About Us

Who We Are

The California Taxpayers Association was established in 1926 by taxpayers as a nonpartisan, nonprofit tax research and advocacy association.

CalTax members include individuals, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies operating in every sector of the California economy. We are the state’s largest and oldest organization representing taxpayers, with a mission to promote sound tax policy and government efficiency.

Located just one block from the Capitol in Sacramento, we have a team of experts who actively represent taxpayers before the Legislature. Our team also serves on the advisory councils for the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Franchise Tax Board, Office of Tax Appeals, and State Board of Equalization.

CalTax also engages in state and local ballot measures by providing analysis and making recommendations to voters.

Brenda Fleming David Kline and Betty Yee

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Board of Directors

The CalTax Board of Directors is composed of tax policy experts and public affairs representatives who seek to improve California and advance CalTax’s mission. Each director brings a unique set of skills, expertise, and diversity to our organization.

Jon Almeras

Airlines for America

Carlos Anguiano

AT&T

Jim Asay

Sempra

John Barnes

T-Mobile

Delia Besio

Franklin Templeton Investments

Nicolaus Blackburn

Granite Construction

Michael Brown

Abbott Laboratories

John Cmelak

Verizon

Cheyanne Cook

Altria

Joseph Coughlin

AbbVie

Mardiros 'Marty' Dakessian

Dakessian Law, Ltd.

Calli Daly

Koch Industries

Kristine Dankenbrink

Comcast

Ben Elliott

Deloitte

Meredith H. Garwood

Charter Communications

Martin Guenther

Tenet Healthcare

Tim Gustafson

Eversheds Sutherland

Tyler Henderson

Amazon

Christopher Hayes

RAI Services

Melanie Hoskins

Walmart

Fran Inman

Majestic Realty Company

Trini Jimenez

Watson Land Company

Kevin Keane

American Beverage Association

Erica Kenney

NextEra Energy

Thomas Klingler

Enterprise Mobility

Stephen Konig

Marathon Petroleum

Jason Lane

California Bankers Association

Michael Langford

Farmers Insurance

Michael Lebeau

Bewley Lassleben & Miller, LLP

Clara Lee

The Wonderful Company

Martin Loeber

Valero Energy

Kevin Miller

Dry Creek Corporation

Ocean Mills

BlackRock

Josh Mishoe

Netflix

Charles Moll

McDermott Will & Emery, LLP

Jeffrey S. Moreno

Wells Fargo & Company

Omar Munoz

KPMG

Sabina Nussipov

Intuit

Cris K. O'Neall

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Curtis Raulinaitis

Anheuser-Busch

Carley Roberts

Pillsbury Law

Gina Rodriquez

Ryan

Terry Ryan

Apple

Shane Simpson

United Parcel Service

Daniel Smith

Google

Jon A. Sperring

PwC

Mark Stefan

Ernst & Young

Jeremy Stohs

H&R Block

John Stowell

The Walt Disney Company

Joe Strong

Microsoft

David Uphaus

BNSF Railway

Steve Utech

Union Pacific Railroad

Barry Weissman

Individual

Jana Wells

Solar Turbines

Patricia Wong

Edison International

William Wright

Bank of America

Michelle Wright Conn

Cisco Systems

Elena Xu

Meta Platforms

Andrew Zalewski

Chevron

Becky Zhu

Pacific Gas & Electric Company

STAFF

CalTax has the most experienced tax policy and tax-lobbying staff in Sacramento. When working on tax policy issues before the Legislature, the tax agencies, local governments, in court, or on statewide ballots, the CalTax policy team is an effective partner to CalTax members. We closely monitor legislative, tax agency, and local government tax policy deliberations, and coordinate with CalTax members and industry representatives to promote tax policy changes that would reduce the cost of doing business and encourage job growth in California – changes that would have a positive impact on CalTax members and the state economy.