Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California’s rural counties.
Natalie Arroyo, of Eureka, has been reappointed to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation Board of Directors, where she has served since 2019. Arroyo has been a Supervisor at Humboldt County since 2023. She has been Lecturer at California State University, Humboldt since 2018. Arroyo held several positions at Redwood Community Action Agency from 2007 to 2022, including Senior Planner for Natural Resources Services and Planner for Natural Resources Services. She is member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Arroyo earned a Master of Science degree from California Polytechnic University, Humboldt and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Florida. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Arroyo is a Democrat.
Jane Park, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary for Energy at the California Natural Resources Agency. Park has been Chief of Staff in the Office of Vice Chair Siva Gunda at the California Energy Commission since 2024, where she was Senior Advisor from 2023 to 2024. She was a Senior Legislative Aide in the Office of Assemblymember Rick Zbur in the California State Assembly from 2022 to 2023. Park was a Legislative Aide in the Office of Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin in the California State Assembly from 2021 to 2022. She was a Science Fellow at the California Council on Science and Technology from 2020 to 2021. Park was a Doctoral Researcher and Instructor at the University of California, Davis from 2014 to 2020. She was a Research Assistant in Life Sciences at Stanford University from 2011 to 2014. Park earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Integrative Genetics and Genomics from the University of California, Davis, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences from Wellesley College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $180,780. Park is a Democrat.