August 19, 2020 Dear Governor Newsom: We are Latino leaders across the state of California. We are philanthropists. Organizers. Small-business owners. Advocates. Students. Mothers. Fathers. Sons. Daughters. We are the personification of your Administration’s mission for our state – a California For All. Today, we write with an urgent ask to recognize the importance of the Latino community in California by appointing the first ever Latino or Latina United States Senator from our state. While we understand that the senate seat must first open, this is the moment to begin considering Latino leaders who are ready to fill this critical seat for our state's representation. This is also your timely opportunity to elevate the Latino community in one of our country's most important political institutions. In the 170-year-old history of California, there has never been a Latino to represent our state in the United States Senate. Latinos make up nearly 40% of the state's population and 54% of the state's K-12 public school system. Latinos also make up the second largest voting bloc in our state and contribute over $54B into the economy. And yet, our voice remains missing from the highest levels of our government. For a community that has long been vital to California’s civic and economic life, now is the time to use your executive authority to build a more reflective democracy in California and our country. Here’s why: Latinos have made it possible for California to become one of the most progressive states in our nation. In the 26 years following the passage of Proposition 187, Latinos have organized to achieve legislative wins that have benefited all Californians: carbon-free electricity by 2045, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, and guaranteed paid sick leave for all employees. To further add to our civic engagement, California now possesses the largest Latino voting bloc in the nation at 7.9 million eligible voters. Economically, Latino small businesses represent nearly 25% of all businesses and are the fastest growing businesses in California with 43.9% growth between 2007 and 2012. In fact, California Latinos make up the largest number of entrepreneurs in the country (583,167) generating $12.9B in earnings nationwide. From street vendors and musicians to restaurant owners and wine makers, our labor, creativity, innovation, and sweat drive California’s economy to be the 5th largest in the world. At the national level, there is an urgency to have another Latino voice in the United States Senate as we are 18.5% of the American population, but only make up 4% of the senate chamber. Of the four current Latino senators, only one of them is Latina who was recently elected in 2016. California is home to the largest number of Latinos, yet, we are behind in senate representation compared to states like Florida and Texas. At a moment in history when a public health crisis has revealed deep inequities in health and in our economy, we need you to prioritize this appointment. Latinos in the United States are three times more likely than whites to contract COVID-19, and 60% of Latinos have reported job loss or pay cuts during this economic crisis. This is why it is time to put Latino leaders in positions of influence who know the challenges and aspirations of our community. It is up to states like California to do their part to ensure that we are building more diverse and inclusive institutions reflective of our society. We stand together in partnership with the Latino Community Foundation, the state’s only philanthropic institution focused on unleashing the civic and economic power of Latinos in California, eager to support these efforts with
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August 19, 2020
Dear Governor Newsom:
We are Latino leaders across the state of California. We are philanthropists. Organizers. Small-business owners.
Advocates. Students. Mothers. Fathers. Sons. Daughters. We are the personification of your Administration’s
mission for our state – a California For All.
Today, we write with an urgent ask to recognize the importance of the Latino community in California by
appointing the first ever Latino or Latina United States Senator from our state. While we understand that the
senate seat must first open, this is the moment to begin considering Latino leaders who are ready to fill this
critical seat for our state's representation. This is also your timely opportunity to elevate the Latino community in
one of our country's most important political institutions.
In the 170-year-old history of California, there has never been a Latino to represent our state in the United States
Senate. Latinos make up nearly 40% of the state's population and 54% of the state's K-12 public school system.
Latinos also make up the second largest voting bloc in our state and contribute over $54B into the economy. And
yet, our voice remains missing from the highest levels of our government.
For a community that has long been vital to California’s civic and economic life, now is the time to use your
executive authority to build a more reflective democracy in California and our country. Here’s why:
Latinos have made it possible for California to become one of the most progressive states in our nation. In the 26
years following the passage of Proposition 187, Latinos have organized to achieve legislative wins that have
benefited all Californians: carbon-free electricity by 2045, driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, and
guaranteed paid sick leave for all employees. To further add to our civic engagement, California now possesses
the largest Latino voting bloc in the nation at 7.9 million eligible voters.
Economically, Latino small businesses represent nearly 25% of all businesses and are the fastest growing
businesses in California with 43.9% growth between 2007 and 2012. In fact, California Latinos make up the
largest number of entrepreneurs in the country (583,167) generating $12.9B in earnings nationwide. From street
vendors and musicians to restaurant owners and wine makers, our labor, creativity, innovation, and sweat drive
California’s economy to be the 5th largest in the world.
At the national level, there is an urgency to have another Latino voice in the United States Senate as we are 18.5%
of the American population, but only make up 4% of the senate chamber. Of the four current Latino senators, only
one of them is Latina who was recently elected in 2016. California is home to the largest number of Latinos, yet,
we are behind in senate representation compared to states like Florida and Texas.
At a moment in history when a public health crisis has revealed deep inequities in health and in our economy, we
need you to prioritize this appointment. Latinos in the United States are three times more likely than whites to
contract COVID-19, and 60% of Latinos have reported job loss or pay cuts during this economic crisis.
