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Preschool for All is supported by a broad coalition of children's advocates, business leaders, educators, law enforcement and elected public officials who believe that preschool is the single most important way to improve our K-12 education system. Organizations, cities, and counties listed with individual endorsements are for identification purposes only and do not imply the endorsement of any agency or governmental organization, unless specifically noted. Partial list current as of 4/19/06.
COMMUNITY LEADERS
ORGANIZATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS & INDIVIDUALS
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY
SENIORS
ELECTED OFFICIALS
K-12 & EARLY EDUCATORS
INDIVIDUALS
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Alex Mallonee- Secretary-Treasurer, North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Alice Huffman- President, CA-NAACP
Beth Lowe- Children’s Advocate
Darrell Steinberg- Former Assemblymember
Delaine Eastin- Immediate Past Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dian Harrison- President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Diane Michiko Ujiiye- Commissioner, Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs
George Nakano- Former Assemblymember
Geraldine Washington- President, L.A. NAACP
Jason Alexander & Daena Title- Actor
John Dutra- Former Assemblymember
John Jackson- Founder and Director, Say Yes to Children’s Network
John W. Mack- President, Los Angeles Police Commission
Linda C. Hall- Chair, Placer County Democratic Central Committee
Michael Matsuda- Trustee, North Orange County Community College District
Mike Nevin- Former Member, San Mateo County Board Supervisor
Nancy Daly Riordan- Children’s Advocate
Ray Boucher- Partner, Kiesel, Boucher, Larson LLP
Rob Reiner- Actor, Director, Children’s Advocate
Sandra Gutierrez - Parents Action for Children
Sue Cline- Probation Officer & Business Rep., LA County Deputy Probation Officers Union, Local 685
Ted Lempert- Former Assemblymember and San Mateo County Supervisor; E.D., Children Now
Tim Paulson- Executive Director, San Francisco Labor Council
Warren Furutani- Trustee, LA Community College District, Senior Consultant to Speaker Nunez
ORGANIZATIONS
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California Teachers Association (CTA)
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
California Democratic Party (CDP)
California Young Democrats (CYD)
Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DP/SFV)
Del Norte County Democratic Central Committee
Democrats of the Desert
Democratic Women of Kern
Owens River Democratic Club
Placer County Democratic Central Committee
San Fernando Valley Young Democrats (SFVYD)
West Hollywood Democratic Club
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
California ACORN
California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA)
California School Nurses Organization
California Women Lawyers
Children Now
City of Capitola
City of Santa Monica
High Schoolers Organized for Preschool Education (HOPE)
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
Marin Women’s Commission
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, CA. (CA-NAACP)
National Association of Social Workers
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
Parents Action for Children
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Preschool California
LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS & INDIVIDUALS
California Police Chiefs Association
California State Sheriffs’ Association
San Bernardino County Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
National Latino Peace Officers Association
San Bernardino County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association
Tony Aeilts, Arroyo Grande
Anthony P. Alba, San Fernando
Ronald C. Banks, Inglewood
Ken Barnes, Alturas
Michael A. Billdt, San Bernardino
Robert Brennan, Atherton
Mitchel Brown, Oroville
Roy A. Brown, Claremont
William F. Brown, Jr., Lompoc
James R. Bueermann, Redlands
Richard A. Bull, Ripon
Thomas R. Bullard, Rohnert Park
Bob Chalk, Clearlake
Miguel Colon, Jr., Imperial
Jim Copsey, Grover Beach
John G. Couch, Atascadero
Garey Couso-Vasquez, Montebello
John Crombach, Oxnard
Parish Cross, Mt. Shasta
Bruce Cumming, Morgan Hill
Michael Davies, Brentwood
John DeRohan, Morro Bay
Jerry Dyer, Fresno
Richard J. Ehle, Capitola
Rick Emerson, Chula Vista
Ron Forsythe, Suisun City
John Foster, Grass Valley
Joe Grebmeier, Greenfield
Phil Green, Twin Cities
Dave Gunderson, Blue Lake
Bruce E. Hagerty, Chico
Charlie Halford, Manteca
Stanley E. Henry, Cathedral City
Steven Hood, Petaluma
James Hyde, Davis
Ken James, Emeryville
Roger Johnson, Monrovia
Lynne Johnson, Palo Alto
Susan Jones, Healdsburg
Dennis Kies, La Habra
Michael B. Kime, Madera
Scott Kirkland, El Cerrito
Thomas L. Klose, Sanger
David L. Krauss, Tracy
Joseph M. Kreins, Novato
Steve Krull, Livermore
David A. Lawton, San Gabriel
James M. Lewis, Pomona
Burnham Matthews, Alameda (Ret.)
