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As of May 27, 2010
* Titles used for identification purposes only
District Attorneys
The Hon. John J. “Jack” Meehan, District Attorney of Alameda County (retired) (1981-1994)
The Hon. Thomas J. Orloff, District Attorney of Alameda County (retired) (1994-2009)
The Hon. Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney of San Diego County
The Hon. John R. Poyner, District Attorney of Colusa County and Former President of the California District Attorneys Association
The. Hon. Stephan Passalaqua, District Attorney of Sonoma County
The. Hon. William A. “Bill” O’Malley, District Attorney of Contra Costa County (retired) (1968-1984)
Elected Officials
Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
Delaine Eastin, Former State Superintendent of Public Education
Don Perata, Former President pro Tem, California State Senate
Loni Hancock, State Senator District 9
Mary Hayashi, State Assemblylmember, District 18
Sandre Swanson, State Assemblymember, District 16
Nancy Skinner, State Assemblymember, District 14
Dion Aroner, Former Member of the State Assembly District 14
Liz Figueroa, Former Member of the State Senate District 10
Johan Klehs, Former Member of the State Board of Equalization and Former Member of the State Assembly, Districts 14 & 18
Wilma Chan, Former Member of the State Assembly District 16
Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Alice Lai-Bitker, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Keith Carson, Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Mary King, Former Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Patrick O’Connell, Alameda County Auditor-Controller
Sheila Jordan, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Beverly Johnson, Mayor of Alameda
Tom Bates, Mayor of Berkeley
Tim Sbranti, Mayor of Dublin
Jennifer Hosterman, Mayor of Pleasanton
Tony Santos, Mayor of San Leandro
Marie Gilmore, Alameda City Councilmember
Frank Matarrese, Alameda City Councilmember
Lena Tam, Alameda City Councilmember
Ann-Mari Hogan, Berkeley City Auditor
Linda Maio, Berkeley City Councilmember
Kriss Worthington, Berkeley City Councilmember
Patricia M. Kohen, Former Dublin Unified School District Trustee
Ruth Atkin, Emeryville City Councilmember
Jennifer West, Emeryville City Councilmember
Bill Harrison, Fremont City Councilmember
Bill J. Quirk, Hayward City Councilmember
Ana Apodaca, Newark City Councilmember
Alberto Huezo, Newark City Councilmember
John Russo, Oakland City Attorney
Patricia Kernighan, Oakland City Councilmember
Nancy Nadel, Oakland City Councilmember
Larry Reid, Oakland City Councilmember
Carol J. Rowley, San Ramon City Council Member
Phong La, Human Relations Commissioner, City of Fremont
Katy Foulkes, EBMUD Director, Ward 3
William "Bill" Patterson, EBMUD Director, Ward 6
Doug Siden, President, East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors
Ted Radke, East Bay Regional Park District Director
Robert Bonta, Alameda Hospital Board of Directors
Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Board of Directors
Joel Young, AC Transit Board of Directors, At-Large
Dr. Marshall Mitzman, Chabot Las Positas Community College District Trustee
Teresa Cox, Ohlone Community College District Trustee and and Economic Development Commissioner, City of Fremont
John Weed, Ohlone Community College District Trustee
Garrett Yee, Ohlone Community College District Trustee
Nicky Gonzalez Yuen, Peralta Community College District Trustee
Anjali Lathi, Sanitary District Director
Tony Thurmond, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board
The Alameda County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s Association
The Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
The California District Attorney Investigators Association