This is why it is time to put Latino leaders in positions of influence who know the challenges and aspirations of
our community. It is up to states like California to do their part to ensure that we are building more diverse and
inclusive institutions reflective of our society.
We stand together in partnership with the Latino Community Foundation, the state’s only philanthropic institution
focused on unleashing the civic and economic power of Latinos in California, eager to support these efforts with
you and your team should a senate seat become available in the next 12 weeks.
Thank you,
Title and Organization for Identification Purposes Only
First Name Last Name City State Title Organization
Jessi A San Leandro CA Healthcare
Salvador Acevedo San Francisco CA Managing Partner Scansion
Beatriz Acevedo Los Angeles CA CEO Suma Wealth
Veronica Acosta Brea CA Solutions Engineer
Ivette Agudelo Sacramento CA CEO & Co-Founder 3 Lopez
Neptaly Taty Aguilera Sacramento CA Co-Chair Statewide UC Chicanx
Latinx Alumni Association
Marisol Alarcon Carpinteria CA Attorney
Alexander Alcantar Norwalk CA
Diego Alcantar Santa Paula CA
Eloisa Aleman South Gate CA Manager, Product
Development & Marketing
Teleflora
Camille Alfaro-Martell San Francisco CA Philanthropist Latino Community
Foundation
Steven Almazan Los Angeles CA Philanthropist
Alicia Alvarado Lomita CA MPH
Tamara Alvarado San Jose CA
Lorena Alvarado Los Angeles CA Small Business
Owner/Producer
Lisa Marie Alvarado Exeter CA Business Owner WomxnWise
April Alvarez Oakland CA Head of Communities
Teresa Alvarez Carpinteria CA Associate Director Carpinteria Children's
Project
Maria Alvarez San Francisco CA VP Common Sense Media
Aida Alvarez Piedmont CA Honorable Chair Emerita, Latino
Community Foundation
Cynthia Alvarez San Francisco CA Deputy Executive Director
Mauricio Amaral-Vazquez Oakland CA Manager of Community
Involvement & Volunteer
Recruitment
Black Girls CODE
Anais Amaya Cerritos CA Program Manager Latino Community
Foundation
Elena Anaya San Francisco CA Community & Citizenship
Senior Director
Turner Construction
Jessica Ancona El Monte CA Councilwoman City of El Monte
Ana Andrade Newman CA Fair Housing Coordinator
Sofia Andrade Oakland CA Consultant
Vibiana Andrade Monterey Park CA General Counsel LACOE
Eric Anguiano Pacoima CA Entertainment Stage Manager
Angelica Anguiano Waterford CA Attorney
Aaron Anguiano Modesto CA President Latino Community
Roundtable
Jay Aragon Oakland CA Photographer
Vanessa Aramayo Los Angeles CA Executive Director Alliance for a Better
Community
Christian Arana Berkeley CA Policy Director Latino Community
Foundation
Norma Arana Van Nuys CA Call Center Operator
Wilfredo Arana Van Nuys CA Driver
Feliz Arana Grand Terrace CA Substitute Teacher & Barista Colton Joint Unified
School District &
Starbucks
Gabriela Arciba San Diego CA
Susy Arcos-Rebolledo Alhambra CA Elementary Teacher Public charter school
Lucy Arellano Baglieri San Francisco CA Chief Strategy Officer
Norman Arguelles Glendale CA Mathematics Teacher
Jennifer Arguello San Jose CA Product Manager
Crista Arias Redwood City CA Manager
Maria Armas-Gonzalez San Jose CA Educator
Melissa Arreaga Monrovia CA Sr R&D Manager Medical Device
Rosie Arroyo Sun Valley CA Mother
Alma-Ruth Avalos Pleasanton CA Philanthropist Avalos Foundation
Arnoldo Avalos Pleasanton CA CEO Avalos Foundation
Gregorio Avila Granada Hills CA Retired Probation Officer Los Angeles County
Probation
Luisa Avila-Zapien San Francisco CA Producer
Clara Ayala San Leandro CA
Erica Ayala Patterson CA Director Invest In Me
Jerry Ayala Colton CA Teacher
Christine Bachen Santa Clara CA
Mercedes Badger Pleasanton CA
Monica Balanoff Berkeley CA Program Manager
Johnny Baltazar Costa Mesa CA
Carolina Barahona Burbank CA MPH, MSW
Susana Barahona Hawthorne CA
Antonio Barraza El Monte CA
Laura Barrera Los Angeles CA President
Rosabel Basmadjian Pleasanton CA Homemaker
Aidan Beals San Luis Obispo CA Student
Felicitas Bejarano Pleasanton CA Licensed Clinical Social
Worker
Adriana Benitez Los Angeles CA
Sonia Bernard Porter Ranch CA Real Estate Agent
Monica Blanco Castro Valley CA Administrative Business
Partner
Maria Blanco Emeryville CA Executive Director University
of California Immigrant Legal
Service Center
Christina Bonnafoux Irvine CA Small Business Owner
Grayson Boyer San Francisco CA
Joey Bravo Montebello CA Program Associate
Gabriela Breton Mountain View CA Marriage and Family
Therapist
Azalea Bruns Los Angeles CA
Carina Bustos San Francisco CA Associate Financial
Consultant
Migeul Bustos San Francisco CA Director
Carina Bustos San Francisco CA Associate Financial
