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Grantland
Johnson
Grantland
Johnson was appointed Secretary of the California Health and
Human Services Agency by Governor Gray Davis in January of
1999. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Governor's Cabinet and
serves as his chief advisor on health, social services, and
employment policies.
Mr.
Johnson manages an agency that has more than 42,000 employees
and a total budget of more than $48 billion. The Agency oversees
13 state departments and two boards which are responsible
for providing health, social services, mental health, rehabilitation,
development services, employment and other critical services
to millions of Californians. As Secretary, Mr. Johnson is
involved in issues affecting millions of Californians of all
ages from health care, to affordable health coverage, to teenage
pregnancies, to senior services to employment benefits.
Mr.
Johnson came to state service with extensive experience in
both local and federal government. In 1993, he was appointed
by federal Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala
as Regional Director for Region IX of the Department of Health
and Human Services. Region IX includes Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Micronesia and American Samoa.
Mr.
Johnson was elected in 1987 to the Sacramento County Board
of the Supervisors and served on that board of seven years
until his appointment to Region IX. From 1983-1986, he was
a member of the Sacramento City Council.
Mr.
Johnson was born in Sacramento. He received his bachelor's
degree in government from the California State University
at Sacramento in 1974.
Mr.
Johnson's many affiliations have included chairmanship of
the California State Association of Counties Health and Human
Services Policy Committee, member, Center for Integrated Services
for Families and Neighborhoods, board member, Congress for
new Urbanism; board member. Local Government Commission; fellow,
National Academy of Public Administration; and board member,
Alliance for Redesigning Government, founded by David Osborne
and Ted Gaebler, co-authors of Reinventing Government.
Mr. Johnson and his wife Charlot Bolton have a daughter, Patrice.
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