SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — This past week, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Jennifer Castleberry, 45, of Rocklin has been appointed marketing and public relations manager of the California Exposition and State Fair. Castleberry was general manager at Modamedia Communications from 2012 to 2014 and senior director of marketing, events and entertainment for the Sacramento River Cats Baseball Club from 2010 to 2012.
She was a managing supervisor for Runyon Saltzman and Einhorn from 2000 to 2010, communications director for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services from 1998 to 1999, new account acquisition manager at Fleet Bank from 1995 to 1998 and communication director at the Hawaii State Department of Health from 1990 to 1995. She is a member of the American Advertising Federation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $95,640. Castleberry is a Democrat.
Raul DeLaRosa Jr., 30, of Sacramento, has been appointed special assistant for climate change at the California Natural Resources Agency. DeLaRosa has served as a researcher at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research since 2011. He was an executive fellow in the California Governor’s Office from 2010 to 2011 and a field representative for California State Assemblymember Anna Caballero from 2008 to 2010. DeLaRosa was an intern at the Office of Assemblymember Joe Coto from 2006 to 2007. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $79,260. DeLaRosa is a Democrat.
Valerie Lara Minton, 30, of Petaluma, has been appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Minton has been program director at the Sonoma Resource Conservation District since 2012, where she has held multiple positions since 2008, including conservation project manager and project coordinator. She was an environmental science intern at the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board from 2006 to 2008. Minton is a fellow of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy and a member of Leadership Santa Rosa. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Minton is a Democrat.
Lisa Barkett, 55, of La Jolla, has been reappointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2011. Barkett was vice president of Merjan Financial Corporation from 1989 to 2013. She is a member of the University of Southern California Board of Trustees and the Rady Children’s Hospital Board of Trustees. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Barkett is a Democrat.
Kathlyn Mead, 55, of Escondido, has been appointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors. Mead was executive vice president and chief operations officer at the California Endowment from 2007 to 2014. She was president and chief executive officer at the Council of Community Clinics from 2006 to 2007, vice president at Blue Shield of California from 2005 to 2006, president and chief executive officer at Sharp Health Plan from 1996 to 2005 and vice president at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego from 1994 to 1996. Mead earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Mead is a Democrat.
Frederick Schenk, 60, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors, where he has been chair since 2013 and has served since 2011. Schenk has been a partner at Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield since 1983. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Schenk is a Democrat.
Nicholas Peters, 55, of Paicines, has been appointed to the 33rd District Agricultural Association, San Benito County Fair Board of Directors. Peters has been an assistant mechanic at Chappell Pump and Supply since 2014. He was a maintenance mechanic at Royal Circuit Solutions from 2013 to 2014, a clamp operator at International Paper from 2011 to 2013 and a trails maintenance worker at the Pinnacles National Park from 2008 to 2011. Peters was an electrician at Safety Storage from 2007 to 2008 and a maintenance mechanic at Blossom Hill Winery from 1995 to 2007. He is a member of the San Benito County 4-H Program, the Panoche School District Board of Trustees and the San Benito County Fair Livestock Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Peters is registered without party preference.
Kristina Chavez Wyatt, 39, of Hollister, has been appointed to the 33rd District Agricultural Association, San Benito County Fair Board of Directors. Wyatt has been president and owner at Farmhouse Communications since 2012. She was a senior account executive at Meridian Pacific from 2010 to 2012 and at Armanasco Public Relations from 2005 to 2010 and was a marketing director at the Zoological Society of San Luis Obispo County from 2002 to 2005. Wyatt is a member of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, San Benito County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. She is a member of the California Women for Agriculture Salinas Valley Chapter, San Benito County Farm Bureau, Monterey County Farm Bureau and the San Benito County Business Council. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Wyatt is a Democrat.
Fermin Rubio, 54, of Dixon, has been appointed to the 36th District Agricultural Association, Dixon May Fair Board of Directors. Rubio has been a probation counselor at the Contra Costa County Probation Department since 2013 and a parole agent at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Vallejo since 2011. He was a parole agent at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Concord from 2006 to 2010, a criminal investigator at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Vallejo from 2001 to 2006 and a Sergeant at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation California Medical Facility from 1987 to 2001. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Rubio is a Democrat.
Gregory Pryor, 51, of Dixon, has been appointed to the 36th District Agricultural Association, Dixon May Fair Board of Directors. Pryor has been an organics branch manager at Recology Environmental Solutions since 1993. He was a construction foreman at Carl Wiegand Land Leveling from 1982 to 1992. Pryor is a member of the Dixon Odd Fellows Lodge. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Pryor is a Republican.