The California Asian Police Officers Association (CAPOA)
The California Narcotics Officers’ Association
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
The Bay Area Chapter of PORAC
The Alameda County District Attorney Investigators Association
The Deputy Sheriffs Association (DSA)
The Berkeley Police Officers Association (BPOA)
The East Bay Regional Parks Police Department
The Emeryville Police Officers Association
The Fremont Police Officers Association (FPOA)
The Hayward Police Officers Association (HPOA)
The Livermore Police Officers Association (LPOA)
The Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA)
The Piedmont Police Officers Association
The San Leandro Police Officers Association (SLPOA)
The Union City Police Officers Association (UCPOA)
The University Police Officers Association – Berkeley
Roderic Duncan, California Superior Court Judge (retired)
Sheriff Charles Plummer, Sheriff of Alameda County (retired) (1987–2007)
Chief Craig Steckler, Fremont Police Department
Chief Brad Kearns, Chief of Inspectors
Chief Tom Simonetti
Chief Douglas Hambleton, Berkeley Police Department (retired)
Commander LaDonna Harris
Mike Sorensen, President of the Hayward Police Officers Association
Cheryl Brasil, Law Enforcement
Chris Lux, Law Enforcement
Craig Chew, Law Enforcement
Debbie Blumenthal, Law Enforcement
Don Harris, Law Enforcement
Don Williams, Law Enforcement
Elaine Briggs, Law Enforcement
Gloria Ramirez-Halman, Law Enforcement (retired)
Gregory Morgado, Law Enforcement
Hansen Pang, Law Enforcement
Harry Hu, Law Enforcement
Harvey Lewis, Law Enforcement (retired)
Jared Hattaway, Law Enforcement
Jeff Jouanicot, Law Enforcement
Jeff McCort, Law Enforcement
Joan Johnson, Lieutenant (retired)
Joe Chan, Law Enforcement
Joe Draghi, Law Enforcement
Jon Kennedy, Law Enforcement
John Payne, Law Enforcement
Kim Tejada, Law Enforcement
Kristi Milani, Law Enforcement
Larry Bellusa, Law Enforcement
Lisa Foster, Law Enforcement
Lynne Breshears, Law Enforcement
Michael Munoz, Law Enforcement
Michael Sobek, Law Enforcement
Nate Schmidt, Law Enforcement
Paul Balzouman, Law Enforcement
Randy White, Law Enforcement
Rick Monge, Law Enforcement
Robert “Bob” Connor, Law Enforcement
Robert Chenault, Law Enforcement
Robert Sayaphupha, Law Enforcement
Sabrina Reich, Law Enforcement
Stephanie England, Law Enforcement
Stephen Matsumoto, Law Enforcement
Steve Goard, Law Enforcement
Steve Ravel, Law Enforcement
Steven Nowak, Law Enforcement
Tai Nguyen, Law Enforcement
Tim Nolan, Law Enforcement
Tom Gandsey, Law Enforcement
Tom Milner, Law Enforcement Support Services
Tom Walsh, Law Enforcement
Warren Young, Law Enforcement
Labor Organizations, Clubs and Professional Associations
Alameda County Central Labor Council
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Building & Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO
Charles Houston Bar Association
International Brotherhood of Electricians (IBEW), Local 595
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Northern California Chapter
National Women's Political Caucus - Alameda North
Service Employees International Union, 1021 (SEIU)
Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local 104
The Sierra Club – San Francisco Bay Chapter
Thomas F. Curran, Chair, Electrical Contractors Trust of Alameda County
Tom Mullarkey, IBEW Local 595
Victim Witness Advocates and Community Leaders
California Crime Victims Action Alliance
Alex Nguyen, Past President, Family Violence Law Center Board of Directors
Anissa Basocco-Villareal, Advocate
Barbara Ellis, Community Organizer
Barbara Hoke, Women's Reproductive Rights Leader
Barbara Kahn, City of Alameda Leader
Bertha Byes, Advocate
Brian Berlinski, Art Therapist
Carl Chan, Community Organizer
Casey Gwinn, CFO of National Family Justice Center Alliance and Former San Diego City Attorney
