Endorsements

Public Officials

Hon. Anna Eshoo - Congresswoman

Hon. Sally Lieber - Chair, State Board of Equalization

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

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

Hon. Alan Davis - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Heidi Emberling - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Barbara Sih Klausner - Past Trustee, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Cathy Kroymann - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Amado Padilla - Past Trustee, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Diane Reklis - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Susie Richardson - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Dana Tom - Past President, PAUSD School Board

Hon. Francesca Segre - Menlo Park City School District Board Trustee

Hon. Bridget Watson - Trustee, Sunnyvale School Board

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

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

Community Leaders and Members

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

Stacey Ashlund - Community Organizer

Jamie Barnett - Community Parent

Mayurendra Baugh - Community Member

Becky Beacom - Community Health Educator and Youth Wellbeing Advocate

Elizabeth Beheler - PAUSD Parent of 2 Students

Michael Belitzky - Community Member

Tamara Berner Gracon - PAUSD Parent and Volunteer

Sally Bemus - Youth Advocate

Iris Blanchet - Youth Community Advocate

Emma Cabaness - Special needs mom, local activist

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 - Parcel Tax Co-Chair (2015), Former Santa Clara County Child Welfare Social Worker, Parent of 2 PAUSD Alums

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

Julieta Conde - Community Member

Carolyn Curtis - Former Community Organizer

Evan Doll - PAUSD Parent and Community Volunteer

Kirsten Essenmacher - Parent of two PAUSD alums

Lisa Forssell - PAUSD Parent and Former Palo Alto Commissioner

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

Erika Gardiner - Community Member

Natalie Geise - Community Leader

Mariya Genzel - Community Organizer

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

Nallely Gómez Jiménez - Founder of Latinos en PAUSD

Lindsay Green - PAUSD Parent Volunteer

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

Jackie Huang - Community Member

Chris Hurtt - PAUSD and Community Volunteer

Kelda Jamison - Community Member

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

Cecilia Jones - Community Member

Ian W. Jones - 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

Jennifer Kleckner - Parents and Grandparents of PAUSD students

Karl Kramer - Community Member

Nancy Krop - PAUSD Alum and Parent of PAUSD Alum

Steven Lee - Community Member

Wei-Nchih Lee - Community Member

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

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

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

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

Nick Mehta - Youth Mental Health Advocate

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

Nancy Moss - Community Member

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

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

Alma Nauarrete - Community Member

Thuyen Nguyen - Community Member

Cecilio Perez - Community Member

Heiko Pieper - Community Member

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

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

Kwanza Price - PAUSD Parent

Tony Putulin - CEO/President, Elders In Motion LLC

Susmita Ramani - PAUSD Parent

Maribel Ramirez - Community Member

Diane Rolfe - Retired PAUSD Teacher

Betsy Rosoff - PAUSD Parent

Lynne Russell - Community Volunteer

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

Mike Sabina - PAUSD Parent

William Sahami - Community Member

Veronica Saleh - Community Member

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

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

Matt Schlegel - Democracy and Environmental Activist

Cindy Sidaris - Community Member

Jess Sinir - PAUSD Parent

Susan Phinney Silver - Community Member

Alice Schaffer Smith - Civil Rights Advocate

Mary Kate Stimmler - PAUSD Parent

Mary Takahashi - Community Member

Cynthia Tham - Community Member

Sven Thesen - Co-Founder, ProjectGreenHome.org

Gail Thompson - Community Member

Cynthia Tian - Community Member

Jerry Underdal - Retired Social Studies Teacher

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

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

Sara Woodham - Co-Chair, Parent Advocates for Student Success; Co-Chair, 2015 Parcel Tax; Parent of 2 PAUSD alums and 1 current student

Briana Petrucci Yarbrough - Community Member

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