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Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has changed up the leadership in the upper chamber of the California Legislature, and Julie Hesketh-Laird is the new CEO of FIVS.

Gary Millerchip has accepted the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Costco and Beth Tritter now serves as a partner at FGS Global in the government affairs division.

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Daniel Berlant as the new state fire marshal with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Oregan Gov. Tina Kotek has tapped Lisa Charpilloz Hanson as the new director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Mark Munger has been hired as the senior director of marketing for Ocean Mist Farms and Ken Melban has been elevated to vice president of industry affairs and operations at the California Avocado Commission.

The Consumer Brands Association has picked David Chavern to serve as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer, while Jacqlyn Schneider is a new partner at FGS Global’s food and agriculture practice.

The Department of Agriculture has tapped Ellen Luger as the next minister counselor of agriculture in Rome for the Foreign Agricultural Service and Erica Chabot is the new majority staff director for the Senate Agriculture Committee,

Sammy Duda has been named CEO-elect of DUDA and Robert Verloop has been named executive director and chief executive officer of the California Walnut Board and the California Walnut Commission.

The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council has selected Greg Tyler as its president and CEO, and Paul Sauder as chairman of the board.