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Executive staff for the California Department of Industrial Relations

Director's Office

photo of Katie Hagen. Katrina "Katie" S. Hagen
DIR Director

photo of Adam P. Romero. Adam P. Romero
DIR Chief Deputy Director

photo of Mark Chekal. Mark Chekal
Special Advisor
Director's Office

DIR Offices

photo of Lyn Asio-Booz. Lyn Asio-Booz
Chief
Office of Self-Insurance Plans

photo of Daniel Lopez. Daniel Lopez
Deputy Director
Office of Communications & Media Relations

photo of Jennifer Lim. Jennifer Lim
Deputy Director
Office of External Affairs & Community Outreach

photo of Sulma Guzmán. Sulma Guzmán
Deputy Director
Office of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs

photo of Benjamin Bonte. Benjamin Bonte
Chief Information Officer
Office of Information Services

photo of Joshua Iverson. Joshua Iverson
Chief Financial Officer
Office of Fiscal Services

photo of Ken Lau. Ken Lau
Chief Counsel
Office of the Director, Legal

photo of Silvestre Rojas. Silvestre Rojas
Deputy Chief
Office of the Director, Research

DIR logo. Andrew Collada
Chief
Office of Administrative Services

photo of Dominic Forrest. Dominic Forrest
Chief
Office of Strategic Enforcement

photo of Mathew Raute. Mathew Raute
Chief
Office of Equity and Risk

photo of Sarah Waklee. Sarah Waklee
Assistant EEO Officer

DIR Divisions

photo of Lilia García-Brower. Lilia García-Brower
California Labor Commissioner
Labor Commissioner's Office

photo of Debra Lee. Debra Lee
Chief
Cal/OSHA

photo of Adele Burnes. Adele Burnes
Chief
Division of Apprenticeship Standards

photo of George Parisotto. George Parisotto
Administrative Director
Division of Workers' Compensation

Boards and Councils

photo of Melissa Flores. Melissa Flores
Executive Officer
Commission on Health & Safety & Workers' Compensation

photo of Patricia Hapgood. Patricia Hapgood
Acting Executive Officer
Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board

photo of Ed Lowry. Ed Lowry
Chair
Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board

photo of Millicent Barajas. Millicent Barajas
Executive Officer
Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board

DIR logo. Katherine Zalewski
Chair
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

photo of Paul R. Sanchez. Paul R. Sanchez
Executive Officer
Fast Food Council

May 2025