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CSLEA
Government Affairs
Staff & Consultants
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Alan Barcelona |
CSLEA President |
email Julia Marin for contact |
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Craig Brown |
Peter W. Mitchell |
Legislative Consultant |
Political Consultant |
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Craig L. Brown brings over 24 years of executive and legislative experience to Richard Robinson & Associates, Inc. Just prior to joining the firm, he served as California's Director of Finance, where he was responsible for developing and managing California's $76 billion budget. He served on over 60 authorities, boards and commissions that deal with virtually every aspect of state finance.
During his tenure as Director, state government provided substantial tax relief designed to improve California's business climate, while making major investments in our state's K-12 and higher education systems.
Prior to his 1996 appointments as Director of Finance, Mr. Brown served for approximately 13 years as a leader in California's correctional system, with experience as the Underscretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency during two Administrations, and as Director of the California Youth Authority.
Before joining the Executive Branch, Mr. Brown served the California Legislature as a staff member and supervisor in the non-partisan Legislative Analyst's office. He also served as a budget officer in the United States Air Force in the early 1970s |
Peter Mitchell, a native Californian, is the son of Greek immigrants and proud to be an American.
Mitchell is a bi-partisan, political analyst of California Politics for over 17 years. In January of 2002, he was honored to form P.M. Consulting, Inc.
P.M. Consulting, Inc. is a political/public affairs firm specializing in: Independent Expenditures; comprehensive non-partisan analysis on State and Federal Elections; Fundraising; Organization/Public Speaking; Political Campaign Consulting; Polling/Research, Strategy and Management; and other services.
His clients include some of the largest and most successful Business, Public Safety, Trade Association, Non-Profit, Union, Corporate and other entities in California and America.
Mitchell works at P.M. Consulting, Inc. offices in Brea, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. to represent his clients’ interests with excellent service, bi-partisan and timely information and integrity.
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Julia A. Marin |
Coby Pizzotti |
Political Affairs Coordinator |
Legislative and Political Liaison |
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Julia Marin is Political Affairs Coordinator in the Government Affairs Division and has nearly a decade of administrative experience. Prior to joining CSLEA in October of 2000, she served as Administrative/Marketing Assistant for the California Association of Employers (CAE). Ms. Marin’s primary functions at CAE were developing publications and promotional materials to educate prospective members on the services the association provided, and managing the association’s membership database. She planned and coordinated human resource seminars, created participant registration databases for association events, and handled inquiries from the membership on available products and publications.
Ms. Marin serves as Executive Assistant to CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. She provides resources to CSLEA Board of Director meetings, conferences, the CSLEA PAC, the CSLEA Foundation, CSLEA Public Works, and other special projects.
Ms. Marin enjoys the diversity of the membership CSLEA represents and always looks forward to interacting with members at CSLEA events.
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Mr. Pizzotti brings over nine years of legislative and campaign experience to the CSLEA Government Affairs Department. Most recently, he served the Speaker of the California State Assembly, Fabian Nuñez, as a member consultant providing strategic consulting services to legislative members in highly contested legislative districts, and provided legislative outreach game plans, bill analysis, and district profiles for effective mailing programs.
Mr. Pizzotti was part of the Assembly Democratic Mail Program for the 2002 and 2004 election cycles, writing political and strategic mail for candidates. He also organized the ground operations of various state assembly candidates by recruiting volunteers, and coordinating precinct walk and phone banking programs.
Before joining the Speaker’s staff, Mr. Pizzotti served as a legislative consultant to various senators and assemblymembers. During this time, he primarily worked on legislation pertaining to public safety, insurance, utilities, consumer protection, and constituent casework.
In 1998, Mr. Pizzotti joined the Department of Corrections’ Legislative Liaison Unit where he escorted legislators on prison tours of the 33 major prisons within the State.
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