Consultant
Schwab
Nemesio Cabral La Puente CA
Karla Cahue Burlingame CA Teacher
Joaquin Calderon Monterey Park CA
Lauren Cameron Los Angeles CA
Alberto Campain Los Angeles CA Medical Doctor
Ramiro Campos Sonoma CA Director
Rosalie Carlos San Jose CA Founding Member of Latina
Collation
Jenna Carlsson Walnut Creek CA Non-Profit Event Planner
Eddie Carmona Sacramento CA Campaigns Director
Ana-Alicia Carr Los Angeles CA Community Impact Director
Bailey Carr Saratoga CA
Adam Carranza El Monte CA Board of Education Vice
President
Mountain View School
District
Steve Carrasco Whittier CA Education Administrator LACOE
Juan Carreon Azusa CA Project Counselor/Coordinator
Sophia Carrillo Sacramento CA Civil Rights Lawyer
Erika Casey Emeryville CA Development Associate
Joseph Castaneda San Francisco CA Fundraising &
Philanthropy professional
Daisy Castellon Sacramento CA Director Lucas Public Affairs
Primo J. Castro La Habra Heights CA CDP Region 15 Regional
Director
California Democratic
Party
Pauline Cazares El Monte CA Creative Project Coordinator Cazares Design
Vanessa Cedeno Oakland CA Deputy Chief of Staff &
Policy Director
Francisco Centeno Corona CA Project Manager
Andrea Centeno Corona CA Registered Nurse
Tamara Centeno Alameda CA Parent Liaison
Matt Cervantes Folsom CA
Yurivia Cervantes-Manzo Pasadena CA Clinical Neuropsychologist
Kristin Chang Danville CA Student University of Pennsylvania
Tiq Chapa King City CA Venture Capitalist
Anthony Chavez Bakersfield CA External Relations Manager The Education Trust-West
Kim Chavez Los Angeles CA Director of Development
Martha Chavez Emeryville CA Higher Education Leader
Michael Chavez Berkeley CA Financial Consultant
Magaly Chavez Long Beach CA
Irma Chavez Long Beach CA
Adan Chavez Moreno Valley CA National Civic Engagement
Strategist
Cathie Chavez-Morris San Gabriel CA Environmental supervisor
Adriana Chavira North Hollywood CA Teacher
Hannah Chen Fairfield CA
Francela Chi de Chinchilla Los Angeles CA VP of Partnerships Equis Labs
Pablo Chong Herrera San Francisco CA Student
Gabriela Cid Los Angeles CA Bilingual Content Manager
Octavio Cobian Riverside CA Assistant Manager Farmer Boys
Francisco Collantes Cambridge CA Law Student
Norma Colunga Chula Vista CA District Manager
Ruth Contreras Oxnard CA Social Worker
Richard Corral Los Angeles CA CEO & Principal Consultant Corral Consulting
Ali Cortes Santa Barbara CA Executive Director
Cynthia Cortez Los Angeles CA
Natasha Cougoule Manteca CA Global ERG Program
Specialist
Deyanira Cuellar Merced CA UCLA Central Valley
Immigrant Justice Fellow
CVIIC
Kayla Curiel San Diego CA CPA
Frances Davila Inglewood CA Immigration Attorney
Leslie Davila Inglewood CA Professor Lbcc
Emily Davila Riverside CA
Marty De Alba San Mateo CA
Jeff De Alba Brisbane CA
Ricardo De Alba Pacifica CA Attorney-At-Law
Fernando De Alba San Mateo CA
William De Alba Brisbane CA
Daniel De Alba San Mateo CA
William De Alba Brisbane CA
Daniel De Alba San Mateo CA
Teresa Decker Santa Cruz CA Entrepreneur
Edgar del Rio Glendale CA CFO
Joshua Delfin Albany CA Nonprofit Professional
Estela Delgado Los Angeles CA Network Administrator
Hector Delgado
Marquez
San Luis Obispo CA VP of Corporate Affairs Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers
Beatrice Delja Northridge CA
Tony Depesa Marina Del Rey CA Small Business Owner Sophocle''s Corner
Lucia Diaz Los Angeles CA CEO Mar Vista Family Center
Bianca Diaz San Francisco CA
David Diaz Self CA Executive Director
Sonja Diaz Los Angeles CA Founding Director UCLA Latino Policy &
Politics Initiative
Roberto Diaz-Gonzalez Pittsburg CA RN
Tegan Dorman San Francisco CA Communications Associate
Melina Duarte Indio CA Entrepreneur
Rosa Echaveste Granada Hills CA Business Owner
Maria Echaveste Berkeley CA
Beatrice Echaveste South Pasadena CA Educator
Carolina Echeverria San Francisco CA
Sebastian El Ghaity-
Beckley
San Diego CA Consultant
Gabriel Eskandari San Jose CA
Armida Espinoza Fresno CA
Juan Espinoza Munoz Palm Springs CA Law Student Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
Christina Estrada San Jose CA High School Spanish Teacher
Sandra Estrella Pasadena CA Managing Partner Alterra Home Loans
Miguel Fajardo Santa Monica CA Fitness Manager
Beatrice Felix Alhambra CA
Carla Fierros Los Angeles CA Project manager
Jorge Fimbres Pasadena CA Senior Manager Designory
Alfredo Fletes San Francisco CA Voter
Daniela Flores Calexico CA Collective Founder Imperial Valley Equity &
Justice Coalition
Magali Flores Los Angeles CA Master of Public Health
Jessica Flores Oakland CA Investigator
Eddie Flores South San
Francisco
CA Vice President, South San
