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YOUNG ELECTED OFFICIALS

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Ivonne Ledesma
Village Councilwoman
Miami Shores Village Council
Ivonne Ledesma was elected to the Miami Shores Village Council in 2013.
She is the owner of Sage Lifestyles, located in downtown Miami Shores.
Before starting her own business, she was a personal financial analyst for
four years, and has also worked in marketing for Canon Latin America. She
first began advocating for issues she is passionate about when she founded
the Amnesty International chapter at Florida State University in 1997. Ledesma went on to work
with the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA). She received a BA
in international relations from Florida State University and a master’s degree in international
administration from the University of Miami.

Kimberly Lehmkuhl
City Clerk
Pleasant Hill, California
Kimberly Kehmkuhl is the city clerk of Pleasant Hill, California. She attended
Columbia Law School and worked for three years at a public interest law
firm in Berkeley, California. She is currently a campaign manager for a
national civil rights and voting rights group. @KimPHClerk

Sam Liebert
Council Member
Janesville, Wisconsin
In 2011, Council Member Sam Liebert was the first minority ever elected
to the Janesville City Council. Liebert is currently a private contractor
for the Rock County Health and Human Services Department. He was a
former staffer for Mayor Tom Barrett and Senator Russ Feingold and he also
served in the Obama administration as a deputy White House liaison to the US
Department of Agriculture. @samliebert

Henry Lo

School Board Member
Monterey, California
School Board Member Henry Lo was elected to the Garvey Board of
Education in 2003 and subsequently re-elected every term. Since his
election, he has been appointed by his peers to serve as its president two
times. Lo was involved in the creation of the Garvey Education Foundation,
a non-profit organization that serves the students of the school district. Between
1998 and 2010, he worked for State Senator Gloria Romero as a member of her district office
staff. During his twelve years with the senator, Lo has worked as a field representative, consultant,
and district director, and focused on international trade, consumer protections, and local control