Articles Tagged with ''Governor Gavin Newsom''

Governor Gavin Newsom has made new appointments to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and the International Fresh Produce Association has selected Tamara Muruetagoiena as the director of sustainability.

Amrith Gunasekara has joined the California Farm Bureau as the director of science and research of the California Bountiful Foundation.

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed six and reappointed six individuals to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands Virginia Jameson has been tapped to represent the California Department of Food and Agriculture on the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program Technical Advisory Council.

Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped Christy Bouma as the legislative affairs secretary in the Office of the Governor while Kristen Smith Eshaya follows her father’s footsteps and is named the new president of JV Smith Companies.

UnitedAg has tapped Jayson Welter to serve as general counsel and Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Nora Vargas to sit on the California Air Resources Board.

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Virginia Jameson as the Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands at the California Department of Food and Agriculture and Alice Busching Reynolds as the next president of the California Public Utilities Commission.

Western Growers will honor Carol Chandler with the 2021 award of honor and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has tapped Ted McKinney to be the organization’s new CEO.

Gov. Newsom appoints Craig Scholer to be the deputy secretary for legislative affairs at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Ben Maddox has been tapped as Bank of America’s western food, agriculture and wine executive and Governor Gavin Newsom appoints three to the California Water Commission.

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Liane Randolph as the new chair of the California Air Resources Board and Dee Dee Myers to serve as senior advisor to the Governor and director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.