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Iris Archuleta
Transitional Management Consultant
Emerald Consulting

Bob Beck
Principal
Pittsburg Adult Education Center

Sharon Beswick
Principal
Antioch Area Community Fund

Hon. Susan Bonilla
Assemblymember
California State Assembly

Sandy Bustillo
Welfare-to-Work Manager
Contra Costa Employment and Human Services

Timothy Carlisle
Senior Network Analyst
Contra Costa County Department of Information Technology

Jennie Carpenter
Program Officer
United Way of the Bay Area

George Carter
Business Services Representative
Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board

Debrah Cook
Community Engagement Specialist
Chevron Corporation

Val Davis
East County Advocate

Hon. Mark Desaulnier
Senator
California State Senate

Aimee Durfee
Program Officer
United Way of the Bay Area

Lester Ellis
Broker
Ellis Insurance Associates

Hon. Federal Glover
County Supervisor
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors

Maria Gomez-Felix
President
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Ruth Goodin
Senior Foundation Director
Los Medanos College

Tom Guarino
Government Relations
PG&E

Laurie Huffman
Professor
Los Medanos College
Jim Jakel
City Manager
City of Antioch

Mark Kehoe
Director of Environmental and Safety Programs
GWF Power Systems

James Miner
Attorney at Law

Meryl Natchez
CEO
TechProse

Juan Prieto
Family Development Specialist
California Human Development Corporation

Hon. Kevin Romick
Councilmember
City of Oakley

Jayne Sanford
Former Board Member

Timothy Silva
Community Development Manager
Wells Fargo Bank

Arne Simonsen

Tse Ming Tam
Vice President, Community Investment
United Way of the Bay Area

Hon. Tom Torlakson
State Senator
California State Senate

René Tucker*
Employer Liaison
EASTBAYWorks-Brentwood

Debbie Walls
Assistant Vice President
Umpqua Bank

Carole Watson
Chief Investment Officer, Self-Sufficiency
United Way of the Bay Area

Ronald Wetter
Community & Government Relations Manager
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

Alma Williams*
Procurement Coordinator
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

 

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