This year, the fellows come from 11 agencies and 13 departments and are tasked with finding more “efficient, effective and responsive” ways of doing business and serving the public.
The Office of Data and Innovation, which oversees the program, notes that participating fellows spend the majority of their time working on “projects that improve efficiency, service delivery and customer experience,” while also receiving training and working with executive sponsors and subject matter experts.
Here’s who is participating in the second cohort:
- Rich Anglesey, Lieutenant, Employee Health and Wellness Section; California Highway Patrol; California State Transportation Agency
- Sara Banchero, Acting Privacy Officer, Policy and Privacy Specialist; Department of Parks and Recreation; California Natural Resources Agency
- Michelle Bell, Internal Operations Division Chief, Center for Health Care Quality; California Department of Public Health; California Health and Human Services Agency
- Andrea Boyens, CalFresh Policy Manager; California Department of Social Services; California Health and Human Services Agency
- John Brown, Budget Officer; California Military Department
- Derek Campbell, Chief Technology Officer; Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
- Antonio DeJesus, Parole Administrator I; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Mary Gorman, Innovative Projects Manager; Department of Housing and Community Development; Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
- Natalie Kuffel, Deputy Director of the State Clearinghouse; Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
- Mai Le, Section Chief, Multifamily Lending; Department of Housing and Community Development; Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
- Mary Martin-Mabry, Director of Marketing and Member Engagement; California Volunteers; Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement
- Casey McKenzie, Innovation Branch Chief, Division of Research, Innovation, and System Information; Department of Transportation; California State Transportation Agency
- Dionne Mustybrook, Agency Information Security Officer; Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
- Pedro Perez Mireles, IT Strategic Manager; California Department of Technology; Government Operations Agency
- Daniel Rubinstein, Chief of Staff, Division of Safety Programs; Department of Transportation; California State Transportation Agency
- Sarah Shepherd, Associate Warden; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Thomas Thai, Data Analysis Administrator; California Department of Tax and Fee Administration; Government Operations Agency
- Kuo Jen Kolin Tseng, Region Administrator; Department of Motor Vehicles; California State Transportation Agency
- Sue Vang, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor); California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; California Environmental Protection Agency
- Molly Vue, Language Access Officer; Employment Development Department; Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- Millie Yan, Legislative Coordinator; Department of Finance
