Class XXX List

May 2025 – April 2026

Chastity Benson, Chief Operating Officer, California State Association of Counties

Gary Bradford, Yuba Water Agency Director, Yuba County Supervisor, 4th District

Christian Brown, Director of Operations, Teichert Materials

Jeff Dern, President & Chief Executive Officer, PRIDE Industries

Chris Franklin, Chief Operating Officer, Wilton Rancheria

Dr. Rita Gallardo Good, Vice President of Partnerships & Policy Engagement, Campaign for College Opportunity

Isaac Gonzalez Jr, Owner, Diysl Consulting

Matthew Hargrove, President & Chief Executive Officer, California Business Properties Association

Lauren Hernandez, Principal Consultant, Lauren Hernandez Policy Strategies

Lisa Hausmann, Hospital President & Chief Executive Officer, CommonSpirit Health/Mercy Folsom

Dr. Cheryl Hildreth, Superintendent, Washington Unified School District

Jeff Holden, Founder & Principal, Multipoint Content Strategies/Hear Me Now Studio

Isaac Gonzalez Jr, Owner, Diysl Consulting

Melissa Johnson Scranton, KP Roseville Medical Group Administrator, The Permanente Medical Group – Kaiser Permanente

Heidi Krolick, Conservation Director, Sierra Nevada and Central Valley, Trust for Public Land

Brian Martell, Realtor & Founder, The MORE Real Estate Group

Jason Newell MSW, Cofounder & Principal, System2Solutions, LLC

Xochitl Rodriguez Murillo, Deputy Secretary Minority and Underrepresented Veterans Affairs, California Department of Veterans Affairs

Anh Phoong, Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Phoong Law Corporation

Heidi Sanborn, Board of Directors, Ward 7, SMUD

Justino Santana, Director of People, Capitol Tech Solutions

Brad Squires, Chief Executive Director, Social Venture Partners

Tara Thronson, Deputy to Supervisor Don Saylor in Yolo County District 2/Chief of Staff, Office of Yolo County Supervisor Lucas Frerichs, Yolo County Board of Directors/County of Yolo

Darcy Totten, Executive Director, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

Mary Yin Liu, APAPA National President, Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association