SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
George Famalett, 55, of Fremont, has been reappointed to the California Board of Accountancy, where he has served since 2015. Famalett has been a tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 2004, where he has held several positions since 1996, including U.S. indirect tax practice leader and specialty partner tax team leader for the U.S. Tax Practice. He was an adjunct professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo from 2008 to 2010. Famalett is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a Master of Science degree in taxation from Golden Gate University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Famalett is a Democrat.
Karriann Farrell Hinds, 47, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Board of Accountancy, where she has served since 2016. Hinds has been a community liaison for the Public Policy Institute of Santa Monica College since 2015. She was a consultant to the academic support department at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law from 2006 to 2007. She was a sole practitioner from 2002 to 2005, an associate at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold from 2003 to 2004 and director of development and an attorney at the Harriett Bahai Center for Family Law from 2001 to 2002. She was an associate at Robie & Matthai from 1999 to 2001 and a law clerk at Robie & Matthai from 1998 to 1999. In 2015, she was appointed to the LA County Commission for Women and currently serves as vice president. Hinds earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hinds is a Democrat.
Polly Ann Seaver-Codorniz, 59, of Colusa, has been reappointed to the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, where she has served since 2015. Seaver-Codorniz has been co-owner at Changes Salon since 2013. She was co-owner at Shear Class from 1986 to 2013. Seaver-Codorniz is a member of the California Cosmetology Association. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Seaver-Codorniz is a Democrat.
Lawrence Booth, 65, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Building Standards Commission, where he has served since 2014. Booth has been president at Frank M. Booth Inc. since 2000, where he has held several positions since 1976, including manager, project engineer and estimator. He is a member of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Booth is a Democrat.
Steven Winkel, 70, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the California Building Standards Commission, where he has served since 1999. Winkel has been partner at the Preview Group Inc. since 2005. He was a project manager at Field Paoli Architects from 1998 to 2004 and from 1986 to 1991. Winkel was a project manager at Seaton Wilson Architects from 1997 to 1998 and at Michael Willis and Associates from 1991 to 1996. He was a consulting architect at BAR Architects from 1984 to 1986, landscape architect at ELS Design Group from 1982 to 1984 and civil engineer in training at Bissell and Karn Inc. from 1977 to 1981. Winkel was an architect and landscape architect at Osborne and Stewart from 1971 to 1977. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Winkel is a Democrat.
Marjorie Del Toro, 52, of Foothill Ranch, has been reappointed to the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board, where she has served since 2017. Del Toro has been founder and president at EHS International Inc. since 2010. She was founder and chief executive officer at Joshua Casey Business Solutions LLC from 1997 to 2010. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Del Toro is a Republican.
Marshall Johnson, 61, of Inglewood, has been reappointed to the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board, where he has served since 2017. Johnson has been area manager of network process, quality compliance and damage prevention at AT&T since 2000. He held several positions at Pacific Bell from 1979 to 2000, including area sales manager, area development manager, marketing center manager, revenue advisor and account executive. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Johnson is a Democrat.
Carl Voss, 60, of Bakersfield, has been reappointed to the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board, where he has served since 2017. Voss has been land manager at Grimmway Enterprises Inc. since 1995. He was grower relations representative at Mike Yurosek and Son Inc. from 1989 to 1995 and an assistant plant manager at Dole Fresh Fruit Company from 1986 to 1988. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Voss is a Republican.
Jason Bush, 48, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Carcinogen Identification Committee, where he has served since 2012. Bush has served as associate professor of cancer biology at California State University, Fresno since 2012, where he was assistant professor of cancer biology from 2006 to 2012. He was a post-doctoral fellow at the Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Medical Discovery Institute from 2002 to 2006 and research assistant at the University of British Columbia from 1994 to 1997. Bush is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the American Cancer Society Fresno Community Leadership Council. He earned a Master of Science degree in zoology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in experimental medicine from the University of British Columbia. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bush is a Democrat.
Catherine Crespi-Chun, 55, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Carcinogen Identification Committee. Crespi-Chun has been a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles since 2006. She is a member of the American Statistical Association. Crespi-Chun earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in biostatistics and a Master of Science degree in environmental health sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Crespi-Chun is a Democrat.
