Commissioner Clifford Kusaj

Clifford Kusaj, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings by Governor Newsom on June 29, 2026. Kusaj has been Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at Private Practice since 2024. He was a Chief Psychologist at California Board of Parole Hearings from 2008 to 2023. Kusaj was a Senior Psychologist at San Quentin State Prison at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2007 to 2008. He was a Psychologist at San Quentin State Prison at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2006 to 2007. Kusaj was a Staff Psychologist at Napa State Hospital from 2004 to 2006. He was a Staff Psychologist at Patton State Hospital from 2003 to 2004. Kusaj earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology degree from Baylor University. Kusaj earned a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology degree from Baylor University, a Master of Clinical Psychology degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the California University of Pennsylvania.

This position requires Senate confirmation.