Governor's Committee -- Members

Members of Our Committee

Herein is a list of the current members, ex-officio members and administrative staff of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Each member is appointed by the Governor after careful consideration and nomination by existing committee members. Ex-officio members are representatives of their state department. If you wish to be considered for nomination to the committee, please visit our "Support the Committee" page to see how you can begin to participate.

Photo of members of the Governor's Committee continue to network while relaxing after a long day at our 2001 annual retreat in Pacifica last April.

Officers

Chair
NORMAN M. OWEN, Esq.
Law Offices of Norman M. Owen, Esq. Santa Rosa

Vice Chair/North
JANICE EMERZIAN, Ed.D, District Director
Disabled Students Programs & Services
State Center Community College District, Fresno

Vice Chair/South
PATRICIA SIEGLEN-PERRY
MedSource, San Diego

Treasurer
DONALD R. DE JESSE
Landmark Consulting, Yorba Linda

Secretary/Historian
KRIS LANGE, Health, Welfare & Work/Life
University of California Office of the President, Oakland

Chair Emeritus
HARRY SERVIDIO, Chief Financial Officer
RadioMate Corporation, Walnut Creek

MEMBERS

DONNA BARRAS, M.D., Medical Director
Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology (CART)
Rancho Los Amigos Nat'l Rehabilitation Center, Downey

DENISE BOSHERS
Mayer, Hoffman, McCann, Bakersfield

GUSTAVO DE LA TORRE, Manager, External Diverse Alliances Corporate Diversity
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara

MARC GOLDMAN
Damon Brooks Associates, Oxnard

JEANNE HEYERICK, Ed.D., Vice-President, Public Policy Chair
Brain Injury Association of California, Los Angeles

GEORGE A. INNES, Vice President, Employee Relations
Wells Fargo, Oakland

CATHERINE KAPLAN, Disability Services Program Manager
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore

RANDY LOWE, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Employment and Diversity
Union Bank of California, San Francisco

MICHAEL MANKIN
Division of the State Architect, Sacramento

PAUL K. MILLER, Ph.D., Director
Disabled Student Services and Student Athlete Assistance Program
California State University, Fullerton

DAVID MORRIS
Long Beach

MARIA NICOLACOUDIS, Executive Director
TransAccess, San Jose

PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN, Global Disabilities Manager
Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto

CARLATTA PASOS
Tri Solutions, Folsom

EDMOND H. PI, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
King/Drew Medical Center, Torrance

ANN RUTH
Rolling Hills

ANNE STEINER
Consultant on Disability Policy and Employment, Berkeley

ELEANOR SUE
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto

ROBERT VAN FLEET
Eureka

RAY ANN WATSON
Human Rights Programs
Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento

VANESSA WILLIAMS, Workforce Diversity Manager
Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ARE DIRECTORS OF THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES:

Employment Development Department

Department of Rehabilitation

Department of Developmental Services

Department of Health Services

Department of Mental Health

California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
Employment Development Department
800 Capitol Mall, MIC 41
Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 654-8055 Voice
(916) 654-9820 TTY
(916) 654-9821 FAX
(800) 695 - 0350

CATHERINE KELLY BAIRD, Executive Director

CHARLIE KAPLAN, Associate Director

HOPE YASUI, Program Specialist

SHAYN ANDERSON, Program Specialist

DANIEL M. GOUNDER, Program Specialist

GLORIA CASTANEDA, Media Access Office South

DOUGLAS GORDY, Ph.D., Media Access Office North

DEBRA OTTO, Management Services Technician

KIM CAREY, Special Assistant to the Executive Director

This Web site and many other activities of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (CGCEPD) are funded through
Friends of the CGCEPD, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation.

Please send comments or questions regarding this site to: dgounder@edd.ca.gov

		Members of Our Committee Herein is a list of the current members, ex-officio members and administrative staff of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Each member is appointed by the Governor after careful consideration and nomination by existing committee members. Ex-officio members are representatives of their state department. If you wish to be considered for nomination to the committee, please visit our "Support the Committee" page to see how you can begin to participate. Officers Chair NORMAN M. OWEN, Esq. Law Offices of Norman M. Owen, Esq. Santa Rosa *Vice Chair/North* JANICE EMERZIAN, Ed.D, District Director Disabled Students Programs & Services State Center Community College District, Fresno *Vice Chair/South* PATRICIA SIEGLEN-PERRY MedSource, San Diego *Treasurer* DONALD R. DE JESSE Landmark Consulting, Yorba Linda *Secretary/Historian* KRIS LANGE, Health, Welfare & Work/Life University of California Office of the President, Oakland *Chair Emeritus* HARRY SERVIDIO, Chief Financial Officer RadioMate Corporation, Walnut Creek MEMBERS DONNA BARRAS, M.D., Medical Director Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology (CART) Rancho Los Amigos Nat'l Rehabilitation Center, Downey DENISE BOSHERS Mayer, Hoffman, McCann, Bakersfield GUSTAVO DE LA TORRE, Manager, External Diverse Alliances Corporate Diversity Intel Corporation, Santa Clara MARC GOLDMAN Damon Brooks Associates, Oxnard JEANNE HEYERICK, Ed.D., Vice-President, Public Policy Chair Brain Injury Association of California, Los Angeles GEORGE A. INNES, Vice President, Employee Relations Wells Fargo, Oakland CATHERINE KAPLAN, Disability Services Program Manager Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore RANDY LOWE, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Employment and Diversity Union Bank of California, San Francisco MICHAEL MANKIN Division of the State Architect, Sacramento PAUL K. MILLER, Ph.D., Director Disabled Student Services and Student Athlete Assistance Program California State University, Fullerton DAVID MORRIS Long Beach MARIA NICOLACOUDIS, Executive Director TransAccess, San Jose PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN, Global Disabilities Manager Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto CARLATTA PASOS Tri Solutions, Folsom EDMOND H. PI, M.D. Department of Psychiatry Harbor-UCLA Medical Center King/Drew Medical Center, Torrance ANN RUTH Rolling Hills ANNE STEINER Consultant on Disability Policy and Employment, Berkeley ELEANOR SUE Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto ROBERT VAN FLEET Eureka RAY ANN WATSON Human Rights Programs Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento VANESSA WILLIAMS, Workforce Diversity Manager Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ARE DIRECTORS OF THE FOLLOWING STATE AGENCIES: Employment Development Department Department of Rehabilitation Department of Developmental Services Department of Health Services Department of Mental Health California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Employment Development Department 800 Capitol Mall, MIC 41 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-8055 Voice (916) 654-9820 TTY (916) 654-9821 FAX (800) 695 - 0350 CATHERINE KELLY BAIRD, Executive Director CHARLIE KAPLAN, Associate Director HOPE YASUI, Program Specialist SHAYN ANDERSON, Program Specialist DANIEL M. GOUNDER, Program Specialist GLORIA CASTANEDA, Media Access Office South DOUGLAS GORDY, Ph.D., Media Access Office North DEBRA OTTO, Management Services Technician KIM CAREY, Special Assistant to the Executive Director This Web site and many other activities of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (CGCEPD) are funded through Friends of the CGCEPD, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation. Please send comments or questions regarding this site to: dgounder@edd.ca.gov