Charlene Greiner, Business Woman (retired)
Cherri Allison, Executive Director of Family Violence Law Center
Cheryl Thompson, City Administrator (retired)
B. Cole, Advocate
Don Lau, YMCA Executive
Dr. Hera Blazer, DDS
Dr. James Crawford-Jakubiak, Pediatrician, Director of the Center for Child Protection
Dr. Jennifer Ong, Optometrist
Dr. Judith Iglehart, Business, Development and Investment Consultant
Dr. Martin Crawford-Jakubiak, Veterinarian
Elisabeth Jewel, Community Organizer
Erin Ossana Barba, Advocate
Erlene DeMarcus, Transportation Consultant
Farid Younos, Afghan Coalition and the Afhgan Domestic Violence Prevention
Gael Straek, CEO of National Family Justice Center Alliance
George Philipps, Executive Director, Alameda Boys and Girls Club
Gilbert Leung, Film Producer
Glen Price, President, The Glen Price Group
Harold Boscovich, Victim Advocate Consultant
Hillary Larkin, Physican's Assistant
Honora Murphy, City of Alameda Leader
Jackie Ponce, Advocate
Jake O’Malley, Risk Manager Director
John Protopappas, President & CEO, Madison Park Financial Corporation
Julie Rems-Smario, Executive Director of DeafHope
Kelli Sage, Advocate
Marcia Blackstock, Executive Director of Bay Area Women Against Rape
Marcia Meyers, Human Resources Director (retired)
Marina Jimenez, Advocate
Mark Friedman, Children’s Health Advocate
Mary Warren, Warren and Associates, Government Relations Consultant
Mitch Patenande, Bay Area Women Against Rape
Moe Perez, MEUSA
Mohammed Kohgadai, Business Owner
Parwin Kohgadai, Business Owner
Patricia Dilkes, Business Manager
Renee Calta, Executive Administrator of California Women Lawyers
Ryan James, MEUSA
Sultana Kohgadai, Business Owner
Tasia Wiggins, Advocate
Terrie Light, Berkeley Food and Housing Project
Todd Paulsen, Advocate
Todd Simonson, Labor and Employment Attorney
Wahid Kohgadai, Business Owner
Attorneys
Adam Arant
Alexis Fasteau
Alison Terry, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Allison Danzig
Allyson Bennett
Amanda Chavez
Andrea Auer, Criminal Defense Attorney
Andrea Carlise, Employment Attorney
Andrew Ross
Angela Backers
Angela Chew
Annie Saadi
Armando "Andy" Cuellar
Armando Pastran
Autrey James
Ben Beltramo
Bill Boselli
Bill Tingle
Blair Thomas
Brian Owens
Candace Goldman, Family Law
Carrie Skolnick
Casey Bates
Charles Bendes
Chiquita Hartman
Chris Lamiero
Christine Cook, Sonoma County
Christy Bowles
Colleen McMahon
Connie Campbell
Cydney Batchelor, Attorney
Damon Paiz, UCSF School of Law
Dan Cabral
Dan Roisman
Daniel O’Blenis
Danielle DuCaine, Labor and Employment Attorney
Danielle Hilton
Danielle London
Danny Lau
Dave Stein
David Cook
David Lim
Deborah E. Jurgensen, Family Law
Delia Trevino
Donald Nobles
Donna McIntosh
Edward Viera-Ducey
Eileen McAndrew
Elgin Lowe
Eliza Rodrigues, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Elizabeth Grossman, Criminal Defense Attorney
Elizabeth Jones, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Eric Behrens, University Attorney
Eric Swalwell
Eric von Geldern
Gail Mitchell, Attorney, Board of Directors, Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Georgia Santos
Greg Silva, Attorney
Gregory Dolge
Gregory O'Connell
Jacqueline Vitti Frederick, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
James "Jim" Meehan
James Panetta
Jane Kaplan, Family Law
Jason Chin
Jason Clay
Jason Sjoberg
Jay Patel
Jeff Rubin
Jeff Wood
Jeffrey Stark
Jennifer Madden
Jill Klinge
Jill Nerone
Jodi Swick, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Joe Eichhorn
John Bell, Attorney
John Creighton
John Jay
John Mifsud
Jonathan Goodfellow
Joni Leventis
Jose Duarte, Civil Rights Attorney
Joy Ricardo-Clay, Child Advocate Attorney
Joyce Hicks, Attorney San Francisco
Kalila Patty
Karen Meredith
Katherine Montgomery, Attorney
