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We the leaders in Fresno County,

(including, but not limited to):

  • Residents, Parents and Neighborhood leaders
  • Leaders of our civic institutions, public agencies and local government
  • Those who direct and guide our community-based organizations

 

Do hereby commit to uphold these Leadership Values, united in the belief that they are essential building blocks to wellbeing, success and prosperity for all children, all families and the entire community.

 

The Strength of Diversity and Inclusion

Leaders respect all persons, promote inclusion, value unique perspectives and welcome and encourage hard conversations. Recognizing that disparities exist across gender, race and other identities leaders seek viewpoints from diverse constituencies, break through silos and work to ensure the best possible solutions. 
 

The Power of Caring

Recognizing our common goals and destiny, leaders take all the time needed and give all the attention necessary to listen with empathy and speak with integrity. 
 

Strengths-Based Approach 

Leaders focus on a strengths-based approach and believe that positive change occurs when we appreciate, value, and invest in what is best in our people and community. 
 

The Greater Good

Leaders look for common ground, prioritize equity and act for the greater good. 
 

A Success Mindset

Leaders believe that anything is possible and have the courage and will to envision success. 
 

The Value of Collaboration

Within and beyond their own walls leaders respect and honor all boundaries, seek to overcome barriers, partner with others, and achieve shared outcomes. 
 

Unwavering Commitment

Leaders take responsibility for tasks and achieve specified outcomes by committing to action and completing the job.

 


 

Let's all try to be the best leaders we can be and together create a brighter future for Fresno.
Please add your name in support of the Fresno Community Leadership Values.

