National Academy of Public Administration

History of Employment

Position	Organization	Start	End
Adjunct Professor and Senior Advisor	University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law	2017	2025
Staff Writer	Press-Tribune	1981	1983
Staff Writer	Bakersfield Californian	1983	1987
Senior Writer	Sacramento Bee	1987	1994
Project Manager	California Little Hoover Commission	1994	1997
Deputy Executive Director	California Little Hoover Commission	1997	1998
Executive Directorc	California Little Hoover Commission	1999	2006
Executive Directortor	New California Network	2006	2007
President and CEO	California Forward	2007	2019
Chief of Innovation Incubation	Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission	2019	2020

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History of Employment