Government Affairs Staff
State Government
Lara Diaz Dunbar, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs + Public Policy
ADA/Disability Laws, Alcohol, Chain Liaison, Civil Justice, Food Safety, Immigration, Nutrition, Tourism
Matt Sutton, Senior Legislative Director
Education, Environment, General Business, Health Care, Labor and Employment, Tax, Workers’ Compensation, Workplace Safety
Jon Ross, Contract Lobbyist, KP Advocates
Paul Deiro, Contract Lobbyist, KP Advocates
Local Government
Johnnise Foster Downs, Director, Local Government Affairs
Territory includes parts of Bay Area, as well as the area from the Greater Sacramento region west to the Pacific Ocean, north to the California/Oregon border and east to the California/Nevada border.
Chapters: North State + Sacramento.
Amalia Chamorro, Director, Local Government Affairs
Counties: Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare + Tuolumne.
Chapters: Central Valley, Fresno + Santa Cruz County.
Katie Hansen, Director of Local Government Affairs
Counties: Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino + San Diego.
Chapters: San Diego County.
Andrew Casaña, Contract Lobbyist, Englander + Associates
Territory: Los Angeles region