CANNABIS CONTROL APPEALS PANEL MEMBERS
Diandra Bremond, EdD
Dr. Diandra “Dee” Bremond was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown and reappointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel, where she was elected as the Panel Chair. Additionally, Bremond is an adjunct lecturer in the MSW and DSW programs in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California. Bremond served as the founding Board President for Crete Academy, a public charter school in South Los Angeles. Moreover, Bremond served as the Director of Trauma-Informed Youth Development for the Brotherhood Crusade for nearly seven years. Bremond serves on many non-profit director and advisory boards, including the following: Why Can’t We Make A Difference and Equality California Advisory Board.
Bremond is a graduate from Pepperdine University where she earned a Master’s of Public Policy and a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership. Her dissertation and substantive interests are rooted in public policy, innovation and social work. Bremond is married to her wife, Otesha Mosley-Bremond, and resides in Los Angeles with their two dogs, Princess and Polo.
Sharon-Frances Moore
Sharon-Frances Moore served as an executive in the media industry (2010-2018), Executive Director of a labor union (2007-2010), Executive Director for a 9/11 nonprofit Tribeca Organization (2003-2006), and Senior Advisor to the CEO of GSUSA (2000-2002), Northeast Regional Litigation Director for Owens Corning (1998-2000), and Director of Community Affairs for a U.S. Senator (1996-1998). Sharon-Frances earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland.
Ian Calderon
Elected to the California State Assembly in 2012, Ian was the first millennial ever elected to the California State Legislature. In 2016, at age 30, he became the youngest Majority Leader in the history of the state. He has extensive expertise in public policy, political strategy, public affairs, fundraising and running and winning political campaigns.
A member of the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2020, Ian served as the Chair of the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media from 2012-2016 and Majority Leader from 2016-2020. He is the longest serving Majority Leader in the term-limited era.
During his time in the legislature, he co-chaired the Legislative Technology and Innovation Caucus and the Legislative Millennial Caucus, and served as a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. During his tenure, he served on the Insurance, Appropriations, Elections and Redistricting, Banking and Finance, Privacy and Consumer Protection committees, among others.
Ian was appointed to the California Film Commission by Speaker Anthony Rendon. As an architect of California’s current film tax credit program to keep the entertainment industry in the state, Ian has extensive legislative and policy expertise in all issues impacting the industry in California.
California’s Blockchain Working Group was created through legislation authored by Ian. As a member of the working group, he helped establish best uses, practices and regulation for blockchain technology in California and authored subsequent legislation expanding on the technology in the state. Additionally, he authored legislation to establish state guidelines for the implementation and use of crypto currencies. Ian was named Legislator of the Year by TechNet in 2015 as well as the 2017 CompTIA California Tech Champion.
Over his eight-year tenure in the Legislature, Ian worked on a wide range of policy impacting different issue areas including: education, tech, entertainment, tourism, finance, housing, homelessness, long term care, insurance, health, among others. Additionally, he secured over $15 million in state funding for projects and programs in his Assembly District including funds for parks, parkway safety lighting, and for a skateboard park in the city La Puente that the city subsequently named after him. One of his proudest accomplishments was securing funding to re-open a previously closed superior courthouse in the city of Whittier to bring access to justice and much needed business to the local economy.
Ian received his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach where he majored in political science and minored in communication.