Agency Executive Biographies

 
Karen Ross
Secretary
 
Christine Birdsong
Undersecretary
Arima Kozina
Deputy Secretary,
Administration and Finance
Rachael O’Brien
Deputy Secretary,
Legislative Affairs
Haig Baghdassarian
Deputy Secretary,
Chief Counsel
Virginia Jameson
Deputy Secretary,
Climate and Working Lands
Michael Flores
Deputy Secretary,
Fairs and Expositions
Steve Lyle
Director,
Public Affairs
Tawny Mata
Director, Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation
Thea Rittenhouse
Farm Equity Advisor
Joshua Eddy
Executive Director, California State Board of Food and Agriculture
State Director, International Affairs
Hyrum Eastman
Director, County–State Liaison Emergency Management
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Governor

Gavin Newsom

State of California

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President

Don Cameron

California State Board of Food and Agriculture

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