SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following
appointments:
John P. Fitzpatrick II, 54, of Davis, has been appointed Chief Financial
Officer, Veterans Homes at the Veterans Homes Division of the California
Department of Veterans Affairs. Fitzpatrick has been Finance Budget Analyst
at the California Department of Finance since 2008 and has served in several
positions there since 2004, including Principal Program Budget Analyst
II and Principal Program Budget Analyst III. He was Fiscal Director at
the California Redistricting Commission in 2021. Fitzpatrick was an Auditor
at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Contract Audit Agency
from 2002 to 2004. He was an Analyst at Accenture from 2001 to 2002. Fitzpatrick
was a Graduate Assistant at San Diego State University, Graduate School
of Business in 2000. He earned a Master of Science degree in Accounting
and Taxation from San Diego State University. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and the compensation is $151,728. Fitzpatrick is registered
without party preference.
Purvi Patel, 41, of Oakland, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of
Credit Unions at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
Patel has been Assistant General Counsel at Self-Help Federal Credit Union
since 2022. She was Executive Staff at Self-Help Federal Credit Union
from 2016 to 2022. Patel was a Senior Fellow at the New York City Economic
Development Corporation from 2015 to 2016. She was an Associate at Buckley
Sandler from 2013 to 2015 and a Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for
the District of Puerto Rico from 2010 to 2012. She was an Associate at
White & Case from 2008 to 2010. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from
the Georgetown University Law Center. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and the compensation is $150,024. Patel is a Democrat.
Ana Matosantos, 46, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the State Personnel
Board, where she has served since 2022. Matosantos served as Cabinet Secretary
in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2022. She was President
of Matosantos Consulting from 2013 to 2018 and joined the Newsom transition
team in 2018. Matosantos was Director of the California Department of
Finance from 2009 to 2013 and Chief Deputy Director for Budgets from 2008
to 2009. She was Deputy Legislative Secretary for Health and Human Services
and Veteran Affairs in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from
2007 to 2008. She served in several positions at the California Health
and Human Services Agency, including Assistant Secretary for Programs
and Fiscal Affairs and Associate Secretary for Legislative Affairs from
2004 to 2007. Matosantos was Human Services Consultant at the Senate Committee
on Budget and Fiscal Review from 2002 to 2004. She was a Consultant at
the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services from 2000 to 2002. Matosantos
was a California Senate Fellow from 1999 to 2000. She is a member of the
University of California Board of Regents. This position requires Senate
confirmation and the compensation is $54,114. Matosantos is a Democrat.
Vernon B. Williams, 55, of Palos Verdes Estates, has been reappointed to
the State Athletic Commission, where he has served since 2015. Williams
has been a Physician and Director at the Center for Sports Neurology and
Pain Medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic since 1997. He was Chair
of the American Academy of Neurology Sports Neurology Section from 2014
to 2018. Williams was Medical Director of Concussion Management for the
Special Olympics in 2015. He was Chief Medical Officer at the Sports Concussion
Institute from 2007 to 2014. Williams is a fellow of the American Academy
of Neurology and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine,
North American Brain Injury Society and International Neuromodulation
Society. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of
Michigan. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation
is $100 per diem. Williams is a Democrat.
Martha “Chris” Kutzkey, 75, of Montague, has been appointed
to the 10th District Agricultural Association, Siskiyou Golden Fair. Kutzkey
has been a Real Estate Broker since 1981 and Broker/Owner at John L. Scott
Real Estate, Siskiyou since 2016. She was a Director at the California
Association of REALTORS from 1995 to 2011. Kutzkey was President of the
California Association of REALTORS in 2015 and Treasurer from 2011 to
2012. She is a partner of the Siskiyou County Fair and a member of Rescue
Ranch and Habitat for Humanity. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no compensation. Kutzkey is a Republican.
Alexandre Rasouli, 46, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California
State Lottery Commission. Rasouli has been an Orthopedic Surgeon at 90210
Precision Ambulatory Surgical Centers and at Spalding Ambulatory Surgical
Center since 2016. Rasouli has been Medical Director at RasouliSpine since
2021. He has been a Consultant Reviewer at the Journal of Bone & Joint
Surgery since 2008. Rasouli was an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Spine Center
at Cedars-Sinai from 2008 to 2021. He was Medical Staff at the Spine Institute
from 2008 to 2011. Rasouli is a member of the North American Spine Society.
He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California,
Irvine. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation
is $100 per diem. Rasouli is not registered to vote.