KATIE HAWKINS, Chair
Truckee, California
 

Katie Hawkins of Truckee was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Boating and Waterways Commission in July 2020. Katie Hawkins is a nationally recognized female leader in the outdoor industry and is the California Program Director for Outdoor Alliance. Hawkins earned her MBA from CSU - Sacramento and currently serves on California Natural Resources Agency 30x30 Partnership Coordinating Committee (PCC). Her passions and love for the Range of Light led her and her family to the heart of the Sierra-Lake Tahoe. From there, she advocates on behalf of the entire state of California and the world of outdoor recreation, which has been a constant presence in her life on both a personal and professional level.

TOM PIER, Vice Chair 
San Francisco, California 
 

Tom Pier of San Francisco was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Boating and Waterways Commission in March 2020. Tom Pier has been of counsel at Alioto Law Firm since 2005. He was a self-employed political consultant from 1991 to 1999, a lifeguard for the City of Newport Beach from 1988 to 1992 and a fisherman and ship engineer for various fishing vessels in Alaska from 1985 to 1988. Pier earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco Law School and a Master of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Texas, Austin.

 

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ
Sacramento, California
 

José González was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Boating and Waterways Commission in May 2022. José González has been a Partner at the Avarna Group since 2017. He was a Fellow at the Pisces Foundation from 2019 to 2020, Founder and Executive Director of Latino Outdoors via Community Initiatives from 2013 to 2017, Latino Outreach and Education Manager for the Tuolumne River Trust from 2013 to 2014, and a Butler Koshland Fellow at Radio Bilingue from 2012 to 2013. González was Faculty at National Hispanic University from 2011 to 2013, Faculty at Eastside College Preparatory School from 2009 to 2010, and Faculty and Coordinator at Douglass Middle School, Woodland Unified School District from 2005 to 2007. González is a board member of Parks California and Resource Media, a trustee of the National Recreation Foundation and the National Outdoor Leadership School and a counselor for Save the Redwoods League. González earned a Master of Science degree in behavior, education and communication from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

MAGGIE HALLAHAN
San Francisco, California
 

Maggie Hallahan, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California Boating and Waterways Commission in February 2024. Maggie is a licensed United States Coast Guard Captain, Board President of the San Francisco Wahine Outrigger Canoe Community, Makani Skipper Leader at the San Francisco Sea Scouts and a member of Peralta Squadron - America's Boating Club Northern California.
She is the Chief Executive Officer of MHPV, a San Francisco LBE Company, since 1990. Maggie has been a Photographer and Director since 1990 and a Motivational Speaker about the UN Commission on the Status of Women, CSW, since 1991. This position requires Senate confirmation and fulfills California State mandate of one member that must belong to a recognized statewide organization representing recreational boaters.

MARICELA ROSALES
Crestline, California
 

Maricela Rosales of Crestline was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Boating and Waterways Commission. Rosales has been the California Associate Program Director, Conservation Lands Foundation since 2020. She was the Front Desk Staff/Head Coach of Recreation & Intermediate Team at Cliffs of Id, Touchstone Climbing from 2018 to 2020. Rosales was the Los Angeles Regional Coordinator at Latino Outdoors from 2015 to 2018. She was a Community Advocacy Program Coordinator at the Disability Rights Legal Center from 2015 to 2016. Rosales was a Customer Service and Marketing Brand Associate at Mad Rock Climbing, Inc. from 2013 to 2016. She was a 10th Grade Teen Conference Instructor at Step Up Women’s Network from 2014 to 2015. Rosales was a Challenge Course Team Leader at the University of California, Riverside – Outdoor Excursions Challenge Course from 2009 to 2013. She was a Data Collections Assistant at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus USDA ARS from 2012 to 2013. Rosales earned her Bachelor of the Arts degree in Sociology, Law and Society from the University of California, Riverside.

GONZALO MEDINA
Long Beach, California
 

Gonzalo Medina of Long Beach was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the California Boating and Waterways Commission in November 2024. Medina has been the Marine Safety Chief at the City of Long Beach Fire Department since 2014. He has held many other positions at the City of Long Beach Fire Department since 1995 including Administrative Capitan from 2013 to 2014, Operations Capitan from 2012 to 2013, Public Safety Dive Team Supervisor from 2009 to 2012, Rescue, Swiftwater Team Member from 2006 to 2012, Marine Safety Officer from 2004 to 2012, and Ocean Lifeguard from 1995 to 2004. Medina is a member of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard Area Maritime Security Committee, and a Board Member of the Centro Community Hispanic Association. He earned his Master of the Arts degree in Writing and his Bachelor of the Arts degree in English from the University of Alaska, Anchorage.