SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Mollie Simons, of Oakland, has been appointed Legal Advisor for the California Public Employment Relations Board. Simons has been a Partner at Leonard Carder LLP since 2021 and was an Associate there from 2015 to 2021. She has been a Pro Bono Attorney for the Centro Legal de La Raza Asylum Project since 2018. Simons was an Associate at Reich, Adell & Cvitan from 2013 to 2015. She was a Legal Fellow at FairVote from 2012 to 2013. Simons was a Purchasing Analyst and Quality Assurance Representative for Stryker Endoscopy from 2007 to 2009. Simons earned a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Global Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $162,000. Simons is a Democrat.
Jacque Roberts, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Undersecretary at the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Roberts has served as Deputy Cabinet Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom since 2020. She was Senior Advisor at the Department of General Services from 2015 to 2020. Roberts was Deputy Legislative Secretary in the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. from 2011 to 2015 and Assistant Legislative Secretary in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2005 to 2010. Roberts earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from Biola...
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