"Telly will bring a high level of respect, experience, and vision to our school district. I look forward to working alongside him to ensure safe, inclusive, and quality learning environments for all students and a workplace free of harassment for all employees."
- Taline Arsenian, President of the Glendale Teachers Association
THE CHOICE OF EDUCATORS, PARENTS & COMMUNITY LEADERS
Telly is endorsed by many respected organizations, elected officials, and community leaders including:
Glendale Teachers Association
Glendale College Guild, AFT Local 2276
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
East Area Progressive Democrats
glendaleOUT
Glendale Democratic Club
Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club
Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County
Stonewall Democratic Club
Democrats for Neighborhood Action
California High School Democrats
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Equality California
Our Schools USA
Southern California Armenian Democrats
West Hollywood / Beverly Hills Democratic Club
Iranian American Democrats of California
Planned Parenthood Advocates
(Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley)
Honor PAC
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
California School Employees Association
Glendale Chapter 3
Anthony Portantino
CA State Senator, 25th District*
Laura Friedman
CA State Assemblymember, 44th District*
Mike Fong
CA State Assemblymember, 49th District*
Dan Brotman
Glendale City Mayor*
Paula Devine
Glendale City Councilmember & Former Glendale Mayor*
Dr. Suzie Abajian
Glendale City Clerk*
Rafi Manoukian
Glendale City Treasurer*
Desirée Portillo Rabinov
Glendale Community College Board Vice President*
Jennifer Freemon
Glendale Unified School District Board President*
Shant Sahakian
Glendale Unified School District Board Vice President*
Kathleen Cross
Glendale Unified School District Board Member*
Ingrid Gunnell
Glendale Unified School District Board Member*
Nayiri Nahabedian
Glendale Unified School District Board Member*
Adele Andrade-Stadler
Alhambra City Mayor*
Sasha Renée Pérez
Alhambra City Vice Mayor*
Diana Abasta, Burbank Teachers Association President (ret.)*
Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, Burbank Unified School District Board Member*
Caroline Que Anderson, La Cañada Unified School District Board Member*
Elizabeth Anderson, Montecito Neighborhood Association President*
Maritza Avila, National Education Association Board Member (CA, District 5)*
Meredith Beachly, El Segundo Unified School District Board Member*
Denise Bradford, CalSTRS Teachers' Retirement Board Vice Chair*
Jayson Chang, Educator & CTA Human Rights Award Winner*
Ava Chiao, Cupertino Union School District Board Member*
Carol Courneya, CTA Educational Support Professional of the Year*
Angela Der Ramos, Salinas City Elementary School District Board Member*
Dr. Aileen Dinkjian, Chaffey College Foundation Board Member*
Megan Duesler, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board Member (ret.)*
Neda Farid, Former Glendale Council PTA President & Candidate for Glendale School Board Area E*
Steve Ferguson, Burbank Unified School District Board President*
Howard Goldstein, Esq., Beverly Hills Unified School District Board Member (ret.)*
Brian Guerrero, Culver City Unified School District Board Member*
Dr. Malinda Hurley, Alta Loma School District Board Member*
Dr. Kelsey Iino, 2nd Vice President, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees*
Dr. Taunya Jaco, Oak Grove School District Board Member*
Chang Lee, Glendale Planning Commissioner*
Henry Lo, Monterey Park City Councilmember*
Kristine Lowe, Sierra Madre City Council Member*
Aldo Mascheroni, AYSO Region 88 Commissioner*
Dr. Andrew Murphy, Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County Chair*
Angela Normand, Alameda County Office of Education Board Member*
Greg Palatto, Bonita Unified School District Board Member*
Frank Quintero, Mayor of Glendale (ret.)*
Sharon Weber Raghavachary, Crescenta Valley Water District President*
Karen Sher, M.Ed, Oxnard Union High School District Board President*
Dr. Amanda Stern, Beverly Hills Unified School District Board President*
Juli Stowers, Educator & Lavender Democrats of Orange County Board Member*
Kenneth Tang, Alhambra Unified School District Board Member*
Dr. David Viar, Glendale Community College Superintendent/President (ret.)*
VanCedric Williams, Oakland Unified School District Board Member*
Andrew Yam, Garvey School District Board Member*
*All titles are listed for identification purposes only