Welcome to the Department of Industrial Relations
Boards, Commissions & Programs

Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation

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Commission members (in alphabetical order)

Labor

Faith Culbreath
President,
Security Officers United in Los Angeles (SOULA), Local 2006
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and
External Affairs Lead,
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (UHW)
Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly

Darrel "Shorty" Thacker
Senior business representative of Carpenters Local 22 (Retired)
Appointed by the Governor

Angie Wei (Chairperson, 2012)
Legislative director
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Appointed by the Senate

Employer

Catherine (Cathy) Aguilar
Workers' Compensation Claims Manager
California Self Insured Security Fund
Appointed by the Governor

Sean McNally
Vice President, Corporate & Government Affairs
Grimmway Farms
Appointed by the Governor

Kristen Schwenkmeyer
Secretary-treasurer
Gordon and Schwenkmeyer
Appointed by the Senate

Robert B. Steinberg
Senior partner
Law offices of Rose, Klein and Marias
Appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly

Commission operations and staff are managed by
Lachlan Taylor, Acting Executive Officer

January 2012