We continue to highlight the appointments made by Governor Schwarzenegger — late last week, the Governor made two important appointments, Republican Lynn Jacobs as director of the Department of Housing and Community Development and George Valverde as director of the Department of Motor Vehicles. Here is more information about them:
GEORGE VALVERDE
Valverde has served the State of California for thirty years, much if it in managerial roles, with a focus on operations and budget issues. He has served the State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA) as undersecretary since 2004. Valverde was previously deputy secretary for fiscal operations from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his tenure with State and Consumer Services, he served in the Department of Finance as an assistant program budget manager of the Capitol Outlay Unit from 1990 to 1995, principal program budget analyst from 1985 to 1990 and budget analyst from 1981 to 1985.
LYNN JACOBS
Jacobs has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of affordable housing and community development. She is currently the president of Ventura Affordable Homes, a developer of ownership housing under affordable housing programs in Ventura County. Jacobs has also served as a member of the California Housing Partnership Corporation since her appointment in 2005 and is a member of the Loan and Grant Committee for the Department of Housing and Community Development. Before founding Ventura Affordable Homes in 1998, she was the president of Affordable Communities and Ventura Communities from 1985 to 1998. Prior to that, Jacobs was a project manager for The Ramos/Jensen Company and a financial assistant for the Ojai Land Co. She is the chair of the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County, a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the California Building Industry Association, a member of the Ventura County Unified School District Bond Oversight Committee and a former member and chair of the City of Ventura Planning Commission.