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ENDORSEMENTS

From individuals* across the community (Partial List).

*Membership or leadership roles of individuals in an organization are provided for identification purposes only.

Endorsed by Current and Former Elected Officials

  • Henry Stern: *State Senator
  • Jacqui Irwin: *State Assembly Member
  • Joel Price: *Thousand Oaks City Council, 2012-2018
  • Dianne McKay: *College District Board Trustee 
  • Pat Phelps: *Trustee CVUSD Board of Education, 1998-2018
  • Peggy Buckles: *Trustee CVUSD Board of Education, 2008-2016
  • Betsy Connolly: *Trustee CVUSD Board of Education 2008-2020, College Instructor
  • Karen Sylvester: *President, CVUSD Board of Education
  • Karen Sher: *Trustee, OUHSD, Teacher
  • Angela Cutbill : *Trustee LVUSD Board of Education
  • Lesli Stein: *Vice President,  LVUSD Board of Education

Endorsed by Community Leaders:

(Note: many community leaders are also CVUSD parents)

  • Erin Bell: *Chairperson, CVUSD Special Education District Advisory Council
  • Ron Block: *Former Chair DreamCatcher Playground
  • Lana Clark: *Executive Director, Conejo Schools Foundation
  • Joo Cho: *Librarian, Thousand Oaks Library
  • Eloise Cohen: MFT; Philanthropist
  • Amy Commans
  • Marshall Denninger: Former Chairperson, *Measure I Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee. former member *District Advisory Council
  • Narda Fargotstein, *Former President, AAUW Thousand Oaks 
  • Kinsie Flame: Business Owner/Parent
  • Justine Fischer: *Former President, California PTA
  • Susan Hanscom: *Former DAC Chair, Member of DAC Executive Board
  • Lynda Karl: *President, Adelante Comunidad Conejo Comunidad
  • Rick Lemmo: *Board member, Los Robles Hospital, President T.O. Blvd Association
  • Cynthia Mayling: *Former DAC Chair, Member of DAC Executive Board
  • Andrew Pletcher: *Chairperson, Measure I Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee, Local Business Leader
  • Denise Reader: *Past President, National Charity League; *Executive Vice President, Conejo Schools Foundation
  • Carole Shelton: *Vice President, Adelante Comunidad Conejo Comunidad 
  • Bonnie Shubb: *Former President, AAUW Thousand Oaks
  • Mike Soules: *President Corwin Press, Past-President, Conejo Schools Foundation
  • Sue Wells: *President, Conejo Schools Foundation
  • Jeremy Wolf: * Member, Agoura Hills Planning Commission

Unified Association of Conejo Teachers (UACT)

Representing almost 90% of the classroom teachers and other certificated employees of the Conejo Valley Unified School District


Educators/School Staff: (Partial List)

(Note: many teachers/staff are also CVUSD parents)