Kathy Mount, City Attorney
Katy Kobal
Kelly Robbins, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Ken Mifsud
Kevin Dunleavy
Kevin Ikuma, Criminal Defense Attorney
Kevin Wong
Kim Hunter
L.D. Louis
LaJoyce Porter, Attorney
Lara Krieger, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Laurel Headley
Lauren Hashimoto
Lauri Weiner
Laurinda Ochoa
Lindsay Walsh
Lori Arnold, Criminal Defense Attorney
Louis J. Goodman, Criminal Defense Attorney
Luis Marin
Lynne Stocker, Attorney
Margaret Gannon, Family Law and Former President of Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Mark Jackson
Mark McCannon
Mark Melton
Mas Morimoto
Matt Beltramo
Matt Haley, Attorney
Matt Wendt
Matthew Foley
Matthew Golde
Matthew Roman, Attorney
Maya Ygnostroza Lanphere
Mechelle CorrieroMegan Lewis, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Melissa Krum
Michael Kelly, San Francisco Personal Injury Attorney
Micheal O'Connor
Mike Nieto
Nanci Nishimura, Attorney
Neda Mansoorian, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Neil Layton
Norbert Chu
Patricia Sturdevant, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Patrick Moriarty
Paul Hora
Paul Pinney
Peter Carlson
Phil Daly
Rachel Lozano
Rebecca Warren
Richard Klemmer
Richard Roisman
Rob Platt, Real Estate Attorney
Rob Warren
Robert "Bob" Aloe
Robert Graff
Rockne "Rock" Harmon, Prosecutor (retired)
Rolanda Pierre-Dixon
Ronda Theisen
Roy Scheingart
Ryan McHugh
Sabrina Farrell
Sandra Smith, Court Appointed Lawyers Panel (retired)
Scott Ford
Scott Jackson
Scott Patton
Scott Swisher
Shara Beltramo
Sharmin Eshraghi Bock
Sharon Carney
Steven DalPorto
Steven Weiss, Legal Aid Attorney
Susan Torrence
Teresa Drenick
Terry Wiley
Tomas Weathers, Attorney
Timothy Burr
Tim Wagstaffe
Tim Wellman
Timothy Rien, Criminal Defense Attorney
Todd Stevens, San Diego Attorney
Tom Barni
Tom Rogers
Toni Mims-Cochran, Attorney, President of Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Tony Douglas
Ursula Jones Dickson
Venus Johnson
Veronica Campos
Victoria Kolakowski, Attorney
W. Dan O'Malley
Ward Winklosky
Warren Ko
Wendy Ray, Board of Governors, California Women Lawyers
Administrators
Abdul Kargbo, Courts Administrator
Aimee Gatchalian, Restitution Administration Assistant
Amanda Meier, Administration Assistant
Andrea Youngdahl, City Administrator
Ann Marie Lawrence, Administrator
Arisha Sims, Administration Assistant
Barbara Klatt, Executive Assistant, Alameda County District Attorney's Office (retired)
Barbara Levy, Business Owner (retired)
Boniface Tam, Information Technology Administrator Assistant
Brian Hanover, Marketing Manager
Cassie Barner, Administrator
Christine Roche, Administrator
Cindy Jensen, Administration Assistant
Colman Jung, Information Technology Administrator
Daisy Bernardo, Administration Assistant
Dawn Johnson-Huff, Public School Administrator (retired)
Deirdre O’Connell, Legal Administrator
Denis Ducey, Financial Officer
Diana Romo, Administration Assistant
Grace O'Malley Hanover, Financial Consultant - Public Schools
Jean Wagner, Business Woman
Jing Jing Shia, Restitution Administrator
Joanne Brown, Consultant
Joline Owyang, Financial Administrator
Juanita Vaughns, Social Worker (retired)
Julie Lindgren, Administrator
Karen Pucci, Paralegal
Kevin Hing, Alameda County Management Services
Maria Becerra, Court Reporter
Maria Lukan, Administrator
Marisol Flores, Victim Advocate Administration Assistant
Mary Ferreira, Court Reporter
Mary O’Malley, Paralegal
Mary O'Connor, Administration Assistant
Melvin Levy, School Teacher (retired) and Real Estate Developer
Mike Wanless, Vintner
Nahid Aria, Administrator
Noli Lockhart, Administrator
Nona Brown, Administrator
Pamela Zhao, Information Technology Administrator Assistant
Pat Fletcher, Administration Assistant
Patty O'Malley, School Counselor
