Staff
Sacramento Team
Andrew Pederson
Capitol Director
Jesse Vallejo
Associate Director of Legislative and Political Affairs
Pam Tuohy Novinsky
Sacramento Administrator
Operations Team
David Crane
President
Cathy Dean
Chief Operating Officer
Celeste Sempere
Director of Engagement
Jeanne Gutierrez
Finance
Brian Jenkins
Chief Information Officer
Chapters
GFC Courage Committees
Govern For California Courage Committee chapters are 18 independent PACs that make direct contributions to legislators and other candidates for state or local office. Chapters maximize our impact in the State Legislature so we can fulfill our mission of becoming a permanent counter to special interests.
- Bay Area
- Chaired by Greg Hirshman and Mason Harrison
- Common Sense
- Chaired by Alexander Mans and Nicholas Langdon
- East Bay
- Chaired by Eleanor Thornton and Alistair Thornton
- Future Generations
- Chaired by Colin Lind
- Golden Gate
- Chaired by Sachi Takahashi-Rial and Michael Joseph
- Hollywood
- Chaired by Aaron Thomas and Adam Sieff
- Marin
- Chaired by Fraser Preston and Celeste Sempere
- Oakland
- Chaired by Connor Diemond-Yauman and Eli Bildner
- Palo Alto
- Chaired by Kathryn Hallsten and Craig Ritchey
- San Diego
- Chaired by Brian Jenkins and Eliot Hodges
- San Fernando Valley
- Chaired by Jason Levin and Ross Erlich
- San Francisco
- Chaired by Douglas Abbey, Greg Flynn and Mark W. Perry
- Santa Barbara
- Chaired by Katy Powers and Chris Terrill
- Santa Clara
- Chaired by John Dawson and Rick Tinsley
- Santa Cruz
- Chaired by Laura Kurek and Bryan Kurek
- Sierra
- Chaired by Adam Thacher and Janice Thacher
- Southern California
- Chaired by Pamela Beck, Dennis Beck, Gretchen Willison and Bruce Willison
- Statewide
- Chaired by David Crane and Cathy Dean