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JAMES CHANG Rent Board Commissioner
Berkeley, California

James Chang is a Berkeley resident and current elected commissioner on the Berkeley Rent
Stabilization Board. He also serves as the Northern California vice chair of the Asian Pacific
Islander caucus for his political party and the parliamentarian for the Asian Pacific Islander caucus
for the State of California for his political party, member of the East Bay Stonewall Board for
his party, and member of the East Bay youth affiliate group for his political party. Prior to being
an elected official, Chang served as the 2013-14 vice president of external affairs on the 2013
Board of Directors for the Berkeley Student Cooperative, a nonprofit that provides affordable,
cooperative, and quality housing and food services to low-income students. In 2010-11, he served
as Ventura County Community College District’s student trustee that represented students across
Moorpark, Ventura, and Oxnard College, and he also served as an openly LGBTQ student leader
who helped implement stronger anti-harassment policies. 

JOHN CHAPMAN City Councilman
Alexandria, Virginia

John Taylor Chapman was elected to the city council in November 2012. As a member of the
city council, Chapman serves on the following local and regional boards: the Local Emergency
Planning Committee, Eisenhower Partnership Board of Directors, the Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments Public Safety and Human Services Committee, Eisenhower Partnership
Board of Directors, Eco-City Alexandria Environmental Action Plan Steering Committee,
Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy, Sister Cities Committee, Gang Prevention Task
Force, and the Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission.

MARIA CHAPPELLE-NADAL State Senator
St. Louis, Missouri

State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal was elected in 2010 to represent part of St. Louis County
in the Missouri state Senate. Chappelle-Nadal previously served as director of communications
for Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell and as Missouri’s senior advocate. In addition to her legislative
duties, Sen. Chappelle-Nadal is a director on the University City School Board. She is a former
member of her party’s National Committee, serving from 2005 to 2009. She also served three
terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, from 2004 to 2010. She has received the MO
Alzheimer’s Association Outstanding Leadership Award (2010), St. Louis Hispanic Leaders
Group Esperanza Award (2008), Missouri Association for Social Welfare Legislative Award
(2008), and the St. Louis Freedom of Choice Award (2006). Chappelle-Nadal graduated with a
dual degree in political science and sociology from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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