Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:
Steve Alexander, 58, of La Jolla, has been appointed to the State Athletic Commission. Since 2000, he has served as president of the Steve Alexander Group, a public affairs company. Previously, Alexander was a regional director for Burson-Marsteller from 1997 to 2000, vice president of Stoorza, Ziegaus and Metzger from 1995 to 1997, president of the Steve Alexander Group, a real estate firm, from 1990 to 1995 and president of Westwind Real Estate Services from 1984 to 1989. He is a member of the International Association of Facilitators and International Association of Public Participation. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Alexander is a Democrat.
Robert Alvarado, 57, of Pinole, has been reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, where he has served as a member since 2006. He has served as an executive officer for the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council since 2001, where he previously held the position of central district manager from 1997 to 2001. Alvarado served the Bay Counties District Council of Carpenters as an administrative officer from 1995 to 1997 and business representative from 1986 to 1995. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Alvarado is a Democrat.
Mark Andre, 54, of Arcata, has been appointed to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Andre has served as director of environmental services for Arcata since 2006, where he previously held the position of deputy director of environmental services from 1992 to 2006, forester and geographic information system specialist from 1988 to 1992 and forest tech from 1984 to 1987. He is a member of North Coast Regional Land Trust, Humboldt County Forestry Review Committee, Forest Guild and the California Licensed Foresters Association. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Andre is a Democrat.
Kiran Black, 31, of Woodland, has been appointed to the State Board of Food and Agriculture. Since 2008, she has served as marketing manager for Sacramento Valley Growers. Previously, Black served the California Farm Bureau Federation as manager of political affairs from 2004 to 2008, director of national affairs from 2002 to 2004 and national affairs and research assistant from 2001 to 2002. She is a member of the Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Black is a Republican.
Janice Cone, Ph.D., 67, of San Diego, has been appointed to the Board of Behavioral Sciences. She has served as a therapist for A Helping Hand Clinic since 2002. Previously, Cone was a program reviewer for the Marriage Family Therapy Program at ChapmanUniversity in 2008. Prior to that, she worked for AlliantInternationalUniversity as Irvine site director of Marital and Family Programs from 2004 to 2008 and associate professor for the department of psychology and family studies from 1989 to 2004. Cone was faculty at West VirginiaUniversity's School of Medicine Psychiatry Department and taught as an adjunct instructor for the School of Social Work from 1970 to 1988. She is supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Cone is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Academy of Certified Social Workers. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Cone is a Democrat.
Sandra Danz, 50, of Placerville, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. Since 2009, she has served as a hearing instrument specialists for All American Hearing. From 2002 to 2009, Danz served as a hearing instrument specialist for Miracle Ear Hearing Systems and, from 1981 to 1985, was a hearing aid dispenser for AmericanHearingAidCenter. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Danz is a Republican.
Rodney Diaz, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. He has served as assistant professor at the University of California, DavisMedicalCenter since 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Diaz was a clinical fellow at the Michigan Ear Institute. He is a member of the Acoustical Society of America, AmericanAcademy of Otolaryngology, American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Diaz is a Democrat.
Stan Dixon, 71, of Ferndale, has been reappointed to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, where he has served as a member since 1999 and chairman since 2002. Dixon served on the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 2001 and was chairman in 1992, 1995 and 1999. From 1973 to 1989, he served HumboldtCounty as director of veterans affairs-public guardian. He was a stock broker for Walston and Company from 1971 to 1973 and a revenue officer for the U.S. Treasury Department from 1964 to 1972. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Dixon is a Democrat.
Henry Forman, 62, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, where he has served as a member since 2008. Forman is founding faculty of the School of Natural Sciences at the University of California, Merced and has served as professor of chemistry and biochemistry since 2003. Previously, he served as professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Alabama, Birmingham from 1999 to 2003. From 1986 to 1999, Forman was a professor of molecular pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Southern California, where he also served as professor of pediatrics, pathology and toxicology from 1992 to 1999 and associate professor of pediatrics, pathology and toxicology from 1986 to 1989. He was associate professor of physiology from 1982 to 1986 at the University of Pennsylvania, where he previously was assistant professor of physiology from 1978 to 1982. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Forman is a Democrat.
Sara Granda, 30, of Davis, has been appointed special assistant to the chief counsel for the Department of Health Care Services. She served as a graduate student intern at the California Department of Health Care Services in 2008. Previously, Granda was a law clerk at the California Office of Administrative Hearings and an intern at the California Department of Health Care Services in 2007. From 2004 to 2006, she was a hiring team consultant and lobbyist for Protection and Advocacy Incorporated and a discharge consultant for the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Case Management from 2002 to 2006. Granda was a lecturer at the CaliforniaStateUniversity, Sacramento from 2004 to 2005 and DavisJointUnifiedSchool District from 1998 to 1999. She is a member of the Californians for the Disabled Rights and The National Association of Social Workers. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $56,136. Granda is a Democrat.
Robert Green, 48, of Danville, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. He has owned East Bay Audiologists since 2007 and has been senior audiologist for outpatient rehabilitation at AltaBatesSummitMedicalCenter since 1989. Green is a member of the AmericanAcademy of Audiology, California Academy of Audiology and Self Help for the Hard of Hearing. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Green is a Democrat.
