The GO-Biz Team
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
We offer a range of no-cost consultation services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulatory guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. Our teams are comprised of experts that span industries, geographies and business backgrounds who are happy to assist your economic development and job growth efforts.
Meet our talented team from each department:
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor and Director
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Chris Dombrowski
Chief Deputy Director
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Tyson Eckerle
Senior Advisor for Clean Infrastructure and Mobility
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Sandy Reynoso
Executive Project Manager
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Emily Desai
Senior Deputy Director for Global and Strategic Program Planning and External Affairs
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Office of Legislative Affairs
Lauren Greenwood
Deputy Director of Legislative & External Affairs
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Office of Communications
Willie Rudman
Deputy Director of Communications
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Office of Legal Affairs
Van Nguyen
Deputy Director, Legal Affairs
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Hannah Goldsmith
Assistant Deputy Director, Legal Affairs
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Office of Supply Chain
Trelynd Bradley
Deputy Director of Sustainable Freight and Supply Chain Development
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Angela Shepard
Supply Chain Program Manager
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Business Development
Business Investment Services Unit
Poonum Patel
Deputy Director, Business Investment Services
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Julie Herd
Associate Deputy Director, Business Programs and Outreach
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Dustin McDonald
Regional Business Development Specialist, Greater Los Angeles Region
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Stephen Suderman
Regional Business Development Specialist, Greater Sacramento, Central & Eastern Sierra Regions
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Melissa Howlett
Regional Business Development Specialist, Inland Empire & Southern Border Regions
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Tiffany Louk
Regional Business Development Specialist, Central Valley Region
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Toni Gomez
Regional Business Development Specialist, Bay Area & Central Coast regions
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Nina Natina
Regional Business Development Specialist, North State Region
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Moeed Farooq
Business Development Analyst
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Tiger Nguyen
Business Development Analyst
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Kate Uyeda
Programs and Outreach Analyst
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Durrah Wagner
Programs and Outreach Analyst
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Office of Permit Assistance
Manjeet McCarthy
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Lillian Conroe
Senior Permit Specialist – Southern California Region
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California Competes Tax Credit
Scott Dosick
Deputy Director
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Jee Liyanage
Assistant Deputy Director
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Jonathan Sievers
California Competes Specialist
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Dan Krebs
California Competes Specialist
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Brandon Lowe
California Competes Specialist
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Christine Roybal
California Competes Analyst
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Sarah McCue-Green
California Competes Analyst
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Jeffrey McInnis
California Competes Analyst
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Nicole Cano
California Competes Analyst
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Community and Local Equity Grants Unit
William Koch
Deputy Director
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Alejandro Raygoza
Assistant Deputy Director
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Natasha Lodahl
Grant Supervisor
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Katie Raley
Grant Supervisor
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Nicholette Vandenakker
Grant Compliance and Evaluation Analyst
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Michael Tovar
Grant Analyst
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Joel Radtke
Grant Analyst
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Carlos Barron
Staff Grant Analyst
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Angela Payroda
Staff Grant Analyst
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Elizabeth Witthans
Staff Grant Analyst
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Harmit Gill
Staff Grant Analyst
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Ryan Bethke
Grant Assistant
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Mythanh Dang
Grant Assistant
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Sarah Bulletset
Grant Assistant
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Erik Brown
California Competes Analyst
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Energy and Climate Unit
Rohimah Moly
Deputy Director of Energy and Climate
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Gabrielle Stevenson
Assistant Deputy Director, Energy and Climate
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Grace Curtis
Energy Analyst, Energy and Climate
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International Affairs and Trade
Henan Li
Trade and Investment Representative – Asia
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Diana Dominguez
Trade and Investment Representative for the Americas
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Tricia Utterback
Trade and Investment Representative for Europe, MEA, India
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Maria Onorato
Foreign Direct Investment Program Manager
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Mariana Guevara
Export Program Manager
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Odet Ford
Immigrant Integration Manager
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Claire Gordon
International Investment and Research Analyst
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Jonathan Gasca
International Trade Analyst
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Yoan Vivas
Immigrant Integration & Grants Analyst
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Office of Regional Economic Development Initiatives
Derek Kirk
Senior Advisor for Economic Policy
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Danna Stroud
Associate Deputy Director
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Alicia Albornoz
Regional Investment Initiative Program Manager
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Virginia Gutierrez
Administrative Coordinator
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Jesus Salazar
Regional Economic Development Specialist
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Michael Karavolias
Statewide Industry Engagement Manager
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Brian Coleman
Project Financing Manager
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Joleah Jackson
Regulatory Affairs Manager
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Ethan Nash
Economic Impact & Research Coordinator
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Alex Lanjewar
Science and Technology Policy Fellow
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Office of Zero Emission Vehicle Market Development
Gia Brazil Vacin
Deputy Director, ZEV Market Development
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Heather Hickerson
Assistant Deputy Director, ZEV Market Development
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Jessie Denver
Lead Advisor, Utilities & ZEV Market Development
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Nidia Erceg
ZEV Equity Advocate
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Lillian Liu
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Elsa Alves-Wright
ZEV Market Development Specialist
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Catherine Dunwoody
Hydrogen Program Advisor
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