Endorsements
Business Owners/Community Members
Bart Riebe, Business Owner & Clear Creek School Board member
Mimi Simmons, Realtor
John Blinder, Realtor
Mike Bratton, Business Owner
Eric Hatch, Realtor
Lisa Pardini
Inger Avery, former President, Grass Valley Schools Foundation for Arts and Sciences
Charlie and Janielle Litton
Martin Polt, Chief Financial Officer, Nevada County, retired
Dr. Cynthia Tucker Vasquez
Michael Melas, Principal Engineer/Owner of Melas Energy Engineering
Lance Amaral
Francis and Louise McFadden
Gil Mathew, President, Economic Resource Council
Marty and Kathleen Lombardi, Community Leaders
Kay and Ken Baker, Business Owners
Dr. Dan Bibelheimer, retired
Seth Leishman, Financial Advisor and former school Board member
Rick Fisher, Financial Advisor
Lore Reynolds Hamiliton, Realtor
Julia Amaral and Mark Strate
Dylan Hendricks, Attorney
Dr. Scott Kellerman, Local Physician, retired
Mrs. Trudi Tucker
Mark Casey, former Caseywood CEO
Kirsten Casey, Nevada County Poet Laureate Emerita
Hillary and Jan Hedman, Business Owners, retired
Kathy Butz, Nevada County Superior Court Judge, retired
Jeff Pettit, Sherriff’s Captain, Retired
John Paul, 49er Rotary, past president
Cheryl Lester, Cascade Shores Board of Directors
Kirsten Dees, Board President, Community Beyond Violence
Phil Carville, Owner, South Yuba Club/Gym
Kurt and Nancy Lorenz, San Juan Ridge Community Leaders
Greg Sharpe, Realtor, Coldwell Banker
Liz Coots, HOA President, Eskaton Grass Valley
Cliff Newell, Nevada County District Attorney, retired
Dr. Roger Hicks, Founder SYRCL and YubaDocs, retired
Ann Westling, US Forest Service Administrator, retired
Haven Caravelli, Vice Mayor, City of Grass Valley
Christy Hubbard, Community Activist
Aimee Retzler, Founder and Managing Director, Aimee Retzler Consulting
Kristen Aguilar, Marriage & Family Therapist
Paul Aguilar, A&A Air Conditioning, Heating and Sheet Metal, Inc.
Clare Ryan, MVP Gartner
Patrick Ryan, Chiropractor
Glenn Gookin, MD/PhD, Family Medicine and Residency Program Director
Dr. Jean Creasey, Dentist
Eileen and Paul Jorgensen
Nancy Chandler
Blake Andrews
Laura and Peter Brewer
Cheri Flanigan
Shanti Emerson
Barbara and Don Scoble
Mary B and Charlie Brock
Diane and Dale Jacobsen
Lorraine Gervais, musician, Deer Creek South Firewise Community
Stuart Smith and Lindy Horowitz
Lisa and Myles Deniz, Community Members
Bob Gould, Vice Chair, Nevada County Democrats
David Endacott-Hicks, Artistic director/owner of Lyric Rose Theatre Company
Darlene Markey, Owner of Sweetlands Gardens NSJ
Drs. Mike and Alexa Curtis
Dan Foss, Nevada City Police Chief
Angie Westervelt, former President, Grass School District PTC
Garen Gouveia, owner of Corporate Kids Events, Inc., Bear River High School basketball coach
Adam Walton, owner of Walton's Grizzly Lodge Summer Camp, Bear River High School basketball coach
Julie Walton, former Nevada Union High School Parent's Club president, owner of Walton's Grizzly Lodge Summer Camp
Mike Whittle, Realtor, former Magnolia Middle School teacher
Dan Lillis, Lillis Construction, Inc.
