Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 20, announced the following appointments:

Jeffery R. Marino, 41, of Los Angeles, has been appointed deputy director of strategy at the Office of Data and Innovation, where he has served as deputy director of service innovation since 2022. Marino held several positions at the Office of Digital Innovation from 2020 to 2022, including insights program manager and insights product lead. Marino was head of research and development for Symbihom from 2019 to 2021 and senior content lead and data journalist at ZipRecruiter from 2018 to 2019. He was insights and communications lead at Redfin from 2014 to 2017 and an editor at First Tuesday from 2010 to 2014. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Literature and Critical Theory from the University of California, Santa Cruz. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $168,432. Marino is registered without party preference.

Kathryn “Katie” Clarkin, 30, of Long Beach, has been appointed program director of the Office of Family Engagement and Empowerment Initiatives at the Department of Social Services, where she has served as special advisor to the directorate since 2021. Clarkin was special assistant to the Governor in the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2020. She was a research associate in the California Policy Lab at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2017 to 2019 and a research assistant at Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs from 2016 to 2017.  She served in several positions as an appointee of President Obama at the U.S. Department of Energy from 2014 to 2016, including special assistant to the deputy secretary, scheduler to the deputy secretary and special assistant in scheduling and advance. Clarkin earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $110,184. Clarkin is a Democrat.