Public Officials

Anna Eshoo - Former US Representative, Dist. 16

Sally Lieber - Chair, CA State Board of Equalization

Marc Berman - CA State Assembly, Dist. 23

Patrick Ahrens - CA State Assembly, Dist. 26

Margaret Abe-Koga - Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Dist. 5

Jessica Speiser - Vice President, Santa Clara County Board of Education

Terry Godfrey - President, Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees

Pat Burt - Palo Alto City Councilmember

George Lu - Palo Alto City Councilmember

Cari Templeton - Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commissioner

Hsinya Shen - Palo Alto Public Art Commission Chair

Alan Davis - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Heidi Emberling - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Julie Jerome - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Barbara Sih Klausner - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Liz Kniss - Past President, PAUSD School Board; Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto

Cathy Kroymann - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Amado Padilla - Past Vice-President, PAUSD School Board

Gail Price - Past Trustee, PAUSD School Board; Former Palo Alto City Councilmember

Diane Reklis - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Susie Richardson - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Dana Tom - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Betsy Bechtel - Former Foothill-DeAnza Trustee and Former Mayor of Palo Alto

Peter Drekmeier - Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto

Nancy Shepherd - Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto

Cory Wolbach - Former Palo Alto City Councilmember

Pete Dailey - Los Altos City Council Member

Paul Fong - Trustee, West Valley-Mission Community College District

Sergio Lopez - Councilmember, City of Campbell; Chair, Valley Transportation Authority; President, League of Cities - Peninsula Division

Pat Carpio-Aguilar - Trustee, Fremont Union High School District School Board

Ava Chiao - Vice President, Cupertino Union School District

Devon Conley - Trustee, Mountain View Whisman School Board

Rosa Kim - Trustee, Fremont Union High School District

Francesca Segre - Trustee, Menlo Park City School District Board

Bridget Watson - Trustee, Sunnyvale School Board

Community Leaders and Members

Elizabeth Alexis - Community Member

Craig Allen - Community Member

Sharon Andrews - Community Member

Judy Argumedo - Former PAUSD Parent and Community Member

Federica Armstrong - Community Member

Bruce Arthur - Chair, Palo Alto Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

Stacey Ashlund - Community Organizer

Christian Bailey - Community Member

Janis Bajor - Community Member

Linda Baker - Community Member

Jamie Barnett - Community Parent

Mayurendra Baugh - Community Member

Ina Bauman - Community volunteer for Justice (Los Altos)

Becky Beacom - Community Health Educator and Youth Wellbeing Advocate

Elizabeth Beheler - PAUSD Parent of 2 Students

Michael Belitzky - Community Member

Sally Bemus - Youth Advocate

Tamara Berner Gracon - PAUSD Parent and Volunteer

Barbara Best - Community Member

Bhagya Bethala - Parent and Community Volunteer

Brian Bicknell - Community Member

Jill Bicknell - Community Member

Iris Blanchet - Youth Community Advocate

Sonya Bradski - Community Member

Nancy Bremeau - Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women

Peter Broadwell - Community Member

Lorraine Brown - Community Member

Lysle Buchbinder - Community Member

Emma Cabaness - Special needs mom, local activist

Roger Carpenter - Community Member

Brian Chancellor - PAUSD Alum and Parent of 2 PAUSD Alums

Fred Chancellor - Ph.D. in Education Administration, Retired High School Teacher, Dad to 3 PAUSD Alums, Grandpa to 5 PAUSD Alums

Nana Chancellor - Former Santa Clara County Child Welfare Social Worker, Parent of 2 PAUSD Alums

Yuri Chang - Educator, PAUSD Parent, Community Volunteer

Nicki Chun - Community Member

Dave Claudino - Community Member

Barbara Collins - Community Member

Mike Collins - Community Member

Chris Colohan - PAUSD and Community Volunteer, Parent of 2 PAUSD Students, Substitute Teacher

Julieta Conde - Community Member

Sarah Cornwell - Former PAUSD Parent

Claudia Cortes - Duveneck Parent Volunteer

Kim Cranston - Community Member

Carolyn Curtis - Former Community Organizer

Gina Dalma - Community Leader

Michael Dann - Community Member

Carolyn Davidson - Community Member

Michelle de Blank - Community Member

Erin Doll - PAUSD Parent & Volunteer

Evan Doll - PAUSD Parent and Community Volunteer

Elizabeth Dougherty - Community Member

Sharon Dougherty - Community Member

Penny Ellson - Community Member

Leif Erickson - Community Member

Kirsten Essenmacher - PAUSD Alum and Community Volunteer

James Fiske - Community Member

Florrie Forrest - Community Member

Lisa Forssell - PAUSD Parent and Former Palo Alto Commissioner

Lois Fowkes - Community Member

Kiran Gaind - Gunn HS Parent, Youth Community Service Board Member, former HS teacher, Mindfulness-Based Coach and Consultant, Youth Advocate & Author

