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.

• JJ
  Jared Johnson Acting Director
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  Sergio Gutierrez he/him Chief Deputy Director
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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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  Aeri Shan they/them Principal Analytics Engineer
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  Anne Crew-Renzo she/her CalAcademy Training Program Manager
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  Arman Madani he/him Sr. Data Scientist
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  Barb Cosio Moreno she/hers Communications Manager
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  Britt Allen she/her Data Strategist
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  Chach Sikes she/her Senior Engineer
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  Chad Bratton Chief Information Officer
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  Christian Crumlish he/him/they Senior Product Manager
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  Clara Gonzalez Sueyro she/her Senior User Experience Researcher
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  Daniel Yu he/him Researcher
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  Erica Stivison she/her UX Designer
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  Hayley Figeroid Government Relations Manager
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  Ian Rose he/him Senior Data Engineer
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  Jason Lally he/him Deputy Director, Data Engineering and Services
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  Jeffery Marino he/him Deputy Director of Strategy
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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 of 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 Data & Analytics Governance Lead
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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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  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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  Shelby Drayton she/her User Experience (UX) Design Manager
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  Sheryl Harris Administrative Support Analyst
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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 Gutiérrez 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