Cerritos, Artesia leaders endorse Fil-Am

POSTED BY THEPINOYWEEKLY ⋅ OCTOBER 2, 2011 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT

Cerritos Councilman Mark Pulido, Candidate Lynda Johnson, Artesia Councilman-Elect Miguel Canales and President of the ABC Federation of Teachers (ABCFT) Ray Gaer.

CERRITOS, California — Long-time Cerritos resident, parent leader, volunteer coach, ABC School Board candidate, Lynda Johnson, held a special press conference on Friday, September 9, at OR Global Avanti Business Center, located at 17215 Studebaker Road, Suite 120, Cerritos, CA 90703.

Johnson rolled out the announcement of her major backing and endorsements from former ABC School Board President and new Cerritos Councilman Mark Pulido, Artesia Councilman-Elect Miguel Canales and President of the ABC Federation of Teachers (ABCFT) Ray Gaer.

Each officially announced their endorsement of Johnson and praised her years of leadership and service in the community. Artesia Councilman-Elect Canales emphasized Johnson’s local roots as a product of ABC schools and as an active parent leader.

“Lynda Johnson is by far the best prepared candidate to take on the tough issues and financial challenges that face our public schools today,” emphasized Councilman Pulido.

Representing thousands of classroom teachers, ABCFT President Ray Gaer presented a check in the amount of $2,500 as a contribution from the teachers union to help Johnson in her grassroots campaign.

Major endorsements from numerous Cerritos city officials and parent leaders were also announced, including: Fine Arts Commissioner Nora Benzon, Economic Development Commissioner Leslie Machado, Planning Commissioner Frank Yokoyama, former Fine Arts Commission Chair Maria Skiles, Let Freedom Ring Committee members Carmelita Lampino and Charlotte Vera-Quarles, and former Miss Cerritos Princess Marissa Sunio.

Johnson is a 40-year resident of Cerritos and graduated with highest honors from Artesia High School. She is the proud parent of three adult children who all graduated from Cerritos High school — Lauren (UCLA graduate), Roy Jr. (Whittier College student) and Ryan (U.S. Naval Academy midshipman).

Professionally, Johnson has 25+ years of experience in law enforcement as a paralegal with the District Attorney’s Office and the Los Cerritos Municipal Court.

As the former three-time president of the Cerritos High School PTSA, Johnson established the highly successful annual Cerritos High School Golf Tournament, raising thousands of dollars in funding for school improvement projects and scholarships. Johnson is running for the ABC Board of Education.

The 2-year term expires in December 2013. Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2011.