
Executive staff for the California Department of Industrial Relations
Director's Office
Katrina "Katie" S. Hagen
DIR Director
Adam P. Romero
DIR Chief Deputy Director
Mark Chekal
Special Advisor
Director's Office
DIR Offices
Lyn Asio-Booz
Chief
Office of Self-Insurance Plans
Daniel Lopez
Deputy Director
Office of Communications & Media Relations
Jennifer Lim
Deputy Director
Office of External Affairs & Community Outreach
Sulma Guzmán
Deputy Director
Office of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs
Benjamin Bonte
Chief Information Officer
Office of Information Services
Joshua Iverson
Chief Financial Officer
Office of Fiscal Services
Ken Lau
Chief Counsel
Office of the Director, Legal
Silvestre Rojas
Deputy Chief
Office of the Director, Research
Andrew Collada
Chief
Office of Administrative Services
Dominic Forrest
Chief
Office of Strategic Enforcement
Mathew Raute
Chief
Office of Equity and Risk
Sarah Waklee
Assistant EEO Officer
DIR Divisions
Lilia García-Brower
California Labor Commissioner
Labor Commissioner's Office
Debra Lee
Chief
Cal/OSHA
Adele Burnes
Chief
Division of Apprenticeship Standards
George Parisotto
Administrative Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
Boards and Councils
Melissa Flores
Executive Officer
Commission on Health & Safety & Workers' Compensation
Patricia Hapgood
Acting Executive Officer
Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board
Ed Lowry
Chair
Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board
Millicent Barajas
Executive Officer
Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board
Katherine Zalewski
Chair
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Paul R. Sanchez
Executive Officer
Fast Food Council
May 2025