Commissioners
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Local Women's Commissions
Dr. Rita Gallardo Good
Chair (Long Beach)
Appointed by the Governor
Appointed: 7/1/26
Term Ends: 7/1/30
Nisha Devi Rodrigo
1st Vice Chair (San Francisco)
Appointed by the Governor
Appointed: 7/1/26
Term Ends: 7/1/30
Erica G. Courtney
2nd Vice Chair (Half Moon Bay)
Public Member appointed by the Governor
Appointed: 6/30/23
Term Ends: 7/1/27
Lisa Zola Greer
Member-at-Large (Los Angeles)
Public Member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
Appointed: 7/1/23
Term Ends: 7/1/27
Catalina Chacon
Member-at-Large (Temecula)
Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore
Appointed: 11/7/25
Term Ends: 11/7/29
Kawser Amine
Commissioner (Bay Point)
Appointed by the Governor
Appointed: 6/30/23
Term Ends: 7/1/27
Joelle Gomez
Commissioner (Stockton)
Public Member appointed by the Governor
Appointed: 7/1/26
Term Ends: 7/1/30
Lilia Garcia-Brower
Statutory Member (Los Angeles)
State Labor Commissioner
Appointed: 11/1/19
Statutory Member
Quinn Delaney
Public Member (Oakland)
Represents the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Appointed: 9/1/19
CATHERINE S. BLAKESPEAR
Senator (Encinitas)
Appointed by the Senate Rules Committee
Appointed: 1/12/26
Laura Richardson
Senator (Los Angeles County)
Appointed by the Senate Rules Committee
Appointed: 6/18/25
Suzette Martinez Valladares
Senator (Lancaster)
Appointed by the Senate Rules Committee
Appointed:6/18/25
Lisa Calderon
Assemblymember (Los Angeles)
Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
Appointed: 3/22/21
Stephanie Nguyen
Assemblymember (Elk Grove)
Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
Appointed: 3/13/23
Gail Pellerin
Assemblymember (Santa Cruz)
Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly
Appointed: 3/16/26
How to Become a Commissioner
The California Commission on the Status of Women is comprised of seventeen members. Nine Public Members, six Legislative Members and two Statutory Members. The Commission itself is not responsible for the appointment of Commissioners. The appointing authorities are Gubernatorial, Senate, Assembly, or Statutory. Please visit How to Become a Commissioner for information on the appointment procedure.