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Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed Frank Zerunyan to the Division of
Medical Quality on the Medical Board of California.
Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lisa Kalustian - Chief Deputy Director
300 South Spring Street, Suite 16701
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213)897-0322
FAX (213)897-0319
[email protected]
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:
Jack Baylis, 49, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the State Park and
Recreation Commission. Since May 2006, he has served as the chief executive
officer of the west region group for AECOM, a global design, engineering and
program management firm. From 2000 to 2006, Baylis served in a variety of
positions at CH2M Hill, a global project delivery company, including senior
vice president and vice president. Prior to that, he was president and
chief operating officer of the manufacturing firm Linabond. Baylis serves
on the Los Angeles City Quality and Productivity Commission and is a member
of the Heal the Bay Board of Directors and Ph.D. Advisory Board for the
University of Southern California Center for Sustainability. This position
requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Baylis
is a Republican.
Jody Belgard Akimoto, 48, of Watsonville, has been appointed to the Santa
Cruz County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural
Association). She has served as an account specialist for the Santa Cruz
County Office of Education since 1985. In 1994, Belgard Akimoto co-founded
the Watsonville Road Angels Car Club which benefits local youth charities.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary.
Belgard Akimoto is a Republican.
Alberto Bertoli, 68, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the State
Historical Resources Commission. He has served as director and faculty
member at the Academy of Art University Graduate School of Architecture
since 2004 and architect with Patri Merker Architects since 1997.
Previously, Bertoli was self-employed as a design architect and consultant
from 1991 to 1996 and architect with Arthur Erickson Architects from 1981 to
1991. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the
compensation is $100 per diem. Bertoli is a Democrat.
Wayne Bidlack, 62, of La Verne, has been appointed to the State Board of
Food and Agriculture. He has served as dean of the College of Agriculture
at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona since 1995, where he
also serves as a professor in the Department of Animal and Veterinary
Science and the Department of Human Nutrition and Food Science. Bidlack
previously was a professor and chair of the Department of Food Science and
Human Nutrition at Iowa State University from 1992 to 1995 and served as
director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition at the
University. For more than 25 years, he has been a professional member of
the Institute of Food Technologists. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Bidlack is a Republican.
Bryan Brandes, 36, of Temple City, has been appointed to the State
Historical Resources Commission. He has served the transportation and
shipping company Maersk since 1996, currently as the director of California
regional dispatch. Prior to that, Brandes was dispatch and dock supervisor
for Roadway Express from 1994 to 1996. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Brandes is a
Republican.
Donald Bransford, 59, of Colusa, has been appointed to the State Board of
Food and Agriculture. He has owned Bransford Farms since 1980, which
includes 1,200 acres of almonds, prunes and rice. Previously, Bransford was
a land manager for Zumwalt Farms where he managed over 30,000 acres of land
from 1983 to 1989. He serves on the Board of Trustees and Governing Board
for the Colusa Unified School District and on the Board of Directors for the
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Bransford is a Republican.
Thomas Deardorff II, 35, of Carpinteria, has been appointed to the State
Board of Food and Agriculture. Since 1999, he has served as chair and
president of the fresh produce business Deardorff Family Farms. From 1997
to 1999, Deardorff served as an attorney specializing in real estate law
with the law firm Songstad, Randall & Ulich. He serves on the Board of
Directors for the Western Growers Association and previously served on the
Board of Directors for the Ventura County Agricultural Association. This
position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary.
Deardorff is a Republican.
Loretta Estrada, 63, of Watsonville, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz
County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association).
She has served on the Board of Directors since 1989 and operates a cattle
and timber ranch that has been family owned since 1854. Estrada previously
served as the food service manager for the Pajaro Valley Unified School
District from 1974 to 2002. She has been a member of the Santa Cruz County
Cattlemen's Association since 1963, and the California Cattlemen's
Association since 1965. This position does not require Senate confirmation
and there is no salary. Estrada is a Republican.
Eric Frazier, 44, of Riverside, has been appointed to the California
African-American Museum Board of Directors. He has served as vice president
and senior home loan center manager for Washington Mutual Home Loans since
1997. Frazier previously was vice president and community lending regional
manager for Home Savings of America from 1995 to 1997. He currently serves
as the senior pastor at the North Fontana Church of Christ. This position
does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Frazier is a
Republican.
Bruce Oneto, 82, of Boulder Creek, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz
County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association). He
has served on the Board of Directors since 2001. Oneto previously served
the Park Mutual Water Company starting in 1973 and retiring as manager in
1993. Prior to that, he was an attorney in self-practice from 1968 to 1986
and associate then partner with the law firm Ruffo & Oneto. This position
does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Oneto is a
Democrat.
