SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced one appointment and four reappointments to the Little Hoover Commission.

 

“Vickie, Marilyn, Loren, Eugene and David bring a diversity of educational and professional experiences to the Little Hoover Commission,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “I am happy to appoint these five individuals to the Commission and am confident they will help make California better by examining government from many perspectives.”

 

Victoria Bradshaw, 62, of Sacramento, has served as secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) since 2009. She served as deputy chief of staff and cabinet secretary to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, she served as secretary for the LWDA from 2004 to 2008 and was undersecretary and acting secretary from 2003 to 2004. She served as executive director of the Employment Training Panel from 1999 to 2001.

Bradshaw worked in the Office of Governor Pete Wilson as deputy chief of staff and cabinet secretary from 1998 to 1999 and deputy cabinet secretary from 1996 to 1998. She was director of the Employment Development Department from 1995 to 1996 and was state labor commissioner from 1991 to 1995. She is a member California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, where she has served as a member and most recently as chair since 2005.

Bradshaw earned a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, Sacramento and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Bradshaw is a Republican.

 

Marilyn Brewer, 73, of Newport Beach, has served as a member of the Little Hoover Commission since 2006. Prior to her retirement, she served in the California State Assembly, where she represented the 70th Assembly District from 1994 to 2002.

Brewer was an executive assistant to Orange County Supervisor Thomas F. Riley from 1986 to 1994 and co-founder of C. Brewer Company in 1965, where she worked until 1983. She is the founding chair of the Orange County Coalition of Comprehensive Mental Health Services and member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University of California, Irvine College of Medicine.

Brewer earned an Associate of Arts degree from Fullerton College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Brewer is a Republican.

 

Loren Kaye, 54, of Sacramento, has served as a member of the Little Hoover Commission since 2006. He has been president of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education since 2006.

Previously, Kaye was a partner at KP Public Affairs from 1996 to 2005 and undersecretary for the California Trade and Commerce Agency from 1993 to 1996. Kaye earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Kaye is a Republican.

 

Eugene Mitchell, 54, of Carlsbad, has served as a member of the Little Hoover Commission since 2004. He has been regional vice president of external affairs for San Diego Gas and Electric Company since 2005 and was vice president of public policy and communications for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce from 1999 to 2005.

Previously, Mitchell was director of government affairs for American Medical Response from 1997 to 1999 and assistant director of intergovernmental relations for San Diego Mayor Susan Golding from 1996 to 1997.

From 1994 to 1996, he was director of governmental relations for San Diego City Firefighters Local 145. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Redlands. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Mitchell is a Republican.

 

David Schwarz, 50, of Beverly Hills, has served as a member of the Little Hoover Commission since 2007. He has been an attorney and a partner with the law firm of Irell and Manella since 1991 and previously served as special assistant to Ambassador Morris Abram, U.S. permanent representative to the European Office of the United Nations from 1989 to 1991.

Prior to that, Schwarz served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alex Kozinski in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Schwarz earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Duke University of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Schwarz is a Republican.