​We endorse Chelsea to continue serving students, teachers, staff & families ​in San Mateo County as San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools!

​I've known Chelsea for over a decade and she is one of the most dedicated, knowledgeable, and compassionate student and public education advocates that I know. She will be an incredible County Superintendent of Schools.

Yes, I endorse Chelsea!

​(titles included for identification purposes only)

State
Josh Becker, California State Senator
Sally Lieber, California State Board of Equalization; Former California Assemblywoman & Mountain View City Councilmember
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer & Candidate for Lieutenant Governor

Education
Shakeel Ali, Jefferson Elementary School District, Trustee; San Mateo County Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission; and Educator
Carrie Du Bois, Former Sequoia Union High School District & San Carlos Elementary School District, Trustee
Laura Morris Dwyer, Former Elementary School Teacher, South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD)
Alida Fisher, San Francisco Unified School District (District & County Board of Education), Commissioner
Rich Ginn, Sequoia Union High School District, Trustee
José Gutiérrez​, Former Mountain View Whisman School District, Trustee (Current: City of Mountain View Environmental Planning Commissioner)
Richard Holober, San Mateo County Community College District, Trustee
​Heather Hopkins, Los Lomitas School District, Trustee
Nancy Kohn Hsieh, Former San Mateo-Foster City School District, Trustee & Education Social Worker
Rachel Hurd, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Trustee
Manūfou Liaiga-Anoa'i, Former Jefferson Elementary School District, Trustee & Former San Mateo County Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women
Dennis McBride, Former Redwood City School District, Trustee
​April Northrup, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District, Trustee
Eli Poblitz, Special Education Transition Coordinator, San Mateo Union High School District
Seth Rosenblatt, Former San Carlos Elementary School District, Trustee
Tara Sreekrishnan, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 2 Trustee
Mary Beth Thompson, Sequoia Union High School District, Trustee
Anya Wasko, Special Education Teacher, San Mateo-Foster City School District
Toni Wilkerson, Personnel Commissioner, Castro Valley Unified School District
Meredith Yeh, Teacher, San Mateo-Foster City School District

Cities
Richa Awasthi, Former Mayor of Foster City
Rick Bonilla, Former Mayor, City of San Mateo
Katie Causey, City of Palo Alto, Human Relations Commissioner
Karen Cunningham, Former Mayor of Brisbane
Shay Franco-Clausen, Hayward Planning Commission, Commissioner; California Coastal Commission Explore The Coast Advisory Board, Board Member
Anders Fung, City of Millbrae, Mayor
Giselle Hale, Former Mayor of Redwood City
Auros Harman, City of San Bruno Planning Commission, Chair
Kirsten Keith, Former Mayor of Menlo Park
​Jim Lawrence, Former Foster City Councilmember; Social Justice Advocate
Amourence Lee, Former Mayor, City of San Mateo
Krista Martinelli, Former City Clerk, South San Francisco; Former Commissioner, San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities
Mark Olbert, Former San Carlos City Council & San Carlos Elementary School District, Trustee
Patrick Sullivan, Foster City Councilmember
Phoebe Shin Venkat​, Foster City Councilmember

Community
Debra Adler, Community Leader
Nicole Adler, Disabilities Rights Advocate
Stacey Ashlund, Community & Education Activist
Suzanne Bonilla, Community Advocate
Gloria Brown, San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame Inductee; Community Health and Disabilities Advocate; and San Mateo community member
Ruthmary & John Cradler, Education Advocates & San Mateo community members
Maurine Dalmaso, Redwood Shores community member & Union Member
Steven Davis, Special Education & Disabilities Advocate
Matt Feuer, San Mateo community member
Susan Freeman,  Social Justice Advocate, Educator, Businesswoman
Joe & Denise Iskander, City of San Mateo community members
Anastasia Morrison, Mental Health Professional & Redwood City community member
Rudy Espinoza Murray, Community Advocate
Julie Neale, Founder of Mothers Quest & San Mateo community member
Kate Phillips, Author & Mental Health Advocate
Andrew Radin, Volunteer & Redwood Shores community member
Rose & Elvin Rivers, San Mateo County business owners
Chris Roat, Former Peninsula Democratic Coalition (PDC), Board Member
Jennifer Salma, Literacy Activist
Pam Salvatierra, Chair, Democratic Volunteer Center (DVC)
Dali Sardar, Community Leader & Entrepreneur
Noemi Torres, Real Estate Professional & EmergeCA Sister

County
Christian Aponte, North Fair Oaks Community Council, Member
Paul Bocanegra, San Mateo County Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission
David Canepa, San Mateo County Supervisor, District 5
Aileen Cassinetto, San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women, Commissioner; Fmr. San Mateo County Poet Laureate
Lorri Holzberg, Former President, Peninsula Democratic Coalition (PDC), which is chartered by both the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committees
Chris Hsiung, Former San Mateo County Undersheriff; Former City of San Mateo Human Relations Commissioner; and Retired Police Chief, City of Mountain View
Karin Huber-Levy, San Mateo County Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission, Vice Chair, Administration
Shirley Moore, Former Member San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities & Community Volunteer
Chris Rasmussen, San Mateo County Commissioner, Behavioral Health Commission
Johanna Rasmussen, San Mateo County Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission 
Austin Tam, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee & Disability Activist
Emy Thurber, Former Chair of the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
Melissa Wilson, Former San Mateo County Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission

National
Sascha Bittner, National Council on Disabilities, Councilmember
Derek Devermont, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Delegate & Former President of the CADEM Disabilities Caucus
Michael Kapp, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Delegate
Harini Krishnan, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Delegate; National Organizing Chair for South Asians for America (SAFA)
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(Partial List)