Cherise Marie Khaund
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Walnut Creek · Community Organizer/Parent
Cherise Khaund moved to Walnut Creek in 2007 with her husband Sandy and their children and now lives in the Northgate neighborhood. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington. She co-launched the Mt. Diablo Education Foundation in 2016 and co-managed the successful Measure J school-bond campaign in 2018. She was elected to the Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, served as President of the Contra Costa County School Board Association from 2020 to 2022, worked as a field representative for State Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in 2024, and was appointed to the City of Walnut Creek Planning Commission in 2025. She led a coalition from 2015 to 2017 that added crosswalks, flashing beacons and a bike lane near Walnut Acres and Foothill Middle School.
Positions in brief
Khaund's campaign theme, "Community Matters," centers on gathering broad community input to shape the city's next 20-year plan; specific issue positions on housing, transportation, or public safety were not found.
She says she wants to help the city make its best decisions together as Walnut Creek develops its next 20-year plan, drawing on her background in education advocacy, community organizing, and local land-use planning.
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