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Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Luis Agurto, Sr., 57, of Antioch, has been appointed to the Structural Pest Control Board. Since 1986, he has owned Pestec, a family-owned pest control business. Agurto has been a licensed pest control operator since 1986. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Agurto is a Republican.
Richard Figueroa, 49, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB). He has served on the board since 2003. Figueroa has been a deputy cabinet secretary in the Office of the Governor since January 2008 and a health policy advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger since 2006. Previously, he served as legislative director for Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi from 2003 to 2006 and deputy legislative secretary for Governor Gray Davis from 1999 to 2003. From 1996 to 1999, Figueroa was principal consultant to the California State Senate Insurance Committee and, from 1990 to 1995, was deputy director of MRMIB. Prior to that, he was a senior consultant to the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee from 1986 to 1990 and a budget analyst in the Office of the Legislative Analyst from 1983 to 1986. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Figueroa is a Democrat.
Margaret Fortune, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees. In March 2008, she was named chief executive officer of Project Pipeline, a Sacramento-based non-profit with a 20-year track record of credentialing public school teachers. Prior to that, Fortune was a senior advisor in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2006 to 2008. From 2005 to 2006, she served as an education advisor and director of public affairs for the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to that, Fortune was superintendent of St. HOPE Public Schools, a Sacramento-based K-12 charter school district serving 1,800 students, where she started Sacramento Charter High School. Her experience also includes two years as assistant secretary in the Office of the Secretary for Education, chair of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and service on the California Children and Families Commission. Fortune earned a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Fortune is a Democrat.
William Haraf, Ph.D., 59, of Mill Valley, has been appointed commissioner of financial institutions for the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Since 2005, he has served as an independent consultant with the Promontory Financial Group and a visiting professor of economics and finance for the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. From 1999 to 2003, Haraf was managing director at Banc of America Securities and, from 1994 to 1999, was senior vice president of strategic policy development and planning for Bank of America. From 1989 to 1994, he was director of policy analysis with Citicorp and, from 1985 to 1989, was J. Edward Lundy Scholar and director of the financial markets project at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington D.C. From 1984 to 1985, Haraf was special assistant to the chairman of President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisors and, from 1983 to 1984, was senior staff economist at the Council. From 1979 to 1983, Haraf was assistant professor of economics at Brown University. He is a past board member of the Bank Administration Institute and past chair of the institute's strategic issues and regulatory affairs committees. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $142,965. Haraf is a Republican.
Laurell Hoirup, 51, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief deputy director for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Since 2006, she has served as deputy director of area board operations for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Additionally, since 1997, Hoirup has been a consultant for disability awareness workshops at various school districts in Palm Springs. From 2003 to 2006, she was executive director for the Community Access Center (CAC) in Riverside and, from 2002 to 2003, was interim executive director at CAC. From 2001 to 2002, Hoirup was a program manager for the CAC Indio office and, from 1997 to 2001, was a substitute teacher and reading specialist at the Desert Sands Unified School District. Prior to that, she was a private tutor in Desert Hot Springs from 1995 to 1997 and a substitute teacher at the Ramona and Warner Union School Districts from 1994 to 1995. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $98,844. Hoirup is a Democrat.
John Hotchkis, 76, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents. He has served as chair and chief executive officer of Ramajal, an investment management firm, since 2000. From 1980 to 1999, Hotchkis was a general partner for Hotchkis and Wiley and, from 1973 to 1980, was vice president for Everett Harris & Company. From 1971 to 1973, he was president of Trust Company of the West and, from 1969 to 1971, was general partner and vice president for Dean Witter & Company. Hotchkis earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Hotchkis is a Republican.
Megan Juring, 45, of Carmichael, has been appointed assistant secretary of Olmstead Activities for the Health and Human Services Agency. Since 2004, she has served as project director for the California Health Incentives Improvement Project at Sonoma State University. From 2000 to 2004, Juring was a senior policy manager for research and development at the California Workforce Investment Board and, from 1998 to 2000, was a staff manager I at the Office of Workforce Investment for the Employment Development Department. From 1988 to 1998, she worked at the California State Department of Rehabilitation in various positions including associate government program analyst from 1996 to 1998, training officer from 1994 to 1996 and rehabilitation counselor from 1988 to 1994. Prior to that, Juring was a job placement manager at Goodwill Industries of San Joaquin Valley from 1986 to 1988. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $90,000. Juring is a Democrat.
Marisela Montes, 54, of Gold River, has been appointed deputy director of the division of adult institutions for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Since 2007, she has been senior advisor to the Division of Adult Institutions for CDCR. From 2006 to 2007, Montes was chief deputy secretary of Adult Programs at CDCR. She previously served as deputy director for administration at the Department of Transportation from 1999 to 2006 and chief of correctional planning and research at CDCR from 1998 to 1999. Montes held various positions within CDCR from 1984 to 1999, including deputy director of the Parole and Community Services Division and associate warden at California State Prison, Solano. Prior to that, she held positions at the Department of Social Services from 1981 to 1984 and State Personnel Board 1980 to 1981. Montes began her career in state service as a postsecondary education specialist at the California Postsecondary Education Commission in 1977. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $142,428. Montes is registered decline-to-state.
Kimberly Petersen, 45, of Modesto, has been appointed community program manager for the Northern California Re-Entry Facility in Stockton for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Since 2007, she has been a professor of victimology at California State University, Stanislaus. From 1999 to 2007, Petersen was executive director of the Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation and, from 1996 to 1999, was a teacher at Joshua Cowell Elementary School in the Manteca Unified School District. From 1991 to 1995, she was recreation director for the Livermore Valley Tennis Club, and from 1987 to 1991, was a teacher and athletic director at Our Savior Lutheran School. Prior to that, Petersen was a teacher at Zion Lutheran School from 1986 to 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $87,048. Petersen is a Republican.
Clifford Utley, 56, of Yucaipa, has been appointed to the Structural Pest Control Board. He has served on the board since 2006. Since 1994, Utley has worked for the family-owned business Cliff's Pest Control Incorporated, where he has served as president since 1997. Prior to that, he was a journeyman sheet metal worker and an apprentice sheet metal worker for the Santa Fe Railway from 1972 to 1994. He is a member of the San Bernardino, Highland, Redlands and Yucaipa Chambers of Commerce and serves on the board for the California State University, San Bernardino Athletic Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Utley is a Republican.