Thomas Raycraft, 52, of Dixon, has been reappointed to the 36th District Agricultural Association, Dixon May Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2008. Raycraft has been president and owner of T. Ray Farms Inc. since 2004 and secretary and treasurer of R and P Farms Inc. from 1977 to 2003. He was a volunteer at the Dixon Fire Department from 1977 to 2000. Raycraft is a member of the Dixon Game Conservation Club, Loyal Order of the Moose and the Dixon Odd Fellows Lodge. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Raycraft is a Republican.
Linda Clifford, 61, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Contractors State License Board, where she has served since 2013. Clifford has been chief financial officer at C. C. Myers Inc. since 1986. She held multiple accounting positions at Continental Heller-Tecon Pacific from 1972 to 1986. Clifford is treasurer of the California Transportation Foundation and a member of the foundation’s Board of Directors. Clifford is a commissioner and vice-chair at the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Clifford is a Republican.
Pastor Herrera Jr., 68, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Contractors State License Board, where he has served since 2010. Herrera has been adjunct professor at the California State University, Northridge Department of Family and Consumer Sciences since 2011. He served in multiple positions at the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs from 1977 to 2010, including director, assistant director, head of staff services, head consumer affairs representative and consumer affairs investigator. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Herrera is a Democrat.
Eddie Lang Jr., 72, of Rancho Cordova, has been reappointed to the California Contractors State License Board, where he has served since 2007. Lang served in various positions at the California Franchise Tax Board from 1980 to 2003, including supervisor of the Corporation Collections unit, the Personal Income Tax unit and the Real Estate Assessment unit. He was an adult education instructor for the Folsom Cordova Unified School District from 1976 to 1982 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1980. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Lang is a Democrat.
Kathy Jones Irish, 60, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, where she has served since 2012. Jones Irish has been vice president at Arnie Berghoff and Associates since 2011. She was vice president of marketing and business development at KHAFRA Engineering Consultants Inc. from 2010 to 2011 and served as assistant general manager at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from 2008 to 2010 and interim general manager at the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs in 2008. Jones Irish was director of government relations at MWH Americas Inc. from 2006 to 2008 and chief of staff for Los Angeles City Council member Tom LaBonge from 2001 to 2005. She was executive assistant to the general manager at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power from 1998 to 2001 and manager of public affairs at the Water Replenishment District of Southern California from 1996 to 1998. Jones Irish was public affairs manager at Warner Bros. Studios from 1994 to 1996, manager of community relations at the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission from 1991 to 1994 and transportation planner at the Southern California Association of Governments from 1988 to 1991. This position does not require Senate confirmation and compensation is $100 per diem. Jones Irish is a Democrat.
Mohammad Qureshi, 48, of Redlands, has been reappointed to the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, where he has served since 2014. Qureshi has been chief of traffic at the San Bernardino County Department of Public Works since 2012. He was regional director and senior project manager at LIN Consulting from 2007 to 2012, director of the Jackson State University Institute for Multimodal Transportation from 2006 to 2007 and assistant professor and director at the University of Missouri-Rolla’s Missouri Local Transportation Resource Center from 2000 to 2006. Qureshi was a research specialist at the University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research from 1998 to 2000 and senior associate at the Resource Systems Group Inc. from 1995 to 1997. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in civil engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Qureshi is a Democrat.
Devin Fong, 44, of Elk Grove, has been appointed chief of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Office of Labor Relations. Fong has been assistant general manager of administration at the California Prison Industry Authority since 2012, where he was chief of human resources from 2010 to 2012. He served in multiple positions at the California Department of Developmental Services from 2007 to 2010, including chief of labor relations and labor relations specialist. Fong was a field representative at the California Correctional Peace Officers Association from 1995 to 2007 and an assistant consultant at Western Murch and Associates from 1993 to 1995. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $105,420. Fong is a Republican.
Jamie Wright, 30, of Culver City, has been reappointed to the Medical Board of California, where she has served since 2013. Wright has been attorney in private practice since 2011. She was a mayoral aide in the Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in 2010 and legislative projective consultant for the California State Assembly Speaker’s Office of Members Services from 2009 to 2010. Wright was an associate at Sedgwick Detert Moran Arnold LLP from 2008 to 2009 and regulatory and enforcement law clerk at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority from 2007 to 2008. Wright earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Wright is a Democrat.
Felix Yip, 59, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the Medical Board of California, where he has served since 2013. Yip has been chief of staff at the Pacific Alliance Medical Center since 2014, a clinical professor of urology at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine since 2011 and a urologist in private practice since 1987. He is a member of the Garfield Medical Center Governing Board. Yip earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of California, Irvine School of Business. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Yip is a Republican.