David Eastmond, 62, of Riverside, has been reappointed to the Carcinogen Identification Committee, where he has served since 1999. Eastmond has been a professor and toxicologist in the Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology at the University of California, Riverside since 1990. He is a member of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, Society of Toxicology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Eastmond earned a Master of Science degree in entomology from Brigham Young University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in environmental health sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Eastmond is a Democrat.
Michele La Merrill, 39, of Davis, has been reappointed to the Carcinogen Identification Committee, where she has served since 2018. La Merrill has served as a shared faculty member at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory since 2016 and as an associate professor at the University of California, Davis since 2018. She was an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis from 2013 to 2018 and a staff assistant at the Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society from 2002 to 2003. La Merrill earned a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in toxicology from the University of North Carolina. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. La Merrill is a Democrat
Steven Barrow, 65, of Antelope, has been reappointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services, where he has been serving since 2016. Barrow has been state program director of the California Coalition for Children’s Safety and Health since 2016 and has been an independent consultant in strategic planning, organizational development and policy since 2013. Barrow was policy director and executive director at the California State Rural Health Association from 2009 to 2013, a senior program officer at Sierra Health Foundation from 1996 to 1999 and director of governmental affairs at the Center for Public Interest Law and Children’s Advocacy Institute from 1985 to 1996. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Barrow is a Democrat.
Sean Burrows, 46, of Lodi, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services. Burrows has been fire captain and paramedic for the Alameda County Fire Department since 2010. He held multiple positions at the Union City Fire Department from 2000 to 2010, including captain and engineer and paramedic. Burrows was a firefighter and paramedic for the Emeryville Fire Department from 1996 to 2000. He is a member of the California Professional Firefighters Emergency Medical Services Committee and president of the Alameda County Firefighters Local 55 Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Burrow is a Democrat.
Thomas Giandomenico, 51, of Covina, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services. Giandomenico was an operations lieutenant for the Special Enforcement Bureau at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department from 2017 to 2018, where he held several positions from 1999 to 2017, including paramedic and crew chief, special weapons team leader and special weapons team deputy. He was watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at Century Station from 2014 to 2017, where he was field supervisor and watch commander from 2005 to 2007. Giandomenico was drill instructor at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy from 1999 to 2000, patrol deputy at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Los Angeles Station from 1996 to 1999 and custody deputy at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Men’s Central Jail from 1990 to 1996. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Giandomenico is a Republican.
Ken Miller, 64, of San Jose, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services. Miller has been medical director at the Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency since 2016. He was assistant medical director at Orange County Emergency Medical Services Agency from 1999 to 2016 and medical director at Orange County Fire Authority from 1997 to 2016. Miller is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacology from Pennsylvania State University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from George Washington University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Miller is a Democrat.
Karen Relucio, 51, of Napa, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services. Relucio has been public health officer and deputy director at the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency since 2015. She was medical director of public health clinics, assistant health officer and chief of infectious diseases for the San Mateo County Health System from 2006 to 2015 and a clinical instructor at Stanford University Medical Center from 2003 to 2006. Relucio is a member of California Conference of Local Health Officers, County Health Executives Association of California, Napa County Medical Society and Health Officers Association of California. She earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Rush University Medical College and a Master of Science degree in biology from the University of Illinois. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Relucio is a Democrat.
Jim Suver, 57, of Ridgecrest, has been appointed to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services. Suver has been chief executive officer and president at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital since 2009. He was chief administrative officer at Saint Joseph’s Health System, Petaluma Valley Hospital from 2007 to 2009, chief executive officer of Briggs Gridley Memorial Hospital at Rideout Health Group from 1998 to 2007, regional director of informational technology at Catholic Health Care West from 1995 to 1998 and administrator director of informational technology at Sutter Medical Center from 1986 to 1995. Suver earned a Master of Public Administration degree in hospital administration from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Suver is a Democrat.
Jerry Davies, 77, of Thousand Oaks, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Fire Services, where he has served since 2007. Davies has been owner at Davies Communications since 1985. He was assistant vice president of media relations at Farmers Insurance Group from 2006 to 2013 and director of communications at the Personal Insurance Federation of California from 1995 to 2006 and at Farmers Alliance Insurance Companies from 1982 to 1985. Davies earned a Master of Science degree in technical journalism and marketing from Iowa State University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Davies is registered without party preference.
