Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:

Heidi Rummel, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California Committee on Revision of the Penal Code. She has been a clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Post-Conviction Justice Project at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law since 2006. Rummel served as an assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California from 1996 to 2005. She has been president of Parole Justice Works since 2020. Rummel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rummel is a Democrat.

Andrew Tavakoli, of Beverly Hills, has been appointed to the Exposition Park and California Science Center board of directors. Tavakoli has been chief executive officer at Tavaco Properties since 1987. He is a member of the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts, the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Board of Leaders, Cedars Sinai Medical Center board of counselors, and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Tavakoli earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Science degree in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Tavakoli is a Democrat.

Adrienne Mohan, of Long Beach, has been appointed to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. Mohan has been executive director at the Palos Verdes Conservancy since 2019, where she has held multiple roles since 2010, including conservation director and stewardship associate. She was a restoration program assistant at the California Coastal Commission from 2009 to 2010. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Geography from California State University, Long Beach. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $75 per diem. Mohan is a Democrat.