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Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments.
Heidi Carpenter-Harris, 37, of Salyer, has been reappointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. She has served on the board since 2005. Carpenter-Harris has worked for Natural Resource Conservation where she has served as a range consultant since 2004 and previously served as a range management specialist from 2001 to 2004. From 2000 to 2001, she was a biological monitor for California State University, Chico and the Department of Fish and Game and, in 1998, Carpenter-Harris was a wildlife technician for the Hoopa Tribal Wildlife Department. She was a watershed coordinator for the Americorps Adopt-a-Watershed from 1995 to 1997. Carpenter-Harris is a member of the North American Hunting and Fishing Club. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in rangeland resource science from Humboldt State University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Carpenter-Harris is a Republican.
Thomas Davis, 58, of Rancho Mirage, has been reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 2007. Since 1997, Davis has served as the chief planning and development officer for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. From 1995 to 1997, he was a senior associate for David Evans and Associates. Davis previously held several positions with Tierra Planning and Design from 1983 to 1995 including principal, co-owner and president. Prior to that, he was an associate for the land planning firms Phillips Brandt Reddick & Associates from 1981 to 1983 and Genge Consultants from 1979 to 1980. Davis serves on the Guide Dogs of the Desert Board of Directors, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership Board of Directors, California Desert Advisory Council Board of Directors and Desert Chapter of the Building Industry Association Board of Directors. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Davis is a Republican.
Robert Doyle, 61, of Novato, has been reappointed to the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. He has served on the commission since 2006. Doyle has served as sheriff of Marin County since 1996. He first joined the Marin County Sheriff's Department in 1969 and served as undersheriff from 1989 to 1996, captain from 1986 to 1989, lieutenant from 1980 to 1986, sergeant from 1974 to 1980 and deputy sheriff from 1969 to 1974. He is past president of the California State Sheriff's Association and chairman of the Legislative Committee. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Doyle is a Democrat.
Bonnie Dumanis, 56, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. She has served on the commission since 2006. Dumanis has served as San Diego County District Attorney since 2003. She was previously a judge in the San Diego County Superior and Municipal Courts from 1994 to 2003. Dumanis was a juvenile court referee for the San Diego County Superior Court from 1990 to 1994 and a deputy district attorney in the San Diego County District Attorney's Office from 1978 to 1989. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Dumanis is a Republican.
John Dunker, 58, of Rio Dell, has been reappointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 2006. He has served on the Rio Dell City Council since 2002 and serves on the Redwood Region Economic Development Commission and serves as president of the League of California Cities, Redwood Empire Division. Previously, Dunker worked for the California Conservation Corps from 1984 to 2002. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dunker is a Republican.
Robert Keith Dyas, 56, of Rosamond, has been reappointed to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 2004. Dyas has worked at Edwards Air Force Base as an environmental engineer specializing in industrial water use since 1994 and was a civil engineer in the civil engineering squadron at Edwards Air Force base from 1984 to 1994. From 1975 to 1984, he was a mechanical engineer at Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Dyas serves on the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Board of Directors and is an alternate commissioner on the Antelope Valley State Water Contractors Association. He also serves as vice chairman of the Kern County Water Resources Committee. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dyas is a Republican.
Stephanie Ferguson, 54, of Manhattan Beach, has been reappointed to the Veterinary Medical Board. She has served on the board since 2005. Ferguson has been a licensed veterinarian in California since 1989 and is the owner and operator of Veterinary Home Service, an in-home veterinary care service. Additionally, she serves as a consultant for DV Medical Supply, Inc. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Ferguson is a Democrat.
Geoffrey Hales, 36, of Eureka, has been reappointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 2006. Since 2001, Hales has served as a geologist for the consulting firm McBain and Trush Incorporated. Previously, he held the same position with the firms Kleinfelder Incorporated from 1999 to 2001, Busch Geotechnical Consultants from 1995 to 1999 and the U.S. Geological Survey in 1995. Hales is a founding member of the Humboldt Friends of Geology. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hales is a Democrat.
Kate Hart, 37, of Granite Bay, has been reappointed to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. She has served on the board since 2005. Hart has served as a senior associate attorney for Abbott and Kindermann since 2006 working in the area of environmental law. She previously worked as an associate attorney at Trainor Robertson, now known as Trainor Fairbrook, from 2004 to 2006, Crosby, Heafey, Roach and May from 2000 to 2004 and Woods and Daube from 1997 to 2000. Hart is a member of Trout Unlimited, CalTrout and the Sacramento Valley Conservancy Board of Trustees. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hart is a Republican.