Michael R. McCrary, Los Alamitos
Walter McKinney, Desert Hot Springs
Terry Medina, Watsonville
Carl Miller, Pacific Grove
Pat Miller, Ventura
Mark A. Moczulski, Antioch
Don Mort, Dixon
Robert Nichelini, Vallejo
George Nielson, Placerville
Daniel M. Ortega, Salinas
Scott Paulin, Sausalito
Donald Pedersen, Signal Hill
Joe Pecsi, Bishop
Scott Pickwith, La Verne
Bradley S. Ramos, Indio
Lisa Ravazza, Piedmont
Silver Rodriguez, Porterville
Tony M. Ross, Tulelake
Camerino Sanchez, Santa Barbara
Robert Sanderson, Arcadia
Scott Seaman, Los Gatos
Kenneth W. Small, Huntington Beach
Thomas E. Soberanes, Walnut Creek
Sam L. Speigel, Folsom
Frank Steenport, Huron
Rick TerBorch, Arroyo Grande (Ret.)
Randy Ulibarri, Union City
Lee G. Violett, San Bruno
Paul M. Walters, Santa Ana
Dan Watson, South Pasadena
C.R. Waugh, Williams
Jack Wayt, El Segundo
Jeffrey D. Weaver, Sepastopol
John Welter, Anaheim
Thomas Whiteside, Selma
Richard Word, Vacaville
John Zapalac, Woodlake City
Lee Adams, Sierra County
James Allen, Mariposa County
Leroy Baca, Los Angeles County
Terry Bergstrand, Plumas County
Virginia Black, Yuba County
Kevin Broin, Mendocino County
Bill Cogbill, Sonoma County
Lorrac Craig, Trinity County
Jim Denney, Sutter County
Robert Heidelbach, San Joaquin County
Curtis Hill, San Benito County
Larry Jones, Glenn County
Allan McClain, Kings County
Daniel A. Paranick, Mono County
Clay Parker, Tehama County
Gary Philp, Humboldt County
Charles C. Plummer, Alameda County
Ed Prieto, Yolo County
Gary R. Stanton, Solano County
Mack Wimbish, Kern County
Jeff Cunan, Plumas County
Elizabeth Egan, Fresno County
Michael Ferguson, Nevada County
Paul Gallegos, Humboldt County
Kamala Harris, San Francisco County
Gary L. Lacy, El Dorado County
Art Maillet, Inyo County
Thomas J. Orloff, Alameda County
Gordon Spencer, Merced County
Jeffrey Tuttle, Calaveras County
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
California Black Chamber of Commerce
Alameda County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Emeryville Chamber of Commerce
Greater El Sereno Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
Warren Hellman- Chairman, Hellman & Friedman LLC
Richard Riordan- Attorney, Former Mayor of L.A., Former Secretary of Education
Andrew Hauptman & Ellen Bronfman Hauptman- CEO & Co-Chairman, Andell Holdings
Aubry Stone- President/CEO, California Black Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Chizen- CEO, Adobe Systems
Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis- President, AKT Development Corp.
Eli Broad- Founder, SunAmerica, Inc.
Deborah Roderick Stark- Principal, Deborah Stark and Associates
John Doerr- Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
Laura & Gary Lauder- Founders, Lauder Partners
Laurene Powell Jobs- Cofounder and President of the Board, College Track
Mel Washington- President, S.F. Black Chamber of Commerce
Meredith Brown- Attorney/Business Owner, Bryant & Brown
Philip Halperin- President, Silver Giving Foundation
Reed Hastings- CEO, Netflix
Rusty Hammer- President & CEO, L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce
Sherry Lansing- Former President, Paramount Pictures
Stephen M. Silberstein- Co-founder, Innovative Interfaces Inc.
