Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 40; Democratic Party

ORGANIZATIONS
Los Angeles County Firefighters, Local 1014
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local 112
AFSCME California PEOPLE
Crime Victims United
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
California Small Business Association
United Nurses Association of California
Union of American Physicians and Dentists
United Child Care Union
Librarians Guild, Local 2626
AFSCME 3299
Painters & Allied Trades, District Council 36
San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
Cal State Northridge College Democrats
Loyola Law School Young Democrats
Sherman Oaks Democratic Club
Democrats for Change

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg
Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach
State Senator Ron Calderon
State Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod
State Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally
State Assemblymember Paul Krekorian
State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar
Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine
Former Assemblymember Richard Katz
Former Assemblymember Dario Frommer

TEACHERS & PROFESSORS
MARIA AGAZARYAN, Teacher, Birmingham High School
CECILE BENDAVID, Professor, Cal State Northridge
BLAIR CARROLL, Teacher Librarian, Canoga Park High School
LEE FRANK, Retired English Teacher
ROSLAYN KAHN, Teacher, L.A. Community College & Santa Monica City College
STEVEN KOFAHL, Teacher, Birmingham High School
STEVEN KUSOY, Middle School Teacher, LAUSD
SARAH JEAN LIPMEN, Teacher, Hamilton High School
JOHN MEARS, Teacher, West Valley Occupational Center
KAREN MIZRAHI, Teacher, Las Virgenes School District
JENNIFER PHELPS-KOSOY, Teacher, Shirley Avenue Elementary School
WENDY PHELPS, Professor, Cal State Northridge
DAN PROCTOR, Teacher, Northridge Middle School
LOUIS PUGLIESE, Professor, Cal State Northridge
GLENN SHOCKLEY, Teacher, Chatsworth High School

COMMUNITY LEADERS
WAYNE ADELSTEIN, Northridge West Neighborhood Council, Vice President of Communication and Outreach
JOE ANDREWS, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council, Board Member
CECILE BENDAVID, National Women's Political Caucus-SFV, Treasurer
RON BLANC, Valley Beth Shalom Pararabbinic Project, Member
ROBERTA BOARDMAN, California Parents and Teachers Association, Former Administrator
JOSEPH BYRNE, Tierra Del Sol Foundation, President
DAN COEN, Temple Beth Hillel
STEVEN CRAIG, Van Nuys Rotary, Past President
MITCHELL ENGLANDER, Los Angeles Police Department, Reserve officer
MATT EPSTEIN, Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association, Vice President
JONATHAN FANTINI, Collegiate Forum, President
DR. ROBERT FIELDS, DDS, Van Nuys Neighborhood Council, Board Member
JOSEPH FOGEL, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Board of Editors
BILL FOX, Grandparents As Parents, Chair
LEE FRANK, Retired English Teacher
JANET GAGNON, Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council, Board Member
SHERMAN GAMSON, Woodland Hills/Warner Center Neighborhood Council, Alternate Board Member
KEN GERSTON, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council, Past President
GLORIA VICTOR GOLD, Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council, Board Member
JAY GOLDBERG, Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, Board Member
MICHAEL HIGBY, California Jaycees, Past President
ARTHUR HIRSHBERG, Japanese Garden Advisory Council, Chair
DONN HOWELL, West Hills Neighborhood Council, Board Member
DAVID HYMAN, North Hills West Neighborhood Council, Board Member
ADAM HUNT, California Assembly Fellowship, Former Fellow
DANIEL INLENDER, American Jewish Committee ACCESS Program, Chair
CLIFTON JOHNSON, Magic Johnson Foundation, Board Member
LOUIS KROKOVER, Concerned Dog Owners of California, President
JACQUE LAMISHAW, Winnetka Neighborhood Council, Former Chair
ISAAC LIEBERMAN, Sierra Club, Santa Clarita Group - Angeles Chapter, Political Chair
BRADLEY MARSH, Cal State Northridge Associated Students, Past President
SAHAG MAJARIAN, Tarzana Neighborhood Council, Board Member
MIKE MILLER, Woodland Hills Neighborhood Council, Vice President
GEORGE MINTER, LA Family Housing, Chair
ARI MOSS, Jewish Federation, Government Relations Committee Member
LINDA PULVER, Warner Center Rotary Club, Past President
MARCELO QUIROGA, Van Nuys Rotary, Past President
BART REED, the Transit Coalition, Executive Director
TALIA SHANI, SFV Community Mental Health Center, Former Board Member
SHARON SHILKOFF, Registered Nurse
JEAN STRAUBER, Encino Neighborhood Council, Board Member
SHARYN YULOFF, International Child Abuse Network, President

