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Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:
Christine Anderson, 43, of Elk Grove, has been appointed to the Landscape Architect Technical Committee. She has served on the committee since 2003. Since 2007, Anderson has owned the Office of Christine A. Anderson, a firm specializing in redevelopment landscape design. Prior to that, she worked for the HLA Group as a senior associate landscape architect from 1998 to 2007, project manager from 1994 to 1998, team leader from 1992 to 1994, designer from 1990 to 1992 and landscape draftsperson from 1989 to 1990. From 1988 to 1989, she served as a landscape draftsperson for Frandsen/Komar Associates and, in 1988, she was a landscape draftsperson and model builder for Brian Powell and Associates. Anderson is a member and past-president of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the Sierra Chapter. Additionally, she is a member of California Women in Environmental Design. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in landscape architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and an Associate of Science degree in Architecture from Bakersfield College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Anderson is a Republican.
Teresa Bello-Jones, 65, of Elk Grove, has been appointed executive officer for the Bureau of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. Since 1994, she has served as executive officer for the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. From 1986 to 1993, Bello-Jones was a supervising nursing and education consultant to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. She previously was director of nursing for Staff Builders, Incorporated from 1982 to 1985 and an assistant clinical professor for the Department of Mental Health and Community Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco from 1971 to 1981. Prior to that, Bello-Jones was a public health nurse for the Los Angeles County Health Department from 1968 to 1970. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the salary is $103,608. Bello-Jones is registered decline-to-state.
Archie Biggers, 61, of San Diego, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. He has served on the board, hearing adult matters, since 2006 and previously served on the board hearing juvenile matters from 2005 to 2006. Biggers was previously executive director of the Greater San Diego Inner-City Games, operations director for the San Diego Police Athletic League and executive director of the Sports Training, Academic & Recreation program (S.T.A.R.). He also served for 24 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Biggers is a Republican.
Sandra Bryson, 62, of Markleeville, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. She served on the board since 2005. From 1986 to 2005, Bryson served as a support services and reserve deputy for the Alpine County Sheriff's Department. She previously served from 1986 to 2005 as director of Bryson and Associates, a law enforcement and canine consulting company that included the Office of Emergency Services, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Youth Authority among its clients. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Bryson is a Democrat.
Donald Currier, 49, of Folsom, has been appointed chief deputy inspector general in the Office of the Inspector General. Since 2007, he has served as the secretary of legal affairs and chief counsel at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. From 2006 to 2007, Currier served as chief counsel for the California State Lottery. Additionally, he serves in the California National Guard as a colonel and deputy brigade commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade and, from 2005 to 2006, he served as commander of the Police Partnership Task Force during a deployment to Iraq. From 2004 to 2005, Currier worked as deputy cabinet secretary in the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and, in 2004, he worked as project team leader for the California Performance Review. From 1999 to 2003, Currier served as director of the Division of Certification Assignments and Waivers for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Prior to that, he served as chief deputy director and chief legal counsel at the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning for Governor Wilson from 1996 to 1999 and, in 1995, he worked as counsel to the California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety. From 1991 to 1995, Currier served as a deputy district attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office and, from 1982 to 1991, he served at the Sacramento City Police Department as a training officer, patrol officer and police detective. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation in $140,784. Currier is a Republican.
Annemarie Del Mugnaio, 36, of Dixon, has been appointed executive officer for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Bureau. She has served as executive officer for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board since 2001 and previously held the positions of interim executive officer from 2000 to 2001 and staff services analyst from 1998 to 2000. Del Mugnaio is a member of the non-profit organization Davis Hoops and former member of the American Council of Exercise. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the salary is $81,732. Del Mugnaio is a Republican.
Douglas Drummond, 71, of Long Beach, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. He has served on the board since June 2008. Prior to retiring, he served as a commissioner for the Los Angeles County Fish and Game Commission from 2004 to 2007. From 1999 to 2004, Drummond served as a part-time faculty member for the California State University, Long Beach where he taught criminal justice and management classes. From 1990 to 1998, he served on the Long Beach City Council and, from 1994 to 1996, Drummond served as vice mayor of Long Beach. He served at the Long Beach Police Department as commander in 1988, captain from 1974 to 1987, lieutenant from 1969 to 1974, sergeant from 1965 to 1969 and patrolman from 1959 to 1965. Additionally, from 1958 to 1959, Drummond served as a factory worker for Robert Shaw-Fulton Controls Company and, from 1955 to 1958, he served as a sergeant for the U.S. Army, Paratrooper Division. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Drummond is a Republican.
Jack Garner, 64, of Gold River, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. He has served on the board since 2005. Garner previously served as bureau chief for the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, where he served since 1990, beginning his tenure as senior law enforcement consultant. Garner was previously the city manager and chief of police for the City of Martinez. He is a member of the FBI National Academy of Graduates Association, the California Police Chiefs Association and the California Peace Officers Association. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Garner is a Republican.
Michael T. Jarvis, 45, of Sacramento has been appointed deputy secretary of public affairs for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Since 2005, he has served as deputy director of communications for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Jarvis frequently contributed to the Los Angeles Times from 1999 to 2005 and, from 1996 to 2001, he worked in television as a writer, research and associate producer for various networks. From 1991 to 1995, Jarvis served on the Mono County Board of Supervisors. From 1988 to 1991, he worked as editor and reporter for the Mammoth Times Weekly and, from 1987 to 1988, Jarvis was a reporter for the Tulare Advance Register. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100,428. Jarvis is registered decline-to-state.