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Community Members

Abigail Smurr
Educator
Fresno Unified School District
Alan Uyemura
Optometrist
Alan Uyemura OD
Allison Hernandez
Director, ELA/ELD/HSS
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Amanda Terronez
District Coordinator
Fowler Unified School District
Ambra O’Connor
Chief of Staff
Fresno Unified School District
Amee Moua
HR Director
The Fresno Center
Amy Kilburn
Clovis Unified School District Teacher
Association of Clovis Educators (ACE)
Amye Leon
Assistant VP, Academic Advising and Student Success
Fresno State
Andrew Feil
ED
ENP
Andy Levine
Trustee
Fresno Unified School District
Angelina "Gina" Amaro-McNamara
Director of Community Schools CV RTAC
FCSS
Ann Sin
Classroom Teacher
Fresno Unified School District
Anthony Monreal
The Rev Dr
Board Member Raisin City Elementary SD
Armida Espinoza
Children's Book Author
Association of Mexican American Educators
Ashlee Hernandez
Director
Fresno HOPE PCH
Ashley Henderson-Oehlschlaeger
Content Specialist
The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Ashley Ruiz
Special Assist. to the CEO
United Way Fresno Madera Counties
AubreyEnna Johnson
Workplace Engagement Coordinator
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
Babatunde Ilori
CEO
Parsec Education
Barry Jager
Associate Superintendent
Clovis Unified
Becky Barabe
Dean of Applied Technology
Fresno City College
Bernardina Galindo
Miembro del concilio
Concilio de Residentes
Bob Nelson
Superintendent of Schools
Fresno Unified School District
Bobby Coulter
Owner
TEI Strategies
Brad Huebert
Executive Director Curriculum and Instruction
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Brandy Swisher
Director of External Affairs
Kings River Conservation District
Brian Baker
Library Services Program Manager
Valley Children’s Hospital
Brooke Frost
Consultant
Brooke Frost & Associates
Brooklynblair Shapiro
Outreach Coordinator
Reading Heart
Bruce Kittiphanh
Executive Director
Lao Community Association
Bryan Harley
Executive Director
Community Media Access Collaborative
Cara Ford
Assistive Technology Support, Department of Special Education
Fresno Unified School District
Carissa Contreras
Development Coordinator
Martin Park, Inc.
Carlos Guzman
Program Manager
County of Fresno Dept. of Child Support Sevices
Carlos Castillo
Chief of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Fresno Unified School District
Carmen Zamora
Temp Director of Community Leadership
GO Public Schools
Carole Goldsmith
Chancellor
State Center Community College District
Catherine Huerta
Retired
DSS
Cher Vang
President
SGU Veterans and Families of California
Cherylyn Crill-Hornsby
Dean of Instruction
Fresno City College
Cheur Chai Vang
President
Lao Veterans of America
Christina Borges
Executive Director of Special Education
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Christine Miktarian
Vice chancellor
State Center Community College District
Christine Silva
ELOP Coordinator I
Eaton Elementary School
Courtney Shapiro
Health Care Administration
CalViva Health
Cyndie Luna
Dean of Fine, Performing & Communication Arts
Fresno City College
Cynthia Rocha
Central Valley Director of Programs
Youth Leadership Institute
Cynthia Kanagui
Director of Advocacy
TCM Fresno
DALYA HUSSEIN
CO-SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR AND REFUGEES ADVOCATE
FIRM /TCM
Dana Budd
Associate Director- LCAP and Compliance
Office of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Danay Ferguson
Founder
Reading Heart
Danielle Bergstrom
Executive Director
Fresnoland
Dao Lor
Program Manager
The Fresno Center
Darren Cousineau
District Director, Environmental Health and Risk Management
State Center Community College District
David Castro
Executive Leadership Coach - Community Schools
The Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Diana Castaneda
Core team resident council
The children’s movement
Diane Lira
Deputy Superintendent
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Diane Jensen
Government Relations Coordinator
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
Donna Cooper
VP Educational Services
Fresno City College
Dr. Adrian Varanini
School Psychologist
Fresno Unified School District
Dr. Jeffrey Hunt
Director of Charter Schools
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Lisa Benham-Lewis
Director
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Dwayne Ferguson
CEO
Reading Heart
Eddie Davidson
Director of Fiscal Student Services
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Edgar Blunt
CEO
IMAGO
Eduardo Gonzalez
Executive Director
Office of Community and Economic Development at Fresno State
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Court Referral Program Manager
HandsOn Central California
Emily Kemble
Child Development Lab School Manager
State Center community college-Clovis city college
Erene Soliman
Psychologist
Erene Soliman Psychologist Inc. and C4
Eric Ramirez
Director of Operations
The LEAP Institute
Erica Ybarra
Executive Director
Easterseals Central California
Erin English
Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Central Unified School District
Fabiola González
Executive Director
First 5 Fresno County
Frank Gallegos
Executive Director
Central California Business Finance Group
Frankie Garibay
Founder
The B-Side Collective
Gina Zante
Director of Alumni Career Connections
Fresno State Alumni Association
Gurminder Sangha
Dean, West Fresno Center of Fresno City College
Fresno City College
Gursharan Rahal
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessments
Caruthers Unified
Harmony Negrete
Early Intervention Coordinator/Instructor, SLP,
Fresno City College and Touchstone Family Development Center, Inc.
Hector Romero
President
CSEA Chapter 573
HOWARD LO
LCSW
Independent contractor
Intha Phrakonekham
President
Lao Community Cultural Center
Jared Schmidt
Coach/ Advocate. Guest speaker/ messenger
Break the Barriers Special Olympics Northern California
Jason Horsman
Director, STEM Education
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Jaspar Singh
Owner
Restaurant
Javinder Sidhu
CEO
Sidhu Trucking
Jeff Percell
Superintendent
Riverdale Joint Unified School District
Jeffrey Nkansah
CEO
CalViva Health
Jessica Pittman
Community Schools Coordinator
Aspen Public Schools
Jesus Garcia
CEO
High Performance Academy
Joe Prado
Government Management
County of Fresno - Public Health
Joe Prado
Assistant Director
County of Fresno - Public Health
John Thao
CEO
Guardian Angel's
Jolie Limon-Brownell
VP of Academic Affairs
Valley Children's Healthcare
Jose Ramos
Director of Recruitment & Development
United Health Centers
Juana Iris Meza
Community Organizer
TCM
Judy Mason
MSN, RN, CCRN, CWON
Community Regional Medical Center
Kate Zamora
Youth Organizer
The Children’s Movement Fresno
Kathy Harriss
Breastfeeding/Nutrition Education Coordinator
United Health Centers WIC