Francisco Unified School
District
South San Francisco
Unified School District
Elena Flores Los Angeles CA Program Manager Haven Neighborhood
Services
Adriana Flores-Ragade Palo Alto CA Founder and Host LatinxAmerica
Briana Fonseca Moreno Valley CA School Counselor
Claudia Franck Los Angeles CA Homemaker
Antonia Franco Scotts Valley CA Organizational Consultant Antonia Franco Consulting
Maria Freedberg Los Angeles CA
Celindabeth Frumento Santa Ana CA Customer Service
Representative
Home Depot
Jacqueline Fuentes Duarte CA Doctoral Student
Aidet Fuentes Hollister CA
Maria Fuentes San Jose CA Trustee San Jose Evergreen
Community College
District
Miguel Galarza San Francisco CA President Yerba Buena Engineering
Sandy Galdamez Los Angeles CA Dental Assistant
Luz Gallegos Perris CA Community Programs
Director
Lili Gangas Oakland CA Chief Technology Community
Officer
Eder Gaona-Macedo Santa Barbara CA Executive Director Future Leaders of America
Eduardo Garcia San Francisco CA Senior Policy Fellow Latino Community
Foundation
Olga Garcia Downey CA Nurse Practitioner
Walter Garcia Pacoima CA Law Student
Karen Garcia Napa CA Community Liaison UpValley Family Centers
Norma Edith Garcia El Monte CA Former Rio Hondo College
Governing Board of Trustees
Rio Hondo College
Zelindabeth Garcia San Diego CA
Alberto Garcia Redwood City CA Attorney
Jose Garcia San Francisco CA Communications Associate Latino Community
Foundation
Alberto Garcia Redwood City CA Attorney
Kevin Garcia San Francisco CA Marketer
Sergio Garcia Oakland CA Attorney
Sergio Garcia Oakland CA Attorney
Olga Garcia Millbrae CA Customer Service Manager
Brittany Garcia Redondo Beach CA Speech- Language Pathologist
Iliana Garcia-Ruiz San Jose CA Family & Community
Engagement Manager
Stephanie Gaxiola Berkeley CA UC Berkeley
Rosbieth Gerstle Los Angeles CA Accounting
Alejandra Gomez Los Angeles CA Student Success Data Analyst California State University
Long Beach
Anne Gomez San Francisco CA Senior Program Manager
Isabel Gomez Pleasanton CA
Jessica Gomez San Jose CA Accountant
Phil Gonzales Fresno CA Instructor California State University
Fresno
Adrian Gonzales Stockton CA Recent College Graduate
Amber Gonzales-Vargas Stockton CA Senior Program Manager Latino Community
Foundation
Georgina Gonzalez Los Angeles CA Housing Counselor Haven Services, Inc., d/b/a
Haven Neighborhood
Services
Arturo Gonzalez San Ramon CA Partner Morrison & Foerster
Laura Gonzalez Sacramento CA Account Supervisor
Elvia Gonzalez Roseville CA Education Programs
Consultant
Octavio Gonzalez Los Angeles CA CEO Fourth Street Bridge
Strategies
Leslie Gonzalez Los Angeles CA
Griselda Gonzalez San Bruno CA Manager
Jackie Gonzalez Sacramento CA Policy Director Immigrant Defense
Advocates
Caros Gonzalez
Olivares
San Bruno CA CEO CG Moving Company
Alexandro Gradilla Whittier CA Associate Professor
Ana Grande Los Angeles CA Associate Executive Director
Ken Grullon Lafayete CA MD The Permanente Medical
Group
Jorge Gutierrez Los Angeles CA Executive Director Familia: Trans Queer
Liberation Movement
Emely Gutierrez Inglewood CA
Pat Gutierrez Fresno CA
Alberto Gutierrez Stockton CA Teacher
Marce Gutierrez-
Graudins
San Francisco CA Founder / Executive Director Azul
Jesus Guzman Healdsburg CA Policy and Advocacy Director
Luis Guzman El Monte CA Clinical Psychologist
Corrine Hansen Pleasanton CA Retired
Vanessa Hartigan San Francisco CA CFO
Stephanie Heath San Francisco CA Mom
Carla Hernandez San Jose CA Educator East Side Union High
School District
Herman J. Hernandez Guerneville CA Chairman of the Board Los Cien, Sonoma County
Belinda Hernandez
Arriaga
Half Moon Bay CA Assistant Professor, USF University of San Francisco
Pedro Hernandez-
Ramos
Santa Clara CA Associate Professor,
Education
Santa Clara University
Briceida Hernandez-
Toledo
Los Angeles CA Graduate student University of California,
Los Angeles
Philip Herrera San Francisco CA Program Manager University of California,
San Francisco
Jorge Herrera Irvine CA
Katie Herrera Oakland CA Project Manager
Luis Herrera Benicia CA Retired Librarian City and County of San
Francisco
Anna Hongo Los Angeles CA Marketing Coordinator
Kelly Hunt Redwood Shores CA Consultant
Anna Hurtado Chula Vista CA
Genesis Ibarra Concord CA LCSW
Erika Idrovo-Cuesta Minneapolis CA Office Manager WFMN
Pamela Jackson San Diego CA
Jon Jacobo San Francisco CA Director of Policy TODCO Group
Cassandra James Vallejo CA Community Development
Specialist
Karina Jaquet San Ramon CA Senior Education Policy
Researcher & Mother of Two
Latino Boys
Maria Cecilia Jara Oakland CA Executive Director
