Endorsements
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THOUSAND OAKS
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Bob Engler – Mayor pro tem, councilmember, and former mayor, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Connie "Tie" Gutierrez – Councilmember, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Kara Buss, Vice Chair and Planning Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Mic Farris – Planning Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks* (Past Chair)
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Nelson Buss – Former Planning Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks* (Past Chair)
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Janet Wall – Former Planning Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks* (Past Chair)
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Brendan Callhan, Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Kat Selm – Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commissioner, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Nellie Cusworth – Chair and Director, Conejo Recreation and Park District*
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Marissa Buss – Director, Conejo Recreation & Park District*
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Chuck Huffer – Director and former chair, Conejo Recreation and Park District*
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Ashley Orozco – Director, Conejo Recreation and Park District*
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Lauren Gill – Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District, Area 5*
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Bill Gorback – Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District Area 3*
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Peggy Buckles – Former President and Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District* (Retired)
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Dr. Betsy Connolly – Former President and Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District* (Retired); Cofounder, Adelante Communidad Conejo*
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Finn Kearns – Former Student Board Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District*
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Aidan Light – Former Student Board Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District*; Councilmember, North Westwood Neighborhood Council*
Federal
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Rep. Julia Brownley – US House of Representatives
State
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Henry Stern – California State Senator
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Jacqui Irwin – California Assemblymember; former councilmember and mayor, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Steve Bennett – California assemblymember; former supervisor, Ventura County Board of supervisors*; former councilmember, City of Ventura*
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Fran Pavley – Former California state senator and assemblymember; former councilmember and mayor, City of Agoura Hills*
Ventura County
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Vianey Lopez – Vice chair and supervisor, Ventura County Board of Supervisors*; former councilmember, city of oxnard*
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Linda Parks – Former Chair and Supervisor, Ventura County Board of Supervisors*; former councilmember and mayor, City of Thousand Oaks*
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Chaise Rasheed – Commissioner, Ventura County Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee*
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Dr. Martita Martinez-Bravo – Vice mayor and councilmember, City of Camarillo*
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Kevin Kildee – Councilmember and former mayor, City of Camarillo*
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Susan Santangelo – Councilmember and former mayor, City of Camarillo*
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Albert Mendez – Mayor and councilmember, City of Fillmore*
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Christina Villaseñor – Councilmember and former mayor, City of Fillmore*
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Rachel Lang – Councilmember, City of Ojai*
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Atticus Reyes – Trustee, Ojai Unified School District*
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Luis McArthur – Mayor, City of Oxnard*
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Gabe Teran – Mayor pro tem and councilmember, City of Oxnard*
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Gabriela Basua – Councilmember, City of Oxnard*
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Michaela Perez – Councilmember, City of Oxnard*
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Martha R. McQueen-Legohn – Mayor, City of Port Hueneme*
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Laura D. Hernandez – Mayor pro tem, City of Port Hueneme*
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Carlos Juarez, Mayor and councilmember, City of Santa Paula*
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Jenny Crosswhite – Vice mayor, City of Santa Paula*; First vice president, Southern California Association of Governments*
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Pedro A. Chavez – Councilmember and former mayor, City of Santa Paula*
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Joseph D. Ayala – Councilmember, City of Simi Valley*
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Dr. Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios – Mayor and councilmember, City of Ventura*
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Doug Halter – Deputy mayor and councilmember, City of Ventura*
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Liz Campos – Councilmember, City of Ventura*
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Ryyn Schumacher – Councilmember, City of Ventura*
Los Angeles County
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Jeremy Wolf – Mayor and Councilmember, City of Agoura Hills*
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Deborah Klein Lopez – Mayor Pro Tem and former mayor, City of Agoura Hills*; Chair, Clean Power Alliance*
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Kate Anderson – Councilmember, City of Agoura Hills*
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Penny Sylvester– Councilmember and former mayor, City of Agoura Hills*
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Illece Buckley Weber – Former Councilmember and Mayor, City of Agoura Hills*, Attorney
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Sion Roy, MD – Chair, Santa Monica College Board*
Community
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Esther and Ali Alinejad – Ceramics Instructors/Artists, Clay Studio + Gallery Inc.*
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Roger Anderson – Engineer (Retired)
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Stephen Arrendell – Writer and Community Organizer
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Michael Bass (N7WLC) – Computational Biologist, Amgen* (Retired)
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Denise Benic – Clerical Sub, Conejo Valley Unified School District*
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Patrissha Booker
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Mike Brand – IT Manager, Takeda* (Retired)
