SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Bertheria Grady, 55, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed chief deputy director of the California Office of Tax Appeals. Grady has served as director of the filing compliance bureau at the California Franchise Tax Board since 2011, where she has served in several positions since 2001, including director of the enterprise data management bureau, director of the audit administration and technology support bureau, director of the internal web and administrative systems bureau and director of the audit and filing compliance systems bureau. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $179,076. Grady is a Democrat.
Jason Lopez, 47, of Sacramento, has been appointed director at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Administrative Services. Lopez has been deputy director, fiscal services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2014, where he was associate director of the budget management branch from 2011 to 2014. Lopez was deputy director, fiscal and operations at the Yolo County Health Department in 2011 and held several positions at the California Rural Indian Health Board from 2001 to 2011, including chief financial officer, director of financial administration and assistant director of financial administration. Lopez was an auditor-appraiser at the Yolo County Assessor’s Office from 1996 to 2001 and held several positions at the California Franchise Tax Board from 1995 to 1996, including seasonal clerk and student assistant. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $160,764. Lopez is a Democrat.
Jennifer Osborn, 49, of Sacramento, has been appointed director of fiscal and business services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Osborn has been deputy secretary of fiscal policy and administration at the California Government Operations Agency since 2013. She was deputy secretary of fiscal operations at the California State and Consumer Services Agency from 2012 to 2013 and principal program budget analyst at the California Department of Finance from 1998 to 2011. This position will require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $160,764. Osborn is a Democrat.
Ditas Katague, 52, of Sacramento, has been appointed director for the Complete Count Census. Katague has been California census coordinator at the California Department of Finance since 2017 and national chair of the U.S. Census Bureau, National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations since 2012. She was chief of staff to commissioner Cathy Sandoval at the California Public Utilities Commission from 2011 to 2017, chief deputy commissioner at the California Department of Corporations from 2010 to 2011 and director for census 2010 at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research from 2008 to 2010. Katague was first vice president of public affairs at Countrywide/Bank of America from 2005 to 2008, program director at the California Telemedicine and eHealth Center from 2004 to 2005 and assistant secretary for transportation at the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency from 2000 to 2003. She was chief deputy director of census 2000 for the California Complete Count Committee from 1999 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $135,408. Katague is a Democrat.
Adelina Zendejas, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy director for the Complete Count Census. Zendejas has been deputy director of the Broadband and Digital Literacy Office at the California Department of Technology since 2012. She was a data processing manager III at the State Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2012, a chief information officer at the Victim Compensation Board from 2002 to 2004 and a data processing manager II at the Department of Finance in 2002. Zendejas held several positions at the Department of Technology from 1997 to 2002 including, senior information systems analyst, data processing manager II, deputy director and special assistant to the director. She was a staff information systems analyst at the Health and Human Services Agency Data Center in 1997, where she was an associate information systems analyst from 1992 to 1997, and was a staff information systems analyst for the Department of Social Services from 1987 to 1992. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $133,248. Zendejas is a Democrat.
Darius W. Anderson, 53, of Sonoma, has been appointed to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Anderson has been chief executive officer and founder at Kenwood Investments since 2000 and at Platinum Advisors since 1998. He was chief of staff at Yucaipa Companies LLC and vice president of external affairs at Ralphs Grocery Stores Inc. from 1993 to 1998. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Anderson is a Democrat.
Arthur Krantz, 47, of Berkeley, has been appointed to the California Public Employment Relations Board. Krantz has been a partner at Leonard Carder LLP since 2002, where he was an associate from 1996 to 2002. He was a practitioner advisor for the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2017, where he was a lecturer in 2016. Krantz served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ellen Bree Burns at the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut from 1995 to 1996. He is a co-editor-in-chief of California Public Sector Labor Relations and an executive committee member of the California Lawyers Association, Labor and Employment Law Section. Krantz has served as a pro bono attorney for the Centro Legal de La Raza Asylum Project since 2014. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $147,778. Krantz is a Democrat.
Erich W. Shiners, 48, of Galt, has been appointed to the California Public Employment Relations Board, where he was a legal advisor from 2008 to 2011. Shiners has been senior counsel at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore since 2017. He was a partner at Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP from 2015 to 2017, where he was senior counsel from 2013 to 2015 and an associate from 2011 to 2013 and from 2006 to 2008. Shiners was a law clerk at Weinberg, Roger and Rosenfeld in 2006 and a judicial extern for the Honorable M.Kathleen Butz at the Third District Court of Appeal in 2005. He was a summer law clerk at the National Labor Relations Board in 2005 and at the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board in 2004. Shiners is a member of the California Lawyers Association, Sacramento County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $147,778. Shiners is registered Green Party.
Priscilla S. Winslow, 65, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the California Public Employment Relations Board, where she has served since 2013 and served as legal advisor from 2012 to 2013 and from 1979 to 1983. Winslow served as assistant chief counsel for the California Teachers Association from 1996 to 2012, where she was a staff attorney from 1983 to 1984. She was managing partner at the Law Offices of Priscilla S. Winslow from 1986 to 1996 and an adjunct professor at the New College of California School of Law from 1984 to 1993. Winslow was an associate at Boltuch and Siegel from1984 to 1986. She is member of the American Constitution Society. Winslow earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $147,778. Winslow is a Democrat.