Dennis Jaramillo San Francisco CA Business Operations Manager
Hector Jimenez Delano CA Community
Organizer/Activist/Student
Angie Marie Jimenez Montebello CA Councilwoman City of Montebello
Joaninha Joaninha Oakland CA Philanthropist Latino Community
Foundation
Marlene Juarez Cherry Valley CA
Ricardo Juarez Santa Paula CA
Rosalinda Keeler Glendora CA emCLP, Educator
Natalie Kingsbury Los Angeles CA School Wide Administrative
Assistant
Marlborough School
Esther Klijn San Diego CA Travel Agent
Azad Kurkjian Los Angeles CA Psychiatrist A Paul Kurkjian A Medical
Corp
Marcos LaFarga Concord CA Senior Graphic Designer
Clarissa Laguardia Sacramento CA Business Owner
Adam Lara Pico Rivera CA Policy & Programs Analyst City of Long Beach
Julio Lara Concord CA Senior Communications
Manager
Mission Housing
Development Organization
Julia Lara Santa Barbara CA
Jose Lara Cruz Hayward CA Community Services
Commissioner
City of Hayward
First Name Last Name City State Title Organization
Amy Leal Castro Valley CA Latina Giving Circle
Natania LeClerc Portland CA Senior Strategy Director
Jonathan Lemus San Francisco CA Student
Candelaria Leon Oakland CA
Lucy Leyva Fontana CA Teacher Colton high School
Michelle Linares Pleasant Hill CA Philanthropist Latino Community
Foundation
Sara Lomelin Hillsborough CA Executive Director Philanthropy Together
Noel Lopez Los Angeles CA Deputy Director Haven Neighborhood
Services
Alma Lopez Sacramento CA Executive Director Brown Issues
Alicia Lopez El Monte CA
Susana Lopez Pomona CA Retired
Chelsea Lopez Emeryville CA Program and Administrative
Assistant
Latino Community
Foundation
Suguet Lopez Fontana CA
David Lopez San Francisco CA People Operations Manager NextRoll
Monica Lopez Romo Los Angeles CA Associate
Indira Lopez-Jones Calistoga CA Program Director Upvalley Family Centers
Susana Lopez-Krulevitch Pleasanton CA
Bego Lozano Burlingame CA Executive & Leadership
Coach
Brian Lucero-Contreras San Diego CA Communications Consultant
Cecilia Lunaparra Burlingame CA Student University of California,
Berkeley
Luis Madrigal South San
Francisco
CA Engineering Manager
Adriana Maestas Fullerton CA Consultant
Andrea Maldonado San Francisco CA Development Associate Tahirih Justice Center
Maria Maldonado Santa Cruz CA Hospitality Coordinator
Jesus Maldonado Santa Cruz CA Cook
Azucena Maldonado Anaheim CA Founder Latina Golfers Association
Mariza Mancera Hillsborough CA Mortgage Loan Officer
Florie Mancilla Moreno Valley CA Registered Dental Hygienist
Sonia Manjon Antioch CA Executive Director LeaderSpring Center
Julian Marcial Reseda CA Vice President Liberty Hill Foundation
Valerie Mares Ontario CA ParaEducator
Maricela Mares-Alatorre Kettleman City CA Spokesperson El Pueblo pare el Aire y
Agua Limpia de Kettleman
City
Alma Marquez Monterey Park CA CEO Del Sol Group
Monica Marquez Los Angeles CA Marlborough School
Marisol Marquez Commerce CA
Rocio Marquez Commerce CA Events Manager Focus Features
Alex Marshall Palo Alto CA Venture Capitalist
Jesus Martinez Clovis CA Executive Director Central Valley Immigrant
Integration Collaborative
(CVIIC)
Fernanda Martinez South Pasadena CA Director of Marketing
Diane Martinez Santa Barbara CA Director Immigrant Hope Santa
Barbara
Arabella Martinez Oakland CA Trustee Latino Community
Foundation
Christine Martinez West Covina CA Director of Human Resources
Emiliano Martinez Montebello CA Owner/Operator Menoman Sound, Lighting,
& DJ Services
Jacqueline Martinez Garcel Oakland CA CEO Latino Community
Foundation
Catherine Masi Santa Barbara CA Designer
Luis Medel Long Beach CA Office Assistant
Claudia Medina Piedmont CA Management
Richard Medina Los Angeles CA
Janeth Medina Larios Oakland CA Vice President, Corporate
Social Responsibility
Bank of the West
Martha Mejia San Fernando CA Teacher Aid
Clarissa Mejia San Fernando CA Marketing Analyst
Hugo Mejia San Fernando CA Engineer
Trevor Melanese San Francisco CA Research Associate UCSF
Sonia Melara San Francisco CA
Hilda Mendez El Monte CA Mother
Oscar Mendez Whittier CA MSW
Esther Mendoza-Brown Inglewood CA Creative Services Manager
Jennifer Menendez Los Angeles CA
Elsa Merida Riverside CA Educator
Engie Merino Belmont CA Recruiter
Veronica Meza Cathedral City CA School Office Specialist
Sara Mijares Redondo Beach CA
Emily Miller San Luis Obispo CA Winemaker
David Minai Dixon CA Customer Service
Amanda Mireles Merced CA Assistant Teaching Professor UC Merced
Samuel Molina Fresno CA California State Director Mi Familia Vota
Frank Molina Berkeley CA
Corine Molina Valinda CA Mother
Manuel Molina Valinda CA Father
Glenda Monterroza Concord CA Program Manager
Danny Montes Los Angeles CA .
