SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — This past week, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a wide range of appointments for June 8-12, including: Kelly Harrington, 51, of Roseville, has been appointed director of the Division of Adult Institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has been acting director since 2014 and served as deputy director of facility operations from 2013 to 2014. Harrington served in several positions at Kern Valley State Prison from 2008 to 2013, including associate director of high security and transitional housing, warden and acting warden.
He served in several positions at Wasco State Prison from 2003 to 2008, including chief deputy administrator and correctional administrator, and from 1997 to 2000, including facility captain and correctional counselor. Harrington was a correctional administrator and facility captain at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Community Correctional Facilities Unit from 2000 to 2003, a correctional counselor at North Kern State Prison from 1995 to 1997 and a correctional counselor and officer at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi from 1987 to 1995. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $163,200. Harrington is a Republican.
Ralph Diaz, 45, of Woodlake, has been appointed deputy director of facility operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has served as acting deputy director of facility operations since 2014. Diaz was associate director of high security institutions at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, from 2013 to 2014, where he served in several positions from 2000 to 2013, including warden, acting warden, chief deputy administrator, captain and counselor. He was a correctional counselor and officer at the California State Prison, Corcoran, from 1993 to 2000 and a correctional officer at Wasco State Prison from 1991 to 1993. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $155,508. Diaz is registered without party preference.
Amy Miller, 41, of Brawley, has been appointed associate director of reception center institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she has served as acting associate director of reception center institutions since 2014. Miller served in several positions at California State Prison, Centinela, from 2010 to 2014, including warden, chief deputy warden and associate warden and was a correctional officer there from 1999 to 2000. She served as a facility captain at Calipatria State Prison from 2007 to 2010, where she was a lieutenant from 2003 to 2006, sergeant from 2000 to 2003 and correctional officer from 1996 to 1999. Miller served as a captain at the California Institution for Women from 2006 to 2007. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $148,188. Miller is a Democrat.
Nolice Edwards, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief of the Office of Victim Services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she has served as deputy assistant secretary of external communications since 2012. Edwards was chief of staff for Service Employees International Union Local 1000 from 2010 to 2012 and in the Office of California State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass from 2004 to 2010. She was a lobbyist at Aaron Read and Associates LLC from 2003 to 2004 and served as deputy legislative secretary in the Office of the Governor from 1999 to 2003, chief of staff in the Office of California State Assemblymember Carl Washington from 1996 to 1999 and in the Office of California State Assemblymember Diane Martinez from 1993 to 1996 and was a lobbyist for the Peace Officers Research Association of California from 1983 to 1993. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $132,372. Edwards is a Democrat.
Cynthia Florez-DeLyon, 51, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy director of community reentry services and program support at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she has served in several positions since 1992. Florez-DeLyon has served as chief of the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services since 2013, where she was acting chief in 2012 and served in several positions from 1997 to 2005, including assistant director and parole agent. She was chief of the Office of Policy Standardization from 2011 to 2012 and director of the Division of Rehabilitation Programs from 2009 to 2011. Florez-DeLyon served as a parole administrator at the Division of Adult Parole Operations in 2009 and at the Division of Reentry Facilities from 2007 to 2009. She served as a youth authority administrator at the Division of Juvenile Justice from 2005 to 2007, a casework specialist at the Northern Youth Correctional Reception Center and Clinic from 1993 to 1997 and a youth correctional counselor at the Division of Juvenile Justice’s Karl Holton Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Center from 1992 to 1993. She earned a Master of Social Work degree from California State University, Sacramento. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $138,468. Florez-DeLyon is a Democrat.
Robert Fox, 46, of Vacaville, has been appointed warden at the California Medical Facility, Vacaville, where he has been acting warden since 2014 and served as chief deputy warden from 2013 to 2014. Fox served in several positions at California State Prison, Solano, from 2008 to 2013, including associate warden and facility captain. He was captain at San Quentin State Prison from 2006 to 2008 and served in several positions at California State Prison, Centinela, from 1998 to 2006, including lieutenant, correctional counselor and correctional sergeant. Fox served as a correctional officer at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, from 1992 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $141,204. Fox is a Republican.
William Muniz, 51, of King City, has been appointed warden at the Salinas Valley State Prison, where he has been acting warden since 2014 and has served in several positions since 1998, including chief deputy administrator, correctional administrator, captain, lieutenant and sergeant. Muniz served as a correctional officer at the Correctional Training Facility, Soledad, from 1994 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $141,204. Muniz is a Republican.
