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Gov. Newsom Announced The Following Appointments

LOS ANGELES — Indira J. Cameron-Banks, 44, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy. Cameron-Banks has been a sole practitioner at Cameron Banks Law since 2021. She was director of the Preventing and Ending Homeless Project for the Inner City Law Center from 2020 to 2021. She held several positions at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2007 to 2020, including assistant U.S. Attorney, chief of financial litigation and special counsel to the U.S. Attorney. Cameron-Banks was an associate at Taylor Duane Barton & Gilman from 2004 to 2006 and a law clerk for the Connecticut Superior Court from 2003 to 2004. Cameron-Banks earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Boston University School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Cameron-Banks is a Democrat.

Nate Kirtman III, 50, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State Lottery Commission, where he has served since 2012. Kirtman has been publicity principal of corporate communications at Amazon Studios since 2021. He was vice president of corporate communications at the CW Network from 2019 to 2021. Kirtman was President of Represent Media Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Kirtman was senior vice president of corporate communications and publicity at NBC Universal from 2009 to 2016, where he was vice president from 2006 to 2009. He was a manager for marketing communications at GE Aviation from 2005 to 2006. Kirtman was manager of GE’s corporate digital team from 2003 to 2005, where he was content manager from 2002 to 2003. He was a marketing representative at Warner Bros. from 1995 to 1998, where he was a public affairs representative from 1994 to 1995. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Kirtman is a Democrat.

On Feb. 9, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments:  

Drake Dillard, 71, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Disability Access, where he has served since 2020. Dillard has been an architect at Perkins & Will since 2013. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Organization of Minority Architects. Dillard earned a Master of Arts degree in Architecture from Howard University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dillard is registered without party preference.

Souraya ElHessen, 59, of Bellflower, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Disability Access, where she has served since 2020. ElHessen has served as a board member for the Bellflower Unified School District since 2020 as a member of the Los Angeles County Public Social Service Commission since 2019. She was online faculty at the University of Phoenix from 2002 to 2021. ElHessen was a member of the Inclusive Excellence Commission at California State University, Long Beach from 2016 to 2020 and was the work ability IV coordinator there from 1995 to 1998. ElHessen was ADA coordinator and a senior analyst for the City of Santa Monica from 1998 to 1999. She was a member of the Los Angeles County Accessibility Appeals Board from 2014 to 2018. ElHessen serves on the CalAPS CTE board for the Bellflower Unified School District. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from California State University, Long Beach and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Southern California. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. ElHessen is a Democrat.

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