Dennis Lance, MD, retired
Peggy Sutterfield
Nancy Murray
Bob Mora
Cricket Noyes
Julie Enzor-Wilson
Marv Hoffman
James Pyacek
Erin Minett
Keith Allen
Colleen Morris
Isaac Yoder
Hillary Steinmetz
Victoria Oliver
Shelley Frost
Pat Aramendia
Adella Albiani
Lois Shelton
Graham Gardemeyer, Nevada Union Student
Rose McLarty
Donald Arlan Koch
Evie Facendini
Jordan and Quinn Baggett
Micah Cohn
Bob Villwock
Chris Kelly
Tim and Joan Yamauchi
Krista and Trent Barker
Heather and Mark Grove
Robin Ali
Sarah Morgan
Clint and Angie Bates
Frances di Cristina
Max Mann
Teresa and Dave Mann
Superintendents and School Administrators
Scott Lay, Superintendent of Schools, Nevada County
Gregg Motarjeme, Superintendent, Pleasant Ridge School District
Molly Harrison, Lead Psychologist and Administrative Mentor at Nevada County Charter Services Authority
Scott Mikal-Heine, Superintendent, Union Hill School District
Katie Kohler, Superintendent/Principal, Chicago Park Elementary School District
Andrew Withers, Superintendent,Grass Valley School District
Erik Crawford, Superintendent Twin Ridges School District
Melissa Conley, Superintendent Penn Valley School District
Duane Triplett, Superintendent/Principal, Clear Creek Elementary School
Rusty Clark, former Pleasant Ridge School District, Superintendent
Peter Sagebiel, Director, Forest Charter School
Sam Schug, Principal, Seven Hills School
Brian Ellis, Dean of Students and teacher, Seven Hills School
Susie Patterson, Principal, Scotten School
Jennifer Dearduff, Charter School Director and former Assistant Principal, GVSD
Erin Drew, Assistant Principal, Lyman Gilmore Middle School
Lisa Lawell, Lyman Gilmore Principal
Thomas Bivens, Principal, Alta Sierra Elementary School
Chris Roberts, Principal and former Principal Lyman Gilmore Middle School
Holly Pettit, Director, Nevada City School of the Arts
Sunshine Bender, Chief Business Official, Twin Ridges School District
Janet Horowitz, former Director of Pupil Services, Nevada Union High School District
Kathy Moseman, former Coordinator of Student Services for Grass Valley School District
Phil Ruckrich, Coordinator John Muir Charter School
Gayle Garbolino-Mojica, Superintendent of Schools, Placer County
Dawn Anthony, Dean, Forest Charter School
Patrick Brose, Superintendent, Camptonville Elementary School District
Former Superintendents and School Administrators
Eric Fredrickson, Superintendent, Grass Valley School District
Andy Parsons, Superintendent, Union Hill School District
Larry Meek, Nevada Union High School Principal
Trisha Dellis, Superintendent Nevada City School District
Holly Hermansen, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Harold “Skip” Houser, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Jerome Hund, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Terence K. McAteer, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Andrea Marks, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Accountability for NCSOS
James Berardi, Superintendent of Schools, Sierra County
Brian Buckley, Lyman Gilmore and Scotten School Principal
Joe Limov, Principal, Union Hill
George Olive, Chicago Park Superintendent
Kerri Fulton, Placer County Office of Education Administrator
Dan Zeisler, Superintendent Chicago Park Elementary School District
Debbie Zeisler, Admin Asst., Nevada Union High School District
Robin McFadden-Black, former Deer Creek School Principal and Grass Valley Teacher
Stephanie Ortiz, Dean, Sierra College Nevada County Campus
Karen and Frank Chizek, Administrators, Nevada County Schools
Shar Johns, Assistant Superintendent NCSOS & Pleasant Ridge School District
Aurora Thompson, Director of Career Technical Education & Assistant Superintendent, Nevada Union High School
Sven Ostrom, Dean of Students, Nevada Union High School
Stanton Miller, Principal, Gold Run School
Monica Daughtery, Nevada City School District Superintendent
Jodi LaCosse, former Chief Business Official for Grass Valley SD and Union Hill SD
Mary Schug, Special Education Director, Placer County, retired
Shirley Personeni Veale, Deputy Superintendent, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
School Board members
Nancy Messier, former Clear Creek School District member
Jim Drew, former Nevada Joint Union School District board member
Kathryn Baker, former Nevada City School District Board member
Cynthia McCoy, Chicago Park School District Board President
Dayna Wheeler, former Chicago Park School District Board President
Jenna Lombardo, Chicago Park School District
Jeff Pare, former Chicago Park School District member
Aubrey Puetz, Twin Ridges School District
Sandra Barringon, Nevada City School District Board President
Ty Conway, Nevada City School District
Joshua Pack, former Nevada City School District Board member
Jim Sperlazza, former Nevada City School District Board member
Trish Gerving, former Nevada City School District Board member
Trisha Dellis, Grass Valley School District
Steve McFarlane, Nevada City School District
Jeanne Michael, former Grass Valley School District Board member
Pam Wolfe, former Pleasant Valley School District Board member
Jennifer Litton Singer, Nevada City School District
Deanne Opdahl, Pleasant Ridge School District
Stanton Miller, John Muir Charter School
