SACRAMENTO–Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
54-year-old Joseph Cruz of Sacramento has been appointed to the California Transportation Commission. Cruz has been Executive Director of the California Workers’ Council since 2021. From 2018 he was a partner and lobbyist for Cruise Strategy until 2021 and from 2011 he was a Legislative Advocate for the California Workers’ Council until 2018. From 2000 he was with the California Alliance for Jobs until 2011. Cruz is a member of Transportation California, the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy, and the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance. The position requires Senate approval and is paid at $100 per day. Cruz is a Democrat.
Carl Guardino, 61, of Monte Sereno was reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, a position he has served since 2007. Guardino will serve as Vice President of Tarana Wireless from 2022. From 2020 he served as Vice President of Bloom Energy until 2022. From 1997 until 2020, he served as president and CEO of the Silicon He Valley He Leadership Group. From 1995 until 1997 he was the director of government affairs at Hewlett Packard. The position requires Senate approval and is paid at $100 per day. Guardino is a Democrat.
Hilary Norton, 54, from Los Angeles, was reappointed to the California Transportation Commission, a position she has served since 2019. Norton has been the President and Managing Partner of Effect Strategies since 2016 and Executive Director of FASTLink DTLA since 2018. She was the executive director. From 2008 to 2019 she is doing research on modifications to Angelenos Stuck in Traffic (FAST). Norton holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. She needs Senate approval for the position and is paid $100 a day. She Norton is a Democrat.
David Ghilarducci, 61, of Santa Cruz was appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Board. Ghilarducci has been Deputy Health Officer and EMS Medical Director for the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency since 2014. He has been Health Officer and EMS Medical Director for the San Benito County Health Services Agency since 2014. Ghilarducci was his EMS Medical Director at Santa. From 2003 to 2010 he served with the Clara County Department of Emergency Medical Services. From 2005 to 2019 he was an Emergency Physician with Emergency Physician Associates, and from 1987 to 1996 he was a Fire Chief with the Santa Clara County Fire Department. He is a member of the American Emergency Committee. medicine. Ghilarducci received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. The position does not require Senate approval and has no compensation. Guilarducci is a Democrat.
Mill Valley’s 53-year-old Michelle Passero has been reappointed to the State Food and Agriculture Commission, where she will serve from 2022. Passero has been Director and Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Nature-Based Solutions at The Nature Conservancy since 2008. Passero served as Director of Policy Initiatives at the Pacific She Forest Trust from 2000 until 2008, and from 1999 until 2000 she was a contract attorney at Heller, Erman, White and McAuliffe. She was a Clark Law Firm and Contract Attorney. From 1997 she completed her PhD at the Institute of Natural Heritage until 1999. From 2007 she was a board member of the Marine Conservation League until 2011 and from 2003 she was a community member of the Presidio She Trust Restoration Advisory Board. She Passero graduated with a Master of Laws degree in Sustainable International Development. She received her PhD from the University of Washington School of Law and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco Law School. The position does not require Senate approval and has no compensation. Passero registered without wanting to party.
S. Patricia Stock, 60, of Chico was reappointed to the State Food and Agriculture Commission, serving since 2022. Stock has been the Dean of Agriculture at California State University, Chico since 2021. she was a director. From 2019 to 2021 she holds a Ph.D. in the Department of Animal and Comparative Biomedicine, Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, and from 2001 to 2021, she is Professor in the Department of Entomology and the Department of Animal and Comparative Biomedicine. I was. From 1999 until 2001, Stock was assistant curator and senior museum scientist at the Nematode Collection at the University of California, Davis. She is the Vice President of the Stock Society of Invertebrate Pathology. She holds a PhD in Natural Sciences from the National University of Plata, La Her. The position does not require Senate approval and has no compensation. She’s a Democrat in stock.
Christopher Valadez, 42, of Salinas, was reappointed to the State Food and Agriculture Commission beginning in 2019. Valadez has been president of the Central California Producers and Shippers Association since 2019. He was the Director of Environment and Government. From 2004 until 2008, Valadez served as Deputy District Director in the Office of Congressman George Radanovich. This position does not require Senate approval and is unpaid. Valades is registered with no political party preferences.
Bonsall’s 79-year-old Barry Grant was appointed to the Veterinary Medical Commission. He has been an equine surgeon in private practice since 2008. From 1991 until 2008 he served as an Equine Surgeon at San He-Lewis He-Ray Horse Hospital. Grant was on the faculty of Washington State University from 1969 until he was 1972 and from 1974 until he was 1991. He has his Ph.D. He holds a degree in veterinary medicine and a Master of Science degree from Washington State University. The position does not require Senate approval and is paid at $100 per day. Grant is a Democrat.
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