ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements, updated as of September 30, 2020
*PLEASE NOTE: Titles and affiliations are for identification purposes only and do not imply organizational endorsement unless expressly stated.
"Vanessa's leadership at BCHD has delivered award-winning programs to reduce childhood obesity, assist older adults and combat teen drug abuse. The COVID-19 crisis just increases our reliance on local public health agencies such as BCHD. I strongly endorse Vanessa's re-election. She safeguards local neighborhoods, supports our fragile coastal environment and is an excellent steward of your tax dollars."
– Congressman Ted Lieu
“Vanessa Poster has been an important part of the success of BCHD. Her leadership has made the beach cities and the citizens healthier. Her knowledge is needed to continue this high level of service. I wholeheartedly endorse her for re-election to the BCHD Board.”
– Jane Diehl, Board Member, Beach Cities Health District
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“Vanessa is a conscientious and courageous leader, exactly what is needed in this time, to truly help our community.”
– Trisha Murakawa, Budget & Finance Commissioner, Redondo Beach; Business Owner
"Vanessa improves our social and emotional well-being by supporting BCHD's school and community programs on mindfulness, healthy diet, and exercise. Thank you, Vanessa, for lifting up our community!"
– Justin and Jenn Massey (Hermosa Beach)
"Vanessa and I served in Leadership Redondo Beach together. She demonstrated intuitive, competent and direct leadership skills, while managing the many competing interests of a group project. Her compassion and listening skills make her a great leader and I strongly endorse her for re-election to the BCHD Board!"
– Alex Smith, Smith Properties
“I’ve known and observed Vanessa Poster throughout all of her years of service to the BCHD Board. She keeps an open mind and makes sure that the needs of the community come first. She listens, and then weighs what comes before her and combines what she hears with her vast institutional knowledge to arrive at a way forward. Her continued leadership is vital to the success of BCHD, and I am proud to endorse her for re-election to its Board of Directors.”
– Dency Nelson, Hermosa Beach Activist
"I strongly endorse Vanessa Poster. For me she is the 'Poster child' 😁 for caring about Community Health. Vanessa, through her study and Leadership in caring for the community's health regarding the dangerous threat of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at the refinery, has shown me personally that she is about action for health as well as words.”
– Steven Goldsmith, President of Torrance Refinery Action Alliance
"Vanessa and I share a steadfast commitment to preventative health, including promotion of early cancer detection with pap smears, mammograms and colonoscopies for adults, and HPV vaccines for teenagers. She is resolute and is dedicated to making the Beach Cities healthier. I am pleased to endorse Vanessa Poster for re-election to the BCHD Board of Directors."
– Ricardo Reznichek, M.D. MHA, FACS
Organizational Endorsements
Beach Cities Democratic Club
LA County Democratic Party
National Women’s Political Caucus
Manhattan Beach Huddle
Current and Past Local Elected Officials
Congressmember Ted Lieu
State Senator Ben Allen, California, 26th District
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
Stacy Armato, Councilmember, Hermosa Beach
Steve Aspel, Former Mayor, Redondo Beach
Anita Avrick, Former Redondo Unified School District Board Member
Margaret Bove-LaMonica, Hermosa Beach School Board Member
Mark Burton, Candidate Manhattan Beach City Council
Vish Chatterji, Board Member, Beach Cities Health District
Portia Cohen, Former Mayor, Manhattan Beach
Mike Detoy, Councilmember, Hermosa Beach
Jane Diehl, Board Member, Beach Cities Health District
Laura Emdee, Councilwoman, District 5, Redondo Beach
Hany Fangary, Councilmember, Hermosa Beach
Raymur Flinn, Redondo Unified School District Board Member
Mike Gin, Former Mayor Redondo Beach
Susan Goodlerner, M.D. Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Harbor UCLA
John Gran, Councilmember, Redondo Beach
Suzanne Hadley, Councilmember, Manhattan Beach
Amy Howarth, Former Mayor, Manhattan Beach
Christian Horvath, Councilmember, Redondo Beach
Justin Massey, Councilmember, Hermosa Beach
Stephen McCall, Member, Hermosa Beach School Board
Richard Montgomery, Mayor, Manhattan Beach
Cliff Numark, former Torrance Councilmember; current El Camino Community College Board Member
Wayne Powell, Former Mayor Manhattan Beach, City of Manhattan Beach Senior Advisory Committee Member
Brad Serkin, Redondo Beach Unified School District Board Member
Arlene Staich, former Redondo Unified School District Board Member
George Schmeltzer, Former Mayor, Hermosa Beach
Brad Waller, Redondo Unified School District Board Member
David Witkin, Redondo Unified School District Board Member
Individual Endorsments
David Poster, Proud Father (93-years-old!)
