Pardon me for lagging behind, but on Wednesday, the Governor announced another batch of appointments — 16 of them to be exact. (I actually created this post last night, but I often create this stuff ahead of time when I can, and then toggle it up from the blackberry when the site needs some extra content). The Governor batted .500 on appointing folks who voluntary associate with his own political party. Here is the partisan breakdown:
THE REPUBLICANS
- Jim Bourgart, 61, of San Francisco, has been appointed deputy secretary for transportation at the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. He has served as vice president for government relations and business development with Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas since 1990.
- William Keese, 67, of Palm Desert, has been appointed to the Public Goods Independent Review Panel. Currently, he serves as chair of the Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee for the Western Governors’ Association and is on the Calpine Corporation’s Board of Directors.
- Stephen Matich, 48, of Yucaipa, has been appointed to the Contractors’ State License Board. He has served as president of Matich Corporation, a family-owned construction business specializing in engineering contracting, since 1992 and been employed by the company since 1980.
- Duane Roth, 56, of La Jolla, has been appointed to the Independent Citizen’s Oversight Committee for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.
- Teresa A. Schwartz, 48, of Vacaville, has been appointed associate director of reception center institutions for the Division of Adult Institutions at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She has served as acting associate director of reception institutions since 2005.
- Wendy Still, 46, of Roseville, has been appointed associate director of female and civil addict institutions for the Division of Adult Institutions at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She has served at the Department of Corrections since 1985 and as deputy director and chief financial officer in the Financial Services Division of the Office of the Chief Deputy Director of Support Services since 1999.
- James Sweeney, 62, of Stanford, has been appointed to the Public Goods Independent Review Panel. He has been a professor of management, science and engineering at Stanford University since 1971.
- Joseph Yew, 40, of San Francisco has been appointed to the Student Aid Commission. He currently serves as vice president for E.J. De La Rosa & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm.
THE DEMOCRATS
- Sandra Duveneck, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed director of support services for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. She has served as acting director since 2005.
- Tamiza Hockenhull, 34, of San Leandro, has been appointed to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission. Currently, she serves as associate professor at University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
- Karen Lindh, 54, of Antelope, has been appointed to the Public Goods Independent Review Panel. She has served as partner at Lindh & Associates since 1997.
- Peter Mendoza, 39, of Berkeley, has been appointed to the Rehabilitation Appeals Board. He has served as a community service officer for the Department of Public Safety at St. Mary’s College since 2001.
- Jane Turnbull, 73, of Los Altos, has been appointed to the Public Goods Independent Review Panel. Currently, she serves as an energy consultant for her own firm in Los Altos.
THE DECLINE-TO-STATES
- Carol Freeman, 41, of Palo Alto, has been appointed to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission. Currently, she serves as partner with the law firm of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, where she specializes in labor and employment law.
- Richard Kirkland, 53, of Crescent City, has been appointed deputy director of the Office of Fiscal Services at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He has served for over 13 years at the Pelican Bay State Prison, most recently as warden.
- Peter Miller, 47, of Berkeley, has been appointed to the Public Goods Independent Review Panel. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley and serves as an environmental consultant to the Natural Resource Defense Council.
You can read more about each appointee in the official release.