The Ma Squad

Photos of Treasurer Fiona Ma on the Road

Treasurer Ma visiting the Merlin Plastics materials recovery facility in Canada during an educational study trip sponsored by the California Foundation on the Environment and Economy. The facility handles garbage, containers, and paper/cardboard.

Treasurer Ma with Noah Starr of her External Affairs team (far right) and student interns who worked with the External Affairs team over the summer. The students ranged in age from 16 to 26 and hailed from such schools as St. Ignatius Prep School, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara University, Columbia University and Brandeis University, among others. Over the course of the eight week internship program each intern did a presentation on one of the boards, commissions, and authorities chaired by the Treasurer and analyzed a policy or legislation that was being monitored, co-sponsored, or supported by the Treasurer.

Treasurer Ma getting familiar with a privately operated high-speed rail system serving South Florida. California and Nevada are considering a high-speed rail system that would link Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Some of the funding would come through the sale of tax-exempt private activity bonds approved by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee under the aegis of the State Treasurer’s Office.

Treasurer Ma, with Dr. Tom Shimotake, Associate Director of Clinical Programs in Neonatology, and Jamie Phillips, Chief Operating Officer, viewing the infant care and resuscitation area at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. Treasurer Ma visited the hospital to deliver a resolution commending it on the compassionate care it provides Californians. She also saw first-hand the results of the $69 million allocation made through the California Health Facilities Financing Authority under the oversight of the State Treasurer’s office, which followed voter approval of the Children’s Hospital Programs of 2004 (Prop 61) and 2008 (Prop 3). The money helped cover the pediatric costs associated with the construction of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, which includes 183 pediatric beds and a pediatric emergency department.