Golden State Today

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:

Patrick Brennan, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Health Workforce Education and Training Council. Brennan has been Director of Policy and Programs at the UCLA School of Education & Information Studies since 2022. He is a member of the UCSF Dyslexia Center Board of Directors, founder and chairperson of The Diverse Learners Coalition, and a co-founder and member of the Advisory Board of the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience and Education at UC Law San Francisco. Brennan earned a Master of Business degree in Finance from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Wake Forest University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $25 per diem. Brennan is a Democrat.

Kristina Lawson, of Walnut Creek, has been appointed to the Health Workforce Education and Training Council. Lawson has been Managing Partner at Hanson Bridgett LLP since 2021 and a Partner there since 2017. Lawson was a Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP from 2011 to 2017. She was a Partner at Miller Starr Regalia from 2003 to 2011. Lawson was a member of the Walnut Creek City Council from 2010 to 2014, serving as Mayor in 2014. Lawson is President of the Medical Board of California and has served as a member since 2015. She was also President of the Board from 2020 to 2023. Lawson earned a Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Arizona. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $25 per diem. Lawson is a Democrat.

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