SACRAMENTO – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Tuesday appointed Lindsey Wathen as Deputy Secretary for Women Veterans Affairs in the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet).

“I welcome Lindsey to the CalVet family and look forward to working with her on issues that affect the lives of so many women veterans in California.” said CalVet Secretary Peter J. Gravett.

Wathen, of West Sacramento, has served as the veterans benefit advisor for California State University, Sacramento since 2010.

She was the lead certifying official and admissions clerk for American River College from 2008 to 2010.

Wathen was a petty officer, first class serving as a cryptologic technician interpretive for the United States Navy from 1997 to 2005.