  • Jeff Barstaad: *Retired Superintendent of CVUSD
  • Mario Contini: *Retired Superintendent of CVUSD
  • Jeff Davis: *Former Director Secondary Education CVUSD; *Superintendent, Oak Park USD
  • Margaret Badoud: *Retired CVUSD Principal/Educator
  • Judy Tetzlaff*: Retired CVUSD Principal/Educator
  • Athol Wong: *Retired CVUSD Principal
  • Tracy Abraham: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Michelle Adler: *CVUSD Employee
  • Andrea Ackmann: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lisa Anthony: CVUSD Teacher
  • Katie Atkins: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Curstin Aupperle: *Teacher
  • Janet Baird: *Retired CVUSD Teacher, community volunteer for Safe Passage Youth, Los Robles Hospital Volunteer
  • Tina Bajoie: *CVUSD PE Specialist
  • Britta Bass: *CVUSD Academic Specialist
  • Lynn Baum: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Tina Bajoie: *CVUSD PE Specialist, CVUSD Office Assistant
  • Julie Bernard: Former *CVUSD Specialist
  • Samantha Birg: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Kathleen Bonn: Retired *Conejo Valley Teacher
  • Karen Buck: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Carolee Bechthold: *CVUSD Teacher and Parent
  • Denise Benic: *CVUSD Clerical Sub
  • Vaishali Bhargava: *CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Alana Bond: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Christy Button: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Colleen Briner-Schmidt: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Amy Brown: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lori Brown: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Kathi Byington: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Victoria Calle: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Andrea Camacho: Teacher
  • Cameo Carolan: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Joshua Carolan: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Gail Casey: Retired Educational Audiologist, VCOE
  • Sarah Casey: *CVUSD Campus Safety Assistant; Social Worker; Former PTA President
  • Stephanie Caswell: *CVUSD Educator
  • Jennifer Coates: *Retired CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Nicole Connolly: Teacher
  • Ashley Cooper: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Tiffany Coull: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Sonia Corlew: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Dennis Crystal: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Colleen Darden: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Kathleen Davidson: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Vanessa Denchfield: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lauren Denchfield: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Teri Denis: College professor
  • Shannon Diffner: Former teacher, current small biz owner and current CVUSD parent
  • Lainie Donnell: Educational Therapist and College Counselor
  • Carrie Donohoe: *CVUSD Instructional Media Technician
  • Marcy Duben: *Former CVUSD Teacher
  • Bette Empol: Retired *CVUSD Teacher and Program Coordinator
  • Kimberly Fontanilla: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Doug Freed: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Alison Friedman: *CVUSD teacher
  • Rhonda Frohn: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Niki Funaki: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Jessica Gehle: Former Moorpark College faculty member
  • Jennifer Gomez: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Elizabeth Grigsby: *CVUSD Classified Staff
  • Jennifer Halpert-Han: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Nicky Hansen: Teacher
  • Dana Harris: *CVUSD teacher 
  • Amanda Haver: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Drew Haver: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Karen Henige: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Christy Heredia: Teacher
  • Erin Hernandez: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Sally Hibbitts: Retired Teacher
  • Ken Hibbitts: Retired Educator
  • Christy Hodson: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Elizabeth Hoskinson: Preschool Music Teacher
  • Laura Huber: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Brynn Hutchison: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Richared Intlekofer: *Counselor, River Oaks Academy Charter School; former CVUSD Educator
  • Steve Johnson: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Kathy Jonokuchi: *DVM, *CTE Instructor VCOE
  • Bonnie Kane, *CVUSD Classified Staff, Retired
  • Katherine Kanney: *CVUSD Counselor
  • Lisa Keatts: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Nikki Kerzner: *Retired CVUSD employee
  • Richard Kick: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Michelle Kinsley: *CVUSD Academic Art Specialist
  • Lori Kissinger: *Retired CVUSD Reading Specialist
  • Janell Kluss: *CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Kevin Koenig: *CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Jenny Kreitman: *Occupational therapist, Ventura County SELPA
  • Frances Kurowski: Former *CVUSD preschool family services
  • Frank Laguardia: *Teacher, Arts Educator
  • Elise Laina: Former *CVUSD classified staff
  • Sheala Larimer: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lucia Lemieux: *CVUSD Teacher 
  • Julie Lewis: *CVUSD IMT/librarian
  • LouAnn Lemmo: *Retired: CVUSD College and Career
  • Eric Levy: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Sue Levy: Teacher
  • Mary Lock: *Retired CVUSD Elementary IMT/Librarian
  • Raelynne Lorenz: *CVUSD Speech Pathologist
  • Jill Magnante: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Mike Magnante: Teacher
  • Donna Manley: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Alex Martin: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Sandra Martinez: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Linda Mason: *Retired CVUSD teacher
  • Ann-Marie Matter: *CVUSD Induction Program Mentor
  • Diane McEvoy: Retired Teacher
  • Joyce McIntire : *Former La Reina teacher, *CVUSD teacher
  • Kim Merjan: *CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Ricki Mikkelsen: *Retired CVUSD Teacher, Resource Teacher. 
  • Sue Miller: *Retired CVUSD Teacher
  • Whitney Miller: Educator
  • Jennicer Mundy: *LMFT, Infant Family Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist
  • Kaye Nicholson: Former *CVUSD librarian; former PTA President
  • Kristen Nordstrom: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lora Novak: *Retired CVUSD Teacher
  • Vivianne Palazzo: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Desiree Patenaude: Retired teacher
  • Lori Peters: *Director, Educator at One Spark Academy; CVUSD Educator
  • Laura Pewe: *Retired CVUSD Teacher
  • Connie Peters, Former *CVUSD College & Career Guidance Specialist
  • Lori Peters: Educator
  • Lisa Ravich: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Jennifer Reed: *CVUSD Teacher 
  • Catherine Reeves: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Juli Rice: PE Specialist
  • JoAnne Riss: *CVUSD teacher
  • Rena Robles: *CVUSD Employee
  • Haley Rosenberg: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Ann Ross: *Retired CVUSD Classified Employee
  • Autum Sasala: *Art Specialist CVUSD
  • Michelle Saremi: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Carol Scott: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Monica Shackelford: *CVUSD Employee
  • Jamie Shea: Special Education Administrator
  • Erin Sendejas: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Linda Sheridan: *Retired CVUSD/OPUSD Classified Employee
  • Alina Silvestre: Teacher
  • Heather Skelly: *CVUSD Substitute Teacher; former DAC Chairperson
  • Stephanie Skidmore: *Teacher
  • Heidi Slattum: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Gail Smith: *CVUSD Teacher 
  • Kaylee Sosa: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Julie Speerstra: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Greg Stelle: *CVUSD Teacher
  • K Stevenson: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Dawn Stines: *CVUSD Office Manager
  • Courtney Stockton: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Thomas Stough: *Librarian Oxnard College
  • Mary Beth Stovall: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Kelly Sutton: Teacher
  • Lee Svoboda: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Dawn Stines: *CVUSD Office Manager, Conejo Valley High School
  • Karen Swanson: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Teri Sweet: *CVUSD Teacher and Parent
  • Adria Taha-Resnick EdD: Teacher prep college faculty, childhood expert, and education trainer
  • Tracy Tubb: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Lesly Vick: *Retired CVUSD Teacher
  • Cynthia Ann Wade: Teacher
  • Nicole Wall: Educator 
  • Julie Wastell: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Danielle Welch: *CVUSD Paraprofessional educator 
  • Lisa Paaske Wyrick: *MSN, RN, PHN School Nurse and Health Specialist 
  • Julia Yesionek: *CVUSD Teacher
  • Jennifer Zaragoza: *CVUSD teacher
  • Laura Ziff: *CVUSD Employee

