Maeley Tom, Member

Maeley L. Tom is the founder and CEO of the public affairs firm Tom & Associates. She formerly served as a Senior Vice President of a Washington D.C. based public affairs firm Cassidy & Associates for five years and still serves as a senior consultant to the firm. Prior to joining Cassidy & Associates, Maeley spent 20 years in the California Legislature holding the unique distinction of serving in chief of staff positions in both houses. In the State Assembly she served as the Chief Administrative Officer of the Assembly under former Rules Committee Chairman Louis J. Papan and Speaker Willie L. Brown, Jr. In the State Senate she served as Chief of Staff to the former Senate Pres. Pro Tem David Roberti. Prior to her government relations career and legislative career, Ms. Tom served in personnel management positions with the California State University of Sacramento, the Liberty House retail chain in Honolulu, Hawaii and the Host International Corporation at the Honolulu International Airport.

In the California Legislature, she helped establish the first state Office of Asian Pacific Affairs which served as a liaison between the Asian Pacific American (APA) communities and the State Legislature. As the state director, she played a major role in influencing the diversified Asian Pacific American ethnic groups to strengthen their political clout by uniting as one voice to address issues that impact the entire community. In 1999, she was appointed by Governor Davis to serve on his Diversity Task Force. Ms. Tom earned a bachelor of arts degree from California State University, San Francisco.