Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom March 15 announced the following appointments:

Hildegarde Aguinaldo, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, where she has served since 2018 and currently serves as Vice President. Aguinaldo has been assistant general counsel at DaVita Inc. since 2020 and was senior corporate counsel there from 2018 to 2020. She is vice president of the Calbright College Board of Trustees, where she has served since 2018. She was president of the California Acupuncture Board, where she served from 2013 to 2018. Aguinaldo earned a Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per month. Aguinaldo is a Democrat. 

Adrienne Brown, of Long Beach, has been appointed to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. She has been a faculty member for the Los Angeles Community College District since 2013. She was HSI-STEM mentor and outreach coordinator for California State University, Fullerton from 2012 to 2013. She was program coordinator for the University of California TRIO upward bound math-science program from 2010 to 2012. Brown was a site coordinator for Think Together from 2008 to 2010. She earned a Master of Education degree in Education Counseling from California State University, San Diego. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per month. Brown is a Democrat.