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Steering Committee Nominations & Election
About the Steering Committee:
During this initial phase of the Reparative Justice Project, we are asking for nominations for the formation of a Steering Committee to direct the Project and serve as representatives of the Russell City community in communications between the City of Hayward and the Russell City community.
Initially, the Steering Committee was to consist of 11 voting members and 2 alternates, but in February of 2023, the committee voted to expand to 13 voting members and 2 alternates. Steering Committee Members are expected to attend monthly meetings during the current phase (II) of the project. These meetings will be approximately 2-3 hours long.
They will also be expected to communicate with other community members outside of the monthly meetings, which could account for another 3-5 hours per week. In the next phase (III) of the project, the Steering Committee will set its own meeting schedule and due to the nature of the work that needs to be completed, the number of hours working outside of the meetings may increase to 5-7 hours per week.
Nomination & Election Process:
Nominations:
From Oct. 3 through Oct. 10, 2022, community members involved with the Russell City Reparative Justice Project nominated up to 11 individuals to serve on the project steering committee. Nominees were then contacted and asked to accept or decline their nomination by Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.
| Andrew Castillo | Zenobia Mills-Breaux (Kimble) |
| Leticia Cooper | Gloria Moore (Accepted Nomination) |
| Boyd Earline | Sabina Munoz (Accepted Nomination) |
| Priscilla Figueroa (Accepted Nomination) | Drusilla Myles |
| Velda Goe (Accepted Nomination) | Sam Nava |
| Deborah Harris (Accepted Nomination) | Rashad Norton |
| Monique Henderson-Ford | Albert Pacheco |
| Rebecca Hill-Long (Accepted Nomination) | Cathy Rodriguez (Accepted Nomination) |
| Yevette Hypolite (Accepted Nomination) | Liz Sanchez (Accepted Nomination) |
| Barbara Johnson | Raven Simpson |
| Carolyn Johnson (Accepted Nomination) | Nancy Taliaferro |
| James Michael Johnson | Francesca Thomas (Accepted Nomination) |
| Jordan Johnson | Adriane Tolefree |
| Marian Johnson (Accepted Nomination) | Cindy Torres (Accepted Nomination) |
| Michael V. Johnson (Accepted Nomination) | Adam Turner |
| Robin Johnson-Randolph | Edward Valeau |
| Sabrina Jones | Fredia Williams |
| Aisha Knowles (Accepted Nomination) | Toni Wynn (Accepted Nomination) |
| Aiyana Knowles (Accepted Nomination) | Michael D. Johnson(Accepted Nomination) |
| James Knowles |
Learning about the candidates:
During the period of Oct. 18 to Oct. 20, 2022, candidates diligently completed questionnaires, and in certain instances, responded to supplemental inquiries. These materials were subsequently shared with community members at the Oct. 20 public meeting held for the Russell City Reparative Justice Project. Review the questionnaires and clips from each of the candidates below.
[Links to documents and recordings are pending]
| Priscilla Figueroa | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | Follow-up Question(s) |
| Velda Goe | |||
| Deborah Harris | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Rebecca Hill-Long | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | Follow-up Question(s) |
| Yevette Hypolite | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Carolyn Johnson | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Marian Johnson | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Michael D. Johnson | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Michael V. Johnson | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Aisha Knowles | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Aiyana Knowles | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Gloria Moore | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | Follow-up Question(s) |
| Sabina Munoz | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Cathy Rodriguez | Candidate Questionnaire | ||
| Elizabeth Sanchez | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Francesca Thomas | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | Follow-up Question(s) |
| Cindy Torres | Candidate Questionnaire | Recording | |
| Toni Wynn | Candidate Questionnaire |
Election results:
From Oct. 21 to Oct. 28, 2022, 61 people involved in the Russell City Reparative Justice Project voted for 13 individuals, 11 members and two alternates, to represent the Russell City Community as the Russell City Reparative Justice Project Steering Committee. Below are the results.
| Gloria Moore | 88.5% | 54 votes | Elected Member |
| Aisha Knowles | 82.0% | 50 votes | Elected Member |
| Michael V. Johnson | 75.4% | 46 votes | Elected Member |
| Aiyana Knowles | 75.4% | 46 votes | Elected Member |
| Deborah Harris | 73.8% | 45 votes | Elected Member |
| Marian Johnson | 68.9% | 42 votes | Elected Member |
| Elizabeth Sanchez | 63.9% | 39 votes | Elected Member |
| Toni Wynn | 63.9% | 39 votes | Elected Member |
| Carolyn Johnson | 60.7% | 38 votes | Elected Member |
| Michael D. Johnson | 59.0% | 37 votes | Elected Member |
| Rebecca Hill-Long | 54.1% | 36 votes | Elected Member | Stepped down from Steering Committee Feb. 2023 |
| Yevette Hypolite | 54.1% | 33 votes | Elected Alternate | Stepped down from Steering Committee Feb. 2023 |
| Cindy Torres | 50.8% | 33 votes | Elected Alternate | Appointed Steering Committee Member Feb. 2023 |
| Sabina Munoz | 49.2% | 31 votes | |
| Priscilla Figueroa | 47.5% | 30 votes | Appointed Steering Committee Member Feb. 2023 |
| Francesca Thomas | 47.5% | 29 votes | Appointed Steering Committee Member Feb. 2023 |
| Cathy Rodriguez | 37.7% | 23 votes | Appointed Steering Committee Alternate Feb. 2023 |
| Velda Goe | 32.8% | 20 votes | Appointed Steering Committee Alternate Feb. 2023 |