On June 9, 2015, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments:
Allen Schaad, 66, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where he has served since 2014. Schaad has been a staff pharmacist at Rx relief since 2013. He was director of pharmacy at Mercy General Hospital from 2012 to 2013 and from 1999 to 2007. Schaad was director of pharmacy at Woodland Memorial Hospital from 2007 to 2012, where he was pharmacy supervisor from 1997 to 1999 and an acute care pharmacist at Mercy San Juan Medical Center from 1975 to 1997. Schaad earned a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Schaad is a Democrat.
Stanley Weisser, 73, of Redlands, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where he has served since 2011. Weisser has been an associate clinical professor at the Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy since 2007. He was president and chief executive officer at Network Pharmaceuticals Incorporated from 1969 to 2000. Weisser is a member of the California Pharmacists Association, Redlands Community Hospital Board of Trustees and University of Redlands Board of Trustees. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Weisser is a Republican.
Tammy Endozo, 44, of Imperial Beach, has been reappointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, where she has served since 2013. Endozo has served as a licensed vocational nurse at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility since 2006. She was a licensed vocational nurse at Scripps Mercy Hospital from 2003 to 2011 and a residential care unit leader and licensed vocational nurse at the Veterans Home of California, Chula Vista from 2000 to 2006. Endozo was a licensed vocational nurse at the University Community Medical Center in San Diego from 1998 to 2004, at the San Diego County Edgemoor Hospital from 1998 to 2000 and at Friendship Manor-Lakeside Nursing Home from 1996 to 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Endozo is a Democrat.
Samantha James-Perez, 40, of Chino Hills, has been reappointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, where she has served since 2013. James-Perez has held several positions at Pacific Clinics since 1998, including licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocational nurse-psychiatric technician education coordinator and medication services supervisor. She was an expert consultant for the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians from 2006 to 2013 and was a licensed psychiatric technician at the Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center from 2003 to 2006, at Canyon Ridge Hospital from 1997 to 2001 and at the American Recovery Center from 1997 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. James-Perez is registered without party preference.
Mary Ellen Early, 63, of Sherman Oaks, has been reappointed to the Respiratory Care Board of California, where she has served since 2013. Early held several positions at Valley Presbyterian Hospital from 1972 to 2013, including information technology security analyst, analyst for patient care systems, management information systems specialist and nursing computer liaison. Early was a ward clerk at Riveredge Hospital in 1972 and a nurse aide at Loretto Hospital from 1969 to 1972. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Early is a Democrat.
Mark Goldstein, 69, of El Dorado Hills, has been reappointed to the Respiratory Care Board of California, where he has served since 2012. Goldstein has been a quality care education coordinator at the Sutter Care at Home Timberlake Division since 2014, where he was a senior manager for respiratory care and clinical services from 2002 to 2014. Goldstein was special projects coordinator at Mercy San Juan Medical Center from 1989 to 2002 and a respiratory therapist at the University of California, Davis Medical Center from 1994 to 2002 and at Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Sacramento from 1983 to 1989. Goldstein earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Grand Canyon University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Goldstein is a Democrat.
Pedro Santillan, 44, of Downey, has been appointed to the California Building Standards Commission. Santillan has been business manager and secretary-treasurer for Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 1309 since 2014. He held several positions for Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 507 from 2010 to 2014, including business manager, secretary treasurer and business agent. Santillan was assistant executive director at Construction Laborers Trust Funds for Southern California Administrative Company from 2008 to 2010, and trust funds administrator at Associated Third Party Administrators from 2001 to 2008. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Santillan is a Democrat.
On June 12, 2015, Gov. Brown announced the following appointments:
Jim Evans, 46, of Sacramento, has been appointed member and chair of the California Gambling Control Commission. Evans has served as chief deputy press secretary in the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. since 2013. He was a consultant in the California State Senate Office of Research in 2013 and served as deputy secretary for communications and strategic planning at the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency in 2012. Evans was a consultant in the Office of California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier from 2009 to 2012 and served as communications director in the Office of California State Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg from 2006 to 2009 and in the Office of California State Senator Joe Dunn from 2005 to 2006. He was a staff writer at the Sacramento Bee from 2003 to 2004, managing editor at the California Journal from 2002 to 2003 and a staff writer at the Sacramento News and Review from 2001 to 2002 and at the Industry Standard from 1998 to 2001. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $138,867. Evans is a Democrat.