John Rubiner, Husband
Arturo Adame, Writer, Editor, Redondo Beach
Jessica Accamando, Treasurer, Women’s Club Hermosa Beach; Creator, South Bay Community Volunteers; Secretary, Leadership Hermosa Beach
Jane Affonso, Redondo Beach
Theresa Bruno, Broker/Owner, Vision Realty
Donna Carleo, Realtor, Neighbor
Carmen Castillo, DDS
Elaine Cherlin: Private Tutor, South Bay
Celeste Coar, Hermosa Beach Resident
Delianne Courturier, MFT, Redondo Beach
Joan Edelmann, BCHD Volunteer
Laura Erdman, Massage Therapist
Joan Forman, Redondo Beach, Writer, Retired Software Engineer
Craig Funabashi, Redondo Beach Round Table
Andrea Giancoli, MPH, Registered Dietician
Linda Goldman, Registered Nurse, DNP, FNP, WHNP
Steven Goldsmith, President of Torrance Refinery Action Alliance
Bibi Goldstein, Vice President, South Bay Women’s Business Association
Douglas Granzow, Science Teacher, Inner City Education Foundation
Joanne Hadley, Manhattan Beach, Organizer, MB Huddle
Tony Hale, Executive Board Member, California Democratic Party, Urban Shaman
Linda Holliday, Community Volunteer
Kathleen Jacecko, Redondo Beach, Founder, Teaching Green
Janet Johnson, founding member of Friends of Redondo Beach Friends of the Arts, former Redondo Beach Woman of the Year
Sam Kartounian, former Finance Committee Member for BCHD
Gila Katz, Hermosa Beach
Paula Kelley, Director and Actor, Manhattan Beach Community Church Theater, Neighbor
Jim Kennedy, water and air quality advocate
Morgan Kramer, Everlasting Support
Marc and Veronica Kravetz, BCHD Gym members, Neighbors
Nina Zak Laddon, Redondo Beach Art Group
Jenny Lindhorst, Manhattan Beach Resident, Poet
Adam Malovani, Hermosa Leadership Class of 2017
Fred Manna, 14-year BCHD Errand Volunteer; Blue Zones Livability Committee; Manhattan Beach Cultural Arts Commissioner
Mickey Marraffino, Redondo Beach, Volunteer and Entrepreneur
Jenn Massey, Hermosa Beach
Brooke McIntyre Tuley, Manhattan Beach, 50+ year director at South Bay Free Clinic
Trisha Murakawa, former Budget & Finance Commissioner, Redondo Beach; Candidate, El Camino Community College Board
Dency Nelson, Hermosa Beach Activist
Shari Petresky, Hermosa Beach
Dale Petrulis, Retired educator/administrator
Galen Rasmussen, Hermosa Beach, Entrepreneur
Ricardo Reznichek, M.D. MHA, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; BCHD Strategic Planning Committee Member
Kerri Sheybani, Yoga Instructor, Neighbor
Alex Smith, Smith Properties, Redondo Beach Leadership Class of 2018
Kathleen Terry, South Bay Families Connected Board Member
Arnette Travis, BCHD Blue Zone's Ambassador
April Halprin Wayland, author
Dr. Nicole Wesley, Redondo Beach Leadership Class of 2018
Moira Zucker, Manhattan Beach Resident, Activist