David Gillotte, 52, of El Monte, has been appointed to the California State Board of Fire Services, where he has served since 2007. Gillotte has been a fire captain at the Los Angeles County Fire Department since 2009, where he was an engineer from 1998 to 2009 and a firefighter and paramedic from 1994 to 1998. He was a firefighter at the Lakeside Fire Department from 1987 to 1994. Gillotte is president of the Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Gillotte is a Democrat.
Frank Lima, 46, of Camarillo, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Fire Services, where he has served since 2014. Lima has been a fire captain at the Los Angeles Fire Department since 2001, where he has served in several positions since 1992, including brush inspector, apparatus operator and firefighter. He is vice president of the International Association of Firefighter, District 10 and a member of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Executive Board. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lima is a Democrat.
Michael Joseph Smith, 51, of Highland, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Fire Services, where he has served since 2013. Smith has been fire chief at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Fire Department since 2000. He was a fire apparatus engineer and paramedic at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection from 1997 to 2004 and a paramedic at American Medical Response from 1991 to 1997. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Smith is a Republican.
Michael Williams, 60, of Santa Barbara, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Fire Services, where he has served since 2008. Williams has been president and executive director at the Fire Services Training Institute since 2006 and at the San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department since 2003. He has been president and chief executive officer at Michael S. Williams Security Systems since 1985. He was lead instructor at the National Traffic Safety Institute from 1989 to 1998 and a member of the Protocol Telecommunications Inc. Board of Directors from 1984 to 1998. Williams was a police officer at the University of California Police Department from 1979 to 1989 and a reserve police officer at the City of Irvine Police Department from 1978 to 1979. He is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Volunteer Fire Council, Santa Barbara County Community Emergency Response Team Committee and the California State Firefighters’ Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Williams is registered without party preference.
Aydin Nazmi, 43, of San Luis Obispo, has been reappointed to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, where he has served since 2012. Nazmi has been associate professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo since 2015, where he was an assistant professor from 2009 to 2015. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan School of Public Health from 2008 to 2009 and served as a volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps from 1999 to 2001. He earned a Master of Science degree in public health nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in epidemiology from the Federal University of Pelotas. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Nazmi is registered without party preference.
Ulrike Luderer, 57, of Irvine, has been appointed chair of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, where she has served since 2012. Luderer has been a faculty member in the University of California, Irvine Department of Medicine’s Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine since 1999. She was a senior post-doctoral fellow at the University of Washington, Department of Environmental Health from 1998 to 1999. Luderer is a member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Society of Toxicology, Endocrine Society and the Society for the Study of Reproduction. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in neurobiology and physiology and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Public Health degree in occupational and environmental medicine from the University of Washington. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Luderer is a Democrat.
Carrie Breton, 43, of Sierra Madre, has been appointed to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. Breton has been an associate professor at the University of Southern California since 2017 and director of the Maternal and Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors Center for Environmental Health Disparities since 2015, where she has held several positions, including assistant professor from 2009 to 2017, post-doctoral fellow from 2007 to 2009 and project assistant from 1999 to 2000. Breton earned a Doctor of Science degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health and a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Breton is a Democrat.
Sean McNally, 62, of Bakersfield, has been reappointed to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, where he has served since 2007. McNally has been president of KBA Engineering since 2013. He was vice president of human resources and government affairs at Grimmway Farms from 1997 to 2013, partner and attorney at Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer, and Jensen from 1991 to 1997 and was an independent general contractor doing residential real estate development from 1984 to 1990. McNally was a municipal court deputy for the Kern County District Attorney’s Office from 1983 to 1984. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. McNally is registered without party preference.
Christine Bouma, 52, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, where she has served since 2012. Bouma has been president of Capitol Connection since 2000, representing firefighters and other public sector workers. She was a mathematics and computer science teacher for the Hesperia Unified School District from 1989 to 1999 and an instructor at Victor Valley Community College from 1991 to 1998. She has been president of the Institute of Governmental Advocates since 2015. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bouma is a Democrat.
Doug Bloch, 49, of Oakland, has been reappointed to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, where he has served since 2012. Bloch has been political director at Teamsters Joint Council 7 since 2010. He was the Port of Oakland campaign director for Change to Win from 2006 to 2010 and a senior research analyst at Service Employees International Union Local 1877 from 2004 to 2006. Bloch was statewide political director at the California Association of Community Organization for Reform Now from 2003 to 2004 and ran several ACORN regional offices, including Seattle and Oakland, from 1999 to 2003. He was an organizer at the Non-Governmental Organization Coordinating Committee for Northeast Thailand from 1999 to 2003. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bloch is a Democrat.
