Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Chuck Supple, 58, of Sacramento, has been appointed chair of the Board of Juvenile Hearings at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has served as a commissioner since 2014. The designation of chair does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $142,339. Supple is a Democrat.

Rachel Stern, 40, of Sacramento, has been appointed executive officer of the Board of Juvenile Hearings at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she has been a youthful offender parole board representative since 2010 and served as staff counsel in the Office of Legal Affairs from 2007 to 2010. Stern was an associate at the Law Office of Williams and Associates from 2006 to 2007 and held several positions at Laplante, Spinelli and Donald from 2005 to 2006, including law clerk and associate. She was chief of staff in the Office of Missouri House of Representatives member Tim Harlan from 1997 to 2000. Stern earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $133,884. Stern is a Democrat.