Harjinder Shergill-Chima, of Rocklin, has been appointed Director of the California State Lottery. Shergill-Chima has served as Chief Deputy Director of the California State Lottery since 2019. She served as Assistant General Counsel at the California Government Operations Agency from 2018 to 2019. Shergill-Chima was an Attorney at the California Department of Transportation from 2004 to 2018. She was an Associate at Rich, Fuidge, Morris & Iverson Inc. from 2002 to 2004 and at Reinecke & Daily in 2001. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Sacramento and a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $199,741. Shergill-Chima is a Democrat.   

https://www.calottery.com/about-us/management-team

Alexandre Rasouli, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State Lottery Commission, where he has served since 2023. Rasouli has been an Orthopedic Surgeon at 90210 Precision Ambulatory Surgical Centers since 2016. He has been an Orthopedic Surgeon at Spalding Ambulatory Surgical Center since 2016. Rasouli has been Spinal Surgeon at RasouliSpine since 2021. He has been a Consultant Reviewer at the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery since 2008. Rasouli was an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Spine Center at Cedars-Sinai from 2008 to 2021. He was on the Medical Staff at The Spine Institute from 2008 to 2011. Rasouli is a member of the North American Spine Society. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology from Stanford University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rasouli is not registered to vote.

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https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/12/07/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-12-7-23/