Craig L. Snellings, 48, Oakland, has been appointed to the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Snellings has been house counsel for Farmers Insurance since 2014. He was a workers’ compensation insurance defense attorney at Shaw, Jacobsmeyer, Crain and Claffey from 2012 to 2013, at Mullen and Filippi from 2005 to 2006 and at Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell and Jimenez from 2004 to 2005. Snellings served as staff counsel at the State Compensation Insurance Fund from 2006 to 2012 and from 2002 to 2004. He is a member of the Oakland Bench and Bar Committee and the Charles Houston Bar Association. Snellings earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $153,689. Snellings is a Democrat.
Ricky S. Smiles, 57, of Vista, has been reappointed to the California Employment Training Panel, where he has served since 2018. Smiles has been a field representative at the Southern California District Council of Laborers since 2018 and an independent real estate agent since 1995. He held multiple positions at Laborers Local 89 from 2010 to 2017, including president, vice-president and field representative. Smiles was a nuclear construction worker at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station from 2005 to 2010. He was a laborer and cement finisher at SSC Construction Company from 2004 to 2005. Smiles was a laborer and cement finisher at Bechtel Corporation from 1995 to 2001. He was a laborer at Blaine Wadman Construction Corporation, a laborer foreman at DyeCo Construction Corporation and a bird trainer for Ray Burwick from 1980 to 1990. Smiles is a member of the Laborers Local 89. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Smiles is a Democrat.
Janice Roberts, 67, of Redding, has been reappointed to the California Employment Training Panel, where she has been vice chair since 2013 and has served as a member since 2006. Roberts was economic development manager at PepsiCo from 2008 to 2016, where she held several positions from 1996 to 2008, including Frito-Lay manufacturing department manager and supply chain productivity manager. She was California manufacturing department manager at Anheuser-Busch, Eagle Snacks from 1995 to 1996 and operations manufacturing manager at Sequoia Forest Industries from 1973 to 1995. She is a member of the Network of Executive Women. Roberts earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Brandman University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Roberts is a Republican.
William Hendry, 47, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Health Professions Education Foundation Board of Trustees, where he has served since 2016. Hendry has been principal at Strategic Development Solutions since 2003. He was vice president and a private client advisor at First Foundation Advisors from 2010 to 2013 and an executive director of external affairs and director of development at Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management and the Drucker Institute, Claremont Graduate University from 2008 to 2010. He was director of development at the College of Business Administration, California State University, Long Beach from 2003 to 2008 and assistant dean of external relations and executive director of development at the University of Southern California, School of Theatre from 1998 to 2002. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Hendry is registered without party preference.
Claradina Soto, 43, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee, where she has served since 2015. Soto has been an assistant clinical professor at the University of Southern California since 2015. She held several positions for the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research at the University of Southern California from 2003 to 2014, including research associate, project manager and research assistant. Soto was a health education specialist at the California Rural Indian Board Inc. from 2001 to 2003 and an assistant health educator for the Childhood Illness and Injury Prevention Program at the Sacramento Department of Health in 2001. She was a case manager at the Southern California Indian Center from 1997 to 2000 and a research fellow at the Lovelace Institute in 1996. Soto is a member of the American Public Health Association and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in preventative medicine and a Master of Public Health degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Soto is a Democrat.
Mark D. Starr, 62, of Rocklin, has been reappointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee, where he has served since 2015. Starr has been deputy director for environmental health at the California Department of Public Health since 2012 and has been an adjunct professor for the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis since 2004. He was director of community health, clinics and animal services at the Placer County Health and Human Services Department from 2007 to 2012. Starr held multiple positions for the Division of Communicable Disease Control and the California Department of Health Services from 1995 to 2007, including division chief and state public health veterinarian. He was a lecturer at California State University, Sacramento from 1996 to 1999. Starr was chief epidemiologist at the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services from 1990 to 1995 and a clinical veterinarian at Sunrise-Cirby Veterinary Clinic and at Fair Oaks Boulevard Veterinary Hospital from 1986 to 1990. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and a Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Starr is a Democrat.