Carlos Rodriguez, 35, of Victorville, has been appointed to the California
Commission on Aging. He has served as senior vice president and director of
public affairs for the Baldy View Chapter of the Building Industry
Association since 2003. Prior to that, Rodriguez served as a senior account
executive for O'Reilly Public Relations from 2000 to 2003 and a
communications consultant for the State Senate Republican Caucus from 1998
to 2000. He previously was an adjunct faculty member at California State
University, Fullerton and Chaffey College. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Rodriguez is a Republican.
Jayson Rutherford, 33, of Scotts Valley, has been appointed to the Santa
Cruz County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural
Association). Rutherford has served the Scotts Valley Police Department
since 1998, where he currently serves as a sergeant. He is a member of the
Scotts Valley Peace Officers Association and currently serves as its
president. Rutherford also is a member of the California Narcotic Officers'
Association and the American Sniper Association. This position does not
require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Rutherford is a
Republican.
Havard Staggs, 66, of Jackson, has been appointed to the California
Commission on Aging. He most recently served as chief executive officer of
Personal Cellular Services before retiring in 1999. Prior to that, Staggs
was president of subsidiary Circadian from 1991 to 1996 and founded the
Joneonme Corporation in 1987, where he served as president until 1991. He
is past-president of the Triple-A Council of California, member of the Area
12 Agency on Aging Advisory and commissioner of the Amador County Commission
on Aging. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no
salary. Staggs is a Republican.
Stuart Yamamoto, 57, of Aptos, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz County
Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association). He has
served on the Board of Directors since 2003 and has served as director of
operations for the Dole Berry Company since 2004. Previously, Yamamoto was
ranch manager for the Coastal Berry Company from 1994 to 2004. He is a Board
member and past-treasurer of the Watsonville-Santa Cruz Japanese American
Citizen League and a member of the alumni council of the California
Agricultural Leadership Program. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Yamamoto is a Republican.
Frank Zerunyan, 47, of Rolling Hills Estates, has been appointed to the
Division of Medical Quality on the Medical Board of California. Since 2005,
he has served as principal and general counsel for the real estate
development firm, Public Private Community Development. Zerunyan previously
was managing partner with the law firms SulmeyerKupetz from 1995 to 2005,
Yacoubian & Zerunyan from 1992 to 1995 and the Law Office of Frank V.
Zerunyan from 1989 to 1992. Prior to that, he served as vice president of
finance for International Marketing Alliance from 1985 to 1989. He serves
on the Rolling Hills Estates City Council, where he was elected in 2003 and
serves as chair of the City's Traffic and Safety Committee. This position
requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem.
Zerunyan is a Republican.
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Medical Quality on the Medical Board of California.
Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lisa Kalustian - Chief Deputy Director
300 South Spring Street, Suite 16701
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213)897-0322
FAX (213)897-0319
[email protected]
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments:
Jack Baylis, 49, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the State Park and
Recreation Commission. Since May 2006, he has served as the chief executive
officer of the west region group for AECOM, a global design, engineering and
program management firm. From 2000 to 2006, Baylis served in a variety of
positions at CH2M Hill, a global project delivery company, including senior
vice president and vice president. Prior to that, he was president and
chief operating officer of the manufacturing firm Linabond. Baylis serves
on the Los Angeles City Quality and Productivity Commission and is a member
of the Heal the Bay Board of Directors and Ph.D. Advisory Board for the
University of Southern California Center for Sustainability. This position
requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Baylis
is a Republican.
Jody Belgard Akimoto, 48, of Watsonville, has been appointed to the Santa
Cruz County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural
Association). She has served as an account specialist for the Santa Cruz
County Office of Education since 1985. In 1994, Belgard Akimoto co-founded
the Watsonville Road Angels Car Club which benefits local youth charities.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary.
Belgard Akimoto is a Republican.
Alberto Bertoli, 68, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the State
Historical Resources Commission. He has served as director and faculty
member at the Academy of Art University Graduate School of Architecture
since 2004 and architect with Patri Merker Architects since 1997.
Previously, Bertoli was self-employed as a design architect and consultant
from 1991 to 1996 and architect with Arthur Erickson Architects from 1981 to
1991. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the
compensation is $100 per diem. Bertoli is a Democrat.
Wayne Bidlack, 62, of La Verne, has been appointed to the State Board of
Food and Agriculture. He has served as dean of the College of Agriculture
at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona since 1995, where he
also serves as a professor in the Department of Animal and Veterinary
Science and the Department of Human Nutrition and Food Science. Bidlack
previously was a professor and chair of the Department of Food Science and
Human Nutrition at Iowa State University from 1992 to 1995 and served as
director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition at the
University. For more than 25 years, he has been a professional member of
the Institute of Food Technologists. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Bidlack is a Republican.
Bryan Brandes, 36, of Temple City, has been appointed to the State
Historical Resources Commission. He has served the transportation and
shipping company Maersk since 1996, currently as the director of California
regional dispatch. Prior to that, Brandes was dispatch and dock supervisor
for Roadway Express from 1994 to 1996. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Brandes is a
Republican.
