Candidate for
Board Member; Elk Grove Unified School District; Area 2

Partial List of Endorsements:

Groups:

MZ Magazine (A Statewide Distribution Magazine)
Asian Pacific Islander-American Political Association

Elected Officials:

Abe Bautista, President of Fairfield and Suisun Board of
Education
Bonnie J. Pannell, Sacramento City Councilmember,
District 8
Brian Cooley, President of Sacramento County Board of
Education
Christopher Cabaldon, West Sacramento
Councilmember
Dave Jones, Sacramento City Councilmember, District
6 Genevieve Shiroma, SMUD President
Jimmie R. Yee, Sacramento City Councilmember,
District 4
Kathrine Maestas, Vice Chair of Sacramento County
Planning Commission
Larry Carr, SMUD Director, Ward 6
Lee Pao Xiong, Councilmember of Twin Cities Metro
Council and President of the Urban League
Mee Moua, Minnesota State Senator
Paul Lo, Esq., Merced City School District
Boardmember
Roger Dickinson, Sacramento County Supervisor,
District 1
Roger Fong, Sacramento County Assessor-retired
Silvia Ruiz, Sacramento County Office of Education
Boardmember

Educators:

Christopher Caboldon, Assistant Chancellor of
California Community Colleges
Dr. Christopher Vang, Professor of Education at
Stanislaus State University*
Dr. Alan Koike, Professor of Medicine at University of
California, Davis*
Dr. Ka Va, Professor of Education at Sacramento State
University*
Dr. Lue Vang, Multilingual Specialist at Sacramento City
Unified School District*
Dr. Paoze Thao, Professor of Education at Monterey
State University*
Dr. Pao Lee, Professor of Education at Stanislaus State
University*
Cindy Jones, School Prevention Specialist at
Sacramento County Office of Education*
Genene Sepulveda, Elk Grove Teacher*
Kou Her, Academic Counselor at University of
California, Davis*
Linda Zall, Safe School Specialist at Sacramento
County Office of Education*
Lee Yang, School Principal and Elk Grove Parent
Owen Jackman, Elk Grove Teacher
Perrish Chavez, Elk Grove Parent and School Printing
Press Operator
Rowland Jones, Teacher and High School Basketball
Coach-retired
William Vang, School Administrator and Elk Grove
Parent

Law Enforcement:

Al Brown, Deputy Probation Officer*
Anthony Jenkins, Deputy Sheriff and K-9 Officer*
Bill Harper, President of Probation Association
Chu Vang, Sacramento Police Officer*
Chu Y. Wu, Executive Director of the Clan Restorative
Justice
Collen Cardoso, Deputy Probation Officer*
David Nasca, Federal DEA Agent*
Deborah Johnson, Deputy Sheriff-Sargent*
Dennis Wagoner, Deputy Probation Officer*
Joe Singh, Deputy Sheriff*
Laura Birkhimer-Peck, Sacramento Police Sargent*
Long Lao, Parent and Deputy Probation Supervisor*
Sia Lo, Chief Deputy City Attorney of the Criminal
Division*
Sean Rooney, Vice President of Probation Association
Sophia Vuelo, Deputy City Attorney of the Criminal
Division*
Pao Fang, Deputy Probation Officer*
Rob Weinberger, Deputy Sheriff*

Community Leaders:

Alexander Eng, Presidents of OCA and Asian State
Employee's Association-retired
Alice Chan, Registered Nurse with the State of
California
Allan Hoang, Elk Grove Parent
Anne Nguyen, Community Activist
Armando Ochoa, Latino Community Leader
Bernadette Chiang, President, Jijian Sister City
Association
C.C. Yin, President of Asian Pacific Islander-American
Political Association
Chong Yang, President of Stanislaus County
Association
David Kim, Elk Grove Business Owner
Dennis Brenen, President of Sacramento Urban
League
Dr. Benjamin Her, Elk Grove Parent and School Site
Councilmember
Dr. Jose Ramirez, Strauss Festival Boardmember*
Dr. Karen S. Kurasaki, Counselor
Dr. Lee Pao Yang, President of LAXI
Dr. Peter Vang Ly, Elk Grove Parent
Dr. Richard Ikeda, Executive Director of Health For All*
Dr. Sonny Chong, Chair of CAPITAL*
Dr. Tom Bhe, Asian Chamber of Commerce
Boardmember
Feng Lee, Elk Grove Parent
Fue Seng Thao, Community Leader
Georgette Imura, Chair of Asian Pacific Islanders for
Responsible Media and Speech*
Howard Lawrence, President of Sacramento Area
Congregations Together (ACT)*
Jay Lee, Elk Grove Parent
Jeanie Lee, President of Sacramento Chinese Service
Center
Jerry Chong, Esq., General Counsel CAPITAL*
Johnston Lau, Sacramento Chinese Service Center
Boardmember*
John Thao, Elk Grove Parent and President of Asian
Advancement Association*
John Thor, Elk Grove High and Kerr Middle School
Parent
Ka Y. Lee, Elk Grove Parent
Kou T. Xiong,Esq., Attorney and Elk Grove Parent
Larry Tract, Elk Grove Parent
Lori Meyers, Elk Grove Resident and School Secretary
Marc Carrel, Attorney for State of California*
Mee Her, Elk Grove Parent
Melinda Braido, Elk Grove Parent and Owner of Mel
Dog's Café
Norm DeYoung, Recipient of the Elk Grove Inspirational
Leadership Award
Pa Lor Fang, President of Flower Cloth Association
Paul Manasala, Community Activist and Journalist
Poua Yang, President of Women's Heritage
Association*
Robert Dawa, Elk Grove Resident
Rocky Vang, President of Lao Family, Inc.-retired*
Raul Cupino, Vice President Biancalana Association of
Elk Grove
Sara Rameriz, Chair of McKee Elementary School Site
Council and Elk Grove Parent
Ter Fong Yang, President of United Hmong
Development, Inc.-retired*
Tommy Her, President of United Hmong Development,
Inc.*
Tsia Xiong, President of HOPES, Inc.*
Yia B. Yang, Elk Grove Parent

• For Identification Purposes Only