Cynthia Cipres Klein, 46, of Canyon Lake has been reappointed to the California Board of Registered Nursing, where she has served since 2012. Cipres Klein has been a registered nurse in the Internal Medicine – Sub-Specialty Clinic at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Riverside since 2013, where she has held multiple positions since 1998, including population care nurse, pediatric advice nurse and urgent care charge nurse. She was a nursing supervisor at U.S. Family Care West from 1997 to 1998 and registered nurse lead for the Universal Care Medical Group from 1996 to 1997. Cipres Klein was a registered nurse at Miller Children’s Hospital from 1995 to 1996 and a medical records clerk at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from 1991 to 1992. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Cipres Klein is a Democrat.
Elizabeth Woods, 72, of Sonoma, has been reappointed to the California Board of Registered Nursing, where she has served since 2014. Woods has been a nurse practitioner at the Jewish Community Free Clinic since 2005. She was a registered nurse labor representative at the California Nurses Association from 1994 to 2007, an adjunct clinical professor at Sonoma State University from 1984 to 1995 and a nurse practitioner and sexual assault examiner at the Sonoma County Community Hospital from 1982 to 1988. Woods was a family nurse practitioner at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Rosa from 1978 to 1996 and a registered nurse in the Hillcrest Hospital Intensive Care Unit from 1968 to 1978. She earned a Master of Science degree in nursing from Sonoma State University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Woods is a Democrat.
Amy Gutierrez, 54, of Trabuco Canyon, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where she has served since 2012. Gutierrez has been assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the Western University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy since 2009, chief pharmacy officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services since 2006 and adjunct professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy since 2004. She was a leadership pod advisor for the California HealthCare Foundation Health Care Leadership Fellowship Program from 2007 to 2009 and served in multiple pharmacy management positions at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services from 1986 to 2006, including pharmacy director, assistant pharmacy director and in-patient pharmacy supervisor. Gutierrez was a clinical pharmacist at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center from 1984 to 1986, a pharmacist at the Los Angeles Community Hospital from 1983 to 1984 and an intern pharmacist at San Gabriel Valley Community Hospital from 1979 to 1983. She earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Gutierrez is a Democrat.
Nicole J. Jones, 44, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Board of Psychology, where she has served since 2012. Jones has been director of external affairs at Crystal Stairs Inc. since 2011. She was associate director of corporate and foundation relations at Loyola Marymount University from 2008 to 2011, senior program director at Southern California Grantmakers from 2007 to 2008 and program director at the California Wellness Foundation from 2002 to 2007. Jones was program officer and program associate at the California Community Foundation from 1998 to 2001, fellow and special assistant at the National Urban Fellows from 1997 to 1998 and a fellow with the Coro Fellows Program from 1996 to 1997. She served as a field representative for California State Assemblymember Kevin Murray from 1994 to 1996 and as a field deputy for Los Angeles City Council member Rudy Svorinich Jr. from 1993 to 1994. Jones earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the City University of New York, Baruch College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Jones is a Democrat.
Sarita Kohli, 55, of Saratoga, has been reappointed to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, where she has served since 2011. Kohli has been executive vice president for mental health and community services at Asian Americans for Community Involvement since 2014, where she was director of mental health and community programs from 2003 to 2014. Kohli was a staff psychotherapist at Family and Children’s Services of Silicon Valley from 2001 to 2003. She earned a Master of Arts degree in clinical psychology from the John F. Kennedy University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Delhi. Kohli is a licensed marriage and family therapist. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Kohli is a Democrat.
Melodi Masaniai, 49, of Salinas, has been reappointed to the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, where she has served since 2013. Masaniai has been campaign coordinator for Build Democracy, End Corporate Rule since 2014. She was a volunteer coordinator for Jerry Hill for State Senate in 2012, campaign manager for Shawn K. Bagley for DNC Member from 2011 to 2012, field coordinator for Jaime De La Cruz for Supervisor in 2012 and a consultant at Castillo Consulting LLC in 2011. Masaniai was a community organizer for Organizing for America in 2010 and executive assistant at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center from 2002 to 2010 and at Sun Microsystems Inc. from 1992 to 2002. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Masaniai is a Democrat.
Steven Morrow, 79, of Yucaipa, has been appointed to the Dental Board of California, where he has served since 2010. Morrow has been a professor of endodontics and director of patient care services and clinical quality assurance at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry since 1980. He was a dentist and endodontist in private practice from 1963 to 2005, lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, Active Reserve from 1962 to 1968 and lieutenant on active duty in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps from 1960 to 1962. Morrow earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and a Master of Science degree in microbiology from Loma Linda University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Morrow is a Democrat.
Russell S. Penniman IV, 56, of Rancho Santa Fe, has been appointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2003. Penniman has been a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve since 2008, where he has served since 1994, and has been a managing member of Penniman and Associates LLC since 2000. He was a managing member of Plus Products from 1994 to 1999 and an active duty naval officer at the U.S. Department of the Navy from 1979 to 1994. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Penniman is a Republican.
