SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
Allen Schaad, 66, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where he has served since 2014. Schaad has been a staff pharmacist at Rx relief since 2013. He was director of pharmacy at Mercy General Hospital from 2012 to 2013 and from 1999 to 2007. Schaad was director of pharmacy at Woodland Memorial Hospital from 2007 to 2012, where he was pharmacy supervisor from 1997 to 1999 and an acute care pharmacist at Mercy San Juan Medical Center from 1975 to 1997. Schaad earned a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Schaad is a Democrat.
Stanley Weisser, 73, of Redlands, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where he has served since 2011. Weisser has been an associate clinical professor at the Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy since 2007. He was president and chief executive officer at Network Pharmaceuticals Incorporated from 1969 to 2000. Weisser is a member of the California Pharmacists Association, Redlands Community Hospital Board of Trustees and University of Redlands Board of Trustees. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Weisser is a Republican.
Tammy Endozo, 44, of Imperial Beach, has been reappointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, where she has served since 2013. Endozo has served as a licensed vocational nurse at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility since 2006. She was a licensed vocational nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital from 2003 to 2011 and a residential care unit leader and licensed vocational nurse at the Veterans Home of California, Chula Vista from 2000 to 2006. Endozo was a licensed vocational nurse at the University Community Medical Center in San Diego from 1998 to 2004, at the San Diego County Edgemoor Hospital from 1998 to 2000 and at Friendship Manor-Lakeside Nursing Home from 1996 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Endozo is a Democrat.
Samantha James-Perez, 40, of Chino Hills, has been reappointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, where she has served since 2013. James-Perez has held several positions at Pacific Clinics since 1998, including licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocational nurse-psychiatric technician education coordinator and medication services supervisor. She was an expert consultant for the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians from 2006 to 2013 and was a licensed psychiatric technician at the Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center from 2003 to 2006, at Canyon Ridge Hospital from 1997 to 2001 and at the American Recovery Center from 1997 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. James-Perez is registered without party preference.
Mary Ellen Early, 63, of Sherman Oaks, has been reappointed to the Respiratory Care Board of California, where she has served since 2013. Early held several positions at Valley Presbyterian Hospital from 1972 to 2013, including information technology security analyst, analyst for patient care systems, management information systems specialist and nursing computer liaison. Early was a ward clerk at Riveredge Hospital in 1972 and a nurse aide at Loretto Hospital from 1969 to 1972. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Early is a Democrat.
Mark Goldstein, 69, of El Dorado Hills, has been reappointed to the Respiratory Care Board of California, where he has served since 2012. Goldstein has been a quality care education coordinator at the Sutter Care at Home Timberlake Division since 2014, where he was a senior manager for respiratory care and clinical services from 2002 to 2014. Goldstein was special projects coordinator at Mercy San Juan Medical Center from 1989 to 2002 and a respiratory therapist at the University of California, Davis Medical Center from 1994 to 2002 and at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Sacramento from 1983 to 1989. Goldstein earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Grand Canyon University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Goldstein is a Democrat.
Pedro Santillan, 44, of Downey, has been appointed to the California Building Standards Commission. Santillan has been business manager and secretary-treasurer for Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 1309 since 2014. He held several positions for Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 507 from 2010 to 2014, including business manager, secretary treasurer and business agent. Santillan was assistant executive director at Construction Laborers Trust Funds for Southern California Administrative Company from 2008 to 2010, and trust funds administrator at Associated Third Party Administrators from 2001 to 2008. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Santillan is a Democrat.