Personnel of the Law Revision Commission

-- Last revised 2026-02-10 --

Personnel of the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code

The Committee welcomes questions and comments regarding our work, but keep in mind that the Committee and its staff cannot give you legal advice or help you resolve a legal problem. Physical mail that is sent to us will not be returned.

Any communication regarding a Committee study should be sent to Thomas Nosewicz at tnosewicz@clrc.ca.gov.

Committee Members

Michael Romano, Chairperson
Assembly Member: Hon. Sade Elhawary
Senate Member: Hon. Scott Wiener
Hon. Peter Espinoza
Mary Kennedy
Prof. Priscilla Ocen
Prof. Heidi Rummel

Committee Staff

Legal Staff Thomas Nosewicz, Legal Director Joy Haviland, Senior Staff Counsel Rick Owen, Senior Staff Counsel Sharon Reilly, Executive Director	Email tnosewicz@clrc.ca.gov jhaviland@clrc.ca.gov rowen@clrc.ca.gov sreilly@clrc.ca.gov	Phone # (916) 407-1037 (916) 407-2322 (916) 407-3532 (916) 409-6382
Administrative Staff Christie House, Chief of Administrative Services Megan Hayenga, Office Assistant	Email chouse@clrc.ca.gov mhayenga@clrc.ca.gov	Phone # (916) 314-3337 (916) 409-6533