Jose Garcia - Community Member

Erika Gardiner - Community Member

Bruce Gee - Community Member

Jane Gee - Community Member

Natalie Geise - Community Leader

Mariya Genzel - Community Organizer

Adrienne Germain - PAUSD Alum, Parent of 2 PAUSD Alum & 2 current students

Anne Gerfen - Community Member

Thayer Gershon - Community Member

Nallely Gómez Jiménez - Founder of Latinos en PAUSD

Eddie Gornish - Community Member

Brinda Govindan - Community Member

Helen Gracon - Community Member

John Green - Community Member

Kristan Green - Community Member

Lindsay Green - PAUSD Parent Volunteer

Maureen Griffin - Director of Marketing & Communications for a local non-profit organization

Shannon Griscom - Retired H.S. teacher, parent, grandparent

Manisha Gupta - Community Member

Gretchen Harding - Former PAUSD parent and volunteer & Peninsula Family Service volunteer

Dinaz Harmon-Vilms - Community Member

Drew Harwell - PAUSD Alum, Parent of 2 PAUSD Students, Nature Educator, Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Education

Selma Hemiup - Community Member

Al Henning - Community Member

Terri Hilton - PAUSD alum and parent of current PAUSD student

Sharon Hoffman - Community Member

Pamela Hornik - Community Member

Dr. Ken Horowitz - Professor Emeritus, Foothill College

Kathy Howe - Community Member

Jackie Huang - Community Member

Ted Huang - Community Member

Chris Hurtt - PAUSD and Community Volunteer

Michelle Ihrig - Community Member

Patty Irish - Community Member

Gitanjali Jain - Community Member

Kelda Jamison - Community Member

rani Jayakumar - Co-lead of TrackWatch Palo Alto and parent of Paly alum

Celeste Johnson - Community Member

Jerry Johnson - Community Member

Cecilia Jones - Community Member

Ian W. Jones - Community Member

Isma Khan - Community Member

John Kelley - Community Member

Sharon Keplinger - PAUSD principal for 20+ years, 2015 Tall Tree Award Winner, 50-year resident of Palo Alto, Grandmother of 4 current PAUSD students

Claire Kirner - PAUSD and Community Volunteer, Parent of 3 PAUSD Grads, Substitute Teacher

Lea Kissner - PAUSD Parent

Sam Kim - Scientist, PAUSD Parent, Community Volunteer

Jennifer Kleckner - Parents and Grandparents of PAUSD students

Rick Kniss - Community Member

Gabi Koehler - Community Member

Iris Korol - Community Member

Karl Kramer - Community Member

Padmini Krisnan - Community Member

Nancy Krop - PAUSD Alum and Parent of PAUSD Alum

Nancy Kukkola - Community Member

Amy Lee - Community Member

Steven Lee - Project Safety Net Board Member, former Palo Alto Human Relations Commissioner, and PAUSD volunteer leader

Wei-Nchih Lee - Community Member

Linda Lenoir - Community Member

MaryJo Levy - Community Member

Stephen Levy - Director of the Center for Continuing Study and the California Economy and 60-Year Palo Alto Resident

Ben Linder - Community Member

Sherry Listgarten - Community Volunteer

Sharmila Lodhia - Community Member

Hersha Lodhia-Miller - Parent Leader at Duveneck Elementary and Paly Grad, Class of ‘88

Rasa Massoudi - Community Member

Joanna Lozano - PAUSD Mom and Community Member

Mare Lucas - Parent and Community Mental Health Advocate

Marc Marasco - PAUSD Dad

Rebecca Marasco - PAUSD Mom

Pat Markevitch - Community Parent

Loretta Matheson - Community Member

Beth May - Community Member, PAUSD graduate and parent of a PAUSD graduate

Nick Mehta - Youth Mental Health Advocate

Mary Ann Michel - Community Member

Heidi Mickelsen - Community Member

Beth Mills - Community Member

Julia Moran - PAUSD & Community Volunteer, Parent of 3 PAUSD students

Frances Morse - Community Member

John Morse - Community Member

Nancy Moss - Community Member

Debbie Mukamal - Co-lead of TrackWatch Palo Alto and parent of Gunn alum

Carol Muller - Community Member

Debbie Mytels - Former PAUSD Parent Leader, Acterra Associate Director, and Recipient of the 1987 Tall Tree Outstanding Citizen Award

