SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the following appointments: Cleotha Adams, 54, of Marysville, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where he has served as a member since 2006. He has served as a sergeant in the Civil Division of Yuba County Sheriff’s Department since 2007, where he previously served as sergeant of corrections from 1999 to 2007 and deputy sheriff for the Corrections Division from 1995 to 1999. Adams served in the U.S. Air Force from 1974 to 1994, retiring as a corrections superintendent with the rank of master sergeant. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Adams is a Democrat.
Henry Aguilar, 57, of Whittier, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Juvenile Matters, where he has served as a commissioner since 2008. Previously, he was a supervisory deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department from 1976 to 2008. Aguilar worked for the Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety as an officer from 1974 to 1976 and for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services as an eligibility worker from 1972 to 1974. In 2006, he was appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Council on Criminal Justice, where he served until 2008. Aguilar was vice president of the National Latino Peace Officers Association from 2005 to 2007 and president of the National Latino Peace Officers Association, California State Chapter from 2000 to 2004. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Aguilar is a Republican.
Arthur Anderson, 62, of Roseville, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Adult Matters, where he has served as a commissioner since 2008. He has been a law enforcement consultant for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since 2000. Previously, Anderson worked for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) as assistant commissioner of field operations from 2004 to 2007, chief of the Valley Division from 2001 to 2004, chief of the Professional Standards Division from 2000 to 2001, assistant chief of the Golden Gate Division from 1999 to 2000, captain commander of the Hollister and Gilroy area from 1992 to 1993, lieutenant of the Office of Special Projects from 1989 to 1992, lieutenant of field operations officers in Fresno from 1985 to 1989, lieutenant and executive officer in Monterey from 1984 to 1985, sergeant at the CHP Academy from 1981 to 1984 and patrol officer in Central Los Angeles from 1971 to 1984. Anderson was director of the California Office of Traffic Safety from 1993 to 1999. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Anderson is a Republican.
Troy Arbaugh, 62, of Grass Valley, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Adult Matters, where he has served as a commissioner since 2008. Previously, he worked for Abbey Group Consultants as a project manager from 2001 to 2008 and a consultant on public safety issues from 2000 to 2008. Arbaugh owned Arbaugh Investigations from 1999 to 2008. He worked for the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office from 1972 to 1998, where he was the sheriff from 1994 to 1998. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Arbaugh is a Republican.
Patricia Bates, 70, of Laguna Niguel, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where she has served as a member since 2009. She has served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors since 2007. From 1998 to 2004, Bates was a California State Assemblymember, representing district 73, where she served as vice chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and Assembly Health Committee. She served as founding mayor of Laguna Niguel in 1989 and member of the Laguna Niguel City Council from 1989 to 1998. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Bates is a Republican.
Lea Ann Branch, 54, of Bakersfield, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Adult Matters, where she has served as a commissioner since 2008. She worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as associate director of Reception Center Institutions from 2006 to 2007, warden of North Kern State Prison from 2003 to 2006, chief deputy warden of Corcoran State Prison from 2002 to 2003 and associate warden of Wasco State Prison from 1997 to 2002. Branch was a correctional business manager from 1994 to 1997 at Wasco State Prison, where she also served as correctional lieutenant from 1991 to 1994. She worked for CDCR as a correctional lieutenant of the Program Support Unit, Institutions Division in 1990 and associate budget analyst in the Office of Budget Management, Administrative Services Department from 1989 to 1990. Branch was a correctional counselor at San Quentin State Prison from 1988 to 1989, where she was previously a correctional sergeant from 1986 to 1987 and a correctional officer from 1982 to 1986. She was a parole agent for the Parole and Community Service Division in Oakland from 1987 to 1988. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Branch is a Republican.
Robert Doyle, 57, of Murrieta, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Adult Matters, where he has served as a commissioner since 2007 and as chair since 2008. Doyle served the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department as sheriff and coroner from 2003 to 2006, undersheriff from 1999 to 2003, assistant sheriff from 1995 to 1999¸ chief deputy sheriff from 1991 to 1995, captain from 1989 to 1991, lieutenant from 1987 to 1989, sergeant from 1981 to 1987, investigator from 1979 to 1981 and deputy sheriff from 1975 to 1979. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $115,910. Doyle is a Republican.
Kimberly Epps, 41, of Rialto, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where she has served as a member since 2009. She has worked for the San Bernardino County Probation Department as supervising probation officer since 2004, and previously served as probation officer III from 1999 to 2004, probation officer II from 1997 to 1999, probation corrections officer from 1993 to 1997 and night supervisor from 1990 to 1993. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Epps is a Democrat.
Hollis Gillingham, 66, of Campbell, has been reappointed to the Board of Parole Hearings, Adult Matters, where she has served as a commissioner since 2008. Previously, she served Santa Clara County as a background investigator and juvenile supervisor from 1998 to 2000, deputy probation officer for juvenile and adult matters from 1968 to 1997 and counselor I for Juvenile Hall from 1966 to 1968. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $111,845. Gillingham is a Republican.
Michael Lee, 59, of Sacramento, has been reappointed as general counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, where he has served as general counsel since 2006. Previously, he was a deputy attorney general for the Department of Justice from 1988 to 2006. Prior to that, Lee served as staff counsel for the Water Resources Control Board from 1987 to 1988, the Office of the Secretary of State in 1987 and the Agricultural Labor Relations Board from 1979 to 1987. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $143,544. Lee is a Democrat.
Charlotte Mello, 35, of Elk Grove, has been appointed to the Corrections Standards Authority. She has worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) as a correctional officer at Folsom State Prison since 2007. Mello was a correctional officer at Pelican Bay State Prison from 2005 to 2007, where she was previously an office assistant from 2001 to 2005. Since 2007, she has served CDCR as an instructor for Alarm Response Training, CPR, First Aid, Range Safety Officer Training, Baton Technique and Peer Support. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Mello is a Republican.
Linda Penner, 56, of Fresno, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where she has served as a member since 2007. She has served the Fresno County Probation Department as chief probation officer since 2005, and previously was division director of juvenile probation and adult supervision from 2002 to 2005, director of adult probation from 1997 to 2002, probation service manager in the Juvenile Probation Division from 1994 to 1997, deputy probation officer IV for Adult Probation from 1989 to 1994 and deputy probation officer I-III for the Adult Field Supervision Unit, Sex Offenders Unit, Victim and Witness Program and public liaison from 1977 to 1989. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Penner is a Democrat.
Edward Prieto, 47, of Davis, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where he has served as a member since 2007. He has served as sheriff and coroner for Yolo County since 1999. Previously, Prieto worked for the California Highway Patrol from 1968 to 1999, retiring as a captain. Prior to that, he served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army from 1962 to 1965. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Prieto is a Democrat.
Mimi Silbert, 68, of San Francisco, has been reappointed to the Corrections Standards Authority, where she has served as a member since 2005, and previously from 1999 to 2004 and 1986 to 1992. She has served as chief executive officer and president of the Delancey Street Foundation since 1974 and headmaster of the Life Learning Academy since 1988. Silbert was project director for the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Action Plan from 1996 to 2001. She worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as project director of Bay Area Parole Services Network from 1991 to 1994. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Silbert is a Democrat.
Michael Sutsos, 56, of Sonoma, has been appointed to the Fish and Game Commission. Since 1985, he has been president of Black Point Sports Club, where he previously served as manager from 1972 to 1985. He is a member of the California Waterfowl Association, Mzuri Wildlife Foundation and California Outdoor Heritage Alliance. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Sutsos is a Republican.
