Meet the team

We’re a team that’s passionate about making California a better place for everyone.

Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) staff have backgrounds in:

• Tech
• Design
• Data
• Policy
• Strategy
• Analytics
• Research

We’re longtime public servants, entrepreneurs, and private sector veterans. Some of us never even thought of ourselves as “tech people” until we joined ODI. We come from all over California (and work all over too–we’re all remote).

Our diverse experiences help us explore the intricacies of state services and programs. We identify and solve problems through empathy, curiosity, data, and technology.

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  Jeffery Marino he/him Director
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  Sergio Gutierrez he/him Chief Deputy Director
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  Jason Lally he/him Chief Data Officer
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  Becki Gibson she/her Chief Counsel
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  Adelina Zendejas she/her/ella Special Advisor to the Director
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  Anne Crew-Renzo she/her Head of CalAcademy
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  Arman Madani he/him Sr. Data Scientist
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  Barb Cosio Moreno she/hers Communications Director
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  Brian Rains he/him Talent Engagement Specialist
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  Brittany Allen she/her Senior Analytics Engineer
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  Chach Sikes she/her Senior Engineer
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  Chad Bratton Chief Information Officer
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  Eric J Deputy Director, Operations
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  Erica Stivison she/her UX Designer
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  Gabriele Hoeppel she/her Visual/User Interface Designer
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  Gini Martinez she/her Research Assistant
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  Hayley Figeroid Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives
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  Holly Prag she/her CalAcademy Curriculum Designer
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  Ian Rose he/him Senior Data Engineer
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  Jim Bumgardner Senior Engineer
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  Jon Jensen Full Stack Developer
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  JP Petrucione he/him Deputy Director, User Research
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  Kevin Vellanoweth he/him Senior Systems Architect
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  Kim Hicks she/her Deputy Director, Advanced Analytics & Evaluation
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  Lawrence Troxler III he/him Head of Talent
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  Matt Zhou he/him Assistant Chief Data Officer
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  Michael Sullivan he/him Content Strategist
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  Monica Bobra she/her Principal Data Scientist
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  Peggy Gartin she/her Content Strategist
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  Regan King he/him Website Performance Analyst
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  Roberto Rizo he/him Legislative and External Affairs Manager
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  Rocio Mora she/her/ella Senior Data Analyst
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  Samantha Kuykendall she/her Administrative Coordinator
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  Sarah Letson she/her Senior Researcher
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  Sarah Sachs, PhD she/her Principal UX Researcher
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  Summer Mothwood she/her Principal Analytics Engineer
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  Tara Stevens Head of Administration
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  Thea Man she/her Information Security Officer
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  Yesenia Aparicio she/her Product Manager
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  Zakiya Khabir she/her Engineering Manager
• 👀 You
  Want to join the team? Check out our open roles