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Stephen Mason

Council Member
Cedar Hill, Texas
Steve Mason was elected to the Cedar Hill City Council in 2010,
representing Place 5. He has served Cedar Hill as chairman of the
planning and zoning commission and is currently on the executive board
of the Cedar Hill Chamber of Commerce. Because of his involvement with
the chamber, he was appointed to the Best Southwest board. Mason is the
president of Mas-Tek Engineering, a local business that provides geotechnical engineering and
construction material testing services. He will be up for reelection in May 2016.

Amanda McGill

State Senator
Lincoln, Nebraska
Amanda McGill has served in the Nebraska legislature for seven years.
She serves as chair of the urban affairs committee and also serves on the
judiciary, business, and labor committees. During the last few legislative
sessions, she has been an advocate for legislation on human trafficking,
children’s mental health, prenatal care, high school career academies, and
supporting military families. When she is not focusing on the legislature, she serves as director
of program advocacy and giving for the YWCA in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over the last couple years,
Amanda received awards from the University of Nebraska Alumni Association and Nebraska
Army National Guard. This spring she received the 2013 Lincoln Education Association Friend
of Education Award. @amanda_mcgill

Marlon McWilson
School Board Member
Oakland, California
School Board Member Marlon McWilson is a graduate of the University of
California, Berkeley, where he played football on an athletic scholarship.
During McWilson’s tenure at UC Berkeley, he realized his calling to
education, community work, and mentorship. McWilson was an integral
part of a mentoring program at McClymonds High School in West Oakland.
These experiences led him to enter the teaching profession in the Oakland Unified School
District, where he taught at the elementary and high school levels. Currently, McWilson is a
business owner in Oakland and the associate academic liaison for Cal Football.

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