About Us * Elaine Berghausen
Elaine Berghausen
Elaine Berghausen, Senior Advisor to The Gualco Group, Inc.,brings over 30 years of State Executive Branch experience to The Gualco Group, Inc.
Most recently, she was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bonds and Gra nts with the California Resources Agency where she was responsible for statewide fiscal oversight of the $10 billion in water, parks, and resources bonds in Propositions 12, 13, 40 and 50, ensuring all departments administering bond-funded programs complied with legislative mandates, reporting and audit requirements, and overseeing the cash flow and borrowing needs of all of the departments.
She also had direct responsibility for the creation and delivery of $280 million in grants through nine separate grant programs. Grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations, local, state, and federal agencies, for a variety of projects, including the creation and protection of river parkways, development of multipurpose trails, publi c recreation projects, acquisition of open space for natural resource, habitat, and watershed preservation, and restoration and protection of riparian and riverine habitats.
Before joining the Resources Agency, Ms. Berghausen held executive and management positions in program and financial management with the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the California Prison Industry Authority, and the California Trade and Commerce Agency. Ms. Berghausen graduated Phi Beta Kappa from San Diego State University.
Elaine Berghausen
