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Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:
Don Anderson, 62, of Whittier, has been appointed to the Private Security Disciplinary Review Committee (South) for the Department of Consumer Affairs - Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. Since 2000, he has served as senior vice president of training and special events for Andrews International, a full service provider of security and risk mitigation services. From 1967 to 2000, Anderson served as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department and was a member of the Special Weapons And Tactics Team (SWAT) from 1972 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Anderson is a Republican.
Kathleen Barnes, 56, of Stockton, has been appointed deputy director for area board operations for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD). She has worked for SCDD's Area Board 6 since 1991 in various positions including executive director since 2005, life quality assessment coordinator from 1997 to 2005 and community program specialist II from 1991 to 1997. Prior to that, Barnes was program director for The Arc of Amador and Calaveras Counties from 1985 to 1989 and program manager for the Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity, a Bay Area fair housing assistance agency, from 1984 to 1985. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $88,800. Barnes is a Republican.
Ruben Barrales, 45, of Del Mar, has been appointed to the San Diego County Fair Board of Directors (22nd District Agricultural Association). He has served on the board of directors since 2007. Barrales has served as president and chief executive officer for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce since 2006. He previously served as a deputy assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006, where he was the President's liaison to state and local elected officials. From 1998 to 2001, Barrales was president and chief executive officer of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a coalition of business, government and civic groups. Prior to that, he served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from 1993 to 1998. Barrales is a member of the board of directors of the Public Policy Institute of California and a past member of the California Speaker's Commission on State and Local Government Finance and the California Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Barrales is a Republican.
Adam Day, 38, of Alpine, has been appointed to the San Diego County Fair Board of Directors (22nd District Agricultural Association). Since 2002, he has served as assistant tribal manager for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. From 2000 to 2002, Day was general manager for NCG Porter Novelli and, from 1999 to 2000, was vice president of The Flannery Group. From 1996 to 1999, he was chief of staff for San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob and, from 1995 to 1996, was deputy chief of staff for San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox. From 1993 to 1995, Day was senior policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor Jacob and campaign manager from 1992 to 1993. Prior to that, he was policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor George Bailey from 1990 to 1992 and defense and foreign affairs legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Pete Wilson in 1990. Day is a board member of the Downtown San Diego Partnership, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and East County YMCA. He is past chair and member of the San Diego County Planning Commission. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Day is a Republican.
Louise Kirkbride, 55, of Monte Sereno, has been appointed to the California Board of Accountancy. In 1997, Kirkbride founded Broad Daylight, a company whose products facilitate communications between businesses and their customers through the Internet and served as chief executive officer until 2003. Prior to that, she founded Answer Systems in 1988, a company designed to improve business-customer communications through help-desk automation. From 1984 to 1988, Kirkbride was marketing manager for Tektronix - CAE Systems. She is a member of the board of trustees at the California Institute of Technology and the Contractors' State License Board. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Kirkbride is a Republican.
Steven Klompus, 62, of Garden Grove, has been appointed to the Physician Assistant Committee for the Medical Board of California. He has served on the committee since 2006. Klompus has been a physician assistant with East Edinger Industrial Urgent Care since 2005. Additionally, he has been a clinical instructor of Physician Assistant Education at Western University of Health Sciences, University of Southern California and Loma Linda University since 1999. Klompus previously practiced occupational medicine at Concentra Medical Center in 2005 and U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group from 1997 to 2005. He served as a physician assistant from 1983 to 1997 with various clinics including Orange Coast Managed Care Services Incorporated from 1996 to 1997, California Physicians Management Group Incorporated from 1987 to 1996 and Ball Taft Medical Clinic from 1983 to 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Klompus is a Republican.
Leslie LaManna, 51, of San Diego, has been appointed to the California Board of Accountancy. She has served on the board since 2007. Since 1990, LaManna has been a partner in the public accountant firm Withers, Mann & LaManna. She was an adjunct professor in accounting for the University of California, San Diego Extension from 1995 to 2002. LaManna is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and past president of the San Diego Chapter. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. LaManna is a Republican.
Robert "Tim" Leslie, 66, of Carmichael, has been appointed to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Leslie served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006 and from 1986 to 1991. From 1991 to 2000, Leslie served as a member of the California State Senate. In 2004, Leslie co-authored legislation to establish the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and, in 1993, Leslie authored the Lake Tahoe License Plate legislation, which provides funding for the California Tahoe Conservancy. He also served as chairman and a member of the Western Legislative Forestry Task Force while in the legislature. Leslie previously was vice president of R.J. Kuhl Corporation, a commercial real estate company from 1981 to 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Leslie is a Republican.
Bonnie Reiss, 52, of Malibu, has been appointed to the University of California Board of Regents. Since September 2007, she has served as operating advisor to Pegasus Capital Advisors, a private equity firm based in New York. Reiss also currently serves on the board for the Women's Conference, Afterschool All-Stars and the California Dream Team. She previously served as senior advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2003 to 2007, where she advised the Governor on all major policy initiatives including education, the environment and children's issues. From 1994 to 2003, she served as president of the Inner-City Games Foundation, later renamed Afterschool All-Stars. She is a founding director of Arnold's All-Stars, a California non-profit organization providing after-school programs to middle schools. Her experience includes careers as an entertainment lawyer, accountant, producer and writer from 1981 to 1988. In 1988, Reiss founded the Earth Communications Office where she led the effort to increase the entertainment industry's awareness of environmental issues. She served as a member of the State Board of Education from 2004 to 2006. In 2007, she received the William S. White Lifetime Achievement Award from the U.S. Department Education for her advocacy in the area of public education. In 2006, she received the Advocate of the Year Award from the UC Student Association. Reiss holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance from the University of Miami. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Reiss is a Democrat.
Neil Robinson, 50, of Folsom, has been appointed special assistant inspector general for the Bureau of Independent Review in the Office of the Inspector General. Since 1998, he has served as a workers' compensation administrative law judge at the Department of Industrial Relations. From 1997 to 1998, Robinson was managing attorney for the Sacramento location of the Law Office of Chernow & Leib and, from 1995 to 1997, was an attorney with the Law Office of Fred S. Deatherage. From 1984 to 1995, he was an attorney and associate partner for the Law Offices of Mullen & Filippi and, also in 1984, was an attorney for the Law Offices of David P. Mastagni. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $114,336. Robinson is a Democrat.
Shaquawn Schasa, 29, of Walnut, has been appointed to the Physician Assistant Committee for the Medical Board of California. She has served on the committee since 2007. Since 2005, Schasa has served as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. From 1999 to 2005, she was a senior account executive and sales director for Allegiance Telecom-XO Communications. Prior to that, Schasa was an account executive for AT&T Wireless from 1996 to 1999. She currently serves on the Regional Black Chamber of Commerce Executive Advisory Board and also volunteers for the Women of Color Breast Cancer Survivor Support Group. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Schasa is registered decline-to-state.
