Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Dorene "DeeDee" D’Adamo, of Turlock, has been re-appointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where she has served since 2013. She was a Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Congressman Jim Costa from 2013 to 2014 and for the Office of Congressman Dennis Cardoza from 2003 to 2012. She was Legal Counsel for the Office of Congressman Gary Condit from 1994 to 2003, where she was Legislative Director from 1990 to 1991. She served on the California Air Resources Board from 1999 to 2013. D’Adamo was a Visiting Instructor at California State University, Stanislaus from 1992 to 1998. She was an Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Perry and Wildman from 1992 to 1994. D’Adamo was a Policy Consultant at D’Adamo Consulting from 1991 to 1992. She was Assistant Director, Legislation for the California Youth Authority from 1988 to 1990. D’Adamo was Legal Counsel at the California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety from 1986 to 1988. D’Adamo earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation, and the compensation is $166,306. D’Adamo is a Democrat.
Marvin Green, of Roseville, has been appointed Deputy Director of Logistics Management at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Green has been Director of Plant Operations at the Villara Corporation since 2016. He has been M-Day Colonel Logistics Officer in the California National Guard since 2008. Green was Director of Operations at Core-Mark International from 2013 to 2015 and Operations Manager at the Campbell Soup Company from 1995 to 2013. Green earned a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and a Master of Arts degree in Adult Education/Executive Development for Public Service from Ball State University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $168,552. Green is a Republican.
Edward Westfall, of Davis, has been appointed Deputy Director of Response at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he has served as Coastal Region Administrator since 2021. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard from 1985 to 2021, retiring with the rank of Captain (O-6). He held multiple positions in the U.S. Coast Guard, including Commanding Officer of the Cutters Red Cedar, William Tate, Aspen, Escanaba, and Boutwell; Executive Director of the Interdiction Committee; and Chief of the Office of Emerging Policy. Westfall was Deputy Director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office from 2018 to 2020 and Chief of the Arctic Strategy Branch for the U.S. European Command from 2012 to 2014. He was Assistant Coast Guard Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City from 2007 to 2009 and a Surface Operations Officer at the Joint Interagency Task Force West from 2001 to 2003. Westfall is a member of the Marines’ Memorial Association; Military Officers Association of America; Surface Navy Association; National War College Alumni Association; California Emergency Service Association; Rutgers Alumni Association; Excelsior College Alumni Association; National Railway Historical Society; Prinsendam Rescue Association; and the Rail Passengers Association. Westfall earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $168,552. Westfall is a Democrat.