Susan & Jonathan Dolgen- Principle, Wood River Ventures
Susan Sandler and Steve Philips- President and Board Member, Justice Matters Institute
FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY
Rabbi Allen Krause
Pastor Arelious Walker- True Hope Church of God in Christ
Bishop Charles Blake- West Angeles Church of God in Christ
Reverend Eugene Lumpkin Jr.- Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Reverend Eugene Williams- Founder & Executive Director, L.A. Metropolitan Churches
Pastor Floyd Tramnell- First Friendship Institutional Baptist Church
Dr. Reverend Ignacio Castuera- Pastor, St. John's United Methodist Church
Pastor John Hunter- Senior Pastor, First AME Church
Dr. Joseph Bryant, Jr.- Senior Pastor, Calvary Hill Community Church
Rabbi Michelle Missaghieh
Pastor Roland Gordon- Senior Pastor, Ingleside Presbyterian Church
Rabbi Steven B. Jacobs
SENIORS
California Alliance for Retired Americans
California Association of Older Americans
California Legislative Council for Older Americans
Congress of California Seniors
Senior Action Network
Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo- State President, Congress of California Seniors
John Wood- President, California Association for Older Americans
Shirley A. Bierly- President, California Legislative Council for Older Americans
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Congressmember Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader
Congressmember Howard Berman
Congressmember Anna G. Eshoo
Congressmember Bob Filner
Congressmember Jane Harman
Congressmember George Miller
Congressmember Linda Sanchez
Congressmember Pete Stark
California State Controller Steve Westly
California State Treasurer Phil Angelides
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
Speaker of the CA. Assembly Fabian Nunez
Member, State Board of Equalization John Chiang
Member, State Board of Equalization Betty Yee
Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom
Mayor of Sacramento Heather Fargo
Mayor of San Jose Ron Gonzales
Mayor Pro Tem of San Fernando Nury Martinez
Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
Senator Richard Alarcon
Senator Elaine Alquist
Senator Debra Bowen
Senator Martha Escutia- Chair, Latino Legislative Caucus
Senator Liz Figueroa
Senator Dean Florez
Senator Sheila Kuehl
Senator Alan Lowenthal
Senator Deborah Ortiz
Senator Gloria Romero- Senate Majority Leader
Senator Jackie Speier
Senator Edward Vincent
Assemblymember Joe Baca, Jr
Assemblymember Karen Bass
Assemblymember Rudy Bermudez
Assemblymember Ron Calderon
Assemblymember Wilma Chan
Assemblymember Ed Chavez
Assemblymember Judy Chu- Co-Chair Legislative API Caucus
Assemblymember Joe Coto
Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally- Chair, Legislative Black Caucus
Assemblymember Noreen Evans
Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg
Assemblymember Jerome Horton
Assemblymember Dave Jones
Assemblymember Paul Koretz
Assemblymember Mark Leno
Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
Assemblymember Sally Lieber
Assemblymember Carol Liu- Chair, Legislative Women’s Caucus
Assemblymember Cindy Montanez
Assemblymember Gene Mullin
Assemblymember Joe Nation
Assemblymember Pedro Nava
Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza
Assemblymember Nicole Parra
Assemblymember Fran Pavley
Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas
Assemblymember Ira Ruskin
Assemblymember Lori Saldana
Assemblymember Simon Salinas
Assemblymember Alberto Torrico
Assemblymember Juan Vargas
Assemblymember Lois Wolk
S.F. County Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi
San Mateo County Supervisor Jerry Hill
Kern County Supervisor Michael J. Rubio
Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente
L.A. County Supervisor Yvonne Burke
L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
L.A. Council President Eric Garcetti
L. A. Councilmember Bernard Parks- Former Los Angeles Chief of Police
L.A. Councilmember Wendy Greuel
L.A. Councilmember Tom LaBonge
L.A. Councilmember Ed Reyes
L.A. Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
L.A. Councilmember Jack Weiss
L.A. Councilmember Dennis Zine
Carson City Councilmember Mike Gipson
Hermosa Beach Councilmember Michael Keegan
Lomita Councilmember Mark Warowek
St. Helena Councilmember Eric Sklar
Santa Monica Mayor Robert Holbrook
K-12 & EARLY EDUCATORS
Alameda County Child Care Local Planning Council
California Association for Family Child Care
California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC)
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
California Child Development Administrators Association (CCDAA)
California Childcare Health Program
California Community College Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE)
California Kindergarten Association (CKA)
Child Development Policy Institute
Child Welfare League of America
Crystal Stairs
Community Connection for Child Care Foundation Board (CCCC)
Kidango, Inc
Little Elephant Montessori School
National & California Head Start Associations
RESULTS
Rising Star Montessori School
San Joaquin County Board of Education
San Mateo County Local Child Care Planning Council
Santa Monica Early Care and Education Task Force
United Child Care Union
West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education
Abigail Craig- Teacher, Little Elephant Montessori School
Alan Siegel- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2005
Dr. Alice Walker-Duff, Dr. - Co-Founder, Crystal Stairs
ALMA ANDERSSON- Guest Lecture, Loyola Marymount
Alma Major- lecturer/Program Associate, California State University, Fresno
Amanda Stangis- Interim Executive Director, California Association for the Education of Young Children
Amelia Vega- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Anne Broussard- Child Advocate
Arika Spencer-Brown- Executive Director, First Baptist Head Start
Barbara J Wallace- Executive Director, RESULTS
Billie Okoh - California Association for Family Child Care
Bob De Luca- Operations Manager, Child Start Inc.