Elizabeth Mooney-McGuirk, 35, of Rocklin, has been appointed chief deputy director at the California Department of Parks and Recreation, where she has served as deputy director of legislation since 2013. McGuirk was legislative director in the Office of California State Assemblymember Nancy Skinner from 2008 to 2013 and served in several positions in the Office of California State Assemblymember Mark Leno from 2003 to 2008, including legislative aide and senior legislative assistant. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,784. McGuirk is a Democrat.
Julianne Polanco, 51, of Mill Valley, has been appointed state historic preservation officer at the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Polanco has been director of cultural resources at Lend Lease since 2006 and has served as a member of the California State Historical Resources Commission since 2005. She was senior preservation specialist at the Presidio Trust from 1999 to 2006, assistant to the vice president for programs at the World Monuments Fund from 1998 to 1999 and office manager and projects coordinator at the Townscape Institute in 1998. Polanco was advisor to the chairman at the California Integrated Waste Management Board in 1997, where she served as a committee analyst from 1994 to 1996, special assistant to the secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency from 1996 to 1997 and special assistant and recycling specialist at the California Department of Conservation Division of Recycling from 1990 to 1994. She is a trustee emeritus of the California Preservation Foundation and a member of the San Francisco Architectural Heritage Board of Directors and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Polanco earned a Master of Science degree in historic preservation from Columbia University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $125,664. Polanco is a Democrat.
Richard DeLaRosa, 51, of Colton, has been appointed to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. DeLaRosa has been mayor of the City of Colton since 2014, where he served as a member of the City Council from 1998 to 2010. He was a correctional officer at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1987 to 2014, serving at the Patton State Hospital from 2011 to 2014, at the California Rehabilitation Center from 1987 to 2011 and at Folsom State Prison in l987. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. DeLaRosa is a Democrat.
Tim Iglesias, 59, of Oakland, has been appointed to the California Fair Employment and Housing Council. Iglesias has been a professor of law at the University of San Francisco School of Law since 2003. He was an assistant professor of law at Wayne State University Law School from 2002 to 2003 and deputy director at the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California from 1998 to 2001, where he was a project coordinator from 1995 to 1998. Iglesias was a Pillsbury Madison and Sutro public service fellow at HomeBase from 1994 to 1995 and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stanley A. Weigel at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California from 1993 to 1994. Iglesias was a summer associate at Goldfarb and Lipman LLP in 1992, a legal assistant at the University of San Francisco Office of University Counsel from 1989 to 1990, a tax coordinator at Lignum-2 Inc. from 1988 to 1989 and a Jesuit seminarian for the California Province of the Society of Jesus from 1975 to 1988. He is a member of the Association for Law, Property and Society and the American Bar Association. Iglesias earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Iglesias is a Democrat.
John Arellano, 44, of Turlock, has been appointed to the 38th District Agricultural Association, Stanislaus County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2010. Arellano has been president of Arellano Management Services LLC since 2001. He was a grower relations field representative at E and J Gallo Winery form 1995 to 2001. Arellano is a member of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Arellano is a Republican.
Angelica Anguiano-Franco, 28, of Waterford, has been appointed to the 38th District Agricultural Association, Stanislaus County Fair Board of Directors. Anguiano-Franco has been an attorney at the Law Offices of Mark S. Nelson since 2013, where she was a law clerk from 2009 to 2013. She was a legal assistant at the Law Office of Aaron Anguiano from 2004 to 2008. Anguiano-Franco is a member of the Parent Institute for Quality Education Board of Directors, Haven Women’s Center of Stanislaus County Board of Directors and Murals in Motown. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Anguiano-Franco is a Democrat.
Jack Wilkey, 75, of Turlock, has been appointed to the 38th District Agricultural Association, Stanislaus County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2005. Wilkey has been owner and president of Wilkey Industries Inc. since 1993. He was vice president of Saunco Mines Engineering from 1988 to 1993, an instructor at Modesto Junior College from 1979 to 1991 and a manager and vice president at Saunders Sheet Metal from 1958 to 1988. Wilkey is a member of the California Grain and Feed Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Wilkey is a Republican.
Jeremiah Williams, 50, of Modesto, has been appointed to the 38th District Agricultural Association, Stanislaus County Fair Board of Directors. Williams has been owner at Oak Crafts by Jeremiah since 1986. He is a member of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Gallo Center for the Arts Board of Trustees, King-Kennedy Memorial Center Board of Directors, Modesto Community Gang Task Force and the Boys and Girls Club of Stanislaus County Board of Directors. Williams is a charter member of Project Uplift and president of the Greater Modesto Tree Foundation, chair of the City of Modesto Independence Day Parade and community relations director of United Pentecostal Church of Modesto. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Williams is a Republican.
