"As an expert and a practitioner, Reid is an incredibly thoughtful educator who models learning, engaging difference, and collaborating through challenge."
—
John King
Secretary of Education for President Barack Obama
Endorsements
Key Leaders
The Seattle Times
Larry Springer, Deputy Washington State
House Majority Leader
Tana Senn, Washington State Representative
Amy Walen, Washington State Representative
Kristine Lytton, former Washington State Representative
Mary Lou Pauly, Mayor City of Issaquah
Lynne Robinson, Mayor City of Bellevue
Armondo Pavone, Mayor City of Renton
Ryan McIrvin, Councilmember City of Renton
Clinton Taylor, Councilmember City of Renton
Susan Enfield, WA and National Superintendent of the Year
Erin Jones, former Washington State Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction
Madeline Hafner, long-time Executive Director of the Minority Student Achievement Network
Penny Sweet, former Mayor & City Council Member, Kirkland
Ruth Kagi, Co-Chair Children’s Campaign Fund and Former State Legislator 32nd District, Chair of the Early Learning and Human Services Committee
Dr. Rob Neu, Retired WA Superintendent
Dr. Monte Bridges, Retired Puget Sound Educational Service District Superintendent
Dr. Edward Lee Vargas, Kent School District and WEA Superintendent of the Year 2014 former President of the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents
Dr. Gary Cohn, Everett School District and WA Superintendent of the Year (2017)
Dennis Kip Herren, Everett School District and WA Superintendent of the Year (2015)
Dr. Steve Webb, WA Superintendent of the Year (2016), fmr President of the Washington Association of School Administrators
Michael Wiser, Spokane School Board President
Evan Briggs, Seattle School Board
Ellen Moir, Founder, New Teacher Center
Dr. Stephen Rowley, retired WA Superintendent
Dr. John Ramos, retired Superintendent
Mary Fertakis, Washington State Board of Education Vice Chair
Brooke Brown, Washington State Board of Education member, Washington State Teacher of the Year 2021
Tre’ Maxie, fmr. WA State Board of Education
LK Monroe, fmr. County Superintendent
Dr. Danna Diaz, retired WA Superintendent
Dr. Dave Marken, retired Superintendent
Zack Midles, WA education administrator
Dr. Jose Salgado, school district leader
Dr. Kelly Carlisle, retired district leader
Dr. David Engle, retired WA Superintendent
Erik Burmeister, retired Superintendent
Dr. Sandra Husk, Superintendent, former. AVID CEO & ACSD CEO
William Erlendson, retired district leader
Fa'izah Bradford, former WA school board member
Naomi Khalil, former district leader
Jeff Petty, retired WA school leader
Barbara Norgaard-Reid, retired WA school leader
Dr. David Belcher, retired Superintendent
Dr. Tracey Conrad, retired school leader
Dr. Wanda Brown, retired district leader
Dr. Marcy Lauck, retired district leader
Dr. Nick Wahl, retired Superintendent
Dr. Henry Johnson, former state education executive
Mark Mitsui, former Obama Administration Official and President of North Seattle College
Bob Joss, former Stanford dean
Joseph DiSalvo, County Office of Education Chair, Retired
Ben Braudrick, WA City Planner
Karen Matthys, university administrator
Vivek Ramakrishnan, former school leader
Barbara Dingfield, former City Director
Rebecca Taber, former Governor's Education Officer
David Sarju, former City and County Administrator
Dr. Grace Hoagland, former Director of Leadership, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Community Members
Alessandra Zielinski
Ariela Rozman
Chris Busselle
Michael Zheng
Vivian Lufkin
Ben Jackson
Brock Lein
Alex Lofton
Doug Phipps
Lauren Frederick
Omar Siddiqui
Carolyn Bruckmann
Margaret Stringfellow
Khalil Fuller
Jennifer Ting
Alexandra McKay
Elizabeth Bloxham
Cathy Barich
Helena Winstrom
Mark Adams
Richard Hanner
Lachlan Huck
Javier Fosado
Benjamin Braudrick
Bret Eytinge
Lilani Dunn
Eiza Van Doren
Janet Van doren
Alexander Justice
Ciiru Nginyi-Munyoli
Debra Hunter
Sarah Berg
Rekha Bhatt
Denis Hayes
Anamaria Lloyd
Gallio Marzano
Clio Smurro
Beatrice Pang
Jay Ku
Rachel Block
Jenny Chen
Jamie Enslin
Judy Wright
Edward Castaño
Kate Kramer
Erika Whinihan
Blair Daly
Scott Peppel
David Switzer
Pamela Brulotte
Michael Carter
Joel Resnicow
Dahm Choi
Robin Donohoe
Suzanne Kalish
Zachary Levine
Margaret Walker
Anne Corsano-Leopizzi
Daniel Kiepfer
Amy Kiyota
Andrea Kline
Roy Chang
Susan Finkel
Karen Kalish
Vangie Pepper
Stephen Growdon
Jagan Chitiprolu
Mike Swanson
Rose Yu
Vincent Perez