Endorsements - A Partial List ...

Educators
Dr. Robert Bersi, Vice President, University Advancement, CSULB
Mario Cordero, Instructor, Long Beach City College
Wilbur (Bud) Lorbeer, Dean of Vocational Education, Rio Hondo Community College, ret.
Judy Powell, former Trustee, 4th District, Long Beach Community College
Joseph Van Hooten, Art Department Chair, Long Beach City College, ret.
Kay Tortorice, Librarian, Long Beach Poly High School
Roger Powell, Former President, TALB
Dr. Paul Schmidt, Professor of Political Science, CSULB, ret.
Jim Gray, Board of Trustees, Community College of the Desert
Tony Tortorice, Vice President for Information Technology, LA Community College District
Dr. Frankie Grover, Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
John Meyer, Long Beach Unified School District Board Member
Blanche Brewster Cannady, Former Asst. Superintendent, LBUSD
Sandra O’Toole, esq., Instructor, Long Beach City College
Charles Greenberg, esq., Professor, School of Business, CSULB
Barbara Jackson, Special Education Instructor, LBUSD
Mike Walter, Dean Emeritus, School of Business, CSULB
Colleen Bentley-Adler, Director of Public Affairs, CSU Chancellor’s Office
Dr. Lowell Johnson, Former President of the Academic Senate, Long Beach City College
Chuck McFerrin, Athletic Director, Long Beach City College, ret.
Dr. William H. Marmion, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, LBUSD ret.
Dr. Craig Hendricks, Professor, Long Beach City College

Civic Leaders
Doris Topsy-Elvord, Long Beach Harbor Commission, former Vice Mayor, City of Long Beach
Pam Hunter, Chair, Long Beach City College Foundation
Gary Burroughs, City Auditor
Skip Beck, former Fire Chief, City of Long Beach
Tom Fields, Long Beach Redevelopment Agency Board
Val Lerch, Long Beach City Council, 9th District
Rob Webb, Long Beach City Council, 8th District
Dave Neary, Chair, Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Ron Salk, Chair, Long Beach Airport Commission
Sally Lane, President, Soroptimist International of Long Beach
John Hancock, Long Beach Harbor Commission
Steve Conley, Long Beach Water Commission
Alex Bellehumeur, former Harbor Commissioner
Warren Iliff, President, Aquarium of the Pacific ret.
Renee Simon, former Councilwoman, 3rd District
Pamela Seager, Executive Director, Rancho Los Alamitos
Skip Keesal, Keesal Young and Logan
Harold Omel, Fire Chief, City of Long Beach, ret.
Nick Monios, former President, Pipefitters International
Shashin and caryn Desai, International City Theatre
Charles Lane and Bernie Jones, Equity Brokers
Dan McDonald, President, Long Beach Bar Association

Business Leaders
Mitch Rouse, President, Super Shuttle/Long Beach Yellow Cab
Jane Netherton, President, International City Bank
Marvin Suomi, President, Kajima Urban Development
Mike Murray, Regional Manager, Verizon
Russ Hill, President, Halbert Hargrove & Associates
Doug Billings, Billings Hardware
Mike O’Toole, Owner/Operator, Gondola Getaway
Steve Oettinger, President, The Oettinger Group
Kim Wasick, Cushman Wakefield
Roy Hearrean, President, SWI Group
Rocky Suares, Sr. Vice President, A.G. Edwards & Sons

Community and Neighborhood Leaders
John and Nancy Higginson
Mort and Susan Stuhlbarg
Gene and Ann Lentzner
John Wallace
Dean Porter
Len and Myrna Simon
Hal and Sally Lane
Dave and Jenny Shlemmer

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