Cook-Kallio To Run For Alameda County Board Of Education

Dublin CA

24 March, 2022

3:19 PM

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Press release from Cheryl Cook-Kallio's office: DUBLIN, CA —Cheryl Cook-Kallio has announced her candidacy to represent District 7 on the Alameda County School Board. She will appear on the June 7 Primary ballot. Cheryl Cook-Kallio, affectionately known as "Mrs. CK" to her many past students, is a 40-yearveteran of Alameda County public education, and a nationally recognized recipient of the American Civic Education Teacher Award. She earned her B.A in history from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her M.A in History with an emphasis on the U.S. Constitution as a Madison Fellow. In addition to her work as an educator, Cook-Kallio served two terms on the Pleasanton City Council from 2006 to 2014. Currently she sits on the national board of the nonprofit Center for Civic Education which oversees Project Citizen and We the People. "I have lived and worked my entire life in District 7, teaching in the community where I grew up. I raised four children who attended schools in Sunol, Livermore, and Pleasanton. Although retired from teaching, I would like to continue using my experience supporting children, parents, and teachers in ensuring access to quality education programs and in securing legislation to benefit all District 7 communities. If elected that will be my focus as a County Board of Education representative." Attachments for further information: A. EndorsementsB: Organization and Board MembershipsC: Fellowships and Honors Attachment A:Endorsements:Congressmember Eric SwalwellCongressmember Ro KhannaAttorney General Rob BontaState Superintendent of Schools Tony ThurmondFormer State Superintendent of Schools Delaine EastinFormer State Superintendent of Schools Tom TorlaksonAssemblymember Bill QuirkFormer Assemblymember Joan BuchananAlameda County Assessor Phong LaAlameda County Office of Ed Board President Aisha KnowlesAlameda County Office of Ed Board Vice President Eileen McDonaldAlameda County Office of Ed Board Member Angela NormanAlameda County Office of Ed Board Member Joaquin RiveraChabot-Las Positas Community College District Board of Trustees Pres. Tim SbrantiChabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee Harris MojaddidiZone 7 Board President Angela Ramirez HolmesZone 7 board member Olivia SanwongPleasanton Mayor Jennifer Hosterman (Ret.)Pleasanton City Councilmember Kathy NarumPleasanton City Councilmember Jack BalchPleasanton City Councilmember Jerry Pentin (Ret)Pleasanton City Councilmember Becky Dennis (Ret.)Dublin Councilmember Shawn KumagaiHayward Citycouncilmember Aisha WahabSan Leandro Councilmember Corina LopezFremont Vice Mayor Raj SalwanPresident Livermore School Board Trustee Craig BuenoLivermore School Board Trustee Kristie WangDublin School Board Trustee Vice President Kristen PelhamDublin School Board Trustee Megan RouseFormer LIvermore School Board Trustee Kate Runyon (ret.)Pleasanton School Board Member Steve MahrPleasanton School Board Member Mark MillerPleasanton School Board Member Joan LaursenFormer Fremont School Board Member Peggy HerndonFormer Fremont school Board Member Lara CalvertPresident San Leandro School Board James AgularFormer San Leandro Trustee Louis HeystekCADEMS Children's Caucus Chair Ann CrosbieAlameda Commission on the Status of Women Vice Chair Martha KreagerAlameda County Planning Commissioner Andy KellyTeacher/NEA Director Roberta Kreitz SPEDVice Principal LVJUSD David MartinezTeacher Catherine Dinh MartinezTeacher Allyson McAuleyMuslim Democratic Club Moina ShaiqSchool District Administrator Sarah Smoot BarriousKelly EssaryJocelyn Combs, East Bay Regional Park Director (ret.)School Principal (ret.) Bill RadulovichWe the People Teacher Jeremy DetamoreWe the People Teacher Graham McBrideWe the People Teacher Stacey SklarTeacher (ret.) Becky RadulovichTeacher (ret. Peggy CarpenterTeacher Christine Bourg (ret.)Teacher Brian Bourg (ret.)Cate SarreilleRetired Educator Helen MacugaSusanna ChauSharon PiekarskiJohn J. DutraOrganizationsCTAIBEW (partial list, titles for identification purposes only)Attachment B: Organization and Board Memberships: (include dates. List in Chronological order, starting with the mostrecent. Also include web links if available)State K-12 Civic Education Task Forcehttps://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/d...iCivics Teacher Advisory Boardhttps://www.icivics.org/Center for Civic Education National Boardhttps://www.civiced.org/CA Coordinator for We the People and Project Citizen.https://www.civiced.org/ Attachment C: Fellowships and Honors (include dates, and web links if available)James Madison Fellow (CA 97)https://www.jamesmadison.gov/Congressional Fellow. (CA 02)https://www.jamesmadison.gov/Federal Courts Fellowship (05)https://www.jamesmadison.gov/American Civic education Teacher Award This press release was produced by Cheryl Cook-Kallio's office. The views expressed here are the author's own.