Jeffrey Hays, 46, of Palm Springs, has been reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 2004. Since 2001, Hays has served as the executive director of Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment, where his work in economic and community development incorporates the extension of water and sewer projects for industrial, commercial and residential development. He previously worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a rural development director from 1992 to 2000 and supervisory hearing officer from 1988 to 1992. Prior to that, Hays was a county supervisor for Farmers Home Administration from 1984 to 1988. He is a member of the Building Horizons Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley Board of Directors. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hays is a Republican.
Monica Hunter, Ph.D., 56, of Los Osos, has been reappointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. She has served on the board since 2005. Hunter has served as the central coast watersheds program manager for the Planning and Conservation League Foundation since 2004. Prior to that, she served as an instructor and lecturer for the social sciences department at Napa Valley College in 2003, field research assistant for the California Sea Grant marine Advisory Program from 2001 to 2003 and researcher for the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2001. In 2000, Hunter was a consultant for Morro Bay National Estuary Program and was an intern for the Environmental Anthropology Program for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1999. She served as a curator for the Newport Harbor Maritime Museum from 1996 to 1997, associate curator for the Los Angeles Maritime Museum from 1993 to 1995 and field assistant and researcher for the California State Parks and Los Angeles Maritime Museum in 1994 and 1991. From 1992 to 1994, Hunter was a teacher assistant for the University of California, Los Angeles and, from 1985 to 1990, she served as an associate producer for Intellicom. From 1983 to 1985, Hunter was a consultant for the Underwater Archaeological Consortium. She is a member of the Society for California Archaeology, Society of Applied Anthropology and American Anthropological Association. She is also a member of the Central Coast Wetlands Working Group, Monterey Regional Plenary Oversight Group and serves on the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy Executive Board. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hunter is a Democrat.
Donald Jardine, 57, of Markleeville, has been reappointed to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since March 2008. Jardine has served on the Alpine County Board of Supervisors, representing District I since 1987. He worked for Caltrans from 1986 to 2006, as a supervisor from 2001 to 2006 and an equipment operator and lead worker from 1986 to 2001. Jardine is a member of the Carson Water Subconservancy District, Alpine Watershed Group, Alpine County Water Agency, Alpine County Local Agency Formation Commission, Alpine County Assessment Appeals Board and the Alpine County/South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District Contract Commission. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Jardine is a Republican.
Russell Jeffries, 73, of Salinas, has been reappointed to the Central Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 1992. Jeffries has owned and served as operator of Jeffries landscaping since 1991 and was a senior communications technician for AT&T from 1955 to 1991. He served as mayor for the city of Salinas from 1987 to 1991 and served on the Salinas City Council from 1981 to 1987. Jeffries is president of Moss Landing Harbor District and is a sanctuary advisory councilmember representing the California Environmental Protection Agency for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Additionally, he serves as chairperson of the Salinas/Kushikino Sister City Association and Monterey County Tax Appeals Board. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Jeffries is a Republican.
Linda Kelly, 41, of Sacramento, has been appointed legal advisor for the Public Employment Relations Board. Since 2006, she has served as labor relations counsel III at the California Department of Personnel Administration. Previously, Kelly served the California Union of Safety Employees now known as California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, as senior staff counsel from 2005 to 2006 and staff counsel from 1997 to 2005. From 1996 to 1997, she was a hearing representative at the California Correctional Peace Officers Association. Kelly earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the salary is $103,000. Kelly is a Democrat.
Susan LaGrande, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy director of legislation for the Department of Fish and Game. She has worked for the California Cattlemen's Association where she has served as the vice president of government relations since 2001 and director of public affairs in 2001. Previously, LaGrande worked as a field representative for California State Assemblymember Sam Aanestad from 2000 to 2001, an executive director for the Shasta County Farm Bureau from 1997 to 2000 and was the executive director for the Lake County Farm Bureau from 1996 to 1997. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $77,000. LaGrande is a Republican.
Steven Moore, 41, of Sausalito, has been reappointed to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since March 2008. Since 2006, Moore has been a civil engineer with Nute Engineering. He has held various positions with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board including chief of planning from 2002 to 2006, planning staff from 1999 to 2002 and water resources control engineer in the permits division from 1992 to 1996. From 1997 to 1998, Moore was a civil engineer for Montgomery Watson and, from 1989 to 1991, was environmental analyst for Earth Metrics, Incorporated. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Save the Bay and is a past member of the Federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Moore is a Democrat.
John Muller, 62, of Half Moon Bay, has been reappointed to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. He has served on the board since 1995. Muller has served as vice-mayor of Half Moon Bay since 2006 and has owned Daylight Farms and Farmer John's Pumpkin Farm since 1990. From 1970 to 1990, he owned Daylight Nursery and, from 1967 to 1970, Muller worked as a line truck driver for PG&E. He previously served in the U.S. Navy as a ship repairman/2nd class from 1963 to 1966. Muller is a member of the local Government Agency Committee, Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizens Academy Alumni Group, Coastside Chamber of Commerce and California Farm Bureau Federation. Additionally, he is a member and past-president of the San Mateo County Farm Bureau, California Agricultural Leadership Alumni and director and past chair of the Coastside County Water District. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Muller is a Republican.
