Board of Trustees
Nancy Thomas, Board President, Newark Unified School District
Austin Block, Vice President and Clerk, Newark Unified School District
Charlie Jones, Trustee, Pleasanton Unified School District
Benny Lee, Board Vice President, Oro Loma Sanitary District Board & fmr. San Leandro City Council Member
Stewart Chen, Director, City of Alameda Health Care District, President, Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council and fmr. Alameda City Council Member
Carmen Montano, Mayor, City of Milpitas
Ryan Harrison, Sr., Member, Board of Trustees, California State Bar
Bill Lockyer, fmr. CA Treasurer, fmr. CA Attorney General, fmr. CA State Senate President Pro Tempore
Willie Brown, fmr. Assembly Speaker and fmr. Mayor, City and County of San Francisco
Don Perata, CA State Senate President Pro Tempore (ret.)
Johan Klehs, Assemblymember (ret.)
Nancy O’Malley, fmr. Alameda County District Attorney
Elihu Harris, fmr. Mayor, City of Oakland, fmr. Assemblymember and fmr. Peralta Community College District Chancellor
Alan Nagy, fmr. Mayor, City of Newark
Tim Sbranti, fmr. Mayor, City of Dublin
Jim Navarro, fmr. Union City Vice Mayor
David Bonaccorsi, Fremont-Newark Attorney & fmr. City Council Member, City of Fremont
Teresa Cox, fmr. City Council Member, City of Fremont
Treva Reid, Executive Director, Holloman Center for Social Justice & fmr. City Council Member, City of Oakland
Loren Taylor, fmr. City Council Member, City of Oakland

Community

Cynthia Adams, Community Activist
Marvin K. Anderson, Esq.
Bernard Ashcraft, CEO, Bay Area Business Roundtable
Ruthe Ashley, Esq.
Neisha Becton, MA
John Bliss, President, SCI Consulting Group
James Brosnahan, Esq, Attorney, Constitutional Rights Litigator and Author 
Greg Brown, Esq.
John L. Burris, Esq., Civil Rights Attorney
Carl Chan, President, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Janice Cho, Esq.
Tejinder TJ Dhami, Community Leader
Pastor Billie Dixon, Oakland Community Leader
Merlin Edwards, Vice President, Rotary Club of Oakland Branch 3
Sally Elkington, Esq.
Terrance E. Evans, Esq., Bar Association Leader
Pamela Feran, Esq.
Eli Feran, Esq.
Paul Garrison, Esq.
Vernon Goins, Esq.
Malcolm Goodwin, MBA
Gordon Greenwood, Esq.
Ethel Guerrero, DDS
Joan Haratani, Esq.
Robert Harris, Esq.
Ryan Harrison Sr., Esq.
George Holland, Sr., Esq.
Bishop Bob Jackson, Acts Full Gospel Church of God In Christ
Joe Johal, Chair, APAPA National Governing Board
Jennifer Kim, Esq.
Stephen A. King, Esq., President-elect, California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
Ramesh Konda, Ph. D.
Valerie Lewis, Esq.
Lupe Lopez, Community Leader
Bishop Jerry Macklin, Glad Tidings International Church
Kwixuan Maloof, Esq.
Logan McDonnell
Christine Noma, Esq.
Debbi Pearson, Retired Court Worker
Drucilla Ramey, Esq.
Pamela Ross, Esq.
Rick Simons, Esq.
Bruce A Soublet, Esq., Retired Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Richmond
Darryl Stallworth, Esq.
Seth Steward, Esq.
Parvinder Thapar
Kim A. Thompson, Esq., Board Member Oakland Roots Sports Club
Burl Toler II, Construction Manager/Architect
Vincent Tong, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Lawrence E. Vanhook
Karl Wente
Danny L. Williams

Partial List. *Titles and Organizations For Identification Purposes Only