California: Governor Newsom Announces District Agricultural Association Appointments, With Three Members Reappointed to the Del Mar Fair Board
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a round of appointments on October 23 to the boards of District Agricultural Associations across the state, covering the Cow Palace and the county fair boards of Madera, Kings, Amador, Merced and Lake counties.
Three members were reappointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, the Del Mar Fair Board: Sam Nejabat of La Jolla, who has served since 2019, previously served as a senior advisor at the California Department of Justice and in the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, and is a Trustee of the California State University; Mark Arabo of Rancho Santa Fe, serving since 2023; and Donna DeBerry of San Diego, president of the County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, serving since 2025.
Stefanie Roumeliotes of Hillsborough was appointed to the 1a District Agricultural Association, the Cow Palace Fair Board. Tera Napier of Madera joined the 21st District board (Madera County Fair), while Venoma Bengel-Kautz and Jonathan Garcia of Lemoore joined the 24A District board (Kings County Fair).
Kelsi Williams-Karschner of Jackson and Don Dowell of Volcano were appointed to the 26th District board (Amador County Fair); Stephanie Dietz of Merced, a former Merced city manager, joined the 35th District board (Merced County Fair); and Michael Neilson and Jennifer Hanson of Lakeport joined the 49th District board (Lake County Fair). The Governor's Office said none of the positions requires Senate confirmation and none carries compensation.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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