SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Lilia Garcia-Brower, 45, of East Los Angeles, has been appointed chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement at the California Department of Industrial Relations. Garcia-Brower has been executive director of the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund since 2000. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $176,004. Garcia-Brower is registered without party preference.
Christina Chung, 49, of Alameda, has been appointed senior advisor of law and policy at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Chung has been special counsel to the California Labor Commissioner since 2011. She was law clerk for the Honorable Donna M. Ryu of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California from 2010 to 2011. Chung was staff attorney for the National Origin, Immigration, and Language Rights Program at Legal Aid at Work from 2007 to 2009. She held several positions at Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles, including senior staff attorney for litigation, director of the Workers’ Rights Project and staff attorney for the Immigrant Welfare Project from 1997 to 2007. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $177,144. Chung is registered without party preference.
Jacquelyn Sanders, 59, of Sacramento, has been appointed principal labor relations officer at the California Department of Human Resources. Sanders has been an equal employment opportunity officer at the California Department of Human Resources since 2010. She was principal labor relations officer for the Department of Personnel Administration from 2004 to 2010. Sanders was a labor relations officer for the City of Sacramento from 1994 to 2004. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. The position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $130,440. Sanders is a Democrat.
Mark Gold, 55, of Santa Monica, has been appointed deputy secretary for oceans and coastal policy and director of the Ocean Protection Council at the California Natural Resources Agency. Gold was associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2015 to 2019, interim director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability from 2014 to 2015 and associate director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability from 2012 to 2014. He was president of Heal the Bay from 1994 to 2012. Gold earned a Doctorate in environmental science and engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $175,008. Gold is a Democrat.
Lee Bycel, 70, of Kensington, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Bycel has been the Sinton visiting professor in holocaust, genocide and refugee studies at the University of San Francisco since 2004 and senior moderator at the Aspen Institute since 1998. He was rabbi at the Congregation of Beth Shalom from 2012 to 2017, executive director at the Redford Center from 2009 to 2012 and senior advisor of global studies at the International Medical Corps from 2005 to 2007. Bycel was dean of Hebrew Union College from 1982 to 1997. He earned a Doctor of Theology degree from the Claremont School of Theology and a Master of Theology degree and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bycel is a Democrat.
Joyce McNair, 78, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. She was a transition specialist at Women in Community Service from 1999 to 2007. McNair was a program coordinator for East Bay Housing Organizations from 1996 to 1997. She is a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities Sacramento Regional Advisory Committee and the Alta California Self-Determination Advisory Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. McNair is a Democrat.
Karen Millender, 47, of Irvine, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. She was senior account executive at Cannon Communications from 2007 to 2009 and senior account executive for KDOC-TV from 1999 to 2006. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Millender is a Democrat.
Kara Ponton, 27, of Eureka, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Ponton served on the Department of Developmental Services Consumer Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2019. She was the vice chairperson of the Redwood Coast Regional Center Self Determination Local Advisory Committee and is a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities North Coast Regional Advisory Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ponton is a democrat.
Kim Levy Rothschild, 47, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. She has been senior director of marketing and business development at Shaw/Yoder/Antwih, Inc. since 2010. Rothschild served as governmental relations officer at the San Mateo County Transit District from 2009 to 2010. She was a sales representative at Novartis Pharmaceuticals from 2005 to 2009 and area director at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee from 2003 to 2005. She served in multiple positions in the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002, including as a chief of staff and legislative consultant. Rothschild is a member of the California Society of Association Executives and the Riverview STEM PTA. She earned a Master of Public Administration degree in intergovernmental management from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rothschild is registered without party preference.
Rosanna “Rosie” Ryan, 68, of Redding, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. She was a peer instructor at the We Care A lot Foundation from 2010 to 2016. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ryan is a Republican.
Stanlee Gatti, 63, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California Arts Council. Gatti has been owner of Stanlee Gatti since 1987. He was president of the San Francisco Arts Commission from 1995 to 2004. He is a member of the San Francisco War Memorial Board of Trustees and the California College of the Arts Board of Trustees. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Gatti is a Democrat.
Caroline Siegel Singh, 20, of San Diego, has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission. Siegel Singh has been a student at the University of California, San Diego since 2016 and has been president of the University of California Student Association and vice president of external affairs of the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego since 2018. She was a senator for the Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego from 2017 to 2018. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Siegel Singh is a Democrat.
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