Cathryn I. Rivera-Hernandez, 47, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, where she has served since 2002. Rivera-Hernandez served as chief deputy cabinet secretary in the Office of the Governor from 1999 to 2002. She was a new voter registration and event coordinator for Governor Gray Davis’ gubernatorial campaign in 1998. She is a mentor at the Florin High School Law Academy and a member of the Cruz Reynoso Bar Association and the Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Board of Directors, where she served as chair from 2015 to 2017. Rivera-Hernandez earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $147,778. Rivera-Hernandez is a Democrat.
Steven Morrow, 83, of Yucaipa, has been reappointed to the Dental Board of California, where he has served since 2010. Morrow has been associate dean for advanced dental education at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry since 2014, where he has held several positions since 1980, including professor of endodontics and director of patient care services and clinical quality assurance. He was a dentist and endodontist in private practice from 1963 to 2005 and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, Active Reserves from 1962 to 1968 and lieutenant on active duty in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps from 1960 to 1962. Morrow earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and a Master of Science degree in microbiology from Loma Linda University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Morrow is a Democrat.
Larry Sheingold, 71, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California State Mining and Geology Board. Sheingold was owner and sole proprietor at Sheingold Associates from 1989 to 2018. He served as legislative staff in the Office of California State Senator Don Perata from 2005 to 2007, in the Office of California State Senator Betty Karnette from 2002 to 2005, in the Office of California State Senator Jim Costa from 1996 to 2002 and in the Office of California State Senator Henry Mello from 1980 to 1996. Sheingold served on the State Bar Examining Committee from 2008 to 2017. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Sheingold is a Democrat.
John Capitman, 63, of Tollhouse, has been reappointed to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Governing Board, where he has served since 2014. Capitman has served in several positions at Fresno State University since 2005, including Nickerson distinguished professor in health policy and executive director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute. He held several positions at Brandeis University from 1987 to 2004, including professor and director of long-term care studies at the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy. He held several positions at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1983 to 1987, including health policy analyst for the Virginia Center on Aging and assistant professor in the Department of Health Administration and the Department of Gerontology. He was a principal investigator at Berkeley Planning Associates and an evaluation research consultant at the California Department of Health Services, Office of Long-Term Care and Aging from 1980 to 1983. Capitman was a teaching assistant at the Duke University Department of Psychology and Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs from 1978 to 1980 and research director at the Center for Research in Social Dynamics from 1977 to 1979. He is co-founder and Board of Directors member at VISIONS Inc. Capitman earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology from Duke University. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Capitman is a Democrat.
Tian Feng, 59, of Walnut Creek, has been reappointed to the California Architects Board, where he has served since 2014. Feng has been district architect at the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District since 2001. He was senior architect at LCA Architects from 2000 to 2001, an architect at JKA Construction Consultants from 1997 to 2000 and at Jacobs Engineering-Sverdrup Corporation from 1994 to 1997. He was project manager at Sue Associates Architecture from 1989 to 1994, architectural designer at Fong and Chan Architects from 1988 to 1989 and a teaching and research assistant at the University of Southern California School of Architecture from 1985 to 1988. Feng is a fellow at the American Institute of Architects and at the Construction Specifications Institute. He earned a Master of Building Science degree in architecture from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Feng is a Democrat.
Mark Nunez, 52, of Burbank, has been reappointed to the California Veterinary Medical Board, where he has served since 2013. Nunez has been medical director at the Veterinary Centers of America (VCA) Miller-Robertson Animal Hospital since 2018. He was associate veterinarian at the Veterinary Care Center from 2012 to 2017, practice owner and veterinarian at Animal Medical Center Inc., Van Nuys from 2006 to 2012, medical director and veterinarian at VCA Animal Hospital, Burbank from 2002 to 2005 and VCA regional medical director from 1999 to 2001. Nunez was associate veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center Inc.,Van Nuys from 1994 to 1999 and at Dill Veterinary Hospital from 1993 to 1994. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, California Veterinary Medical Association, Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association. Nunez earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Nunez is a Democrat.
Deborah Bedwell, 65, of Granite Bay, has been reappointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2014. Bedwell was senior vice president and market manager at JP Morgan of Northern California from 2008 to 2011. She was senior vice president and division executive for Utah, Colorado and California at Washington Mutual from 1998 to 2008. Bedwell is president of the Friends of the Granite Bay Library Board and a past president of Soroptimist International of South Placer. She is a member of the Children’s Tumor Foundation Endurance Team. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bedwell is registered without party preference.
Michael Carson, 57, of Newcastle, has been reappointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2017. Carson has been an owner and operator at Gold Hill Gardens, B&B Inn and Event Center since 2013 and owner and consulting engineer at Michael Carson Development Incorporated since 2007. He was a project manager at JTS Communities Incorporated from 2000 to 2007. Carson is a member of the Gold Country Fair Heritage Foundation, Leadership Auburn Board of Regents, Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the Newcastle Community Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Carson is a Republican.
David Ebbert, 48, of Auburn, has been appointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors. Ebbert has been an electric distribution supervisor at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company since 2010. He is a member of the Gold Country Fair Junior Livestock Auction Committee and the Gold Country Fair Heritage Foundation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Ebbert is a Republican.
Samia Macon, 50, of Auburn, has been appointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors. Macon has been a self-employed large animal veterinarian since 2004. She earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Macon is a Democrat.
Anthony “Ray” Smith, 30, of Auburn, has been reappointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2016. Smith has been a groundskeeper at Mike Carson Development since 2014. He was a pastry chef at the Winchester Country Club in 2014 and a shop manager at Royce Air from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of Leadership Auburn. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Smith is a Republican.
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