Endorsements

As I commence my candidacy for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, I am grateful for the support I have received from numerous individuals. Additional endorsers will be announced in the coming weeks as the campaign progresses. At this time, I have chosen not to list Fresno County District Superintendents out of respect for their professional relationship with the County Office of Education.

Elected Officials

Jim Yovino Former Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Larry Powell Former Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Jerry Dyer Mayor, City of Fresno
Lisa Smittcamp Fresno County District Attorney
Honorable Paul Dictos, CPA Fresno County Assessor-Recorder
Matt Basgall City of Clovis Councilmember, Former City of Clovis Police Chief
Mike Karbassi City of Fresno Council President, District 2
Tyler Maxwell City of Fresno Councilmember, District 4
Yolanda Moore Clovis Unified School District Governing Board, President
Dr. Steve Fogg Clovis Unified School District Governing Board, Vice-President
Hugh Awtrey Clovis Unified School District Governing Board, Clerk
Tiffany Stoker-Madsen Clovis Unified School District Governing Board
Deena Combs-Flores Clovis Unified School District Governing Board
Wilma Tom Hashimoto
David DeFrank Fmr Clovis Unified School District Governing Board
Naindeep Singh Chann Central Unified School Board, President
Joshua Sellers Central Unified School Board Trustee
Karla Kirk Central Unified School Board Trustee
Nabil Kherfan Central Unified School Board Trustee
Natalie Chavez Central Unified School Board Trustee
Jaspreet Sidhu Central Unified School District Trustee

Honorable Don Penner, Fresno County Superior Court Judge (Ret)
Linda Penner Chair, State Board of Community Corrections Fresno County Chief Probation Officer (Ret)
Todd and Sara Cook, Cook Land Company
Jerry Cook, Cook Land Company
Tosh and Brittany Cook
DeWayne Zinkin, Zinkin Development
Richard Spencer, Richard F. Spencer & Affiliates
Les Normart Benart Homes, Owner
Vinci Ricchiuti, P-R Farms
Vincent & Ashley Ricchiuti
Andriana Ricchiuti
Antonio Petrosino
Helder Domingos, President/CEO, Westech Systems
Louis Brosi III, Local Business Owner
Dr. Marilyn Shepherd, Educational Consultant, Former District Supt. Golden Valley Unified, Monterey Peninsula Unified, Selma Unified School Districts
Dr. Bob Nelson, Professor of Education, California State Univ. Fresno, Former District Superintendent,
Fresno Unified Sch Dist
Adela Madrigal Jones, Former District Superintendent, Sanger Unified Sch Dist
Dr. Ben Drati, Deputy Superintendent, Fresno Unified School District, Former District Supt. Santa Monica/Malibu; Bellflower
Dr. Angie Barfield, CEO & Community Education Advocate
Gregory Barfield, Fresno Public Servant
Dr. Don Ulrich, School Strategies & Solutions, Former Deputy Superintendent, Clovis Unified School District
Dr. Saul Salinas, Coordinator Community Relations, Clovis USD Assistant Professor, Fresno Pacific University
Dr. Debra Gardner-Parra, Assistant Superintendent, CUSD (Ret)
Karen Boone, CUSD administrator, retired
Matt Verhalen, Principal Lincoln Elementary CUSD (Ret)
George Petersen, Principal Liberty Elementary CUSD
Jason James, Principal, Clovis West High School, CUSD
Debra Bolls, Principal Pinedale Elementary CUSD
Gurdeep Singh, Shergill Community Servant
Hari and Kuljeet Mann
Dr. Tou Herr
Maiya Yang
Carla Wolfe - Kaiser Permanente, Area Quality Leader
Brett Wolfe - San Juan Unified, Director of College/Career Readiness
Dawni Peisch, Executive Administrative Assistant CUSD (Ret)
Nora Ceballos, Parent Involvement Coordinator, Central Unified SD
Maria Cortez, Community Business Organization Coordinator
Nav Gurm, Candidate for Fresno City Council, District 7
*Partial List