Campaign Endorsements

I am honored to be endorsed by the following leaders in government, education and in the community at the national, state and local level.  PCC Board of Trustees is a non-partisan election and these endorsers represent the full range of the political spectrum.  I am proud of the bipartisan support from both sides of the aisle.  The organization that the individual endorsers are affiliated with are listed for identification purposes only.  The endorsement is by the individual not the organization.

VOTE

March 3, 2020

National

  • Judy Chu, US Congresswoman, 27th District

  • Judy Chen-Haggerty, Director – Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)

  • John Leal, Director – Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)

  • Gilbert Wong,  Director – Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)

State

  • Anthony Portantino, CA State Senator – 25th District

  • Chris Holden, CA State Assemblymember – 41st District

  • Ed Chau, CA State Assemblymember – 49th District

  • John Chiang, Former State Treasurer and State Controller

  • Geoffrey Baum, Board Member and Past President – California Community College Board of Governors

  • Linda Wah – President – Community College League of California (CCLC) Trustee, Trustee and Past Board President – PCC

  • Andra Hoffman, Past President – Community College League of California (CCLC),  Trustee and Board President – Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

  • Ann Ransford, Past President – Community College League of California (CCLC), Trustee and Past Board President – Glendale Community College District (GCC)

Local / Regional

  • Katherine Barger, Supervisor and Board Chair – LA County Board of Supervisors

  • Mike Antonovich – Supervisor (Retired) – LA County Board of Supervisors

  • Terry Tornek, Mayor – City of Pasadena

  • Tyron Hampton, Vice Mayor & City Councilmember – City of Pasadena

  • Bill Bogaard – Former Mayor & City Councilmember – City of Pasadena

  • Rachelle Arizmendi – City Councilmember – City of Sierra MadreBilly Malone – Past President – Altadena Chamber of

  • Commerce, Town Council Chairperson

  • Berlinda Brown, Trustee and Past Board President – Pasadena City College (PCC)

  • ACT Pasadena

  • Armenian National Congress of America (ANCA) – Pasadena Branch

  • Lonnie Schield – Past President – PCC Foundation

  • Mic Hanson – Chair – West Pasadena Residents’ Association, Past member – City of Pasadena Planning Commission & Design Commission

  • Mel Cohen – Past President – PCC Foundation

  • Tim Wendler, Pasadena City Commissioner

  • Scott Phelps, School Board Member – Pasadena Unified School District

  • Bill Hawkins, President – PCC Foundation

  • Dr. William Opel, CEO, retired – Huntington Medical Research Institute – Vice-Chair – PCC Measure P Oversight Committee, Former PCC Foundation President

  • Marilyn Diaz, Retired Sierra Madre Police Chief, Past President – Rotary Club of Sierra Madre

  • Phil Hawkey – Pasadena City Manager, Retired; Executive Director (Retired) San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG)

  • Bob Miller – Vice-Chancellor (Retired) Los Angeles Community College District, PCC Foundation Board

  • Terry Andrues, Board Member & Past President – Altadena Library Board

  • Katie Clark – Board Member – Altadena Library Board

  • Eugene Sun, Former Mayor and City Councilmember – City of San Marino

  • Richard Sun, Former Mayor and City Councilmember – City of San Marino

  • Jason Pu – Mayor & City Councilmember – San Gabriel

  • Chin Ho Liao, City Councilmember – San Gabriel

  • Andrew Rodriguez, Mayor & City Councilmember – City of Walnut

  • Polly Low, City Councilmember & Former Mayor, City of Rosemead

  • Mike Fong, Trustee & Past Board President – Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

  • David Siegrist, Board Member – El Monte City School District

  • Esthela Torres de Siegrist, PCC Parent, Teacher and Student Association (PTSA)

  • Vahe Simonian – Pastor (Retired), Pasadena Presbyterian Church

  • Ed Barnum

  • William Goldman, Phd., PCC Dean Education Services (Retired), PCC Veteran’s Advisory Council