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Mark Burley – Director and Producer
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Amy Buss
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Gordon Clint
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Mario Contini – Superintendent, Conejo Valley Unified School District* (Retired)
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Patty Contini – Staff Nurse, Fillmore Unified School District* (Retired)
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Dr. Helen Cox – Sustainability Division Manager, City of Thousand Oaks* (Retired)
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Conejo Climate Coalition
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Gwen Hurowitz Cummings
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Jon Cummings – Cofounder, Indivisible Conejo
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Nancy Deans – Chemistry Faculty, CSU Channel Islands* (RETIRED)
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Sharon Debidour – Business Owner
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Ron de la Peña, MD – OB/GYN
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Cindy DeMotte – Health Care Administration (Retired)
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Jim Doane – Insurance Broker (Retired); Former ride coordinator, Conejo Valley Cyclists*
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Scott and Gail Dworkin – Realtors (Plus Lexi)
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Christine Ellowit – City planner
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Narda Fargotstein – Past President, AAUW Thousand Oaks*
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Dave Feldman – Realtor, Sotheby's*; Founder, LUX Cycling Team*
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Carolyn Fernandez – Institutional Review Board (IRB) administration, RAND Corp.*
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Jorge Fernandez – Engineer (Retired)
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Dawn Foley
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Todd Geist – Software developer
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Maya Goehner – Community organizer
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Olivier Goldschmidt – Management consultant, Riverside County Office of Education*
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Faith Grant, Co-Leader, Ventura Citizens’ Climate Lobby*
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Jennifer Gross – Engineer (Retired)
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Sally Hibbitts – Public School Teacher (Retired); Past President, AAUW Thousand Oaks*
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Larry Janss – Photographer and Art Collector
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Nic Johansen – Entrepreneur; Cofounder, JOi Cafe*
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Johna Till Johnson – Technology analyst, Nemertes*
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Jean Kammerer – Registered Nurse, Medical Education (Retired)
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Steve Kammerer
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Carol "C.J." Keavney, Community organizer
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Dr. Ean Kleiger, DDS
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Dr. Steven Kozel – Clinical pharmacist (retired)
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Ben Kuo (AI6YR) – Technologist, emergency survival specialist
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Joseph Lamoree – Cloud Engineer, ECP*
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Craig Leidersdorf – Principal/Cofounder, Coastal Frontiers*
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Donna Wheatley Leidersdorf
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Sheri Leiken – Teacher, Conejo Valley Unified School District* (retired); former President, Conejo Valley Cyclists*
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Leila Mack
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Belinda Macauley – Attorney; Executive Director and CEO, Beverly Hills Bar Association*
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Mike Maki – Park Ranger and IT Specialist, National Park Service* (RETIRED)
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Peter Madnick – Audio Engineer, Serial Entrepreneur
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William Maple – Designer
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Karl Martersteck – VP, AT&T Bell Laboratories* (Retired)
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Sandra Martinez – Teacher, Conejo Valley Unified School District*
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Sandy McNamee – Flight Attendant (Retired)
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Dennis Miller – Scientist / Administrator (Retired)
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Janet Moy, MD
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Gina Muscatel – Cofounder, Indivisible Conejo
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Kathy Naoum – Traffic Engineer, City of Thousand Oaks* (Retired)
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Rose Ogulnik – Attorney (Retired)
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Pankaj Patel – President, R-F Circuits & Assembly*
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Joe Perches – Software Engineer
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Erika Perez, Firefighter, Cal Fire*
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Isabel Perez
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Lori Peters – Executive Director, One Spark Academy*
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Jackson Piper, Regional Planner, County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning*
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Brian Pletcher – VP of IT, Bank of America* (retired)
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Stephen Rigali, CFA – Executive Managing Director, Kayne Anderson Rudnick*
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Eric Schauwecker – Five-Time Ironman(R) Triathlete; Inventory Control, Newbury Park Bike Shop*
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Sieglinde Schmidt
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Kim Sheldon – CFO, Sheldon Networks Inc.
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Stuart Sheldon (AG6AG) – President, Sheldon Networks Inc.*
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Angus Simmons – Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State* (Retired)
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Andy Smith
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Paul A. Smith – Writer and teacher
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Julie Spivack – Director, Conejo Senior Volunteer Program*
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Tâm Trinh-Perches – Senior System Engineer, Boeing* (Retired)
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Orion Tripodis – Founder and president, Algonac Strategies*
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Mary Anne Van Zuyle – Co-founder, TO Livability*; Co-founder, Conejo Together*
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Matthew Weisman – Screenwriter
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Karen Wilburn – Founder, Conejo Valley Advocates for Sensible Planning
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Katie Yant
*Organization given for identification purposes only