Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Leticia Alejandrez, of West Sacramento, has been reappointed to the Private Investigator Disciplinary Review Committee, where she has served since 2017. Alejandrez has been Director of Telehealth and Human Services for the California Emerging Technology Fund since 2020. She was Director of Communications for The California Endowment from 2013 to 2019. Alejandrez was Executive Director for the California Family Resource Association from 2005 to 2012, a Program Director for the Foundation Consortium for California’s Children and Youth from 1999 to 2005, an Associate Consultant for the California School Boards Association from 1991 to 1997 and a Committee Consultant for the California State Assembly from 1989 to 1991. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Alejandrez is a Democrat.
Harold Ashe, of Lincoln, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Ashe has been an In-Home Provider since 2016, providing care to his 11-year-old son with Down Syndrome and his 8-year-old son with Autism. He was a Correctional Officer at San Quentin State Prison from 1990 to 2001. Ashe is a Foundation Board Member for UCP. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ashe is a Democrat.
Christina W.H. Wong, of Chico, has been appointed to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Wong has been Senior Program Coordinator at the Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency since 2002. She was a Mental Health Therapist at the Butte County Probation Department from 2008 to 2020. Wong was a Master of Social Work Coordinator for the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama from 1993 to 1997. She was Dean of Student Affairs at Hong Kong Shue Yan University from 1993 to 1997. Wong earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Hull. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Wong is a Democrat.