Alma Nauarrete - Community Member

Nancy Neff - Regional Volunteer Coordinator, California Clean Money Campaign

Thuyen Nguyen - PAUSD Parent

Rosemary Nurre - Community Member

Jill Paldi - PAUSD Mom and Community Volunteer

Cecilio Perez - Community Member

Sandra Pearson - Retired PAUSD Principal

Heiko Pieper - Community Member

Sigrid Pinsky - Recipient of the 2026 Tall Tree Outstanding Citizen Award

William Pflaum - Community Member

Laura Prentiss - Parent of 2 PAUSD graduates and 1 current student

Kwanza Price - PAUSD Parent

Marcia Pugsley - Community Member

Tony Putulin - CEO/President, Elders In Motion LLC

Rathna Ramakrishnan - Community Member

Susmita Ramani - PAUSD Parent

Maribel Ramirez - Community Member

Darren Ray - Duveneck Parent Volunteer

Missy Reller - Community Member

Joyce Reynolds - Community Member

Diane Rolfe - Retired PAUSD Teacher

Margaret Rosenbloom - Commuity Member

Betsy Rosoff - PAUSD Parent

Rosalind Route - Community Member

Lynne Russell - Community Volunteer

Leah Russin - Palo Alto parent, volunteer, and pottery instructor

Mike Sabina - PAUSD Parent

Heather Sahami - Community Member

William Sahami - Community Member

Mark Saleh - Community Member

Veronica Saleh - Community Member

Andrea Saliba - Community Member

Lynn Sanchez - Community Member

Tom Sanders - Community Member

Patricia Sanders - Community Member

Anjani Sarma - Parent of two PAUSD graduates, past school and community volunteer

Matt Schlegel - Democracy and Environmental Activist

Carol Schwerer - Community Member

David Shapiro - Community Member

Bob Shaw - Retired Community Leader

Stephanie Seale - PAUSD parent (Paly), human rights advocate, and community volunteer

Kirstin Sego - Community Member

Katie Shoven - Community Member

Cindy Sidaris - Community Member

David Siegel - President - Palo Alto Pickleball Club

Jess Sinir - PAUSD Parent

Susan Phinney Silver - Community Member

Joy Sleizer - Community Member

Alice Schaffer Smith - Civil Rights Advocate

Mari Soberg - Community Member

Susan Spangler - Community Member

Bartleby St. Clair - Parent Volunteer

Meb Steiner - President, Palo Alto Chapter 301 of the California School Employees Association (CSEA); Community member since 1967

Carol Stevens - Community Member

Mary Kate Stimmler - PAUSD Parent

Chitra Swaminathan - Community Member

Susan Sweeney - Community Member

Barb Swenson - Community Member

IdaRose Sylvester - Community Leader

Mary Takahashi - Community Member

Amor Terrazas - Mi Casita de Español Preschool Owner

Cynthia Tham - Community Member

Sven Thesen - Co-Founder, ProjectGreenHome.org

Holly Thompson - Community Member

Gail Thompson - Community Member

Cynthia Tian - Community Member

Steven Tjiang - Community Member

Mary Beth Train - Community Member

Ninna Traugott - Community Member

Stephanie Troyan - Learning Specialist

Tammy Truher - Community Member

Jerry Underdal - Retired Social Studies Teacher

Ritu Upreti - Community Member

Lisa Van Dusen - Artist, Community Leader, and member of the Public

Martin Vetter - Former PAUSD Teacher

Mary Vincent - Parent Leader

Bill Voorhees - PAUSD Parent of Alums and Current Grandchildren

Sandy Voorhees - PAUSD Parent of Alums and Current Grandchildren

Keri Wagner - PAUSD Parent Leader and Community Volunteer

Jun Wang - Parent and Mental Health Advocate

Jackie Wheeler - Community Member, Former School Volunteer

Elaine Wismer - Community Member

Eli Wismer - Community Member

Mimi Wolf - Community Member

Siam Wong - Community Member

Sara Woodham - Past Co-Chair, Parent Advocates for Student Success

Kris Woyzbun - Duveneck Parent Volunteer

Briana Petrucci Yarbrough - Community Member

Monica Yeung Arima - Multiethnic Education & Learning Disability Advocates

Lisa Young Hallenbeck - Community Member

Erhyu Yuan - Community Volunteer and Parent of 1 PAUSD graduate and 1 current student

Mitchell Zimmerman - Retired Silicon Valley Technology Attorney, Member of Indivisible Palo Alto Plus