Carol Brouhle, Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2002
Carole Firestone- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 1997
Carollee Howes- Professor, UCLA Center for Improving Child Care Quality
Carolyn Harris- Director, Westminster Child Center
Chansamone Milaythong- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Charles Weis, Ph.D- Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
Connie Baumgardt Blackburn- Kindergarten Teacher & California Teacher of the Year, 2003
Dana Stout- Teacher/Director, Tarpey Elementary State Pre-K
David Brown- School Board Member, West Contra Costa Unified School District
David Gordon- Superintendent- Sacramento County Office of Education
Deborah Bozarth- Teacher, Taft College Child Care Center
Deborah Stortz, Contra Costa AEYC
Debra Weller- Kindergarten Teacher
Denis J. Cruz- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2006
Dennis Vicars - CEO, Professional Association of Childhood Education (PACE)
Diana Barnhart- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2006
Don Henniger - Executive Director, Child Development Resources of Ventura County
Dora Adafom- Director, Creative ChildCare Inc.
Ed Condon - Executive Director, California Head Start Association
Elda Fontenot – 2nd Vice President, California Family Child Care Association
Dr. Ellen Junn - Associate Dean, California State University, Fullerton
Elsie Witt, Contra Costa AEYC
Erica Derryck- State Communications Director, Fight Crime Invest in Kids
Esther G. Chavez- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Estrealla Amaro- ECE Student, Bakersfield College
Eve-Marie Arce- President, California Association for the Education of Young Children
Fredrick A. Wentworth- San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Gary J. Kinley- President and CEO, G.J. Kinley & Associates
Gina S. Cameron- Lead Teacher, First Nazarene Church Preschool
Gina Tanner- Preschool Director/Parent
Ginger Brown- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 1998
Glenn Price- Member, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board
Gloria Chavez, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Gloriah McDonald- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield City School District
Herbert R. Fischer, PhD- San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Irene Cook- Professor, California State University, Bakersfield
Janet Gower- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2002
Jasmine Arcurio- Teacher's Aide, Discovery Depot
Jeff Holland- Sutter County Superintendent of Schools
Jennifer Castillo, Preschool Special Education Teacher
Jennifer Cisneros- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
John M. “Jack” Hawkins- Chair, Board of Directors, California Teacher of the Year Foundation
Dr. Joni Samples- Glenn County Superintendent of Schools
Joshua Simon- Vice-President of School Board, Emery Unified School District
Joy Limbengco- Head Teacher, Discovery Depot
Judy Bugarin- Director/Manager, Parkway Child Development Program
Judy Waggoner- Executive Director, Concord Child Care Center
Julian D. Crocker- San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools
Julie Zovcha, Kern County Department of Human Services
Dr. Karen Hill-Scott - President, KHS and Associates
Karen O’Connor- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2000
Karlina Martin- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield City School District
Katie Albright- Director, Public Engagement Initiative, S.F. Education Fund
Kenia Lopez, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Kristi J. Bratcher- Executive Manager, Crisp and Cole Real Estate/ Platinum Investments
Lisa Aragon- Director, Community Learning Center
Lucy G. Clark- Retired Prof., Ch Developmen,, Bakersfield College
Lydia Pires- Site Supervisor, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Lynnette Rodman- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield City School District
Dr. M.G. (Peggy) Kelly- Associate Dean, College of Edu, Cal State San Marcos
Mae Lee Kelly, Contra Costa AEYC
Marcia Meyer- Consultant, Meyer and Meyer Consulting