Jim Keddy, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee. Keddy has been executive director at Youth Forward since 2017. He was vice president at Children Now from 2015 to 2017. Keddy held several positions at the California Endowment from 2009 to 2015, including vice president, chief learning officer and director of healthy communities north. He held multiple positions at the People Improving Communities through Organizing National Network as a national consulting director from 2005 to 2009 and state director from 1997 to 2009. He was executive director at Sacramento Area Congregations Together from 1996 to 2000 and an adjunct faculty member at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in 1991. Keddy held several positions at Oakland Community Organizations from 1988 to 1996, including executive director and lead organizer. He earned a Master of Arts degree in systematic theology from Graduate Theological Union. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Keddy is a Democrat.
Dan Richard, 68, of Piedmont, has been reappointed to the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors, where he has served since 2011. Richard has been a principal of Dan Richard Advisors since 2010. He was managing partner and co-founder of Heritage Oak Capital Partners from 2007 to 2009 and was senior vice president of public policy and governmental relations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 1997 to 2006. Richard was a principal at Morse, Richard, Weisenmiller and Associates from 1986 to 1996 and was vice president of the Independent Power Corporation from 1983 to 1986. He was deputy legal affairs secretary in the Office of the Governor from 1982 to 1983, where he served as deputy assistant for science and technology from 1978 to 1979. Richard served as an advisor to the chairman at the California Energy Commission from 1978 to 1982 and was assistant to the deputy associate administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 1972 to 1978. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Richard is a Democrat.
Tom Richards, 73, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors, where he has served since 2010. Richards has been chief executive officer of the Penstar Group since 1981. He is chair of the Premier Valley Bank Board of Directors, Fresno Chaffee Zoo Corporation Board of Directors and the Fresno First Steps Home Board of Directors. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Richards is a Republican.
Colin Blackshear, 39, of Sonoma, has been appointed to the California Film Commission. Blackshear has been an independent film producer, director and editor since 2009. He has been an adjunct professor at Napa Valley College since 2015 and producer, director and editor at B.Napa Studios since 2014. He was proprietor at Film Country from 2013 to 2016 and mold maker and stage assistant at Fox Filmed Entertainment from 1999 to 2001. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Blackshear is registered without party preference.
Marc Steinorth, 48, of Rancho Cucamonga, has been appointed to the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank. Steinorth has been president and chief executive officer of Atlas Buying Group Inc. since 1998. He served as an Assemblyman for the California State Assembly’s 40th District from 2014 to 2018. Steinorth was president and chief executive officer of American Pizza Company Inc. and a member of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council from 2012 to 2014. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Steinorth is a Republican.
Wendy Hatch, 62, of Long Beach, has been appointed to the California Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee. Hatch has been a fiduciary since 1990 and owner of Hatch and Associates since 1997. She is a charter member of the Professional Fiduciary Association of California, where she has held several regional and statewide leadership positions, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, National Guardianship Association, Estate Planning and Trust Council of Long Beach and Women Lawyers of Long Beach. She was a member of the initial Advisory Committee for the California State University Fullerton Certificate for Fiduciary Management for conservators and trustees and was the creator and instructor for the record-keeping and accounting program. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hatch is registered without party preference.
James Moore, 63, of Roseville, has been appointed to the California Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee. Moore has been owner of Conservatorship and Fiduciary Services of Northern California since 1992. He served in several positions for Sacramento County from 1981 to 1992, including deputy public guardian, supervising deputy public guardian, chief deputy public guardian, named public administrator, public guardian and public conservator. He worked for the public administrator, guardian and conservator for Sacramento County from 1981 to 1992 and was the named public administrator, public guardian and conservator from 1990 to 1992. Moore earned a Master of Science degree from National University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Moore is a Democrat.
Kathleen Thomson, 60, of Vacaville, has been reappointed to the California Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee, where she has served since 2013. Thomson has served as supervising court investigator at the Solano County Superior Court since 2006. She was a deputy public guardian at the Office of the Yolo County Public Guardian from 2002 to 2006 and was business owner at Global Asset Protection from 1997 to 2002. Thomson served as senior investigator at the San Francisco County District Attorney’s Office from 1982 to 1997 and a complaint mediator at the California Department of Consumer Affairs from 1981 to 1982. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Thomson is a Republican.
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