Endorsements
Educational Leadership & Oversight
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Kat Jones – Vice President, Newark School Board
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Carina Plancarte – Newark School Board Member
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Charlie Mensinger – Former Newark School Board Member
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Mike Berg – Former Superintendent, Fresno Unified
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Tom Avakumovits – Former Assistant Superintendent, FUHSD
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Paul Bretz – Former Principal, Newark Memorial High School
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Aaron Weisz – NUSD Audit Committee Public Voting Member
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Steve Yung - Former NUSD Audit Committee Public Member
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Cary Knoop – Chairman, NUSD Citizen Bond Oversight Committee
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Deb Dudley – Former California School Board Association Governance Consultant
Teachers
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Derek Gaulding – US History Teacher, Newark Middle School
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Brian Foster – Former Social Studies Teacher, Newark Memorial High School
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Christine Clinton/Kizer - TK Teacher & NUSD Parent
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Jack Bungarden – US History Teacher, Palo Alto High School
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Belinda Eugster – Former Government/Economics Teacher, Mission San Jose HS
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Sean Bui – 2020 California Teacher of the Year – Cupertino High School
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Dr. Sandra Gomez Ventura – Director of Virtual Programs, Global Brigades Honduras
Parents
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Kelly Hopkins – Newark Real Estate Agent and former NUSD Parent
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Ramon Medina – Bema Electronic Director of Sales and Former NUSD Parent
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Richard Woon – Attorney, Volunteer Football Coach, NUSD Parent
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Atul Pala, President, Bayshores Community Homeowners Association, and Former NUSD Parent
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Craig Sunada – Former NUSD Parent
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Cindy Parks – Former NUSD Parent
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Sharon Yu - Engineer, Applied Materials, and Cupertino High School Former Parent
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Namit Saksena - Vice President, Glass Bay Community Homeowners Association & Member, Newark Community Development Advisory Committee
Students
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Sanika Patil - University of Pennsylvania Wharton - Class of 2027
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Serena Chang - University of California Los Angeles - Class of 2027
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Shauryan Mahajan - UC Berkeley Haas - Class of 2027
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Richita Varshney - Purdue University - Class of 2027
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Sona Kashyap - Indiana University, Kelley - Class of 2027
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Riya Sri Rallabandi - University California Irvine - Class of 2027
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Animesh Alang - University California Santa Cruz - Class of 2027
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Arjun Sudheer - San Jose State - Class of 2027
Future Business Leaders of America
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Molly Anderson – California Department of Education FBLA State Advisor
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Graeme Logie – Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Bay Section Advisor
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Leslie Robledo – Lynbrook High School Business Teacher & FBLA Advisor
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Mark St. John – Former Cupertino High School Calculus Teacher & FBLA Advisor
Business Leadership
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Kevin Royal - Chief Financial Officer, Flux Power
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Gloria Fan – Chief Financial Officer, BEST Logistics Technology
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Bob Quinn – Former Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Networks
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Steve Hmelar – Former Vice President of Information Technology, Impax Labs
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Deborah Cen – Biotech Entrepreneur and Education Community Organizer
Pets
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Hachi J. Hill - Aiden's Official Therapy Dog