Endorsements
I’m grateful to have the support of people who share my commitment to Marin’s students, schools, and community.
“Cindy has a rare ability to combine big-picture vision with practical, on-the-ground understanding of what helps students thrive.”
Cyane Dandridge
Founding Executive Director, SEI and Marin School of Environmental Leadership
Organizational Endorsement
Education Scholars & Leaders
Linda Darling-Hammond
Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
David Osher
Senior Fellow, Learning Policy Institute
Mark Phillips
Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of Secondary Education, San Francisco State University
Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Ph.D
Innovator and Leader in Educational Research and Philanthropy
Current & Former Public Officials
John A. Carroll
Marin County Superintendent of Schools
Mary Jane Burke
Marin County Superintendent of Schools Emerita
Mary Sackett
Marin County Supervisor, District 1
Eric Lucan
Marin County Supervisor, District 5
Yvonne Chan, Ed.D.
Trustee, Los Angeles County Board of Education; Former Member, California State Board of Education
Tom Cooper
Former Trustee, Novato Unified School District
Li DelPan
Trustee, Area 1, Marin County Board of Education
Susie Epstein
Former Governing Board Member, Acalanes Union High School District, 2010-2018
Tom Epstein
Member, California Community Colleges Board of Governors
Ava Fruin
Trustee, Larkspur-Corte Madera School District
Patty Garbarino
Former Trustee, Area 2, Marin County Board of Education; CEO, Marin Sanitary Service
Mary Kadera
Former School Board Chair and Member, Arlington, VA
Bina Lefkovitz
Former Trustee, Sacramento County Board of Education
Ken Lippi
Retired Marin County Deputy Superintendent of Schools; Former Fairfax Mayor and Councilmember
Mario Ernesto Lopez
Trustee, Area 2, Marin County Board of Education
Jill Manning Sartori
Trustee, Area 7, Marin County Board of Education
Caitlin McShane
Trustee, Miller Creek School District
Sheri Mowbray
Former Trustee, Tamalpais Union High School District; Former Trustee and Board President, Larkspur-Corte Madera School District
Marilyn Nemzer
Trustee, Area 5, Marin County Board of Education
Maureen de Nieva-Marsh
Trustee, Area 3, San Rafael City Schools Board of Education
David Patterson
Trustee, Placer County Board of Education
Gary Phillips
Former Mayor of San Rafael
Thomas Thompson
Former Trustee, San Rafael City Schools Board of Education; Retired after 49 Years Teaching at Marin Catholic High School
Marshall Turner
Former Trustee and Board President, Reed Union School District; Board Member, George Lucas Educational Foundation
Lauren Walters
Board President, Sausalito Marin City School District
Leaders & Supporters
Stephen Arnold
Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, George Lucas Educational Foundation
Bob Lenz
CEO, PBLWorks
Anne Anderson
Mary Batchelder
Retired Public School Educator, 50 Years Serving Marin Students; Kindergarten Classroom Volunteer
Rose Becchina
Adam Bellow
Educational Technologist + CEO of Breakout EDU
Janet Betancourt
Brit Birkelund
Ward Bouwman
President, Oakgrounds, Inc.
Judy Braune
Kathryn Bussiere
1st Grade Teacher
Chris Case
Meghan Case
Victoria Casto
Registered Nurse
Erik Chamberlin
Stephen Chovanec
Former PBS employee
Molly Connors
Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships, Chesapeake Conservancy
Cyane Dandridge
Founding Executive Director, SEI and Marin School of Environmental Leadership
Josh Daniel
Communications Coach, Content Inventions
Michael Devoy
April DiSanto
Breda Doran
Kristen Etkin
Parent, PTA Board Member
Amy Ewing
Ian Feigelman
Bob Firpo
Elizabeth Foehr
Parent, community member, school employee
Peter Frid
Steven Friedman
Educator
David George
Lina Godfrey
Board Member, Dedication to Special Education and Marin Center for Independent Living; Marin Public School Parent and Education Advocate
Charles Goodman
Gretchen Gottwald
Daniel Hamby
Judy Harris
John Harter
Jeannine Harvey
Amanda Hirsch
CEO & Founder, Mighty Forces
Margaret Hunt
Emily Irish
John Irish
Tim Irish
Ellen Johanson
Kelly Kirby
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Jennifer Kossler
Curt Krone
Cari Ladd
Dane Lancaster
Founder, PacificXR
Barbara Landes
Mary Leou
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development
Jonathan Lenz
Deputy Superintendent, Marin County Office of Education
Alan Lipton
Amy Lotze
Marisa Mack
Student Services Program Counselor, California Department of Rehabilitation
Geoffrey Mack
Manager, IT Project Management Office, California Public Utilities Commission
John MacLeod
Director, XRLibraries
Melissa McBride
Co-Founder / CEO, Sophia High School UK
Luke McCann
Retired Deputy Marin County Superintendent of Schools; Lucas Valley Homeowners Association Board Member
Maggie McCann
Michael McDowell
Michelle Miller
Selena Morris DiFusco
Chris Mortonson
Thomas Murray
Jacqueline Musto
Clinton O’Brien
President & Chief Operating Officer
Gigi Pagani
Child Psychologist
Sarah Paoli
Heidi Paul
Diana Payette
Tonda Phalen
Valerie Pitts
Former Superintendent, Larkspur-Corte Madera School District
Kristin Quinn
Professor Emerita
Clare Rainwater
Betty Ray
Founder & Director, Boss Battle Labs; Formerly with Edutopia
Sue Rickard
Julia Reinhard
Denise Schwendener
Teacher
Michael Scialo
ELA Teacher and HS Placement Counselor at Brandeis School of San Francisco
Eleanor Dowling Semeraro
Sabrina Smith
Amy Shaw
Amy Simpson
Chris Simpson
Sandy Soma
Kate Stewart
34 year public school German teacher
Molly Tackabery
Barbara Tannenbaum
Independent Journalist and Author
Cornelia Taylor
Educational Researcher, Marin Parent
Shirley Taylor
Maria Thomas
CEO and Board Member, Various
Ann Curran Turner
Nationally Recognized Artist and Figure Drawing Teacher
Lucia Wallace
Marc Weiss
Sandra Welch
Former Executive Vice President for Learning at PBS
Justin Wells
Chief Program Officer, Envision Education
Gwen Wood
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