Bill Lockyer
State Treasurer and Chair
Ex Officio Member

Residence: Hayward, California.
Background: Mr. Lockyer completed his undergraduate study at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento while serving in the State Senate. He also holds a teaching credential from California State University, Hayward. As State Treasurer, Mr. Lockyer draws on leadership, management and policymaking skills developed over a public service career spanning more than three decades. Mr. Lockyer served for 25 years in the California Legislature, culminating his Capitol career with a stint as Senate President pro Tempore. He served eight years, from 1999-2006, as California Attorney General and left a lasting legacy. Among his landmark achievements as Attorney General, Mr. Lockyer revolutionized crime fighting in California by creating and maintaining the nation's most sophisticated DNA forensic laboratory, established the Megan's Law website and recovered billions of dollars for defrauded energy ratepayers, consumers and taxpayers.

John Chiang
State Controller
Ex Officio Member

Residence: Torrance, California.
Background: Mr. Chiang graduated with honors from the University of South Florida with a degree in Finance, and received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. As State Controller, he presides over 76 boards and commissions, including the Franchise Tax Board, the California Public Employees' Retirement System Board, and the California State Teachers' Retirement System Board. Prior to being elected State Controller, he was elected to the Board of Equalization in 1998, leading with innovative taxpayer-friendly services like the State's free income tax return preparation service, ReadyReturn. Mr. Chiang's record of public service has been recognized with many awards and distinctions including the Award for Excellence by a Government Official from the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Ana J. Matosantos
Director of Finance
Ex Officio Member

Ms. Matosantos was appointed State Director of Finance in December 2009.
Residence: Sacramento.
Background: Ms. Matosantos earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University. Ms. Matosantos has served in the Department of Finance as chief deputy director since 2008. Prior to that, she served as deputy legislative secretary for health and human services and veterans affairs in the Office of the Governor from 2007 to 2008. From 2006 to 2007, Ms. Matosantos served as associate secretary for legislative affairs for the Health and Human Services Agency (HHS) and, from 2004 to 2006, she served as assistant secretary for program and fiscal affairs at HHS. Prior to that, she was a consultant to the Senate Committees on Health and Human Services and Budget and Fiscal Review from 1999 to 2004.

Malcolm Dougherty
Acting Director of the California Department of Transportation

Malcolm was appointed the Acting Director of the California Department of Transportation on May 17, 2011. As Director, Mr. Dougherty is responsible for the maintenance and operations of more than 50,000 lane miles of roadway on the State Highway System, a budget of more than $13.3 billion, and providing leadership to more than 20,000 employees. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Dougherty served as the Chief Deputy Director where he advised and assisted the Director regarding all aspects in the policy and operation of the Department of Transportation. He represented the Department in meetings, hearings, boards, commissions and committees and had responsibility related to the overall operation and management of the Department. Malcolm Dougherty has been with the Department for nearly 20 years, serving in a number of high profile management positions including District Director of the District 6/Central Region. As the District Director, he was responsible for Planning, Project Management, and Maintenance for the five counties within the district, as well as the Capital Project Delivery Program for Central California from the Pacific Coastline to Nevada, and from Amador to Kern County. Mr. Dougherty's career also includes management positions in Design, Project Management, Maintenance, and Traffic Operations. Prior to coming to Caltrans, he worked on land development and municipal engineering for a consultant. Malcolm is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is married and has three children.

Bimla Rhinehart
Director of the California Transportation Commission

Bimla Rhinehart has nearly twenty three years of experience with the California Department of Transportation. She served for fours years as the Division Chief of Right of Way and Land Surveys, and previously served as the Acting Division Chief of Budgets, and Deputy Director for External Affairs and Special Projects Manager. On April 1, 2009, Ms. Rhinehart was appointed to the position Executive Director for the California Transportation Commission (Commission) by the Commission members. The Executive Director of the Commission reports to the eleven-member Commission and is responsible for overseeing the Commission’s staff of 19 and its annual budget of $3.6 million. The Commission is responsible for programming and allocating several billion dollars annually for transportation projects throughout California in partnership with regional transportation agencies and the California Department of Transportation. The Commission is also responsible for advising the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the California Legislature on key transportation policy matters.

Rebecca J. Long
Senior Legislative Analyst, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Senate Rules Committee Appointee

Rebecca has been working in the field of transportation for the last 14 years. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1994 with a major in Politics and obtaining a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Michigan in 1998, Rebecca began working at the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) covering the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assignment. Rebecca joined the San Francisco Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in 2002, where she works as a Senior Legislative Analyst, seeking to defend and grow the transportation funding pie at the regional, state and federal level. During her tenure at MTC, Rebecca served a leading role in several major pieces of state legislation, including Senate Bill 916 (Perata) in 2003, which led to voter approval of a $1 toll increase in March 2004 and Senate Bill 375 (Steinberg), the state’s groundbreaking climate change legislation that links together regional transportation funding decisions and land use planning for the first time.

Assembly Speaker Appointee: TBA