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Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom March 1 announced the following appointments:

Michaela Mendelsohn, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Fast Food Council. Mendelsohn has been President and CEO of Pollo West Corp since 1988 and is founder of TransCanWork. She served on the Los Angeles County workforce development board from 2018 to 2021. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Mendelsohn is a Democrat.

Richard Reinis, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Fast Food Council. Reinis has been partner at Thompson Coburn LLP since 2014. He was partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP from 2006 to 2014. Reinis was CEO and general counsel for Great Circle Family Foods LLC from 2000 to 2006. He was managing partner at Reinis & Reinis from 1985 to 2000. Reinis was founding partner of the Law Offices of Richard Reinis from 1981 to 1985. He is a member of the Chancery Club and the Max H. Gluck Foundation. Reinis earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Princeton University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Reinis is a Democrat.

Anneisha Williams, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Fast Food Council. Williams has been a shift leader at Jack in the Box since 2021. She is a member of the California Fast Food Workers Union, formerly Fight for $15. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Williams is a Democrat.

 

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