SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
Tiffany Conklin, 34, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California Gambling Control Commission, where she has served since 2010. Conklin was an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University from 2008 to 2010 and chief of staff for California State Senator Tom Harman from 2001 to 2010. She is a member of the International Masters of Gaming Law. Conklin earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $131,952. Conklin is a Republican.
Lauren Hammond, 58, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Gambling Control Commission, where she has served since 2010. Hammond has been the principal at L. Hammond and Associates since 1994. She served as a Sacramento City Council member representing district five from 1997 to 2010 and was a consultant at the California State Senate from 1981 to 2004. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $131,952. Hammond is a Democrat.