Donald Bransford, 59, of Colusa, has been appointed to the State Board of
Food and Agriculture. He has owned Bransford Farms since 1980, which
includes 1,200 acres of almonds, prunes and rice. Previously, Bransford was
a land manager for Zumwalt Farms where he managed over 30,000 acres of land
from 1983 to 1989. He serves on the Board of Trustees and Governing Board
for the Colusa Unified School District and on the Board of Directors for the
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Bransford is a Republican.
Thomas Deardorff II, 35, of Carpinteria, has been appointed to the State
Board of Food and Agriculture. Since 1999, he has served as chair and
president of the fresh produce business Deardorff Family Farms. From 1997
to 1999, Deardorff served as an attorney specializing in real estate law
with the law firm Songstad, Randall & Ulich. He serves on the Board of
Directors for the Western Growers Association and previously served on the
Board of Directors for the Ventura County Agricultural Association. This
position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary.
Deardorff is a Republican.
Loretta Estrada, 63, of Watsonville, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz
County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association).
She has served on the Board of Directors since 1989 and operates a cattle
and timber ranch that has been family owned since 1854. Estrada previously
served as the food service manager for the Pajaro Valley Unified School
District from 1974 to 2002. She has been a member of the Santa Cruz County
Cattlemen's Association since 1963, and the California Cattlemen's
Association since 1965. This position does not require Senate confirmation
and there is no salary. Estrada is a Republican.
Eric Frazier, 44, of Riverside, has been appointed to the California
African-American Museum Board of Directors. He has served as vice president
and senior home loan center manager for Washington Mutual Home Loans since
1997. Frazier previously was vice president and community lending regional
manager for Home Savings of America from 1995 to 1997. He currently serves
as the senior pastor at the North Fontana Church of Christ. This position
does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Frazier is a
Republican.
Bruce Oneto, 82, of Boulder Creek, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz
County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association). He
has served on the Board of Directors since 2001. Oneto previously served
the Park Mutual Water Company starting in 1973 and retiring as manager in
1993. Prior to that, he was an attorney in self-practice from 1968 to 1986
and associate then partner with the law firm Ruffo & Oneto. This position
does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Oneto is a
Democrat.
Carlos Rodriguez, 35, of Victorville, has been appointed to the California
Commission on Aging. He has served as senior vice president and director of
public affairs for the Baldy View Chapter of the Building Industry
Association since 2003. Prior to that, Rodriguez served as a senior account
executive for O'Reilly Public Relations from 2000 to 2003 and a
communications consultant for the State Senate Republican Caucus from 1998
to 2000. He previously was an adjunct faculty member at California State
University, Fullerton and Chaffey College. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Rodriguez is a Republican.
Jayson Rutherford, 33, of Scotts Valley, has been appointed to the Santa
Cruz County Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural
Association). Rutherford has served the Scotts Valley Police Department
since 1998, where he currently serves as a sergeant. He is a member of the
Scotts Valley Peace Officers Association and currently serves as its
president. Rutherford also is a member of the California Narcotic Officers'
Association and the American Sniper Association. This position does not
require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Rutherford is a
Republican.
Havard Staggs, 66, of Jackson, has been appointed to the California
Commission on Aging. He most recently served as chief executive officer of
Personal Cellular Services before retiring in 1999. Prior to that, Staggs
was president of subsidiary Circadian from 1991 to 1996 and founded the
Joneonme Corporation in 1987, where he served as president until 1991. He
is past-president of the Triple-A Council of California, member of the Area
12 Agency on Aging Advisory and commissioner of the Amador County Commission
on Aging. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no
salary. Staggs is a Republican.
Stuart Yamamoto, 57, of Aptos, has been appointed to the Santa Cruz County
Fair Board of Directors (14th District Agricultural Association). He has
served on the Board of Directors since 2003 and has served as director of
operations for the Dole Berry Company since 2004. Previously, Yamamoto was
ranch manager for the Coastal Berry Company from 1994 to 2004. He is a Board
member and past-treasurer of the Watsonville-Santa Cruz Japanese American
Citizen League and a member of the alumni council of the California
Agricultural Leadership Program. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no salary. Yamamoto is a Republican.
Frank Zerunyan, 47, of Rolling Hills Estates, has been appointed to the
Division of Medical Quality on the Medical Board of California. Since 2005,
he has served as principal and general counsel for the real estate
development firm, Public Private Community Development. Zerunyan previously
was managing partner with the law firms SulmeyerKupetz from 1995 to 2005,
Yacoubian & Zerunyan from 1992 to 1995 and the Law Office of Frank V.
Zerunyan from 1989 to 1992. Prior to that, he served as vice president of
finance for International Marketing Alliance from 1985 to 1989. He serves
on the Rolling Hills Estates City Council, where he was elected in 2003 and
serves as chair of the City's Traffic and Safety Committee. This position
requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem.
Zerunyan is a Republican.
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