MANAGEMENT TEAM
The California Lottery leadership team believes in empowering staff to do their most impactful work, and driving our mission to make a difference in California public education.
Harjinder K. Shergill Chima
Director
Director Harjinder K. Shergill-Chima brings extensive experience to the California Lottery. She served Lottery in the capacity of Chief Deputy Director for four years before Governor Gavin Newsom appointed her to the Director position.
Prior to Lottery, Shergill-Chima was Assistant General Counsel at the California Government Operations Agency from 2018 to 2019. Before that, she 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.
Shergill-Chima is the first Indian American serving as Director of the California Lottery.
Florence Bernal
Chief Deputy Director
Fernando Aceves
Chief Legal Counsel
Sharon Allen
Deputy Director, Sales & Marketing
Carolyn Becker
Deputy Director
Public Affairs & Communications
Nicholas Buchen
Deputy Director, Finance
Jean Cooper
Deputy Director, Operations
Anthony Edmonds
Chief Information Security Officer
Chris Fernandez
Deputy Director, Human Resources
Jim Hasegawa
Deputy Director, Business Planning
John Lowden
Deputy Director
Security & Law Enforcement
Paula Negrete
Deputy Director, External Affairs
Cristina Ruelas-Barriga
Equal Employment Opportunity Officer
Sara Sheikholislam
Deputy Director, Internal Audits