Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Arturo Barajas, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, where he previously served from 2022 to 2023. Barajas has been Government Affairs Manager at FanDuel Inc. since 2021. He served as a Deputy Secretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 2019 to 2021. Barajas was a Legislative Aid for State Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula from 2016 to 2019. He is a member of the 52nd District Agricultural Association. Barjas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Systems Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Barajas is a Democrat.
Rina DiMare, of Clarksburg, has been appointed to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, where she previously served from 2020 to 2022. DiMare has been a Proprietor at Elevation Ten Winery since 2015. She was a Managing Partner/Owner at Government Strategies Inc. from 2001 to 2015. DiMare was a Consultant and Legislative Assistant in the California State Assembly from 1991 to 1997. She is President of the Clarksburg Winery Collective and a member of the California Winegrape Growers Association. DiMare earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Latin American Studies from California State University, Chico. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. DiMare is a Democrat.
M. Scott Lillibridge, of Rocklin, has been reappointed to the California Commission on Disability Access, where he has served since 2018. Lillibridge has been Associate Principal/Assistant Vice President at RICK Engineering Company since 2016. He was Senior Forward Planner at KB Home from 2015 to 2016. Lillibridge was a Land Development Manager at K. Hovnanian Homes from 2013 to 2015. He was Project manager at Marques Pipeline from 2012 to 2013. Lillibridge was a Full Partner at C&L Development Solutions Inc. from 2009 to 2012. He was Land Development Manager at Pardee Homes from 2001 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2009. Lillibridge was Project Manager at KB Home from 2003 to 2004, at Kimley-Horn and Associates from 1999 to 2001 and at RICK Engineering Company from 1990 to 1999. Lillibridge is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies, American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, Urban Land Institute, and Rotary International. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Lillibridge is a Republican.
Che Salinas, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2022. Salinas has been Special Counsel and Senior Legislative Advisor at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP since 2021 and has been Counsel there since 2011. He was a Senior Advisor at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development from 2020 to 2021. Salinas was Chief Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs for Operations in the Office of the Governor from 2019 to 2020. Salinas was Counsel for the Office of State Senator Ed Hernandez from 2010 to 2011. He was Counsel for the Office of Majority Leader Dean Florez in the California State Senate from 2009 to 2010. Salinas was a Consultant for the California State Senate Committee on the Judiciary from 2006 to 2009. He was a Legislative Aide in the Office of State Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata from 2004 to 2006. He serves on the board of Improve Your Tomorrow. Salinas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from California State University, Sacramento and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Salinas is a Democrat.