Open Letter to Westmont College:

We are a group of students and alumni deeply disappointed with your opposition to SB 1146, a bill vital to protect LGBTQ students from religion-based discrimination. We believe the college is willfully and shamefully misinterpreting the intent of the bill to protect its financial interests instead of the interests of its student community.

We provide our names in support of this legislation and in recognition that the college administration’s opposition to SB 1146 does not accurately reflect the whole of the campus community. We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ community on campus and their fight for equality.

Sincerely,

Adam Marshall, ‘08

Afton Abell, ‘13

Aidan Wang, ‘07

Aimee Drake (Edmondson), ‘04

Alex Stephens, ‘89

Alexandra Grasseschi , ‘17

Amanda Sutter, ‘10

Amanda Thomas, ‘07

Amber Sparks, ‘13

Ann Edgerton, ‘08

Annabelle Thomson, ‘14

Anne Walker, ‘10

Anneka Rienstra, ‘16

Anneliese Slattum, ‘10

Anthony Gonzales, ‘10

April Peterson, ‘12

Ariana Bilek, ‘13

Ashley Kraybill, ‘08

Ashley Varela, ‘10

Barbara LeFevre Lyons, ‘81

Ben Daniel, ‘90

Benjamin Offringa, ‘16

Benjamin Watson, ‘07

Bethany Baca, ‘16

Bethany DeMoss (Rynberk), ‘10

Blake Harper, ‘14

Brandon Daniels, ‘15

Brannon Anderson, ‘00

Bre Rodriguez, ‘12

Brenna MacKenzie Miller, ‘07

Britnee Sweat

Britta K Phillips, ‘01

Brittany Bras, ‘11

Bryan Vale, ‘12

Caitlin Schwanke, ‘16

Caroline Howland, ‘11

Cecilia Bratton , ‘19

Chelsea Joy, ‘13

Christine Nathanson, ‘16

Claire Widman, ‘18

Cory Schoolland, ‘08

Courtney Schwass, ‘16

Cyndi Rowland, ‘79

Daniel Koh, ‘01

Danielle Tisdale, ‘17

David Platt, ‘91

David Tetrick, ‘08

Deb Giblin-Davis, ‘76

Deborah St Julien, ‘77

Diana (Musson) Rogers, ‘06

Diana Small, ‘09

Dianna Garrett, ‘82

Donald Scherschligt, ‘16

Dorene Koehler, ‘99

Elaine Pazaski, ‘15

Elena White, ‘18

Elisabeth Stevens, ‘02

Elizabeth Clendenen, ‘11

Emerson Boyle, ‘10

Emily Backman, ‘16

Emily Eaton, ‘11

Emily Rutherford, ‘15

Emily Stevenson, ‘11

Eric Jen, ‘09

Eric Winter, ‘08

Erica Van Derem, ‘10

Erich Miller, ‘91

Eryn Johnson, ‘17

Eva Glover, ‘10

Evan Arnold, ‘15

Felix Huang, ‘11

Georgie Kelly, 08

Gianna Miceli, ‘18

Gilbert Resultan, ‘87

Grace Ellen Miller, ‘14

Hannah Notess, ‘03

Heidi Herbert, ‘06

Irma Rivera-Carlisle, ‘82

Jacqueline Vargas, ‘05

Jaewoo Chung, ‘15

Jamie Weber, ‘07

Jason Tong, ‘17

Jay Edwards, ‘90

Jeana Chambers, ‘15

Jeffrey Given, ‘05

Jenna Grankowski, ‘14

Jenni Stanford , ‘06

Jennifer Akins, ‘82

Jennifer Forbes Kabbabe, ‘09

Jesse Boyd, ‘16

Jesse M. Bernal, ‘05

Jessica DeVreese, ‘06

Jessica Drake, ‘11

Jessica Dunning, ‘08

Jessica LeGault, ‘14

Jessica Smith, ‘13

Jewellyn Forrest, ‘90

Jezreel Real, ‘19

Ji Yei Kim, ‘11

Jimmy Wittrock, ‘10

Joel Phillips, ‘11

John Berger, Esq.