Kay Bertken
Co-President
Lwv Fresno
Kendra Devejian
CEO
Heartland Compass
Ketti Davis
Superintendent
Central Unified School District
Kimberly Hendricks-Brown
Principal on Special Assignment
Fresno Unified School District
Kirsten Corey
General Counsel
State Center Community College District
Krishnna Reyes
Project Manager, Career Technical Education
Fresno Unified School District
Kurt Madden
CEO
Career Nexus
Lali Witrago
Program Manager
Anthem Blue Cross
Laqusha Locke
Literacy Mentor Coordinator
Every Neighborhood Partnership
Larry Riley
Professor
Fresno State
Lataria Hall
Vice President of Student Services
Fresno City College
Laura Stidston-Serna
Care coordination manager
Fresno HOPE PCH by FCHIP
Leah Fondse
AmeriCorps VIP Lead
HandsOn Central California
Linda Gleason
Director
Fresno Cradle to Career
Linda Simmons
Community Schools Coordinator
Kingsburg Elementary Charter District
Linda Laettner
Executive Officer
The Foundation for Fresno Unified Schools
Lindsay Fox
President and CEO
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
Lisa RochaDanks
Associate Director
CASA of Fresno and Madera Counties
Lisa Birrell
Communications & Public Relations Officer
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Lori Willson
Director, Systems and Leadership/CASC
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Lowell Ens
CEO
Exceptional Parents Unlimited
Lucas Schuman
Content Coordinator, Alternative Education
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Maiyer Vang
Executive Director
Fresno Unified School District
Marbella Lemus
Manager I
Parent University
Margarita Rocha
Executive Director
Centro La Familia Advocacy Services
Maria Reina Lemus
District Director
Office of Assemblymember Arambula
Marianela Borbon
Founder of Uplift Balloon Events
Uplift Balloon Events
Marilyn Sliney
Regional Executive Director
Pacific Clinics
Martha Espinosa
Marketing & Grant Manager
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
Martha Sanchez
Community organizar TCM
Childrens Movement
Marvin Baker
Director- LCAP & Compliance
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Mary Willis
Director, Career Development Center
California State University, Fresno
Mary Haskin
Executive Director
Fresno Police & Neighborhood Watch
MaryEllen Galvan
Executive Director
The Foundation @ FCOE
Matilda Soria
Senior Director of Early Care & Education
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Matt Dorais
Software Engineer Analyst
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
May Gnia Her
Executive Director
Stone Soup Fresno
Mayra Diaz
Operations
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
Melissa Wright-Villalobos
Tier l K-6 SEL Specialist
Fresno Unified School District
Michael Espinoza
Executive Director
The Children’s Movement of Fresno
Michele Cantwell-Copher
Superintendent
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Michelle Vang
Radio Host
KBIF
Michelle Mar
Career Technical Education Manager
Fresno Unified School District
Mike Betts
CEO
Betts Company
Misty Her
Deputy Superintendent
Fresno Unified
Monica Marquez
Early Childhood Education Instructor
Clovis Community College
Monorith Arun
Manager II
Fresno Unified School District
Moua Vang
Program Director
KBIF 900AM
Ms. Sagrario Diaz
Statewide Director of Training and Quality Assurance
Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Nancy Barth
Retired Teacher
Fresno Unified Family
Nasreen Johnson
Trustee
State Center Community College District
Nikki Henry
Chief Communications Officer
Fresno Unified School District
Ofelia González
Community Education Director
Central Valley Children’s Services Network
Omar Gutierrez
VP Admin Services
Fresno City College
Pao Yang
President & CEO
The fresno center
Patience Milrod
lawyer
Law Office of Patience Milrod
Paul Idsvoog
Chief Operations Officer
Fresno Unified School District
Pete Lugo
Operations Coordinator
The Childrens Movement Fresno
Philip Neufeld
Executive Officer, IT
Fresno Unified School District
Priscila Herrera
Concilio de residentes
Tcm
Raquel Ochs
Early Childhood Instructor, Fresno City College
Fresno City College
Raymundo Gonzalez
Senior Program Manager
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
Rebecca Aguila
Director of K-12 Support Programs
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Renee Kinman
Physician
Kidz MedEd
Ricardo Castorena
Executive Director
Binational Of Central California
Rico Guerrero
Executive Director
State Center Community College Foundation
Rob Cords
Director, Cyber High
Office of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Robert PImentel
President
Fresno City College
Robert Golden
President & CEO
Golden Charter Academy
Rochelle Martinez-Cantu
Marketing & Recruitment Leader
Paul Mitchell The School Fresno
Ruben Castillo
Executive Director, Educational Programs
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Russ Ryan
Managing Employment Partner
Motschiedler, Michaelides, Wishon, Brewer & Ryan, LLP
Russell Freitas
Academic Coach
Washington Unified
Sara Bosse
Public Health Director
Madera County
Sarah Valentine
Program Manager
Jackson Community Development Corporation (Jackson CDC)
Setha Nhim
Parent Trainer
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Shang Her
Community Health Worker
The Fresno Center
Shannon Robertson
District Director of Facilities Planning & Construction
State Community College District
Shelly Schmidt
Registered Dental Hygienist
California Dental Hygienist Association
Sopheaktra Nou
Executive Director
Cambodian Reconciliation Committee, Inc.
Stephen Bock
Director, Scout Island Education Center
Fresno Co. Superintendent of Schools
Sue Kincaid
Program Director
FCHIP
Tamara Neely
Director, Classified Development
Fresno Unified School District
Tami Boatright, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Central Unified School District
Tammy Frates
Senior Director
Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Tammy Townsend
Deputy Executive Director
Fresno Housing
Tara Kaitfors
Education
Fresno unified
Tate Hill
President
Access Plus Capital
Thomas Yang
CEO
TY Enterprise
Tiffany Wallace
RIM
Fresno Unified
Timothy Nightingale
Community Servant
Nightingale Resolutions
Tina Fulford-Singh
Nutrition Director
Riverdale Unified School District
Tou Herr
Cradle-to-Career
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Tou Lee
CEO
RISE, Inc
Trina Frazier
Assistant Superintendent, Student Services
Office of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Tyrone Roderick Williams
Cheif Executive Officer
Fresno Housing
Va Her
Executive Director
Hmong Business Incubator Center
Vanessa Naba
211 Program Manager
United Way Fresno and Madera Counties
Will Oliver
Vice President of Business Services
Fresno County Economic Development Corporation
Wilma Tom Hashimoto
Executive Director
CASA of Fresno and Madera Counties
Wonuola Olagunju
Referral Coordinator
FCHIP- Fresno HOPE