Advisory Committee
OTA’s Advisory Committee typically meets twice a year and represents a broad range of stakeholders including practitioners, state tax entities, and legislative staff.
The Advisory Committee provides guidance and feedback in furtherance of OTA’s mission to provide a fair, objective, and timely process for appeals from California taxpayers.
| Name | Organization | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Campbell | Deloitte Tax LLP | Principal |
| Marty Dakessian | Dakessian Law | Founder |
| Randy Ferris | Ernst & Young LLP | Executive Director, Indirect Tax Services |
| Colin Grinnell | California State Senate | Staff Director, Senate Committee on Governance and Finance |
| Oksana G. Jaffe | KPMG | Director, State and Local Tax |
| Julia King | California State Assembly | Senior Consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus, Office of Policy |
| Katie Kolitsos | California State Assembly | Special Assistant, Office of the Assembly Speaker |
| Dan Kostenbauder | Silicon Valley Leadership Group | Vice President, Tax Policy |
| Bart Baer | California Taxpayers Association | Chief Tax Counsel |
| Misa Lennox | California State Senate | Senior Consultant, Office of the Senate President Pro Tem |
| Nick Maduros | California Department of Tax and Fee Administration | Director |
| Carley Roberts | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | Partner |
| M. David Ruff | California State Assembly | Chief Consultant, Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation |
| Shail P. Shah | Greenberg Traurig LLP | Shareholder |
| Mike Shaikh | Baker & McKenzie LLP | Partner |
| Darien Shanske | University of California, Davis, School of Law | Professor of Law |
| Jon A. Sperring | PwC | Principal, NTS - State and Local Tax |
| Selvi Stanislaus | Franchise Tax Board | Executive Director |
| Betty Williams | Law Office of Williams & Associates | Managing Shareholder |