Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Claire Crenshaw, 29, of Alturas, has been reappointed to the 34th District Agricultural Association, Modoc District Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2017. Crenshaw has been secretary to the superintendent at the Modoc Joint Unified School District since 2015 and a cowboy at the Modoc Auction Yard since 2014. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Crenshaw is a Republican.
Kevin Kunkel, 42, of Alturas, has been appointed to the 34th District Agricultural Association, Modoc District Fair Board of Directors. Kunkel has been a rangeland management specialist at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management since 2016. He is a member of the California Native Plant Society, Northern California Botanists, Modoc County Grand Jury, society for range management and the Surprise Valley Future Farmers of America Agriculture Advisory Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Kunkel is a Democrat.
John McQuarrie, 62, of Alturas, has been reappointed to the 34th District Agricultural Association, Modoc District Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2017. McQuarrie was a branch manager and loan officer for American Ag Credit from 2002 to 2016. He was a loan officer for Northern California Farm Credit from 1998 to 2002 and for Intermountain Farm Credit from 1986 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. McQuarrie is a Republican.
Diana Milton, 73, of Alturas, has been reappointed to the 34th District Agricultural Association, Modoc District Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2002. Milton served as a contact representative at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Surprise Field Office from 2001 to 2007 and at the Alturas Field Office from 2000 to 2001. She was an information assistant for the U.S. Forest Service from 1998 to 1999, a clerk at Surprise Valley Napa Auto Parts from 1997 to 1998, an office manager at Vision Home Health Care from 1991 to 1997 and a human resource specialist at the Physician’s Community Hospital from 1986 to 1991. Milton is a member of the Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Milton is a Democrat.
Troy Bird, 54, of Clarksburg, has been reappointed to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2016. Bird has been a mortgage banker at Guild Mortgage since 2014. He is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Rotary Club of West Sacramento, La Salle Club and LeTip of Sacramento. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bird is registered without party preference.
Laurie Schuler-Flynn, 56, of Woodland, has been reappointed to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2011. Schuler-Flynn has been co-owner of Hillstone Olive Oil since 2004. She was an agricultural and standards specialist at the Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office from 1988 to 2017. Schuler-Flynn is a member of Applied Sensory. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Schuler-Flynn is a Democrat.
Gary Holman, 65, of Woodland, has been reappointed to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2016. Holman has been an outside service technician at Valley Hydraulics since 1976. He is a member of Woodland Sunrise Rotary and the Woodland Tree Foundation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Holman is a Republican.
Nancy Muller, 62, of Woodland, has been appointed to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair Board of Directors. Muller was a student advisor at Woodland Adult Education from 2002 to 2012 and weed research and information program representative at the University of California, Davis Department of Plant Sciences from 1994 to 1999. She is a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization. Muller earned a Master of Science degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Muller is a Democrat.
Elaine Yamaguchi, 54, of Woodland, has been reappointed to the 40th District Agricultural Association, Yolo County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2011. Yamaguchi has been executive officer of the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians since 2018. She was a projects and communications manager at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System from 2007 to 2017 and director of the California State Library's California Civil Liberties Public Education Program from 2005 to 2006. Yamaguchi served as a special assistant in the California State Assembly Speaker’s Office from 1998 to 2005. She held several positions at the Center for Asian American Media from 1993 to 1997, including managing director. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Yamaguchi is a Democrat.
Charles Rabamad, 61, of Mather, has been appointed assistant director for recovery at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he has been special advisor to the director since 2017 and has served in several positions since 1991, including program manager, public assistance officer and disaster assistance program specialist. Rabamad is a member of the Community Housing Opportunities Corporation Board of Directors. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $138,120. Rabamad is a Democrat.
