Matthew Atchley, of Cameron Park, has been appointed Associate Director of High Security Male Institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Atchley has served as Warden at Salinas Valley State Prison since 2019, where he served in several positions from 2004 to 2016 and in 2019, including Chief Deputy Warden, Associate Warden, Correctional Captain, Correctional Lieutenant, Correctional Sergeant and Correctional Officer. Atchley also held several positions at the Correctional Training Facility, where he was an Associate Warden from 2016 to 2019 and a Correctional Officer from 2002 to 2004. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $170,028. Atchley is registered without party preference.
Bonnie Klatt, of Colfax, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, where she has served since 2017. Klatt has been a teacher at the Center Joint Unified School District since 2021. She was a Teacher and Department Chair at Natomas Charter School Preforming and Fire Arts Academy from 2013 to 2020. Klatt was a Teacher at Aspire Alexander Twilight Academy in 2016. She was Education Programs Consultant and Administrator at the California Department of Education and State Board of Education from 2008 to 2016. Klatt was a teacher at Center Unified School District from 1995 to 2008 and at Highlands High School in the Grant Unified School District from 1993 to 1995. She earned a Master of Arts degree in English from California State University, Sacramento. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Klatt is a Democrat.
Jared Lozano, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed Deputy Director for Facility Support at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has been Associate Director for the high security male mission since 2020. Lozano served as Warden at the California Medical Facility from 2018 to 2020 and was Chief Deputy Warden at Folsom State Prison from 2015 to 2018. He was a Correctional Administrator at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2015 and from 2012 to 2013. He was Acting Chief Deputy Warden at the California Health Care Facility from 2013 to 2015 and Facility Captain at Deuel Vocational Institution from 2008 to 2012. He was a Lieutenant and Captain at CDCR Headquarters from 2006 to 2008, a Lieutenant at California State Prison, Solano from 2004 to 2006, a Sergeant at Deuel Vocational Institution from 2000 to 2004 and a Correctional Officer at California State Prison, Solano from 1997 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $188,496. Lozano is a Republican.
Keetha Mills, of West Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California State Lottery Commission, where she has served since 2019. Mills has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for California Community Colleges since 2012, where she was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2012. She was Controller of the Hines Interests Limited Partnership from 2007 to 2008 and held several regional positions at Planned Parenthood from 2003 to 2007, including Chief Financial Officer of Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Planned Parenthood of Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta and Chief Operating Officer of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. Mills was Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Dynegy Inc. from 2001 to 2003, Vice President and Corporate Controller for Ashford.com from 1998 to 1999 and Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1996 to 1999. Mills is a member of the American Leadership Forum Mountain Chapter. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Mills is registered without party preference.
Tine Sloan, of Santa Barbara, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, where she has served since 2019. Sloan has been a Teaching Professor, Director of Teacher Education and Director of the California Teacher Education Research and Improvement Network at the University of California, Santa Barbara since 2000. She was a Lecturer at the National Institute of Singapore from 1996 to 1997. Sloan was a Teacher at Lewis Avenue Elementary School in 1988. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree and a Master of Arts degree in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Sloan is a Democrat.