Jeanet Moore Oakland CA Procurement Professional
Jasmine Mora Wilmington CA Communications Manager
Jessica Morales Pomona CA Business Operations Manager University of La Verne
Heliodoro Moreno Pittsburg CA
Maria Morgan El Monte CA EMUHSD Board Member-
Vice President
El Monte Union High
School District
Jessie Mosqueda Alhambra CA
Cynthia Mosqueda Lawndale CA Professor
Gissela Moya Oakland CA Fellow
Hector Mujica Berkeley CA Program Manager
Marcela Muniz San Francisco CA Senior Philanthropic Advisor Latino Community
Foundation
Cristina Munoz-Fleming Pinole CA
John Murray San Francisco CA Trustee Latino Community
Foundation
Luis Nanes San Francisco CA
Sofia Navarro Walnut Creek CA VP of Community and
Government Relations
Omar Nevarez San Jose CA Account Manager
Angie Nguyen San Diego CA Education Specialist
Tam Nguyen San Diego CA
Enit Nichani San Ramon CA VP Marketing IGEL
Alexander Ocampo Oakland CA CEO Conscious Actions
Michelle O'Grady Los Angeles CA Entrepreneur
Maria O'Hollearn Sunnyvale CA Program Manager
Francisco Oliveira San Francisco CA CX Manager
Louisa Ollague Rancho
Cucamonga
CA County of LA Policy analyst
Luis Olmedo Brawley CA Executive Director Comite Civico del Valle,
Inc.
Linda Olvera Oakland CA United Latino Voices,
Contra Costa County
Gabriela Orantes Petaluma CA Community Leader
Jazmin Ortega Los Angeles CA
Leslie Ortega Los Angeles CA Poet
Diane Ortiz Hollister CA Executive Director Youth Alliance
Roberto Ortiz Long Beach CA
Bryan Osorio Delano CA Council Member City of Delano
Jamina Ovbude Oakland CA Program Manager The Greenlining Institute
Mary Ann Pacheco Whittier CA Retired College Professor Rio Hondo College Board
of Trustees, Retired
Artie Padilla Fresno CA
Diana Padua Los Angeles CA Administrator County of Los Angeles
Carlos Palacios Los Angeles CA Psychotherapist
Ismael Paredes Ulloa Santa Barbara CA Founding Member Santa Barbara Latino
Giving Circle
Elizabeth Parrott Walnut Creek CA Manager Federal Reserve
Sam Pedroza Claremont CA Former Mayor League of California Cities
Gigi Pee Hayward CA
Yvonne Pena San Fernando CA Risk and Compliance
Manager
Osvaldo Pena San Fernando CA Team Leader
Diana Pena Oakland CA
Nelson Peralta Los Angeles CA Life Coach
Juan Perez Los Angeles CA Electrician Haven Neighborhood
Services
Roger Perez Los Angeles CA Program Officer
Patricia Perez Los Angeles CA CEO VPE Tradigital
Communciations
Irma Perez Monterey Park CA Attorney Law Office of Irma Perez
Osvaldo Perez San Francisco CA Finance Manager MUFG
Omar Perez Salinas CA Deputy Director Xinampa
Guadalupe Perez San Leandro CA Promotora de Salud/Ama de
casa
Tiburcio Vasquez Health
Center
Alma Perez Sacramento CA
Lindsey Perez Flores Los Angeles CA Senior Housing Counselor Haven Neighborhood
Services
Jacqueline Perl San Leandro CA Consultant, P-20 Education
Nai Pharn San Pablo CA
Sabrina Pilcher Los Angeles CA Student
Katiuska Pimentel Vargas San Jose CA JD Candidate, USF Law
Antonio Plascencia Jr Los Angeles CA School District Administrator
Rebecca Pleitez Los Angeles CA Deputy Director
Martha Ponce Brawley CA Community Health Worker Comite Civico del Valle
Laura Posada Sylmar CA LCSW
Hector Preciado Oakland CA Chair of the Board East Bay Community
Foundation
Veronica Pugin San Francisco CA Professor
Marisol Ramirez Cypress CA Senior Policy Aide Anaheim Democrats
Jose Ramirez Fresno CA President Community Development,
Inc.
