Governor Newsom Announces Appointment of Tribal Affairs Specialist Kayla Olvera Hilario

Kayla Olvera Hilario, 40, of San Diego, has been appointed tribal affairs specialist at the California Complete Count – Census 2020. Olvera Hilario has been programs coordinator at the Southern California American Indian Resource Center since 2015. She was a child care coordinator at the Inter-Tribal Council of California from 2002 to 2015. Olvera Hilario is a board member of the San Diego County Emergency Food and Shelter Program and previously of the Tribal Child Care Association of California. She is a recipient of the Rodney T. Matthews Scholarship for California Indians and previously served as the election committee chair for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians. Olvera Hilario earned a Master of Arts degree in nonprofit leadership and management from the University of San Diego. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $90,000. Olvera Hilario is a Democrat.