Welcome to the Department of Industrial Relations
Boards, Commissions & Programs

Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation

Labor
Employer
Allen Davenport
Director
SEIU California State Council
Appointed by: speaker of the Assembly
Kristen Schwenkmeyer
Secretary-treasurer
Gordon and Schwenkmeyer
Appointed by the Senate

Angie Wei
Legislative director
California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Appointed by the Senate
Robert B. Steinberg
Senior partner
Law offices of Rose, Klein and Marias
Appointed by the speaker of the Assembly

Darrel "Shorty" Thacker
Retired
Appointed by the governor
Catherine (Cathy) Aguilar
Independent consultant
Gitter and Associates
Appointed by the governor

Sean McNally
Vice President, Corporate & Government Affairs
Appointed by the governor

Commission operations and staff are managed by
Christine Baker, Executive officer