Executive Management

Meet the CalEPA executive management team and read their biographies.
To reach them, visit our Contact Us page.

A photo of CalEPA secretary Yana Garcia.

Yana Garcia
Secretary for Environmental Protection

A photo of Catalina Hayes-Bautista

Catalina Hayes-Bautista
Undersecretary for Environmental Protection

Business portrait of Jason Boetzer in Sacramento, California

Jason Boetzer
Assistant Secretary for
Local Program Coordination and Emergency Response

Business portraits of Shereen D'Souza in Sacramento, California

Shereen D’Souza
Deputy Secretary for
Climate Policy and
Intergovernmental Relations

Eric Jarvis
Deputy Secretary for
Fiscal and Administrative
Programs

Kalin Kipling-Mojaddedi
Acting Deputy Secretary for
Communications and External Affairs

Business portrait of a Linda Lye in Sacramento, California

Linda Lye
Deputy Secretary for
Law Enforcement and General Counsel

Business portraits of Clare Mendelsohn in Sacramento, California

Clare Mendelsohn
Deputy Secretary
for Public Policy

A photo of Moises Moreno-Rivera

Moisés Moreno-Rivera
Deputy Secretary for
Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations

A photo of Anna Naimark

Anna Naimark
Deputy Secretary and
Special Counsel for Water Policy

Business portrait of Craig Scholer in Sacramento, California

Craig Scholer
Deputy Secretary for
Legislative Affairs

Business portrait of Rachel Zwillinger in Sacramento, California

Rachel Zwillinger
Assistant General Counsel for
Enforcement

Vacant
Deputy Secretary for
Environmental Policy and Emergency Response

Vacant
Agency Chief Information Officer

Vacant
Assistant General Counsel