Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Karin Eugenio, of Imperial, has been appointed to the 45th District Agricultural Association – Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta Board. Eugenio has been a Government Affairs Specialist for the Anza-Borrego Foundation since 2021, Professor at California State University, San Diego since 2017, and Adjunct Professor at Imperial Valley College since 2010. She is Vice Chair of the Imperial County Transportation Commission, Vice President of the Humane Society of Imperial County, and Board Director for the Imperial Irrigation District. This position does not require Senate confirmation, and there is no compensation. Eugenio is registered without party preference.
Paul Tupy, of Oroville, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Tupy has been Deputy Division Chief at Headquarters at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control since 2021. He was Deputy Division Chief of the Northern Division at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from 2019 to 2021. He was the Assistant Chief of Enforcement at the California Department of Cannabis Control from 2017 to 2019. He was a Supervising Agent at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from 2013 to 2017. He was an Agent at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from 2009 to 2013. He was a Police Officer for the City of Eagan from 1999 to 2009. Tupy earned a Master of Arts degree in Theological Studies from the Bethel Seminary and a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement from Metropolitan State University. This position requires Senate confirmation, and the compensation is $226,602. Tupy is a Democrat.