Marina Ramirez Los Angeles CA Attorney
Hector Ramirez Pacoima CA Law Student
Jose Ramirez Pacoima CA LAUSD
Jose Ramirez Fresno CA President Community Development,
Inc.
Jimmy Ramirez Oakley CA Account Manager
Cynthia Ramirez Rialto CA Student
Edith Ramirez Yorba Linda CA Mental Health Therapist
Josephine Ramos Castro Valley CA
Katia Ramos San Francisco CA Executive and Development
Assistant
Latino Community
Foundation
Carlos Ramos Windsor CA
Manny Ramos Greenbrae CA Principal/Manny Ramos
Communications
Media Trainer/Retired
Journalist
Carlos Ramos Windsor CA
Sofia Recalde San Francisco CA Management Analyst
Jonathan Recinos Oakland CA Operations Manager
Amanda Renteria Menlo Park CA Former Chief of Staff U.S. Senate
Robert Retana San Francisco CA Attorney
Marisa Reveles Los Angeles CA
Eric Reyes Brawley CA Organizer Los Amigos de la
Comunidad IV
Arturo Reyes Oakland CA Associate Attorney
Gloria Reyes Paramount CA
Valorie Reyes Los Angeles CA Student
Mariaveronica Rivas Oakland CA
Jaime Rivera Burlingame CA
Matthew Rivera Chino Hills CA Tutor
Deanna Rizzo Chino Hills CA
Rocio Rodarte San Diego CA Policy and Communications
Manager
Hortencia Rodrigue Los Angeles CA Senior Program Associate
Eva Rodriguez Pasadena CA Student Marlborough School
Francisco Rodriguez Pomona CA Warehouse worker
Rosalinda Rodriguez San Jose CA Retired
Anthony Rodriguez Los Angeles CA Social Impact Driver
Emily Rodriguez Hawthorne CA
Virginia Rodriguez Beaumont CA Retired Registered Nurse
Practitioner
Retired R.N. & Retired
Nurse Practitioner
Elmer G. Roldan Los Angeles CA Executive Director
Alma Romero Bakersfield CA Promotoras con Alma
Jonathan Romero Los Angeles CA Board Member Welcoming America
Kerry Rosado San Jose CA Philanthropist Latino Community
Foundation
Mara Rosales San Francisco CA Attorney Rosales Law Partners LLP
Yadira Rosas Los Angeles CA
Elizabeth Rosas Garden Grove CA Engineer EDM Services
Jill Ross Los Angeles CA
Claudia Ross Huntington
Beach
CA Retired Educator
Kyle Ross Los Angeles CA Financial Executive
Sandra Rubio Whitter CA Teacher
Agustin Ruelas Hacienda Heights CA Small Business owner Brewjeria Company
Leslie Ruiz Corona CA IEHP
Yolis Ruiz Lafayette CA Head of Finance
Santiago Ruiz Oakland CA CEO
Donna Saadati-Soto Los Angeles CA
Carlos Saavedra San Francisco CA
Ivan Saenz Los Angeles CA Attorney
Robert Sainz Montebello CA
Angelica Salas Pasadena CA Executive Director Coalition for Humane
Immigrant Rights
(CHIRLA)
Mayra Salazar Los Angeles CA Director of Advocacy
Angie Sanchez Sonoma CA Head of Programs Corazon Healdsburg
Alicia Sanchez Sebastopol CA Community Activist
Lisa Sanchez Bakersfield CA Controller
Anamaria Sanchez Chula Vista CA Retired
Christopher Sanchez Fullerton CA Policy Advocate Coalition for Humane
Immigrant Rights
(CHIRLA)
Diane Sanchez Bakersfield CA Mom
Fernando Sanchez Chula vista CA Retired
Victoria Sanchez De Alba Pacifica CA Founder and President De Alba Communications
Hortencia Sanchez-Ramos Windsor CA Nurse
Joseph Sandoval Berkeley CA Software Engineering
Manager
Adobe Systems
Sandra Sandoval Bloomington CA President of the United Latino
Students Association
United Latino Students
Association
Samantha Sandoval Oakland CA Senior Program and Grants
Manager
Latino Community
Foundation
Araceli Sandoval-
Gonzalez
Los Angeles CA President ASG Strategy
Celina Santiago Los Angeles CA Fundraiser
Erika Santillan Rancho
Cucamonga
CA Owner Inland Gardens and Tropics
Carina Santoyo Los Angeles CA CEO
Marcos Sayon Alhambra CA Business Owner
Claudia Schwartzberg San Jose CA Executive chef
Martha Sciamanna Daly City CA
Paul Segalini Oakland CA Contracts Manager Extreme Networks
Jazmin Segura Stockton CA Student UC Davis
Christopher Segura Stockton CA Student Sacramento State
Veronica Selco Los Angeles CA Business Owner, Clinical
Social Worker
Rosemary Shinhira Gonzales CA Accounting Specialist
Santiago Sinisterra Mountain View CA Marketing Proffesional
Michele Siqueiros Los Angeles CA President Campaign for College
Opportunity
Daniel Skaff Sonoma CA Managing Partner Radicle Impact Partners
Isabel Solis Brawley CA President
Ricardo Sotelo Cerritos CA Student
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas Montebello CA Director, Community
Relations & Government
Affairs
Valero Energy
Sarah Souza San Francisco CA President SF Latino Democratic Club
Rebecca Stack-Martinez San Francisco CA Policy Advocate
Amanda Staples Los Angeles CA Community Advocacy
Director
Olga Talamante Pacifica CA Retired Emeritus ED, Chicana
Latina Foundation
Cecilia Talavera Alhambra CA Office Manager
Courtney Tamura Los Angeles CA
Xochitl Tapia San Diego CA
Darlene Tenes San Jose CA Entrepreneur
Pedro Toledo Petaluma CA Chief Administrative Officer Petaluma Health Center
Keith Tom San Francisco CA
Erika Toriz-Kurkjian Los Angeles CA Executive Director Haven Services, Inc., d/b/a
Haven Neighborhood
Services
Luis-Felipe Torred Pittsburg CA
Benjamin Torres Los Angeles CA President & CEO CDTech
Christian Torres El Centro CA Special Projects Manager Comite Civico del Valle,
Inc.
