Carries out CELA's mandate to advance the rights of California employees. Committee members are involved in a number of activities, including drafting legislation concerning employee rights, monitoring bills introduced in the California Legislature that may significantly affect employees' rights, providing technical assistance to legislators and their aides, and communicating with legislators about reasons to support or oppose bills affecting California employees.
CELA members testify in the California Assembly and Senate committees on proposed legislation. We also work in coalition with labor, legal and civil rights organizations to improve the quality of life for working women and men.
If you would like to become a member of CELA’s Legislative Committee contact our Legislative Counsel & Policy Director, Mariko Yoshihara at mariko@cela.org.
CELA Legislative Counsel & Policy Director: Mariko Yoshihara
Phone: (916) 340-5084
mariko@cela.org
Co-Chair: Scot Bernstein
Phone: (916) 275-2255
swampadero@sbernsteinlaw.com
Co-Chair: Wendy Musell
Phone: (415) 593-0083
wmusell@stewartandmusell.com
Co-Chair: Steven R. Pingel
Phone: (562) 432-0302
stevpingel@aol.com
If you are interested in applying for a political or judicial appointment, please contact our Legislative Counsel & Policy Director, Mariko Yoshihara at mariko@cela.org.
Director
- Mariko Yoshihara
Co-Chairs
- Scot D. Bernstein
- Wendy Musell
- Steven Pingel
Members
- Asaf Agazanof
- J. Bernard Alexander III
- Megan Beaman
- Dale Brodsky
- Kirby Canon
- James Clark
- Zachary Crosner
- Maria G. Diaz
- David Duchrow
- Menaka Fernando
- Barbara Figari
- Erika Gaspar
- Gail Glick
- Paul Glusman
- Traci Hinden
- Phil Horowitz
- Christina Humphrey
- Toni Jaramilla
- Andrew B. Jones
- Rebecca Kagin
- Zahra Khoury
- Eric Kingsley
- Noah Lebowitz
- Anthony Lewis
- Kimberly Lind
- Alexis S. McKenna
- Annette Morasch
- Erin Pulaski
- Rory Quintana
- Alan J. Reinach
- Alan Romero
- Andrea Rosa
- Eliot Rushovich
- Leonard H. Sansanowicz
- Christian Schreiber
- Sonya Smallets
- Michael A. Strauss
- Richard Vaznaugh
- Michael Velarde
- Stephen Wiard