Past Speaker Programs - Organizations and People

Organizations
350.org
Anti-Defamation League
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
CA Nurses Assn/National Nurses United
​Center for Biological Diversity
Democratic Party, LA County
Drain the NRA
Emerge California
Food & Water Watch
Food Forward
Flip the West
Health Care for All, California
Indivisible CA
Indivisible Chicago Alliance
National Women’s Political Caucus/San Fernando Valley
Natural Resources Defense Council
Pantsuit Nation
Planned Parenthood
Plastic Pollution Coalition
Sierra Club
Swing Left
West Valley Democratic Club
West Valley Food Pantry

People
Adrin Nazarian, CA Assembly Dist. 46
Alan Lowenthal, Congressional District 47 
Alynn Gausvik, Sr. Dir of Engagement, LA Family Housing
​Annie Cho, Candidate for Assembly Dist 38
Bob Blumenfield, LA City Council, Dist. 3
Brad Sherman, Congressional District 30
Cameron Onumah, Political Director for Senator Dianne Feinstein
Carolyn Hoff – Candidate for LA County Democratic Party Central Committee, Asm Dist. 46
Catherine Coddington, Dist. Dir. for Jesse Gabriel, CA Assembly Dist. 45
Cecile Bendavid – Candidate for LA County Democratic Party Central Committee, Asm Dist. 45
​Chris Bubser, Candidate for Congress CA 8
Christy Smith for CA Assembly Dist. 38 campaign representative
Connie Chung Joe, CEO, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA
Debbie Decker, West Valley Food Pantry, Executive Director
Dianna Cohen, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Co-Founder/CEO
Dr. Elan Rubinstein, Pharm.D., MPH, healthcare consultant
Dr. Loraine Lundquist, Candidate for LA City Council, Dist. 12
Dr. Anja Malawi Brandon, Ocean Conservancy, U.S. Plastics Policy Analyst
Ira Freeman, Democratic donor, activist
Jesse Gabriel, CA Assembly Dist. 45
​Joanne Busansky, Voter Suppression Presentation
Joy Picus, Los Angeles City Council, Dist. 3 (ret)
Judith Hirshberg, former candidate for LA City Council, Dist. 3
Kiyomi Kowalski, anti-racism educator
Molly Rysman, Housing & Homelessness Deputy for LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Dist. 3
Pat Sturges – Candidate for LA Community College Board
Rick Nahmias, Founder, CEO Food Forward
Salomon Zavala, Immigration Attorney, along with DACA recipient
Samantha Stevens, political consultant
Sandra Fluke, social justice attorney
​Scott Abrams, district director for Rep. Brad Sherman, CA 30
Zack King, real estate broker, Ambassador for Mayor’s Homeless Task Force, West Valley