John Thompson, ‘89

Jordan Cunnings, ‘08

Josh LaMar, ‘02

Josh Tengan, ‘10

Joshua Keenedy, ‘08

Joshua Mitchell, ‘18

Joy Brenneman, ‘11

Julianna Velthoen, ‘96

Julie Lockwood Quon, ‘07

Justin Rice, ‘02

Kailie Barnes, ‘15

Kaitlin Kinney, ‘17

Karen Gunderson, ‘77

Karin Oxenham, ‘14

Karly Kuntz, ‘19

Katherine Landis, ‘15

Kathleen Derringer, ‘77

Kathleen Patterson, ‘84

Katie Harriman, ‘14

Kellie Redmond, ‘08

Kelly Stockwell Banas, ‘09

Kerstin Mooneyham, ‘09

Kevin Foote, ‘09

Kevin Thomas, ‘04

Kim Post Watson, ‘82

Krista Larson, ‘15

Kristen Zuidema, ‘11

Lani Olsen, ‘12

Laura Kiralla, ‘08

Laura Robinett, ‘09

Lauren Folden, ‘11

Lauren Keener-Gonzalez, ‘08

Lauren Ramirez, ‘19

Laurie Nies, ‘10

Laurraine-Marcelle Gereige, ‘06

Lily Bollinger, ‘15

Linda Claxton, ‘81

Lindsay Hardgrave Massena, ‘08

Lindsey Twigg , ‘16

Linnea Koopmans, ‘08

Lisa Jacobs, ‘02

Lynne Martens, ‘08

Lysha Albright, ‘78

Madeline Coates, ‘16

Mak Manson, ‘14

Malinda Reese, ‘08

Mallory Preheim, ‘19

Marisa Smith

Marissa Roco, ‘10

Mark Benson, ‘66

Marlene Valderrama, ‘08

Matt Dorado, ‘13

Matthew McGraw, ‘97

McKenna Mowery, ‘17

Megan Greeley, ‘16

Micah Anthony, ‘18

Michael Patzia, ‘88

Mike King Moore, ‘82

Mike Schwartz , ‘11

Morgan Rohde, ‘08

Nate Ballinger, ‘05

Nathan Beeghly, ‘09

Nathan Soliday, ‘08

Nicholas Ackerman, ‘08

Nicholas Schoolland, ‘06

Nichole Adrain , ‘14

Nick Bian, ‘08

Nick Calvin, ‘08

Nicole Pate, ‘10

Nicole Ramser, ‘14

Niki Noll, ‘09

Olivia Peck, ‘16

Olivia Stowell, ‘19

Paige Tautz, ‘14

Patrick Hamer, ‘11

Pearl Hopper, ‘05

Phylicia Clifton, ‘10

Professor Roxanne Mountford, ‘84

Rachel Urbano, ‘14

Rachelle Fields, ‘12

Ravyn Cervantes, ‘11

Reanna Kuitse, ‘10

Rebecca Bodor, ‘83

Rebecca Johnson Wright, ‘90

Rebecca Marcos Mason, ‘76

Rebecca Martin, ‘06

Rebecca Mead, ‘07

Rebekah Finn, ‘10

Rev. Darren.McDonald, ‘02

Robert Chu, ‘17

Robert Danduran, ‘08

Robyn Kwartz McKenzie, ‘08

Rosangel Rodriguez, ‘17

Rose Elfman, ‘06

Roseann Martinez, ‘81

Ryan Fields, ‘10

Ryan Kent, ‘15

Ryan Stong, ‘12

Ryn Grotelueschen, ‘17

Sandra Johanson, ‘78

Sarah Groeneveld, ‘08

Sarah Weidman, ‘13

Sean Weidman, ‘14

Serena Buie, ‘14

Sherry Luo, ‘17

Skyler Stevens, ‘12

Stefanie Tate, ‘12

Stephen Bergen, ‘10

Suzanne Galletly, ‘08

T.M. Camp, ‘91

Tayler McCrori, ‘08

Timothy Newton, ‘10

Toni Hosman, ‘12

Trinity Schwartz, ‘10

Wesley Zuidema, ‘13

Zak Erving, ‘07

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