SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
Adam Day, 43, of Alpine, has been appointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board, where he has served since 2008. Day has been the assistant tribal manager for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation since 2002. He was general manager at NCG Porter Novelli from 2000 to 2002 and vice president at the Flannery Group from 1999 to 2000. Day was chief of staff for San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob from 1996 to 1999 and deputy chief of staff for San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox from 1995 to 1996. He was senior policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob from 1993 to 1995 and campaign manager from 1992 to 1993. Day was a policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor George Bailey from 1990 to 1992 and defense and foreign affairs legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Pete Wilson in 1990. He serves as vice chairman of the San Diego County Planning Commission and is board member of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and East County YMCA. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Day is a Republican.
Stephen Shewmaker, 62, of San Diego, has been appointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board. Shewmaker has been president at Cubic Transportation Systems since 2006. He was senior vice president at Thales Transportation Business from 2003 to 2006 and senior vice president of business development at Cubic Transportation Systems from 1982 to 2003. Shewmaker was a marketing representative at Honeywell Training and Control Systems from 1972 to 1982. He is a member of the American Public Transportation Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Shewmaker is a Democrat.