Margie Perez-Sesser- President, California Community College Early Childhood Educators (CCCECE)
Maria Amaro- Teacher's Aide/ECE Student
Maria Balakshin – Consultant; former Director, Child Development Division
Marian Lewis- Administrator, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Marianne Jones- Dr., California State University, Fresno
Dr. Marianne Jones, CSU Fresno
Mark Olson- President, Marin Association for the Education of Young Child
Marva Lyons- President, California Family Child Care Association
Mary Helen Barro- Owner, Barro Preschool Academy
Mary Lopez- Education Specialist, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Maureen Meade Mattias- Professor, CSUBakersfield
Meghan Falls- Teacher, Taft College Child Care Center
Melissa Dewitt- Site Supervisor, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Mercedes Subia- Group Counselor, Department of Human Services
Nancy k Brown- Public Policy Co-Chair, CCCECE
Natanya Moore - Co-Owner and Director, Little Elephant Montessori School
Nicole Torres- Preschool Teacher, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Norman Yee- President, Board of Education San Francisco County
Pam Pritchard- Analyst, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Pamm Shaw- Executive Director, Berkeley-Albany YMCA Early Childhood Services
Paul Miller - Executive Director, Kidango
Priscilla de Lira- Site Supervisor, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Professor Carollee Howes - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences
Ray Williams- Teacher, California Teacher of the Year 2005
rebecca silva- Executive Director, CAPE, Inc
Rhea DeHart – School Board Trustee, Retired Educator, Pajara Valley Unified School District
Rick Crowley- Parent Involvement Coordinator, Redding Rancheria Head Start & Child Care
Robert Richardson- Planning & Design, Karnak Planning & Design
Robin Layton - Executive Director, Educational Enrichment Systems
Rosita Barron- Education Specialist, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Sandra Moore- S.F. Teacher & UESF Union Member
Sandy McCutcheon- Vice President, GW School Supply
Sarah Cammon- Owner/Director, Small Wonders Childcare
Scott Moore - Co-Owner, Little Elephant Montessori School
Sharon Braun- College ECE Instructor, Cerritos College
Sharon Brown- Director, Mercy Child Development Center
Sharon Davisson- Owner, Stepping Stones Preschool
Sharon Dean- Director, Tom Bradley Family Resource Center and Elementary School
Shelbi J. Wilson- Teen Parent/English/Health Teacher, Teacher of the Year 2006
Sonya Zubia- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield Adult School Children's Center
Stephanie Fritzsching- Area Manager, Madera Head Start
Susan Gonzalez, Delano Union School District
Dr. Susan Muenchow - Senior Research Scientist, American Institutes of Research
Susan Saylor- Preschool Teacher, Bakersfield City School District
Susan Williams- ECE Teacher, Fresno Jewish Day School
Syliva Moses- Teacher, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Teresia J. Paca- Preschool Teacher, Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Tomasa Gara- Education Specialist, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Vicki L. Barber- El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Wendy Wayne, Early Education and Health Consultant
INDIVIDUALS:
Abbey Alkon- RN PhD, Director, California Childcare Health Program
Amy Cooper, Los Angeles, CA
Angela Subia, Clovis, CA
Angie Garling, Berkeley, CA
Ariemba Momanyi- Education Specialist, CA. NAACP
Carla J. Galey, Bakersfield, CA
Claire Prescott, San Mateo, CA
Debbie Boozer, Bakersfield, CA
Dennis Falls, Taft, California
Ethel Cohn Katz, Bakersfield, CA
George J. Smith- Executive Director, Ella Hill Hutch Community Center
John Arcurio, Isabella, CA
Leslie Watson, Bakersfield, CA
Martha Cornejo, Fresno, CA
Mary K McCabe, Bakersfield, CA
Melinda Felice, San Francisco, CA
Nancy McFall Jean- Senior Policy Director, National Association of Social Workers
Raynold Gideon- Freelance Screenwriter
Theresa King- President, Sisters Serving Sisters