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

George Jaime, 63, of Bakersfield, has been appointed warden at California City Correctional Facility, where he has been acting warden since 2018. Jaime held multiple positions at Kern Valley State Prison from 2007 to 2018, including chief deputy administrator, correctional administrator and correctional plant manager. He was a correctional plant manager at California State Prison, Los Angeles in 2007 and held multiple positions at North Kern State Prison from 1993 to 2007, including correctional plant supervisor, chief engineer and stationary engineer. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $154,308. Jaimie is registered without party preference.

Rick Hill, 59, of Rocklin, has been appointed warden at Folsom State Prison, where he has been acting warden since 2017 and served as warden from 2009 to 2013, as chief deputy warden in 2009 and as a correctional officer from 1985 to 1989. Hill was warden, retired annuitant of female offender programs and services and special housing for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2013 to 2017. He held multiple positions at California State Prison, Sacramento from 1989 to 2009, including associate warden, facilities captain, correctional captain, correctional lieutenant and correctional sergeant. He was a correctional officer at Deuel Vocational Institution from 1984 to 1985. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $154,308. Hill is registered without party preference.

Adam Peck, 48, of Visalia, has been appointed to the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley. Peck has been an executive director at the Workforce Investment Board of Tulare County since 2007. He is a member of the California Workforce Association. Peck earned a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, Fresno. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Peck is registered without party preference.

Talibah Al-Rafiq, 67, of San Andreas, has been reappointed to the 39th District Agricultural Association, Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Board of Directors, where she has served since 2004. Al-Rafiq has been general manager at Calaveras Enterprise since 2007 and chief executive officer and owner at the California Cashmere Company since 1990. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Al-Rafiq is a Democrat.

Darrin Mills, 44, of Murphys, has been reappointed to the 39th District Agricultural Association, Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Board of Directors, where he has served since 2009. Mills has been vice president at Distinctive Metals since 2000. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Mills is a Republican.

MaryBeth Ospital, 32, of Valley Springs, has been appointed to the 39th District Agricultural Association, Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Board of Directors. Ospital has been community outreach coordinator at Cal-Waste Recovery Systems since 2013. She was collections administrator at Tiger Lines, LLC from 2006 to 2013. She is a member of Destination Angels Camp, Angels Camp Business Association, Wallace/Burson Association, Friends of the Fair, Valley Springs Business Association and the Galt Sunrise Rotary. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Ospital is registered without party preference.

Bob Trinchero, 77, of Angels Camp, has been reappointed to the 39th District Agricultural Association, Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Board of Directors, where he has served since 1999. Trinchero was a partner and owner at Priority Realtors from 2007 to 2014, a developer and golf course manager at Greenhorn Creek Resort from 1999 to 2002 and a marketing manager and limited partner at Greenhorn Creek Development Corporation from 1994 to 1999. He was a professor and university administrator at California State University, East Bay from 1968 to 1993. Trinchero earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychological measurement from Stanford University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Trinchero is a Democrat.

Steven Wooster, 69, of Copperopolis, has been reappointed to the 39th District Agricultural Association, Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee Board of Directors, where he has served since 2010. Wooster has been a rancher for Wooster Ranch since 2004.  This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Wooster is a Republican.

Vanessa Alexandre, 24, of Crescent City, has been appointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors. Alexandre has been co-owner at Alexandre Family Farm since 2017 and co-owner at Alexandre Kids Eggs since 2005. She has been calf manager, office assistant and marketing manager at Alexandre EcoDairy Farms since 2015. Alexandre is a member of the Del Norte County Farm Bureau and the California Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Alexandre is a Republican.

Kim Haban, 59, of Crescent City, has been reappointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2016. Haban has been owner at Gerrit Roeloffs since 2009. She was an animal health and feed sales manager at Crescent City Hay and Feed from 2009 to 2016. She is a 4-H leader for Del Norte County 4-H. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Haban is a Democrat.

Kara Miller, 65, of Smith River, has been reappointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2007. Miller has served on the tribal council of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation since 1999, where she was chairperson from 2000 to 2015. She has been office manager at Dahlstrom and Watt Bulb Farms Inc., since 1998. Miller is chair of the Wild Rivers Community Foundation Board. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Miller is a Democrat.

John Pritchett, 57, of Crescent City, has been appointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors. Pritchett has been news director at Bicoastal Media since 2003 and general manager at Del Norte Ambulance Inc. since 2000. He was editor and reporter at Western Communications from 1979 to 2000. Pritchett is a member of the Crescent City Rotary Club. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Pritchett is a Democrat.

Richard Taylor, 68, of Crescent City, has been reappointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 1997. Taylor has been an independent certified public accountant since 1977. He is a member of the Crescent City Rotary. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Taylor is a Republican.

Matthew Westbrook, 39, of Smith River, has been reappointed to the 41st District Agricultural Association, Del Norte County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2016. Westbrook has been vice president at Palmer Westbrook Inc. since 2002. He is a member of the Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association, Del Norte Resource Conservation District, Del Norte County Farm Bureau and the Easter Lily Research Foundation. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Westbrook is a Republican.