Executive Staff

Executive	Position	Bio
Ana M. Lasso	Director	Ana M. Lasso was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as the Director of the Department of General Services on March 19, 2021. Read more.
Jennifer Osborn	Chief Deputy Director	Jennifer Osborn was appointed Chief Deputy Director of the Department of General Services by Governor Gavin Newsom on December 24, 2020. Read more.
Jason Kenney	Chief Deputy Director	Jason Kenney was appointed Chief Deputy Director of the Department of General Services on October 10, 2023. Read more.
Paul Dixon	Deputy Director, Facilities Management	Paul Dixon, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Director of Facilities Management at the California Department of General Services on October 18, 2023. Read more.
Matt Bender	Deputy Director, Legislation	Matt Bender was appointed Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs on May 27, 2021. He had previously served as Manager, Legislative Affairs, since 2012 and Acting Deputy Director since 2019. Read more.
Christine Ciccotti	Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, Legal Services	Christine Ciccotti was appointed Deputy Director and Chief Counsel at the California Department of General Services in August of 2022. Read more.
Ida Clair	State Architect, Division of the State Architect	Ida Clair was appointed to State Architect by Gov. Newsom in April 2021. She began serving as acting State Architect in January 2019. She concurrently served as Principal Architect for the Division of the State Architect. Read more.
Monica Hassan	Deputy Director, Public Affairs	Monica Hassan was reappointed deputy director for the Department of General Services’ (DGS) Office of Public Affairs on Sept. 23, 2021. Read more.
Matt Henigan	Deputy Director, Sustainability	Matt Henigan serves as the Deputy Director of Sustainability for the Department of General Services. He was appointed by Director Ana Lasso on April 1, 2022. Read more.
Brent Jamison	Deputy Director, Interagency Support Division	Brent Jamison was reappointed deputy director of the DGS Interagency Support Division by Governor Gavin Newsom on May 27, 2021, where he had been serving since his appointment by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on April 10, 2014. Read more.
Madelynn McClain	Deputy Director, Real Estate Services	Madelynn McClain was appointed Deputy Director of Real Estate Services at the California Department of General Services on December 8, 2023. Read more.
Katherine Minnich	Deputy Director, Administration	Katherine Minnich joined the DGS team on May 31, 2021, as the Deputy Director of Administration. Read more.
Zackery Morazzini	Director, Administrative Hearings	Zackery Morazzini was reappointed Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings at the Department of General Services on May 27, 2021, where he has served in that position since 2015. Read more.
Gary Renslo	Chief Information Officer	Gary Renslo was appointed Chief Information Officer of DGS on March 1, 2018. He was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the California Department of General Services (DGS). Read more.
Angela Shell	Deputy Director, Procurement	Angela Shell was reappointed Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of General Services on May 27, 2021, where she has served in that position since 2017. Read more.
Elizabeth Williamson	Strategic Initiatives and Policy Advisor	Elizabeth “Lizzy” Williamson was appointed Strategic Initiatives and Policy Advisor at the California Department of General Services in September 2021. Read more.
Andy Won	Deputy Director, Audit Services	Andy Won was appointed deputy director of the Office of Audit Services at the California Department of General Services in September 2017. Read more.
Ricardo DeLaCruz	Deputy Director, Enterprise, Planning and InClusiveness	Ricardo joined the DGS team on June 1, 2023,as the Deputy Director of Enterprise Planning and InClusiveness (EPIC) Division. Read more.
Rebecca Kirk	Executive Officer, Office of Public School Construction	Rebecca Kirk was appointed Executive Officer at the Office of Public School Construction in January 2024. Read more.