Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom June 4 announced the following appointments:

Brandie Devall, of Long Beach, has been appointed chief counsel at the California Department of Aging, where she has been an attorney III since 2022. Devall was an attorney III at the California Department of Industrial Relations from 2020 to 2022. She was an attorney at the California Department of State Hospitals from 2019 to 2020. Devall was a senior attorney at Fleming, Greenwald and Associates from 2014 to 2019. She was an attorney manager at the Law Office of Brandie Devall from 2008 to 2017. Devall was an attorney at the Law Office of Benjamin P. Wasserman from 2006 to 2008. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Loyola Marymount University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $179,508. Devall is registered to the Green Party.  

Adriene “Alex” Davis, of Carson, has been appointed to the California Commission on Aging. Davis has been assistant vice chancellor of Economic & Workforce Development in Educational Services for the Rancho Santiago Community College District since 2018. She was acting vice chancellor of Educational Services for the Rancho Santiago Community College District in 2022. Davis was dean of Academic Affairs and for the Office of Economic Development and Workforce Education for the Los Angeles City College District from 2008 to 2018. She was director of the El Camino College Small Business Development Center from 2006 to 2008. Davis earned a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education Leadership from California State University, Long Beach, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Davis is a Democrat.  

Wendy Mitchell, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Medical Board of California. Mitchell has been founder at Empower Her Mentoring since 2023 and principal at Wendy Mitchell Consulting Inc. since 2006. Mitchell was vice president of Government Affairs and Public Relations at Woodside Natural Gas from 2005 to 2006. She was Chief of Staff in the Office of California State Senator Denise Ducheny from 2003 to 2005. Mitchell was vice president of Communications and Government Relations at Cadiz Inc. from 1999 to 2003. She was senior budget consultant for the California State Assembly Budget Committee from 1997 to 1999. Mitchell has served on the California Horse Racing Board since 2019 and served on the California Coastal Commission from 2010 to 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Journalism from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Southern California. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Mitchell is a Democrat.