Irving Torres San Bruno CA Director
Agustin Torres Cupertino CA
Renee Torres Oakland CA
Jesus Torres North Hollywood CA Auxiliary Services
Coordinator
Marlborough School
Chris Torres San Francisco CA Product Technology Manager
Magali Torres Merced CA Ambassador Merced County Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
Mauricio Torres Sacramento CA Communications Professional
Helen Torres Los Angeles CA CEO Hispanas Organized for
Political Equality (HOPE)
Xoledad Torres Concord CA Clinical supervisor
Karla Torres Mora Los Angeles CA Education Manager Microsoft
Dominic Tovar Los Angeles CA Media
Samuel Tovmasian San Diego CA Strategist
Yadira Toxqui El Monte CA
Igor Tregub Berkeley CA Commissioner, Berkeley Rent
Stabilization Board
Isaura Trudgeon North Hills CA
Vicky Trujillo Los Angeles CA Student
Matthew Trujillo Los Angeles CA Manager
Angela Ty Berkeley CA CPA
Stella Ureno Ceres CA
Fernanda Urmeneta San Diego CA
Maria de
Lourdes
Utomi, Ph.D. Los Angeles CA English Instructor Marlborough School
Marcia Valadez Valente Belvedere CA
Eleazar Valdez Fresno CA Outreach Workshops
Coordinator
CVIIC
Shamara Valdez Rubio Coachella CA Account Strategist
Leticia Valencia Daly City CA Professional
Mario Valente Belvedere CA
Lisette Valladares Woodland Hills CA Mathematics Teacher Marlborough School
Peter Varady Burbank CA President/CEO Pacer Print
Eddie Varela Selma CA Social Justice Advocate
Savannah Varela Berkeley CA MSW
Jorge Vargas San Francisco CA Sr. Manager, Regional
Partnerships
Silvia Vargas Stockton CA Tax Professional
April Vargas Montara CA
Kori Vargas Manteca CA Social Worker
Ed Vargas El Sobrante CA President Vargas and Associates
Feliciana Vargas Lathrop CA County Worker
Candelaria Vargas Stockton CA SUSD Trustee, Area 7 Stockton Unified School
District
Martin Vargas Vega Watsonville CA Software Engineer
Jan Vasquez Fresno CA Project Manager
Dulce Vasquez Los Angeles CA Commissioner City of Los Angeles
Guillermo Vazquez San Mateo CA
Citlalli Vazquez Long Beach CA Student
Linda Vazquez Anaheim CA Higher Education
Administrator
Norma Vega Los Angeles CA President Navegate, Inc
Edwin Vega Santa Barbara CA Director of customer success
Dalia Velasco Los Angeles CA Community Organizer
Vivian Velasco Paz Clovis CA Attorney Arte Americas
Chelsy Velis Los Angeles CA Paralegal
Manuel Villacorta San Francisco CA Registered Dietitian
Stacy Villalobos Claremont CA Staff Attorney Legal Aid at Work
Claudia Villanueva San Francisco CA D&I Program Manager
Mariel Villarrea Oakland CA Immigration attorney Pangea Legal Services
Aida Villatoro Redondo Beach CA
Maribel Walker Indio CA Mortgage Loan Officer
Isabella Wall Sherman Oaks CA Actor SAG AFTRA
Julia Wenck Moraga CA
Melody Williams Rialto CA Phlebotomists
Lucinda Wirth Concord CA COO
Craig Wood Los Alamos CA
Pamela Wright Los Angeles CA Dean of Social Justice &
Community Partnerships
Department
Marlborough School
Jessica Yacoub Los Olivos CA
Maria Elena Yepes Monterey Park CA CEO Brown Fist Productions,
LLC
Miriam Yupanqui East Palo Alto CA Executive Director Nuestra Casa de East Palo