Candidate for
Board Member; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District; District 4

VOTE Experience, VOTE Integrity, VOTE Carole Ward Allen

BART BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. James Fang - President
Hon. Bob Franklin - Vice President
Hon. Tom Blalock
Hon. Joel Keller
Hon. Gail Murray
Hon. Lynette Sweet
Hon. John McPartland

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Hon. Sandre Swanson - State Assemblyman
Hon. Mary Hayashi - State Assemblywoman
Hon. Betty Yee - State Board of Equalization Chairwoman
Hon. Beverly Johnson - Mayor of Alameda
Hon. Carl Chan - Mayor of Oakland Chinatown
Hon. Dezie Woods-Jones - Fmr. Vice Mayor of Oakland
Hon. Keith Carson - Alameda County Supervisor
Hon. Larry Reid - Oakland City Councilman
Hon. Frank Matarrese - Alameda City Councilman
Hon. Henry Chang - Fmr. Oakland City Councilman
Hon. Abel J. Guillen - Peralta Community College District President, Oakland
Hon. Linda Handy - Peralta Community College District Trustee, Oakland
Hon. Bill Withrow - Peralta Community College District Trustee, Alameda
Hon. Alona Clifton - Fmr. Peralta Community College District President, Oakland
Hon. Gary Yee - Oakland School Board President
Hon. David Kakishiba - Oakland School Board Director
Hon. Chris Dobbins - Oakland School Board Director
Hon. Paul Cobb - Fmr. Oakland School Board Director
Hon. Joel Young - AC Transit Director, At-Large
Hon. Darryl Moore - Berkeley City Councilman
Hon. Kriss Worthington - Berkeley City Councilman
Hon. Bill Patterson - East Bay Municipal Utilities District Board Director
Hon. Marlon McWilson - Alameda County Board of Education Trustee
Hon. Gay Plair Cobb - Fmr. Alameda County Board of Education Trustee
Hon. Margaret Pryor - Fmr. District 4 BART Director

ORGANIZATIONS
The California Voice
Alameda County Democratic Party
National Women's Political Caucus - Alameda North (NWPC)
John George Democratic Club
Students for Carole Ward Allen
East Bay Stonewall LGBT Democratic Club
Black Women Organized For Political Action (BWOPA)
Black Elected Officials and Faith Based Leaders of the East Bay

LABOR
SEIU 1021
Teamsters Local 853
Carpenters Local 713
Carpenters Local 2236
Iron Workers Local 378
Operating Engineers Local 3
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 104
Alameda County Building and Construction Trade Council, AFL-CIO
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 595
Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, & Pipeline Local 342

OAKLAND PORT COMMISSIONERS
Gilda Gonzales - Second Vice President
John Loh - (Fmr. Board Member)

CAMPAIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Alze Roberts - Chair/Consultant
Rev. Dr. Jesse Wyatt + Treasurer
Gene Hazzard - Precinct Captain

OAKLAND
David Hilliard + Co-Chair, Community Outreach
Bobby Seale - Co-Chair
Carl Chan
Reginald Lyles
Hoa Tran

ALAMEDA
Dr. George Herring
Ron Matthews
Donna Marie Ferro
Rose Ferro
Wyman Fong
Donna Miranda
Amey Stone
Jay Esovedo Quesada

YOUTH COORDINATOR
Dalvin Butler, Georgetown University Academic Council
Yvonne Thompson, PCCD Student Trustee

MEDIA CONSULTANTS
Mike Healy
Harold Jones

STUDENT LEADERS
Marlene C. Hurd

UNION LEADERS
Bud Brandenberger
Greg Marro
Andre Spearman

BUSINESS LEADERS
Walter Atkins - Photographer
LaVerda Allen
Art D. Blacksher
Fred Clement
Clifton Cooper
Joe Debro
Ed Dillard
Robert Gardener
Joyce Gordon
Ben Hazard
Jabari Herbert
Mary Jeffrey
Harold Jones
Florence Kong
Geoffrey Pete
Rich Sharett
Shonda Scott
Carolyn Taylor
Barbara Wiggins

EDUCATORS
Frank Chong, EdD
Shirley Conner
George Herring, EdD
Odell Johnson
Michael Payne, PhD
Johnny Lorigo
Bill Love, PhD
Velma Nance, PhD
Elnora Webb, PhD
Leroy Appleby
Ray Richardson, PhD
Mike Robinson

WOMEN LEADERS
Cathy Adams
Gwen Boze
Susan Hayes Smith
Ruth Beckford
Judy Freeman
Cheryl Perry League
Debra F. Lofton
Marianne Foster
Patricia McTyer
Barbarette Newton
Janet Sapenter

COMMUNITY LEADERS
Tom Bowden
Charles Brown
Joe Debro
Mical Free
Sylvester Grisby
Sylvester Hodges
George Holland, Esq.
Fred Jacobs
Reginald James
Brenda Lacy
Harold Logwood
Teresa Nguyen
Betty Poole
Barbara Taylor
Lawrence Ward, Esq.

FAITH BASED LEADERS
Rev. Ben Bledsoe
Rev. Daniel Buford
Rev. Eloise Carey
Bishop Bob Jackson
Archbishop Aurea Lewis
Father Jay Matthews
Rev. Valerie Miles
Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Jr.
Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr.
Rev. Dr. Martha Taylor
Rev. Jacqueline Thompson
Rev. Cheryl Ward
Rev. Dr. Lawrence Van Hook
(Partial List)