Tara Marino, Grass Valley School District board member
Rudy Marrero, Clear Creek Elementary School
Elected Officials
Lisa Swarthout
Tom Ivy, Grass Valley City Council member
Adam Kline, Mayor Nevada City
Hilary Hodge, Mayor, Grass Valley
Haven Caravelli, Vice Mayor, City of Grass Valley
Mark Johnson, former Mayor of Grass Valley; owner, Foothill Flowers
Elizabeth “Izzy” Martin, former County Supervisor
Susan Clarabut, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools Board of Education member
Gary Peterson, Nevada City Council member
Teachers and Educators
Jeff Dellis, NU teacher, basketball coach, athletic director, retired
Maria Lundberg, Cottage Hill Elementary School teacher
Paul Lundberg, Leadership Consultant and former Colfax High School Principal
Nicole Schug, Scotten Elementary School teacher
Emily Malsom, Magnolia Intermediate School, retired
Louise McFadden, Nevada Union High School teacher, retired
Jim Drew, current Nevada Union High School Ranch Advisor and NUHS Ag teacher, retired
Karen Henderson, Nevada Union High School Ag teacher, retired
Emily Gallup, Forest Charter School counselor
Kim Veale, Grass Valley School District
Trent Duffey, Bear River High School teacher
Doug Harmon, Lyman Gilmore teacher
Lorrie Fredrickson, School Psychologist Grass Valley SD, retired
Michael Day, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Dave Lawell, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Cathy Harmon, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Missy Bill, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Esther Alice, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Tawni Frazier, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Juliette La Pointe Parks, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Kelly Sommers, Lyman Gilmore Teacher
Evie Pardini, Nevada Union High School teacher
Elizabeth McAteer, retired high school English Teacher
Carol Nimick, retired Teacher
Judy Netherwood, retired Grass Valley School District teacher
Gale and Jeff Peach, Pleasant Ridge School District Teachers, retired
Rod Baggett, Nevada Union High School Teacher, retired
Lew Sitzer, teacher, retired
Karen Sharpe, teacher, retired
Cheryl Dachtler, Teacher, retired (chair of Nevada County Retired Teachers Assoc.)
Shelley Bryan, Nevada City School Teacher, retired
Connor Pardini, Yuba River Charter School, Teacher
Rachel Wegman, Twin Ridger Charter School, Teacher
Julie Cilenti, Chicago Park Elementary Teacher, retired
Annie Jackson, former Continuous Improvement Specialist with The Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Debbie Luckinbill, Teacher, Seven Hills School, retired
Jim Luckinbill, Deer Creek School Teacher, retired
Patty Cockrell, Scotten School Teacher, retired
India Runnells, Education Specialists Teacher at NCSoS & former teacher at NJUHSD
Carrie Brunt, Coordinator, Student Supports and Services Department, Statewide Charters, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Wanda Baggett, Hennessy School, retired teacher
Steve Davis, Founder of Bicycle Recycle Project at Seven Hill School, retired
Sharon Laton-Schmidt, Pleasant Valley School, retired
Michael Schmidt, Pleasant Valley School, retired
Sue Clark, Forest Charter School
Kim Culbertson, Forest Charter Teacher and Author
Jill Sonnenberg, former Nevada Union High School Librarian
Kyle Daugherty, former Clear Creek teacher
Jennifer Sheffo, Forest Charter School teacher
Emma Goldbeck, Forest Charter teacher
Elizabeth Jens - Bear River High School, Visual Arts teacher
Courtney Wadman, Nevada Union High School, Dance teacher
Zach Wadman, Nevada Union High School, Physical Education teacher
Jacque Nielsen, Scotten Elementary School teacher
Meaghan Gammelgard, Scotten Elementary School teacher
Debbie Dugan, Public health nurse and Health educator
Dr. Kevin Dugan, Psychologist and college professor
Kristina Renn, Union Hill School District teacher
Anya Stanger, Sierra College faculty
David Stanger, Forest Charter School teacher
Jennifer Homan, former Forest Charter School, Global Studies Program teacher
Paula Barber, Yuba River Charter School teacher
Linda Culbertson, retired Nevada Union High School teacher
Patrick Eagle, former Ready Springs Elementary School Principal
Gary Edwards, Silverado Elementary School teacher
Amy Edwards, Schools Insurance Group health educator
Krista Barker, former Colfax Elementary School teacher, current Weimar Hills School teacher
Jodi O'Keefe, former Colfax Elementary School teacher, current Weimar Hills School teacher
Terry O'Keefe, Colfax High School teacher
Scott Mills, Lyman Gilmore Middle School teacher, Nevada Union HS Boys Volleyball coach
Ben Mills, Lyman Gilmore Middle School teacher, Nevada Union HS Boys Volleyball coach
Seven Hills School Parent Teacher Association
Karen Gray, former CSEA president
Cierra Elliott, Education Specialist at Lyman Gilmore Middle School, GVTA Executive Team member
Marea Filmer, Credentials Administrator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools
Adam Pearcy, Grizzly Hill Elementary School, 5th/6th grade educator and FourK Farms Owner
Titles and affiliations are provided for identification only and do not imply institutional endorsement.