Anthony Kane, 53, of Fairfield, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. Since 2007, he has served as a deputy commissioner to the Board of Parole Hearings. From 2006 to 2007, Kane served as an associate director of General Population Institutions Level II/III and male offender camps at the Division of Adult Institutions for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He has served as warden for the Correctional Training Facility from 2004 to 2006. Previously, Kane was chief deputy warden for Solano State Prison from 2003 to 2004 and San Quentin State Prison from 1999 to 2003. From 1998 to 1999, he worked as the associate warden at San Quentin State Prison. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Kane is a Democrat.
Gabor Morocz, 52, of Rancho Cordova, has been appointed deputy general counsel for the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. He has served as assistant general counsel and staff counsel III for the California State Teachers' Retirement System since 2007. He also served as staff counsel III for the Department of Child Support Services, from 2004 to 2007 and at the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency from 2001 to 2004. He started his state service at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and served as assistant chief counsel from 1998 to 2001, senior staff counsel from 1996 to 1998 and staff counsel from 1989 to 1996. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $130,900. Morocz is registered decline-to-state.
Cathleen Poncabare, 54, of Sacramento, has been appointed executive officer for the Dental Bureau. Since retiring in 2007, she has worked part-time as an associate with Golden Bear Associates, a project management and social marketing consulting firm. From 2006 to 2007, Poncabare served as a commissioner on the Board of Parole Hearings and, from 2003 to 2005, she served as a deputy appointments secretary for the Office of Governor Schwarzenegger. Prior to that, she was director of the Sacramento office for Pacific Gateway Group and executive assistant to the president and chief executive officer of NCG Porter Novelli. Poncabare has also served as a member of the Rehabilitation Appeals Board, Youthful Offender Parole Board, deputy secretary for women veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs, executive officer to the California Veterans Memorial Commission and deputy appointments secretary in the Office of Governor Pete Wilson. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the salary is $103,608. Poncabare is a Republican.
Michael Prizmich, 61, of Plymouth, has been appointed to the Board of Parole Hearings. He has served on the board since 2007. Prizmich retired from the Amador County Sheriff's Department in 2006, where he served from 1976, starting as a deputy before moving through the ranks and eventually reaching the position of sheriff in 1995. Prizmich also served as the director of personnel and risk management for Amador County from 1984 to1990. He began his career in law enforcement with the Oakland Police Department in 1971. Prizmich is a member of the Board of Corrections and the Off-Highway Vehicle Commission. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Prizmich is a Republican.
Benjamin Rice, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant secretary of legal affairs and chief counsel for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Since 2007, he has served as deputy legal affairs secretary for the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Prior to that, Rice worked as deputy attorney general in the California Attorney General's Office from 2003 to 2006. He worked as a litigation associate in the Law Offices of Rankin, Sproat, Mires, Beaty and Reynolds from 2001 to 2003, the Law Offices of Shapiro, Buchman, Provine and Patton from 2000 to 2001 and Ropers, Majeski, Kohn and Bentley from 1998 to 2000. Rice earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $145,000. Rice is a Democrat.
Alejandro Rodarte, 46, of Sacramento has been appointed special assistant to the border affairs unit for the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). Since 2001, he has served as associate information systems analyst for the Cal/EPA. While employed with Cal/EPA, Rodarte worked as an analyst for the California Performance Review in 2004. He served at the California Air Resources Board as associate information systems analyst from 1995 to 2001, business services officer from 1992 to 1995 and material and stores specialist from 1989 to 1992. Prior to that, Rodarte worked as a warehouse worker for the Department of General Services from 1987 to 1989. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $89,820. Rodarte is registered decline-to-state.
Windie Scott, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief deputy director for the Department of Fair Employment and Housing. She has worked for the State Board of Equalization as tax counsel III since 2006, senior tax counsel from 1995 to 1997 and legal counsel from 1979 to 1981. Prior to that, Scott worked for the Office of the State Controller as a deputy state controller from 2003 to 2006 and senior staff counsel from 1987 to 1995. From 2000 to 2003, she served as chief counsel to the California Workforce Investment Board. From 1981 to 1987, Scott was staff counsel for the Department of General Services and, from 1979 to 1981, legal counsel to the State Board of Equalization. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $119,450. Scott is a Democrat.
Kristy Underwood, 36, of Citrus Heights, has been appointed executive officer for the Barbering and Cosmetology Bureau. Since 2005, she has served as executive officer for the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and previously was lead of the administration unit from 2004 to 2005. Underwood previously served as coordinator of the structural exam unit for the Professional Engineers Board from 2003 to 2004 and acting bureau chief for the Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau from 2002 to 2003. Prior to that, she held various positions at the Department of Consumer Affairs from 1994 to 2002. This position does not require Senate confirmation and salary is $103,608. Underwood is a Republican.
Janet Upton, 43, of Chico, has been appointed deputy director of communication for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). Since 1999, she has served as a public information officer at the CAL FIRE Butte Unit for the Butte County Fire Department. From 1998 to 2005, Upton was a rescue diver for the Butte County interagency Drowning Accident Rescue Team and, from 1991 to 1998, she was an emergency medical technician for Enloe Medical Center. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $88,920. Upton is a Republican.
