December 15, 2014

TO: All Senators and Senate Staff

FROM: Daniel Alvarez

Secretary of the Senate

RE: New Deputy Secretary for Human Resources

I would like to take this opportunity to share with you that after an extensive search
and interview process, the Senate has hired Jeannie Oropeza as Deputy Secretary for
Human Resources.

Ms. Oropeza brings to the Senate more than 25 years of public service experience. She
served most recently with the California Department of Education as Deputy
Superintendent of Services for the Administration, Finance, Technology and
Infrastructure Branch, where she oversaw a department of 2,480 employees. The
Branch manages budget, personnel services, accounting, and information systems. She
previously served in the Department of Finance, the Department of Food and
Agriculture, and served two years as the Education Budget Consultant in the Assembly
Budget Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
with an emphasis in accounting, and a minor in Spanish.

Ms. Oropeza comes to us with extensive background in management, expertise in

budget and fiscal issues, and a strong working relationship with and understanding of
the California Legislature, making her uniquely qualified for this position. She will
begin work in her new position on January 5, 2015.