Meet The Board Members
Alison Saltonstall, of Citrus Heights, has been appointed to the Court Reporters Board. She has been an official court reporter for Sacramento Superior Courts since 2017. Alison has served on the United Public Employees' union board for six years, representing the Court Reporters' Unit and is currently the president of Sacramento Official Court Reporters Association.
Arteen Mnayan of Los Angeles was appointed to the Court Reporters Board in 2022 by President pro tempore of the California State Senate Toni G. Atkins. Arteen is an attorney in the Land Use and Public Policy, Regulatory & Political Law practice of Mayer Brown LLP's Los Angeles office. He primarily represents investors and developers in all aspects of the real estate entitlement and development process, focusing on land use entitlement matters, helping developers navigate state and local regulations and authorities, government outreach, and California Environmental Quality Act compliance.
As an active member of the policy and land use community, Arteen serves on the Los Angeles Business Council's Legislative Affairs Committee and the Valley Industry and Commerce Association's Land Use Committee and serves on the boards and committees of several non-profit organizations.
During law school, Arteen externed for the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court for the Honorable Victoria S. Kaufman. Arteen earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.
Denise A. Tugade is a Government Relations Advocate for SEIU United Health Workers (UHW) West. She previously served as staff in the California State Assembly from 2017 to 2020, most recently as Legislative Director for California State Assemblymember Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita). She was the Assembly Democrats Volunteer and Mail Tree Program Coordinator for the Christy Smith for State Assembly Campaign in 2018. Tugade was a Legislative Aide for Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and was Communications Director and a Legislative Assistant for then-California State Assemblymember Monique Limón. She was a Senior Associate, AGILE and Human Centered Designed Lead, and Social Media Manager at Cambria Solutions, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Tugade was a District Coordinator for the Tubeho Neza (Live Well) program at DelAgua Health Ltd. Rwanda in 2014. Denise is a graduate of the California Asian Pacific Islander Staff Academy. She is the immediate past president of the Feminist Democrats (Fem Dems) of Sacramento, and serves on the executive boards of the Young Asian American Pacific Islander Sacramento Democrats, New Leaders Council Sacramento, and Barkada Sacramento.
Heatherlynn Gonzalez, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California Court Reporters Board. Gonzalez has been a Certified Shorthand Reporter since 2011. She is a member of the California Deposition Reporters Association. Gonzalez earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts and Communication/Music Composition and Theory from Whittier College.
Mike Dodge-Nam of Los Angeles was appointed in 2023 to the Court reporters Board by the Speaker of the Assembly. Mr. Dodge-Nam currently serves as the Chief Business Officer of Roar Social. With over two decades of success, he has a track record of building and growing companies at the intersection of media and technology. Prior to Roar Social, he was Chief Operating Officer of Care Solace, where he focused on improving mental healthcare for school systems and their families. He has served in C-level roles at a wide variety of media and technology ventures and online publishing giants and has also held executive and management positions at Fortune 500 companies. He holds a BA in political science from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.