Governor Newsom announces five key political appointments
SACRAMENTO: – Governor Gavin Newsom announced five key political appointments on Saturday.
Mike Marshall of Sacramento has been appointed as the State Chief Information Security Officer at the California Department of Technology. Marshall has served as the Acting Information Officer at the California Environmental Protection Agency since 2022, having previously worked as the agency’s Information Security Officer from 2017 to 2022.
William Shafroth of Santa Barbara has been appointed to the California State Coastal Conservancy. Shafroth served as the President and CEO of the National Park Foundation from 2015 to 2025. He also worked as the founder and principal of Red Ship Consulting LLC from 2013 to 2015.
Rita Gallardo Good of Long Beach has been reappointed to the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, where she has served since 2023. Gallardo Good has been the President and Principal Coordinator at Buena Consulting since 2023. She served as the Vice President of Partnerships and Policy Engagement at the Campaign for College Opportunity from 2024 to 2026.
San Francisco resident Nisha Devi Rodrigo has been reappointed to the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls; she has been serving on the commission since 2024. Since 2025, Rodrigo has been working as the Director of ‘California Wellness’ in the Office of the First Partner of California.
Joelle Gomez of Stockton has been reappointed to the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, where she has served since 2022. Gomez has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Home of Stockton since 2016. She served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Center-Youth & Family Services from 1997 to 2016.
