Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

LOS ANGELES —Vernon B. Williams, 55, of Palos Verdes Estates, has been reappointed to the State Athletic Commission, where he has served since 2015. Williams has been a physician and director at the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic since 1997. He was chair of the American Academy of Neurology sports neurology section from 2014 to 2018. Williams was medical director of concussion management for the Special Olympics in 2015. He was chief medical officer at the Sports Concussion Institute from 2007 to 2014. Williams is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, North American Brain Injury Society and International Neuromodulation Society. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Michigan. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Williams is a Democrat.

Alexandre Rasouli, 46, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California State Lottery Commission. Rasouli has been an orthopedic surgeon at 90210 Precision Ambulatory Surgical Centers and at Spalding Ambulatory Surgical Center since 2016. Rasouli has been medical director at RasouliSpine since 2021. He has been a consultant reviewer at the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery since 2008. Rasouli was an orthopedic surgeon at the Spine Center at Cedars-Sinai from 2008 to 2021. He was medical staff at the Spine Institute from 2008 to 2011. Rasouli is a member of the North American Spine Society. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, Irvine. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rasouli is not registered to vote.