Endorsements
Elected Officials
Jerry Hill
Former California State Senator, 13th District
Cathy Baylock
Former Mayor and City Councilmember of Burlingame
Frank J. Pagliaro
Former Mayor and City Councilmember of Burlingame; Vice-Chair of Board of Peninsula Healthcare District
Ricardo Ortiz
Former Mayor and City Councilmember of Burlingame
John Root
Former City Councilmember of Burlingame; Former San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee; Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Russ Cohen
Former City Councilmember, Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner
Al Royse
Former Hillsborough City Councilmember
Marc Friedman
Former President, San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees; Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Jim Cannon
Former San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee
Davina Drabkin
Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Kay Coskey
Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Michael Barber
Former Burlingame School District Trustee; Former BSD Bond Oversight Committee
Dan Devoy
Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Mark Intrieri
Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Doug Luftman
Former Burlingame School District Trustee
Lisa Mudd
Education leader
Kim Oliff
Hillsborough School District Board of Trustees, President
Burlingame Commissioners and Committee-Members
John Martos
Traffic Safety & Parking Commission Chair
Jennifer Johnson
Traffic Safety & Parking Commission Vice-Chair
Lynn Israelit
Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Former Chair
Irenee French
Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner
Tony Brown
Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner
Nick Akers
Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Former Chair
Jeff Londer
Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Former Chair
Prentice Ng
Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Burlingame School District
Athaniasos Rebelos
Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Former Chair
Christopher Bush
Former Traffic Safety & Parking Commissioner, Former Chair
Richard Terrones
Former Planning Commissioner
Michael Gaul
Former Planning Commissioner
Jeff DeMartini
Former Planning Commissioner; Former BCE Board; Former Burlingame Bicycle /Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Jennifer Pfaff
El Camino Real Task Force Member
Cherie Yu
Parks & Recreation Commissioner
Ian Milne
Former Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Former Chair
Leslie Holzman
Former Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Former Chair
Emily Matthews
Former Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Past President, Burlingame Rotary Club and Burlingame Woman’s Club
Richard Kirchner
Burlingame Beautification Commission Chair
Carol Batte
Burlingame Beautification Commissioner
Kerry Bitner
Burlingame Library Board Trustee
Kris Cannon
Former Burlingame Library Board Trustee
Lesley Beatty
Former Chair Burlingame Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Karen Kearney
Former Vice-Chair Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Burlingame School District
Bob Rouse
Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Burlingame School District
Teodora Ivanova
Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Burlingame School District
David Harris
Former Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Burlingame School District
Leaders in Education and Youth Sports
Mike Jarrett
Former Head of Burlingame High School Parents Group, Former Chair of BSD Bond Oversight Committee
Lisa Ott
Burlingame High School Advisory Committee
David and Liza Levitt
BCE Distinguished Service Award Winners
Michelle Riley
Former Burlingame High School Soccer Coach
Neal Kaufman
Former Burlingame High School Lacrosse Coach
Patrick McGreal
Former Youth Athletic Director
Shep Maher
Coyotes Board Member
Chris Wenisch
Board Member Coyotes
Business Leaders
Joe Cotchett
Founding Partner of Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy
Ayn Gilmore
President of Broadway Business Improvement District
Ross Bruce
Secretary of Broadway Business Improvement District
Batya Bernfus
President Downtown Burlingame Business Improvement District
John Kevranian
Former President of Broadway Business Improvement District; Co-owner of Nuts for Candy & Toys
Nora Kevranian
Co-owner of Nuts for Candy & Toys
Calvin Wang
Owner of Young Can Wok
Dan and Karen Lyons
Owners of Bonne Sante Broadway
Steve Pariani
Owner of Solar Pro Energy Systems
Elio D’Urzo
Owner of Sapore
Javier Santiago
Owner of Preston’s Candy and Ice Cream
Berry and Keith Lakstigala
Owners and Founders of Patty’s Diner
Tom and Cori McGlynn
Owners and Founders of Runcoach
Former Public Servants in Burlingame
Jack L. Van Etten
Former Burlingame Chief of Police, Retired
Cheryl Fama
Former CEO Peninsula Healthcare District
Augustine Chou
Former Burlingame Transportation Engineer and Engineering Program Manager
Tim Ryan
Former Burlingame School District Facilities Coordinator
Kelvin A. Coggins
Former Parks & Recreation Supervisor
Labor
UA Local 467 Plumbers, Pipefitters and HVAC Union
Other Key Leaders
Rev. Paul G. Waltermulder
Lara McDonald
CORA Board Member; Past President Burlingame Woman’s Club
Doug Person
President, Burlingame-Hillsborough Rotary
Jerry Winges
President Elect, Burlingame-Hillsborough Rotary
Bobba Venkatadri
International Chair, Burlingame-Hillsborough Rotary
Joe & Janelle Becerra
Community Leaders in Emergency Preparedness
Joanne Garrison
Author of Burlingame Centennial 1908-2008
James Haggarty
Inspector at San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office
Eileen Kim
Environmental Leader
Peter & Joanne Garrison
Michael & Donna Gaul
Karen Gemmer
Catherine Guglielmi
Mary & Richard Griffith
Greg & Robin Canonica
Chelsea & Mike Cherin
Marsha & Alvin Begun
Andy & Debra Ruben
Eric & Lauren Schlezinger
Doug & Heather Luftman
Doug Ross
Arlene Rosenberg
Mark Rosenthal
John & Holli Rafferty
Jen Beser
Lara & John McDonald
Adam Glick
Jerry Nelson & Barbara Maley
Bob Buch & Rebecca Aptekar
Bryce & Emily Chastain
David Sanchez and Heather Sanchez
Mike & Sherri Jarrett
Ron & Nina Berkovits
*Title listed for identification only; affiliation does not imply endorsement by the organization

