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COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORT STUART--
Partial List - Updated May 1, 2008

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ORGANIZATIONS

Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley

California Professional Firefighters

Los Angeles County Firefighters, Local 1014

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local 112

AFSCME California PEOPLE

California Faculty Association

Crime Victims United California

Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce

California Small Business Association

United Nurses Association of California

Union of American Physicians and Dentists

United Child Care Union

Librarians Guild, Local 2626

AFSCME 3299

Painters & Allied Trades, District Council 36

San Fernando Valley Young Democrats

Cal State Northridge College Democrats

Loyola Law School Young Democrats

Sherman Oaks Democratic Club

Democrats for Change

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg

Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach

State Senator Ron Calderon

State Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod

State Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally

State Assemblymember Paul Krekorian

State Assemblymember Nicole Parra

State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino

Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo

Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar

Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine

Former Assemblymember Richard Katz

Former Assemblymember Dario Frommer

TEACHERS & PROFESSORS

MARIA ABLAZA, Teacher, Birmingham High School

MARIA AGAZARYAN, Teacher, Birmingham High School

JAY BIENENFELD, Teacher, Birmingham High School

BLAIR CARROLL, Teacher Librarian, Canoga Park High School

JAMES DINIELLI, Teacher, Birmingham High School

JEFF DOKKEN, Teacher, Birmingham High School

VICTORIA EDWARDS, Teacher, Birmingham High School

LEE FRANK, Retired English Teacher

ROSLAYN KAHN, Teacher, L.A. Community College & Santa Monica City College

STEVEN KOFAHL, Teacher, Birmingham High School

STEVEN KOSOY, Middle School Teacher, LAUSD

SIDNEY LASAINE, Retired High School Teacher, LAUSD

SARA-JEAN LIPMEN, Teacher, Hamilton High School

DORA LOPEZ, Teacher, Birmingham High School

VICTORIA LOPEZ, Teacher, Birmingham High School

JOHN MEARS, Teacher, West Valley Occupational Center

FAFFI MERON, Teacher, Kadima Academy

KAREN MIZRAHI, Teacher, Las Virgenes School District

JENNIFER KOSOY, Teacher, Shirley Avenue Elementary School

CHRISTINE PFEIFFER, Teacher, Little Wonders School

WENDY PHELPS, Professor, Cal State Northridge

HEATHER PREIMESBERGER, Teacher, West Valley Occupational Center

DAN PROCTOR, Teacher, Northridge Middle School

LOUIS PUGLIESE, Professor, Cal State Northridge

NANCY RUTHERFORD, Teacher, Belmont High School

LEONARD SEGAL, Teacher, LAUSD

GLENN SHOCKLEY, Teacher, Chatsworth High School

COMMUNITY LEADERS

WAYNE ADELSTEIN- Northridge West Neighborhood Council, Vice
President of Communication and Outreach

JOE ANDREWS, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council, Board Member

RON BLANC, Valley Beth Shalom Pararabbinic Project, Member

ROBERTA BOARDMAN, California Parents and Teachers Association, Former Administrator

JOSEPH BYRNE, Tierra Del Sol Foundation, President

DAN COEN, Temple Beth Hillel

STEVEN CRAIG, Van Nuys Rotary, Past President

MATT EPSTEIN, Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association, Vice President

JONATHAN FANTINI, Collegiate Forum, President

DR. ROBERT FIELDS, DDS, Van Nuys Neighborhood Council, Board Member

JOSEPH FOGEL, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Board of Editors

BILL FOX, Grandparents As Parents, Chair

LEE FRANK, Retired English Teacher

JANET GAGNON, Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council, Board Member

SHERMAN GAMSON, Woodland Hills/Warner Center Neighborhood Council, Alternate Board Member

KEN GERSTON, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, Past President

GLORIA VICTOR GOLD, Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council, Board Member

JAY GOLDBERG, Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, Board Member

MICHAEL HIGBY, California Jaycees, Past President

ARTHUR HIRSHBERG, Japanese Garden Advisory Council, Chair

DONN HOWELL, West Hills Neighborhood Council, Board Member

DAVID HYMAN, North Hills West Neighborhood Council, Board Member

ADAM HUNT, California Assembly Fellowship, Former Fellow

DANIEL INLENDER, American Jewish Committee ACCESS Program, Chair

CLIFTON JOHNSON, Magic Johnson Foundation, Board Member

LOUIS KROKOVER, Concerned Dog Owners of California, President

JACQUE LAMISHAW, Winnetka Neighborhood Council, Former Chair

ISAAC LIEBERMAN, Environmental Political Chair

BRADLEY MARSH, Cal State Northridge Associated Students, Past President

SAHAG MAJARIAN, Tarzana Neighborhood Council, Board Member

MIKE MILLER, Woodland Hills Neighborhood Council, Vice President

GEORGE MINTER, LA Family Housing, Chair

ARI MOSS, Jewish Federation, Government Relations Committee Member

LINDA PULVER, Warner Center Rotary Club, Past President

MARCELO QUIROGA, Van Nuys Rotary, Past President

BART REED, the Transit Coalition, Executive Director

TALIA SHANI, SFV Community Mental Health Center, Former Board Member

SHARON SHILKOFF, Registered Nurse

JEAN STRAUBER, Encino Neighborhood Council, Board Member

SHARYN YULOFF, International Child Abuse Network, President

APPOINTED OFFICIALS

DALLAS BOARDMAN, San Fernando Valley Fair Commission, Board Member

DR. RICHARD CHARNEY, D.C., California World Trade Commission, Former Commissioner