Conejo Valley Parents, Grandparents, Guardians (Partial List):

  • Janie Ahlberg
  • Scott Ahlberg
  • Dan Anthony
  • Liz Armstrong
  • Shannon Atkins
  • Debbie Atlas
  • Wendy Babb
  • Haley Bacon
  • Sharon Beck
  • Michelle Beller
  • Ed Benic
  • Robin Berman
  • Jessica Bernacki
  • Diane and John Blindbury
  • Danielle Blum
  • Brigette Brazier
  • Pam Burns
  • Holly Butler
  • MaryLou Aesquivel Canepa
  • Dave Casey
  • Karen Claybaugh
  • Patrick Connolly
  • James Corlew
  • Serena Couch
  • Aniqa Courtney
  • Gwen Cummings
  • Susan Cunningham
  • Sharon Debidour
  • Colleen Debler
  • Brian Dilley
  • Curt Edmonds
  • Stephanie Ettling
  • Mindi Faris
  • Melanie Fishman
  • Gale Fernow
  • Michelle Fishman
  • Elissa Francis
  • Lori Frankfort
  • John Gehle
  • Erika Gigante
  • Desiree Goble
  • Kelly Goebel
  • Wendy Goldstein
  • Rachel Gordon
  • Dorothy Hatfield
  • Cyndi Horwitz
  • Dustin Hubb
  • Christine Humphrey
  • Lori Jacobs
  • Caroline Jewett
  • Tracy Jimenez
  • Nicole Johnson
  • Lori Jomsky
  • Jessica Kane
  • Carol Kammerer
  • Jean Kammerer
  • Jeff Kellar
  • Sam Kenewell
  • Brett Klein
  • Rachel Kleinzweig
  • Brandi Kofler-Davidson
  • Krista Koch
  • Gladys Koscak
  • Kathryn Kotin
  • Karen Kreman
  • Sonya Lehto
  • Tracy Levin-Barshay
  • Zena Logan
  • Denise Lucarelli
  • Jerry Ludlow
  • Belinda Macauley
  • Laura McLean
  • Bryan Merjan
  • Brett Miller
  • Ellen Murphy
  • Amra Neal
  • Beth Neal
  • Matt Neal
  • Michael Nese
  • Kaye Nicholson
  • Barbara Owens
  • Wendy Ohrbach
  • Deidre Parmenter
  • Georgene Pantelas
  • Jaclyn Pieper
  • Mandy Pollak
  • Jeanine Price
  • Heidi Rehwald
  • Lena Robins-Faden
  • Aletha Roddenberry
  • Jessica Rotter
  • Stuart Siegel
  • Soizic Soizic
  • Myra Stevens
  • Sy Sussman
  • Blake Swopes
  • Cindy Thomas
  • Laura Tribble
  • Scott Van Atta
  • Dawn Wagner
  • Mylo Wagner
  • Lana Wastell
  • Anne Watkins
  • Stephen Watkins
  • Stacey Wilson
  • Katie Yant
  • Dawn Yasui
  • Jessica Zertuche
  • Richard Ziff