Rameshwar Singh, 71, of San Jose, has been reappointed to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. He was first appointed in January by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Singh has served San Jose State University as an associate professor since 1967, and as a professor of water resource engineering since 1977. From 1974 to 1975 he was a staff engineer for the nuclear division of the General Electric Company. Singh has also been a consultant in hydrodynamics for Lockheed from 1979 to 1984; in fluid mechanics for General Electric from 1975 to 1977; in water resources for Santa Clara Valley Water District from 1968 to 1972; and in flow profiles for Jennings, McDermott, & Heiss from 1971 to 1973. He has authored numerous reports: "Hydraulic Design Manual for CE 154," 2005, "Modeling Pumping Stations," 2000-2005, "Modeling of Storm Water," Milpitas, California, 2004, "Feasbility of Plastic Barriers in Flood Control," 1999 report to Flood Prevention International, "Laboratory Manual for Hydraulic and Fluid Mechanics," 1998, Textbook in CE 150 and "Hydraulic Modeling of Circulating Water Pump," 1998, submitted to the government of Ghana. Singh is a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Education. Singh holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Science degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the salary is $100 per diem. Singh is a Republican.
Laurie Smith, 57, of San Jose, has been reappointed to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. She has served on the board since 2006. In 1998, Smith was sworn in as the sheriff of Santa Clara County. Previously, Smith served as assistant sheriff from 1990 to 1998. She is a member of Child Quest International, the Domestic Violence Council, California State Sheriffs' Association, California Peace Officers' Association, Major Counties Sheriffs' Association, National Criminal Justice Association and Police Futurists International. Smith has also been appointed to serve on the Speaker's Commission on Police Conduct and the Office of the Attorney General Blue Ribbon Commission on SWAT Practices and Policies. Additionally, she serves on the Administration of Justice Advisory Board for De Anza College and the University of San Francisco. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Smith is a Republican.
Anastacia L. Snyder, 42, of Chico, has been appointed to the Domestic Violence Advisory Council. She has worked for Catalyst Domestic Violence Services in Butte County as the executive director since 2001 and previously served as the education and prevention services program director from 1996 to 2001. Snyder currently serves as chair of the California partnership to End Domestic Violence. She recently served on the Attorney General's Law Enforcement Response to Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Protocol Working Group and California Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Plan Steering Committee. Snyder is a member of the Butte, Glenn and Colusa Counties FEMA Board, Butte County Child Death Review Team Children's Services Coordinating Council Executive Committee. She previously served on the Attorney General's Task Force on the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, co-chaired the Butte County Domestic Violence Summit and chaired the Butte Glenn Family Violence Prevention Council. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Snyder is a Democrat.
Russel Statham, 21, of Fresno, has been appointed as a student member of the California State University Board of Trustees. He currently studies business administration at California State University, Fresno. Statham served the non-profit organization Associated Students, Incorporated as vice president of finance and chief financial officer from 2006 to 2008, senator and chief of staff to the president in 2006. He also served as chair of university affairs and as a member of both the executive committee and Board of Directors for the California State Student Association (CSSA) from 2007 to 2008. In 2000, Statham co-founded BAS Automation and Technical Services and, in 2002, he co-founded and was chief technology officer of BAS Technologies. In 2005, BAS Automation and Technical Services merged with BAS Technologies and is now known as BAS Technologies, Incorporated where Statham has served as chief executive officer since the merger. Additionally, in 2005, he was interim director of information systems for West Fresno School District and was a student network administrator to Washington Union High School District from 2001 to 2005. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the salary is $100 per diem. Statham is a Democrat.
Ellen Way, 41, of La Quinta, has been reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board. She was first appointed in 2004 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Way has been owner of Sanders Way Ranch and a partner in Prime Time Produce, a Coachella-based farming company since 1990. From 1996 to 2000, she was an agricultural specialist for Assemblymember James Battin. Way was marketing director for the California Apple Commission from 1995 to 1996 and merchandising representative/food service manager for Sun World International from 1990 to 1993. She is a graduate of the California Agriculture Leadership Program. Way is a member and past president of California Women for Agriculture and is a member of the Western Growers Association, Junior League of the Palm Springs Desert Communities, Friends of the Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley, East Valley Republican Women Federated, Riverside County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Committee and Riverside County Farm Bureau. This position requires Senate confirmation and the salary is $100 per diem. Way is a Republican.