Philippa Ratcliff, Information Technology Administrator and Web Design Manager
Phyllis Arnerich, Administrator
Rebecca Pang, Financial Administration Assistant
Rebecca Tse, Asian Outreach Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
Rosa Martinez, Administration Assistant
Sandra Ginsberg, Administration Assistant
Sharmi Cahayom, Administrator
Steve Manning, Alameda County Chief Deputy Auditor
Towanda Lee, Executive Administrator
ZiZi Hawthorne, Medical Assistant
Supporters
Ahamad Wali Aria, Supporter
Albert Kwong, Supporter
Allen Shiu, Supporter
Allison Germaine, Supporter
Amy Ellingson, Artist
Andrew Ly, Business Owner
Ann King, Supporter
Ann Marie Haley, Supporter
Austin Clark, Student
Beth Gentille, School Teacher
Betty Gee, Business Owner
Brad Hatton, Realtor
Brenda Welsh, Artist
Bruce Germaine, Truck Driver (retired)
CC Yin, Business Owner
Chris Sorensen, Financial Development
Christopher Szecsey, Supporter
Chuck Carlise, Business Owner
Chuck Edell, Realtor
Colleen Clark, Forensic Criminalist
Dan Rush, Supporter
Dane McCoy, Supporter
David Barba, Supporter
David Manson, Supporter
Deborah Edgerly, Supporter
Denise Clark, Workers Compensation Manager
Dianne Richmond, Supporter
Donald Hawley, Supporter
Donna Kerger, Supporter
Doug Henninger, Supporter
Ed Alvarez, Business Owner
Eduardo Collaco, Community Volunteer
Eileen Barr, Supporter
Elaine Ma, Supporter
Elizabeth Ingram, School Teacher
Elizabeth Reardon, Supporter
Fahad Khan, Supporter
Gary Koeppel, Supporter
Georgeann Ikuma, Supporter
Gilbert Gin, Shopkeeper (retired)
Glen Wong, Supporter
Greg Chen, Supporter
Heidi Brevet, Supporter
Heinz Gewing, Supporter
Ishan Shah, Supporter
Ita Wu, Supporter
James O’Malley, Comedian
Jane Folan, School Teacher (retired)
Jean Felton, Supporter
Jean Fong, Community Consultant
Jennifer Root, Supporter
Jo Germaine, Nurse (retired)
Joanne Perri, Consultant
John Wu, Supporter
Joyce Major, Supporter
Judy Liu, Supporter
Karth Turngate, Supporter
Kathrina Rashid, Psychologist
Kathy Moehring, Supporter
Kelly Jones, Supporter
Ken Ying, Supporter
Kimberly Jones, Supporter
Larry Lee, Supporter
Leslie Bonnett, Supporter
Linda Hawley, Supporter
Lynn Gardner, Supporter
Magi Yang, Supporter
Maria Huezo, Hospital Foundation
Maria Vera-Yee, Supporter
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Supporter
Mary Klotzbach, Nurse
Meghan Viera-Ducey, Supporter
Michael Clark, Travel Agent
Michael Ducey, Supporter
Michael Stephens, Supporter
Mike Flaherty, Supporter
Mike Klatt, Supporter
Mike Liu, Supporter
Mike Taigman, Supporter
Millie Gee-Poon, Community Administrator
Musa Sarary, Supporter
Nancy Ulmer, Supporter
Pat Finch, Supporter
Patrick Preminger, Supporter
Patty Goodman, Supporter
Paul Afshar, Educator
Phil Simpkins, Supporter
Phillip Brown, Supporter
Rahima Haya, Supporter
Rebecca Richardson, Artist
Regina Yin, Business Owner
Richard Allison, Business Owner
Robert Ingram, Registered Nurse
Robert Spinardi, Electrical Contractor
Rod Gee, Business Owner
Rona Popal, Afghan Coalition
Rose Henninger, Supporter
Rosemarie Navera, Registered Nurse
Rosemary Young, Supporter
Roxanne Lindsay, Supporter
Ruhia Amirzad, Afghans Women’s Health
Sally Hom Paiz, Supporter
Sarah Wilson, Community Consultant
Sean O’Malley, Plumber
Sheryl Kwong, Supporter
Steven Jesse Corral, Supporter
Steven Schultz, Financial Development
Sun Kwong Sze, Supporter
Susan Dalonzo, Supporter
Susan Harmon, Supporter
Susann Silva, Supporter
Terese O’Malley, Health and Fitness Educator
Terry Sandoval, Oakland Public School Advocate
Tess O’Malley, Design Consultant
Theus Jones, Information Technology Consultant
Thomas Tang, Accountant
Timothy Geraghty, Supporter
Vicki Hitzfeld, Supporter
Vicki Thompson, Supporter
Victor Jin, Supporter
Weiss Farouq, Supporter
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