Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently announced the following appointment:

Sarah L. White, 52, of Carmichael, has been appointed deputy director of equity, climate, and jobs at the California Workforce Development Board, where she has been a special consultant since 2015. White was a senior associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center on Wisconsin Strategy from 2007 to 2015, principal at Sarah L. White Consulting from 2001 to 2015 and a policy and budget advisor at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development from 2005 to 2007. She was director of environmental initiatives at Wilderness Inquiry from 2000 to 2002 and associate director at the Rural AIDS Action Network from 1996 to 2000. White earned Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy and Master of Arts degrees in history from Columbia University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $108,000. White is registered without party preference.