Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Laura Brewer, of Nevada City, has been appointed to the Court Reporters Board of California. Brewer has been a Communication Access Realtime Translation Captioner and Court Reporter as a Sole Practitioner since 1992. She was a Communication Access Realtime Translation Captioner and Court Reporter at Brewer & Darrenougue from 1990 to 2017. Brewer was a Court Reporter as a Sole Practitioner from 1981 to 1992. Brewer is a member of the Deposition Reporters Association of California, the National Court Reporters Association and Intersteno. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Brewer is a Democrat.
Jessica Lynne Holmes, of Roseville, has been appointed Chief Deputy Executive Director at the State Board of Education. Holmes has been Assistant Program Budget Manager at the California Department of Finance since 2018 and served as a Principal Program Budget Analyst and Finance Budget Analyst there from 2013 to 2018. She was a Math Teacher at Futures High School from 2007 to 2013. Holmes was Staff Services Analyst at the California Health and Human Services Agency from 2006 to 2007. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $194,004. Holmes is registered without party preference.
Renee C. Nash, of Granite Bay, has been appointed to the Commission on State Mandates. Nash was a Partner at Hunt Jeppson & Griffin from 2015 to 2018. She was General Counsel at Professional Education Services from 2000 to 2015. Nash was Owner at the Law Office of Renee C. Nash from 1997 to 2000 and General Counsel at News and Review Publishing from 1996 to 1997. Nash was Corporate Counsel at McClatchy Publishing Inc. from 1995 to 1996 and an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law from 1993 to 2007. Nash held several positions at the California Newspaper Publishers Association from 1990 to 1995, including Legal Counsel and Legislative Advocate. Nash is a member of the California School Boards Association Board of Directors and the Roseville Theater Arts Academy. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Nash is a Republican.
Gavin Payne, of San Luis Obispo, has been appointed to the California Cradle-to-Career Data System Governing Board. Payne has been Principal at GPC Advisors LLC. since 2016. He was Director of United States Policy, Advocacy and Communications at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2013 to 2016. Payne was Chief Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Department of Education from 2003 to 2010. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Payne is a Democrat.
Leonardo Rodriguez, of Kelseyville, has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission. Rodriguez has been Student Trustee at Mendocino College since 2021 and a student at the college since 2019. He has been Student Trustee at the California Community Colleges League since 2021. Rodriguez has been a Registered Behavioral Technician at Autism Intervention Professionals since 2019. He was a Cashier at La Monarca from 2018 to 2021 and a Construction Worker Assistant at Bridges Construction Inc. in 2019. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rodriguez is a Democrat.