Saturday, August 27, 2011

California Building Standards Commission Appoints New Executive Director



SACRAMENTO, CA.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) announced today that Jim McGowan (59) of Folsom, California has been appointed Executive Director of the Commission.

 McGowan served as the Deputy Executive Director since October 1, 2010. As Deputy, McGowan was primary to the ongoing development, adoption and publication of the state’s building code program along with supervision of commission administrative requirements.

 As the CBSC liaison for the California Commission on Disability Access, McGowan provided oversight and direction to the newly formed body.

Prior to joining the CBSC, McGowan served as Program Operations Manager for the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Division of Codes and Standards. He was charged with the administration of six statewide housing code enforcement programs.

 McGowan joined HCD as an apprentice inspector in 1975. During his near 34 year tenure with the agency he was appointed Chair of the District Representative Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, HCD’s program to develop and train the department’s inspection staff.

This position does not require Senate confirmation. The annual compensation is $111,996.00.

Contacts
California Building Standards Commission
Katrina Benny, 916-263-0916

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