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Kiyomi Honda Yamamoto, Chief of Staff
408-535-4925
Kiyomi Honda Yamamoto serves as Chief of Staff to San Jose Councilmember Pamela Campos. She has held past roles as Family Assistance Director at Sacred Heart Community Service, Housing Director at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Lead Policy Attorney at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. She also served as Supervising Attorney at the Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center, South Bay Advocacy Manager for Greenbelt Alliance—where she participated in the San Jose 2040 General Plan Task Force—and in Communications and Community Relations with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency.
Kiyomi has been a commissioner on the San Jose Community Stabilization and Opportunity Pathways Commission and has served in leadership and advisory roles with the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy and the Japanese American Museum of San Jose. She is a fourth-generation San Josean and lives in South San Jose with her husband and their two daughters.
Lucas Ramirez, Policy Director
408-535-4922
Lucas is a lifelong resident of Santa Clara County and an active member of the League of Women Voters local government observation corps. He first became interested in policy when Caltrain threatened to significantly reduce service during a budgetary crisis years ago because the change would have personally affected him.
He received his bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University. Lucas is the District 2 Policy Director responsible for issues pertaining to Code Enforcement, Public Works, Land Use and Pensions. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to classical music. His favorite composers are Beethoven, Bach and Rachmaninoff.
Kimberly Hernandez, Executive assistant
Kimberly.Hernandez@sanjoseca.gov
408-535-4902
Kimberly has been with the City of San José since 2007, starting her career as a temporary employee in the City’s former clerical pool and eventually settling into the District 2 office. She helps with scheduling, administrative multitasking and general office management.
Kimberly has enjoyed a richly diverse work history as a former cleanroom assembler, phone operator, and mail carrier. She has also supported executives from the private, non-profit, and governmental sectors. In addition to providing excellent administrative support to the District 2 office, Kimberly enjoys kite flying, bocce ball, billiards, dog sitting and importantly, humor.
Anthony Montes, Community Relations Coordinator
408-793-5549
Born and raised in San Jose, Anthony’s passion for community service led him to Portland State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and fell in love with Portland’s seamless transportation system. After serving as a Field Representative for Congressman Earl Blumenauer during the pandemic, Anthony returned home to join the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. At SVBC, he advocated for safer streets in Silicon Valley, focusing on transforming El Camino Real into a complete street that accommodates people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
In the District 2 office, he leads community initiatives, adaptive neighborhood solutions, and policy issues related to transportation, public safety, education and workforce development. In his spare time, Anthony is riding around San Jose on his e-bike and enjoying live music.
Ganna Zgama, Digital Communications Specialist (Intern)
Ganna Zgama serves as the Communications Intern for the Office of San José Councilmember Pamela Campos. In this role, she supports the development and execution of strategic communications across digital platforms, strengthening community engagement and increase public awareness of city initiatives.
Originally from Crimea, Ukraine, Ganna brings a deeply personal perspective to her work in public service. After resettling in San José, she found her path in digital media and communications, driven by a passion for storytelling, civic engagement, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Through her work, she's committed to making information more accessible and building stronger connections between constituents and their communities. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her dog and practicing yoga.
Mario Sanguinet, Communications Manager
Mario Sanguinet serves as the Communications Manager for Councilmember Pamela Campos—the youngest woman ever elected to the San José City Council. Before this he worked in the Office of the San Diego City Council President and in the Economic Development Department at the City of Chula Vista.
Outside of his government work he has written about arts and culture and lectured at the college level on how to give presentations and make friends. Naturally, Mario has all the friends and talks goodly. Mario graduated with a master’s and cum laude with a bachelor’s in communication from San Diego State University. He was also the first in his family to attend and graduate from college and work a white-collar job. He was born and raised on both sides of the San Diego-Tijuana border. He regrets not getting Global Entry sooner.