The GO-Biz Team
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
We offer a range of no-cost consultation services to business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion services, site selection, permit assistance, regulatory guidance, small business assistance, international trade development, assistance with state government, and much more. Our teams are comprised of experts that span industries, geographies and business backgrounds who are happy to assist your economic development and job growth efforts.
Meet our talented team from each department:
Dee Dee Myers
Senior Advisor and Director
Chris Dombrowski
Chief Deputy Director
Tyson Eckerle
Senior Advisor for Clean Infrastructure and Mobility
Sandy Reynoso
Executive Project Manager
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of Communications
Office of Legal Affairs
Office of Supply Chain
Trelynd Bradley
Deputy Director of Sustainable Freight and Supply Chain Development
Angela Shepard
Supply Chain Program Manager
Business Development
Business Investment Services Unit
Poonum Patel
Assistant Deputy Director, Business Investment Services
Michael Karavolias
Sustainable Innovation Specialist
Julie Herd
Associate Deputy Director, Business Programs and Outreach
Stephen Suderman
Regional Business Development Specialist, Greater Sacramento, Central & Eastern Sierra Regions
Melissa Howlett
Regional Business Development Specialist, Inland Empire & Southern Border Regions
Dustin McDonald
Regional Business Development Specialist, Greater Los Angeles Region
Toni Gomez
Regional Business Development Specialist, Bay Area & Central Coast regions
Nina Natina
Regional Business Development Specialist, North State Region
Brian Coleman
Place-Based Incentives Specialist
Moeed Farooq
Business Development Analyst
Kimberly Cerón
Business Development Analyst
Alexandra Lanjewar
Science and Technology Policy Fellow
Office of Permit Assistance
Manjeet McCarthy
Senior Permit Specialist – Northern California Region
Lillian Conroe
Senior Permit Specialist – Southern California Region
California Competes Tax Credit
Scott Dosick
Deputy Director
Jee Liyanage
Assistant Deputy Director
Jonathan Sievers
California Competes Specialist
Dan Krebs
California Competes Specialist
Brandon Lowe
California Competes Specialist
Christine Roybal
California Competes Analyst
Narjisse Sarehane
California Competes Analyst
Erik Brown
California Competes Analyst
Sarah McCue-Green
California Competes Analyst
Community and Local Equity Grants Unit
William Koch
Deputy Director
Alejandro Raygoza
Assistant Deputy Director
Natasha Lodahl
Grant Supervisor
Katie Raley
Grant Supervisor
Nicholette Vandenakker
Grant Compliance and Evaluation Analyst
Erica Eng
Grant Compliance and Evaluation Analyst
Carlos Barron
Staff Grant Analyst
Michael Pennypacker
Staff Grant Analyst
Angela Payroda
Staff Grant Analyst
Energy and Climate Unit
Rohimah Moly
Deputy Director of Energy and Climate
Gabrielle Stevenson
Assistant Deputy Director, Energy and Climate
Grace Curtis
Energy Analyst, Energy and Climate
International Affairs and Trade
Emily Desai
Deputy Director of International Affairs and Trade
Henan Li
Trade and Investment Representative – Asia
Diana Dominguez
Trade and Investment Representative for the Americas
Tricia Utterback
Trade and Investment Representative for Europe, MEA, India
Maria Onorato
Foreign Direct Investment Program Manager
Mariana Guevara
Export Program Manager
Claire Gordon
International Investment and Research Analyst
Odet Ford
Immigrant Integration Manager
Yoan Vivas
Immigrant Integration & Grants Analyst
Office of Zero Emission Vehicle Market Development
Gia Brazil Vacin
Deputy Director, ZEV Market Development
Heather Hickerson
Assistant Deputy Director, ZEV Market Development
Cortney Copeland
Program Manager, ZEV Market Development
Elsa Wright
ZEV Infrastructure Permitting and Development Specialist
Michael Kashuba
Infrastructure Specialist
