Administration and Monitoring
Peggy Okabayashi serves as the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Monitoring. She
oversees the activities of the Office of Administrative Services, which
includes three divisions, Fiscal Services, Procurement and Logistical Service,
and Human Resources. She also supervises
the Grants Monitoring Division.
Peggy brings over 30 years of experience in state government
to this position. She previously held
positions such as Deputy Director of Administrative Services for the Governor’s
Office of Emergency Services; Chief of Business Services for the Department of
Motor Vehicles; Chief, Business Management Branch for the Office of Real Estate
Appraisers; and various analytical positions within state services. Peggy began her career with the State of California
in 1969 as a clerk with the Department of Motor Vehicles, left state service in
1971 to raise her family and returned in 1984 to work for the Board of
Equalization.