DON DRIFTMEIER, CPA, California Board of Accountancy, President

MELRITA EVANS FORTSON, North Valley Regional Planning Commission, Commissioner

J. RICHARD LEYNER, North Valley Area Planning Commission, Commissioner

ROBERT PETERSON, California Board of Accountancy, Vice President

MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, LA County Employee Retirement Association, Past President

GEORGE STAVARIS, VICA, Board Member

ROBERT VINSON, California-Criminal Index and Identification System Advisory Committee, Former Member

LEAH WYMAN, California Commission On Aging, Commissioner

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS

LEEOR ALPERN, Democrats For Israel, Board Member

YVETTE ANDRADE, Latino Caucus, California Democratic Party, Former Chair

ANITA AVAKIAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member

MOREEN BLUM, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Chair

LUKE BREIT, Environmental Caucus, California Democratic Party, Chair

CHARLIE CARNOW, California Democratic Party, State Central Committee Member

DAMIAN CARROLL, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, President

MICHELLE CASTILLO, Los Angeles County Young Democrats, Former
Board Member

NORMAN CHRAMOFF, Los Angeles Stonewall Democratic Club, Past Political Vice President

MICHAEL COLORGE, Young Democrats of Northridge, Past President

JEFF DAAR, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Chair

JOSH ENGLANDER, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member

ED ESPINOZA, Democratic National Committee, Member

TODD FLORA, California Clean Money Campaign, Former State Director

JENNIFER FORKISH, California Democratic Party, Former State Central Committee Member

SHARI GAMSON, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Board Member

GREG GIRVAN, California Democratic Party, State Central Committee Member

KATHERINE GREEN, California Democratic Party, Former State Central Committee Member

MARILYN GRUNWALD, Sherman Oaks Democratic Club, Past President

LEAH HERZBERG, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Executive Board Member

CHAD JONES, Valley Grassroots For Democracy, President

LYN KLEIN, Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley, Treasurer

LIZ KNIPE, Valley Democrats United, 2nd Vice President

RICHARD KOLBER, Valley West Democratic Club, Past President

ANDREW LACHMAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Executive Board Member

ELI LIPMEN, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, President

MARGIE MURRAY, Valley Democrats United, 3rd Vice President

ADRIN NAZARIAN, Democrats For Neighborhood Action, Past President

MARY PALLANT, Valley Democrats United, Past President

BRAD PARKER, Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party, officer At Large

MARK PASH, Valley Democrats United, Treasurer

DAVID PHELPS, Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Central Committee Member

CASEY ROBINSON, Stonewall Young Democrats, Past Administrative Vice President

RANDY STEINBERG, Los Angeles County Young Democrats, Former Board Member

CHARLES TAYLOR, California Democratic Party, Member of the State Central Committee

KARAPET TOROSSIAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member

JOHANNA WILLIAMS, Democrats For Change, Past President

BUSINESS LEADERS

P. CHRISTOPHER ARDALAN, Southland Regional Association of Realtors, Member

DR. ROBERT COHEN D.D.S., Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, Past President

WILLIAM B. COLITRE, Sustainable Business Council, Board Member

MARTIN COOPER, Valley Industry & Commerce Association, Immediate Past Chair

DR. JEREMEY EISENSTEIN, D.C., Woodland Hills/Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee Member

BOB EPSTEIN, Woodland Hills/Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Member

BRIAN FAGAN, United Chambers of Commerce, Past Vice President

DAVID FLEMING, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Past Chair

IRA FREEMAN, Pharmacists' Professional Society of the SFV, Board Member

FRED GAINES, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Past Chair

DAVID GOLDBERG, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member

LARRY GOLDMAN, Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Chair

THOMAS IINO, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Former President

MEL KOHN, CPA, Valley Economic Development Center, Board Member

DR. JENA KRAVITZ

ROBERT LAMISHAW, Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past President

DR. BARRY LEONARD, O.D., Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past President

BARBARA LEYNER, Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Executive Director

GREG LIPPE, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Board Member

NEAL MILLER, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, Past President

GARY MINZER, Official Police Garage Association, Chair

FRANCIS PARK, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Past Board Member

GLORIA POLLACK, Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce, Board Member

IRWIN ROSENBERG, American Public Transportation Association, Board Member

BRAD ROSENHEIM, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc., President

DR. STEVE SOLDINGER, Southern California Psychiatric Society, San Fernando Valley Councilor

ALEX SOTERAS, United Chambers of Commerce, Board Member

DIANE TAYLOR, California Pawnbrokers Association, Vice President

IAN THOMAS, California Board of Accountancy, Past President

KRISTI TRISTAO, Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Executive Director

IVY WEISS, Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce, Former Chief Executive officer

HANK YULOFF, Encino Chamber of Commerce, Board Member

Titles are for identification purposes only and do not imply organizational support.