Candidate for
Board Member; Natomas Unified School District

Karen Bernal for Natomas School Board - Endorsements
(Partial list) - Please visit http://karenbernal.com/endorsements for an updated list

ORGANIZATIONS:

Natomas Teachers' Association (NTA)

California School Employees Association, Natomas Chapter (CSEA #745)

Democratic Party of Sacramento County

Los Rios College Federation of Teachers

Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Women Democrats of Sacramento County

Sacramento County Young Democrats

Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento County

Latino Democratic Club of Sacramento

Green Democratic Club of Sacramento

Fem Dems of Sacramento

Veterans Democratic Club of Sacramento County (DemVets)

JFK Democratic Club

Democracy for America

INDIVIDUALS:

Tom Torlakson

CA State Superintendent of Public Education*

Dr. Richard Pan

Assemblymember District 5*

Roger Dickinson

Assemblymember District 9*

Dave Jones

CA Insurance Commissioner*, Former Sacramento Assemblymember*

Rebecca Sandoval

Twin Rivers School Board Trustee*

Kelly Kelley

Center Unified School District Board Representative*

Dean Murakami

President, Los Rios College Federation of Teachers*

Courtnay Kaump

Jefferson Elementary School Teacher of the Year 2011*; Teacher, Two Rivers Elementary School*

Barbara O'Connor

Two Rivers Elementary School Teacher of the Year 2009*

Naomi Nakahara

Teacher, American Lakes Elementary School*

Kerri Asbury

Natomas resident; Special Education teacher, Twin Rivers School District*; Chair, Democratic Party of Sacramento County

Kristen Rocha

Teacher, Natomas Middle School*

Donna Irby

Teacher, Two Rivers Elementary School*

Genevieve Shiroma

SMUD Director, Ward 4*

Brenda Borge

Natomas resident; Natomas High School Counselor*

Fred Lavell

Natomas resident; Teacher, American Lakes Elementary School*

Melissa Hannigan

Teacher, Heron School*

Ellen Perling

Teacher, H. Allen Hight Elementary School*

Bianca Rodgers

Teacher, Two Rivers Elementary School*

Cynthia Connell

Teacher, Inderkum School*

Pam Lavell

Teacher, Witter Ranch Elementary School*

Norma Betancort

Teacher, Natomas High School*

Bruce Pomer

Los Rios Community College Trustee, Retired*; Former Chair, Democratic Party of Sacramento County

Leslie Levine-McGhie

Teacher, Heron School*

Ken MacPherson

Teacher, Inderkum High School*

Rick Guerrero

Natomas Parent; President-Elect, Enviromental Council of Sacramento (ECOS)*

Kris Nanry

Teacher, Two Rivers Elementary School*

Joel Schwieger

Teacher, Natomas High School*

Cara Kruse-Calvert

Teacher, Heron School*

Ken Burt

Political Director, California Federation of Teachers*

Basim Elkarra

Natomas Resident; Chair, Affirmative Action Committee, CA Democratic Party*

Silvia Landers

Natomas Resident; President, Women Democrats of Sacramento County

Mike Whiteside

DPSC, Executive Board

Andres Ramos

President, Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento; DPSC Executive Board

Richard Hundrieser

Retired Firefighter, CDP Delegate*

Lino Pedres

Vice President, SEIU-United Service Workers West*

Del Surette

Operating Engineers, Local 3, Retired*

Rachel Iskow

Executive Director, Sacramento Mutual Housing Association*

Orlando Fuentes

President, Latino Democratic Club of Sacramento

Kristi Cooney

Natomas Resident; Mother of Natomas students

Kathleen Bissell-Benabides

Natomas Resident; Parent & Grandmother of Natomas students

Gail Ryall

Natomas Resident

Dorothy Knable

Sacramento Area Coordinator, CA Clean Money Campaign*

Camille Russell

California Public School Teacher, Retired*

Stephen & Nancy Crumm

Natomas Residents

Ricardo Reyes

Chair, Veterans Caucus, CA Democratic Party*

Heath Minton

Vice-Chair, California Democratic Party LGBT Caucus*

Jim Eaton

President, JFK Democratic Club*

Rose Roach

Field Director, CSEA*

John Burton

Past President, United Nations Association, Sacramento Chapter*

Chris Niehaus

Organizer, CSEA, Retired*

Martha Penry

Member, Board of Directors, California School Employees Association

J Brian Washman

Director, Sierra Foothills AIDS Foundation Board of Directors*

Earl Lagomarsino

Tamika L'Ecluse

Jeanie Keltner

Host, Soapbox, Access Sacramento*

______________________________________

• For identification purposes only