SACRAMENTO; Governor announced appointments Sept. 30, 2026, the governor’s office said.
Jason Kenney of Carmichael was appointed Director of the Department of General Services; Kenney has been Chief Deputy Director for the Department of General Services since 2023 and has held multiple roles at the department since 2016, the governor’s office said. The position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $239,858; Kenney is registered without party preference.
Patricia Barahona of Modesto was reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California; Barahona has served on the board since 2023 and has been Business Owner of Them Tops, LLC since 2023 and Chief Executive Officer at the Youth Leadership Institute since 2020, the governor’s office said. The position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50 per diem; Barahona is a Democrat.
Jose Cisneros of San Francisco was reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California; Cisneros has served on the board since 2019 and has been Treasurer for the City and County of San Francisco since 2004, the governor’s office said. The position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50 per diem; Cisneros is a Democrat.
Ajay Bhutoria of Fremont was appointed to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists; Bhutoria is founder and principal at Global Business Consulting Services and served on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders from 2021 to 2024, the governor’s office said. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem; Bhutoria is a Democrat.
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