Bill Lockyer
State Treasurer and Chair

Residence: Hayward, California.
Background: Mr. Lockyer completed his undergraduate study at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento while serving in the State Senate. He also holds a teaching credential from California State University, Hayward. As State Treasurer, Mr. Lockyer draws on leadership, management and policymaking skills developed over a public service career spanning more than three decades. Mr. Lockyer served for 25 years in the California Legislature, culminating his Capitol career with a stint as Senate President pro Tempore. He served eight years, from 1999-2006, as California Attorney General and left a lasting legacy. Among his landmark achievements as Attorney General, Mr. Lockyer revolutionized crime fighting in California by creating and maintaining the nation's most sophisticated DNA forensic laboratory, established the Megan's Law website and recovered billions of dollars for defrauded energy ratepayers, consumers and taxpayers.

John Chiang
State Controller

Residence: Torrance, California.
Background: Mr. Chiang graduated with honors from the University of South Florida with a degree in Finance, and received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. As State Controller, he presides over 76 boards and commissions, including the Franchise Tax Board, the California Public Employees' Retirement System Board, and the California State Teachers' Retirement System Board. Prior to being elected State Controller, he was elected to the Board of Equalization in 1998, leading with innovative taxpayer-friendly services like the State's free income tax return preparation service, ReadyReturn. Mr. Chiang's record of public service has been recognized with many awards and distinctions including the Award for Excellence by a Government Official from the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Ana J. Matosantos
Director of Finance

Ms. Matosantos was appointed State Director of Finance in December 2009.
Residence: Sacramento.
Background: Ms. Matosantos earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University. Ms. Matosantos has served in the Department of Finance as chief deputy director since 2008. Prior to that, she served as deputy legislative secretary for health and human services and veterans affairs in the Office of the Governor from 2007 to 2008. From 2006 to 2007, Ms. Matosantos served as associate secretary for legislative affairs for the Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) and, from 2004 to 2006, she served as assistant secretary for program and fiscal affairs at HHS. Prior to that, she was a consultant to the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and Budget and Fiscal Review from 1999 to 2004.

Claudia Cappio, Executive Director
California Housing Finance Agency

Claudia Cappio is the newly appointed (subject to confirmation by the Senate) Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Cappio was Principal at Sparticles LLC, a planning and development consulting firm. Previously Ms. Cappio served the City of Oakland as Director of Planning, Building, Major Projects and the Oakland Base Reuse Authority during then-mayor Jerry Brown’s administration. While there she was responsible for spearheading major public and private development, including the Oak to Ninth Project (with 3,000 housing units), the Wood Street Mixed Use Project (1,500 residential units), and the 10K Program, which approved construction of 6,000 residential units in downtown Oakland for 10,000 residents. Her experience in municipal planning and building also included many years of service to the cities of Emeryville, Albany and Corte Madera, California. Ms. Cappio received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University. She is currently a member of Lamdba Alpha Phi, the International Honor Society for the Advancement of Land Economics. She is also a Lecturer of University of California Extension planning courses and Continuing Education of the Bar, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), design review, public and private partnerships, and successful infill development. Ms. Cappio is also certified as a Wilderness First Responder from the Wilderness Medical Institute.

Cathy Creswell, Acting Director
Department of Housing and Community Development

Cathy E. Creswell is the Acting Director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) as of January 3, 2011. Acting Director Creswell’s position includes oversight for administration of the Department’s housing finance, rehabilitation, and community development programs; the State’s housing policy, planning and code-setting processes, and regulating manufactured housing and mobilehome parks. The Acting Director is leading the administration of $2.1 billion in Proposition 46 and $2.85 billion in Proposition 1C bond funds for affordable housing. Since January 2004, $1.6 billion has been awarded and has incentivized or created more than 100,000 affordable homes and shelter spaces for Californians. In various roles at HCD over the last 25 years, Acting Director Creswell has designed and implemented the $100 million Jobs/Housing Balance Improvement and Workforce Housing Programs and the State’s first planning grant program to develop infill site inventories and update zoning codes to promote sustainable communities; oversaw development of the $200 million Housing Related Parks Program; designed the Catalyst Projects for Sustainable Strategies Pilot Program to support implementation of SB 375 including testing innovative strategies to increase housing supply and affordability, improve jobs-housing relationships, enhance transportation choices, improve the environment and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; increased compliance with State housing element law and developed resources and technical assistance to facilitate preparation and implementation of local housing elements.

Vacant
County Representative

Christopher Armenta (no photo or biography available)
City Representative