Alison Grimes, 58, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Grimes has served as faculty for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program at the University of Southern California since 2008. She has served as head of the Audiology Department at the University of California, Los AngelesMedicalCenter and assistant professor of head and neck surgery for David Geffen School of Medicine since 2006. Previously, Grimes was president of the AmericanAcademy of Audiology from 2007 to 2008 and was director of audiology at the Providence Speech and HearingCenter from 1996 to 2005. Prior to that, she served at National Ear Care Plan as consulting audiologist from 1996 to 2004 and director of professional relations from 1992 to 1996. Grimes was faculty at ColoradoStateUniversity from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the American Board of Audiology Ethics Task Force. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Grimes is a Democrat.
Eugene Hernandez, 61, of Yorba Linda, has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission. Previously, he served as chief of police for Chino from 1998 to 2006. He served the Orange Police Department as captain from 1991 to 1998, lieutenant from 1986 to 1991, sergeant from 1983 to 1986 and patrol officer from 1974 to 1983. Hernandez was a patrol officer for the Fullerton Police Department from 1971 to 1974. He is chair of the Yorba Linda/Placentia YMCA, member of the Rotary Club of Chino and member of the National Management Association. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hernandez is a Republican.
Deane Manning, 58, of Fallbrook, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. He has owned Superior Hearing Aid Service since 1997. Previously, Manning was general manager of Destination Hotels from 1994 to 1996 and general manager and director of Golf Operations for JC Resorts from 1986 to 1994. He is a member of the International Hearing Society, Menifee Medical Center Foundation Board and Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation Board. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Manning is a Republican.
Carol Murphy, 62, of La Selva Beach, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. Since 1982, she has owned and been director of Speech and Learning Services. Murphy has been a consultant for Supporting Early Elementary Delivery Systems Project for the California Departments of Education since 1994 and supervisor for graduate level programs in the Masters and Credential Acquisition Program in Speech-Language Pathology for the MontereyCountySchool District and CaliforniaStateUniversity, Northridge since 2006. She was a resource specialist and title I coordinator for the MountainElementarySchool District from 1979 to 1982. Murphy served the Santa Cruz County Office of Education as a speech-language pathology consultant from 1976 to 1979 and a teacher of the Severe Disorders of Language class from 1973 to 1976. She is a member of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Association of Educational Therapists and Santa Cruz County Speech Language Hearing association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and compensation is $100 per diem. Murphy is a Republican.
Lisa O'Connor, 72, of MillValley, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board. Since 2009, she has been as a part-time language pathologist for StarAcademy and, since 2004, has been an early intervention provider for Progressus Therapy. O'Connor was a facilitator for adults with acquired brain injury at the College of Marin in 2005, adjunct faculty at San FranciscoStateUniversity and HaywardStateUniversity from 2003 to 2005 and associate professor and director of the Speech-Language Clinic at CaliforniaStateUniversity, Los Angeles from 1982 to 2002. She is a member of the National Council of State Boards in Speech Pathology and Audiology, California Speech-Language Hearing Association, Council for Exceptional Children and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. O'Connor is a Republican.
Michael Paravagna, 58, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the Building Standards Commission, where he has served as a member since 2008. Since 2009, he has been an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) consultant for the Los Angeles Community College District. Previously, Paravagna was ADA coordinator for the city of Sacramento from 2007 to 2009. He served the Department of Rehabilitation as chief of disability access from 1993 to 2007, assistant chief of community resource development from 1992 to 1993, administrator for the Vocational Work Rehabilitation Work Activity Program from 1989 to 1992 and supervising business consultant for the Business Enterprise Program for the Blind from 1985 to 1989. Paravagna is a member of the National Association of ADA Coordinators Board of Directors. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Paravagna is a Democrat.
Jonathan Sheinberg, 52, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority, where he has served as a member since 2007. Since 1996, he has served as partner for the Bubble Factory, a Beverly Hills based production company. Previously, Sheinberg was vice president of motion picture literacy for the WilliamMorrisAgency from 1994 to 1996 and Triad Artists from 1992 to 1994. Prior to that, he served as production head for Orion Pictures from 1989 to 1992 and director of creative affairs for 20th Century Fox from 1988 to 1989. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Sheinberg is a Democrat.
Stephanie Shimazu, 40, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Gambling Control Commission, where she has served as a member since 2007. She previously served as a deputy legal affairs secretary for the Office of Governor Schwarzenegger from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, Shimazu was staff counsel for the California Department of Social Services from 2001 to 2003, deputy legislative counsel for the California Legislative Counsel's Office from 1999 to 2001, staff counsel for the California Department of Corrections from 1997 to 1999 and deputy city attorney for Sacramento from 1995 to 1997. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Shimazu is a Democrat.
Thomas Walz, 56, of Weaverville, has been reappointed to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, where he has served as a member since 2007. He has served Sierra Pacific Industries as district manager since 1988. Previously, Walz was a timber manager at Hayfork Sawmill from 1983 to 1988, assistant timber manager at the Quincy Sawmill from 1981 to 1983 and timber cruiser at the Redding Sawmill from 1980 to 1981. He was a forester and ranger for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from 1977 to 1979 and forester for the U.S. Forest Service in 1976. He is a member of the California Licensed Foresters Association. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Walz is a Republican.
Larry Zarian, 72, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, where he has served as a member since 2006. Zarian has owned Zarian Enterprises since 1999. He was a board member for Metrolink from 1996 to 2004, a member and chair of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1993 to 1997 and member and vice chair of the National Highway Safety Commission from 1986 to 1990. He served as member of the Glendale City Council from 1983 to 1999, where he also served four terms as mayor. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Zarian is a Republican.
DeWayne Zinkin, 67, of Fresno, has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission. He has owned and operated Zinkin Development since 1968. Zinkin has also owned and operated the Law Office of DeWayne Zinkin since 1972. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Zinkin is a Republican.