Endorsements
Thank you to the community leaders and organizations who have endorsed the 2026 LWSD levies.
These individuals are speaking for themselves, not the organizations listed below. Titles are for informational purposes only.
Elected Officials
Kelli Curtis - Mayor, Kirkland
Angela Birney - Mayor, Redmond
Karen Howe - Mayor, Sammamish
Jay Arnold - Kirkland City Council
Shilpa Prem - Kirkland City Council
Jessica Forsythe - Redmond City Council
Vanessa Kritzer - Redmond City Council
Vivek Prakriya - Redmond City Council
Angela Nuevacamina - Redmond City Council
Menka Soni - Redmond City Council
Melissa Stuart - Redmond City Council
Patty Kuderer - Washington Insurance Commissioner
Shelley Kloba - WA House of Representatives, 1st District
Manka Dhingra - WA Senate, 45th District
Roger Goodman - WA House of Representatives, 45th District
Osman Salahuddin - WA House of Representatives, 48th District
Lisa Guthrie - LWSD School Board President
Aspen Richter - LWSD School Board Director
Lindsey Yocum - LWSD School Board Director
Organizational Endorsements
Lake Washington Education Association (LWEA)
Lake Washington Schools Foundation (LWSF)
Lake Washington Educational Support Professionals (LWESP)
Education Leaders
Siri Bliesner - Former LWSD School Board President
Chris Carlson - Former LWSD School Board President
Leah Choi - Former LWSD School Board President
Mark Stuart - Former LWSD School Board Director
Cassandra Sage - Former LWSD School Board Director
Jackie Pendergrass - Former LWSD School Board Director
Parents & Community members
Trevor Willett, Byron Shutz, Lara Hodo, Matt Loschen, Jayme Jonas, Meredith Rivin, Andrea Turnbull, Camille Bradshaw, Megan Andrews, Melissa Tavares
PTAs
Lake Washington PTSA Council
Timberline Middle School PTSA
Audubon PTSA
Norman Rockwell PTA
Einstein PTSA
Juanita Elementary PTA
International Community School PTSA
Principals, teachers, and staff
Barbara Posthumus - Associate Superintendent
Kanani Galindo - Teacher
Rojine Rudio - Teacher, Timberline Middle School
Jeff Lawson - Teacher, Redmond High School
Pati Cook - Teacher
Shaina Langley - Teacher, Emily Dickinson Elementary
Kyla Thompson - Teacher
Kira Chatham - Teacher
Nathaniel Wagner - Teacher
Denise Long - Teacher
Kayce Gehring - Teacher, Clara Barton
Claire Garrels - Special Education Teacher
Alyssa Luiten - Teacher, Alcott
Leonard Nicholls - Teacher Rush Elementary
Elizabeth Duncan - Teacher
Lizanne Matrecano - Educator
Valentina Bermudez - School Counselor
Jillian Stroup - Instructional Coach
Robert Morris - 3rd grade teacher, Bell Elementary
Robin Miller - Classroom Teacher
Danielle Frost - Educator Rebecca Gannon - Teacher
Jilian Murdock - Instructional Coach, McAuliffe Elementary
Molly Bair - Teacher, Alcott
Christina Gregori - Teacher, Kamiakin
Denise Radecke - School Psychologist
Niki Curtis - Teacher
Todd Gibson - Special Ed Teacher, EMS
Jennifer Pence - Teacher
Heather Hein - Teacher
Sarah Poulin - Robert Frost
Siri Heinrich - Educator
Barbara Weibel - Teacher
Martha Daman - Classroom teacher
Amy Laizans - 3rd grade teacher, Ben Franklin
Gloria Kim - Teacher
McKenzie Ballod - Teacher, Margaret Mead
Kristi Bergquist - Teacher, Horace Mann
Dan Compton - Teacher
Lucas Shannon - Teacher
John Ormson - Classroom Teacher
Nicole Allington - Juanita Elementary
John Owens - Union member
Kristi Bryant - Professional Learning Specialist