APPOINTED OFFICIALS
MARIA AGAZARYAN, LA Community College Board of Trustees, Former Student Trustee
DALLAS BOARDMAN, San Fernando Valley Fair Commission, Board Member
DR. RICHARD CHARNEY, D.C., California World Trade Commission, Former Commissioner
DON DRIFTMEIER, CPA, California Board of Accountancy, President
MELRITA EVANS FORTSON, North Valley Regional Planning Commission, Commissioner
J. RICHARD LEYNER, North Valley Area Planning Commission, Commissioner
ROBERT PETERSON, California Board of Accountancy, Vice President
MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, LA County Employee Retirement Association, Past President
GEORGE STAVARIS, VICA, Board Member
ROBERT VINSON, California-Criminal Index and Identification System Advisory Committee, Former Member
LEAH WYMAN, California Commission On Aging, Commissioner

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
LEEOR ALPERN, Democrats For Israel, Board Member
YVETTE ANDRADE, Latino Caucus, California Democratic Party, Former Chair
ANITA AVAKIAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member
MOREEN BLUM, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Chair
LUKE BREIT, Environmental Caucus, California Democratic Party, Chair
CHARLIE CARNOW, California Democratic Party, State Central Committee Member
DAMIAN CARROLL, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, President
MICHELLE CASTILLO, Los Angeles County Young Democrats, Former Board Member
NORMAN CHRAMOFF, Los Angeles Stonewall Democratic Club, Past Political Vice President
MICHAEL COLORGE, Young Democrats of Northridge, Past President
JEFF DAAR, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Chair
JOSH ENGLANDER, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member
ED ESPINOZA, Democratic National Committee, Member
TODD FLORA, California Clean Money Campaign, Former State Director
JENNIFER FORKISH, California Democratic Party, Former State Central Committee Member
SHARI GAMSON, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Former Board Member
GREG GIRVAN, California Democratic Party, State Central Committee Member
KATHERINE GREEN, California Democratic Party, Former State Central Committee Member
MARILYN GRUNWALD, Sherman Oaks Democratic Club, Past President
LEAH HERZBERG, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Executive Board Member
CHAD JONES, Valley Grassroots For Democracy, President
LYN KLEIN, Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley, Treasurer
LIZ KNIPE, Valley Democrats United, 2nd Vice President
DAVID KOENIG, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, Former Treasurer
RICHARD KOLBER, Valley West Democratic Club, Past President
ANDREW LACHMAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Executive Board Member
MARGIE MURRAY, Valley Democrats United, 3rd Vice President
ADRIN NAZARIAN, Democrats For Neighborhood Action, Past President
MARY PALLANT, Valley Democrats United, Past President
BRAD PARKER, Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party, officer At Large
MARK PASH, Valley Democrats United, Treasurer
DAVID PHELPS, Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Central Committee Member
CASEY ROBINSON, Stonewall Young Democrats, Past Administrative Vice President
LYN SHAW HILFENHAUS, Women's Caucus, California Democratic Party, Chair
RANDY STEINBERG, Los Angeles County Young Democrats, Former Board Member
CRYSTAL STRAIT, California Young Democrats, President
CHARLES TAYLOR, California Democratic Party, Member of the State Central Committee
KARAPET TOROSSIAN, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member
JOHANNA WILLIAMS, Democrats For Change, Past President

BUSINESS LEADERS
P. CHRISTOPHER ARDALAN, Southland Regional Association of Realtors, Member
DR. ROBERT COHEN, DDS, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, Past President
WILLIAM B. COLITRE, Sustainable Business Council, Board Member
MARTIN COOPER, Valley Industry & Commerce Association, Immediate Past Chair
DR. JEREMEY EISENSTEIN, D.C., Woodland Hills/Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee Member
BOB EPSTEIN, Woodland Hills/Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Member
BRIAN FAGAN, United Chambers of Commerce, Past Vice President
DAVID FLEMING, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Past Chair
IRA FREEMAN, Pharmacists' Professional Society of the SFV, Board Member
FRED GAINES, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Past Chair
DAVID GOLDBERG, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, Board Member
LARRY GOLDMAN, Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Chair
THOMAS IINO, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Former President
MEL KOHN, CPA, Valley Economic Development Center, Board Member
DR. JENA KRAVITZ
ROBERT LAMISHAW, Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past President
DR. BARRY LEONARD, O.D., Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past President
BARBARA LEYNER, Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Executive Director
GREG LIPPE, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Board Member
NEAL MILLER, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce, Past President
GARY MINZER, official Police Garage Association, Chair
FRANCIS PARK, Valley Industry and Commerce Association, Past Board Member
GLORIA POLLACK, Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce, Board Member
IRWIN ROSENBERG, American Public Transportation Association, Board Member
BRAD ROSENHEIM, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc., President
DR. STEVE SOLDINGER, Southern California Psychiatric Society, San Fernando Valley Councilor
ALEX SOTERAS, United Chambers of Commerce, Board Member
DIANE TAYLOR, California Pawnbrokers Association, Vice President
IAN THOMAS, California Board of Accountancy, Past President
KRISTI TRISTAO, Woodland Hills Chamber of Commerce, Former Executive Director
IVY WEISS, Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce, Former Chief Executive officer
HANK YULOFF, Encino Chamber of Commerce, Board Member