Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Kyle Krause, 52, of Mokelumne Hill, has been appointed Assistant Chief of the Housing Standards Section at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Krause has been deputy building official at the El Dorado County Planning and Building Department since 2016. He served in several positions at the California Department of Housing and Community Development from 2010 to 2016, including codes and standards administrator and district representative. Krause held several positions with the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians from 2003 to 2009, including building inspector and project superintendent. He was a general contractor at Kyle Krause Construction from 1995 to 2004. Krause is a member of the International Code Council. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $116,004. Krause is a Democrat.
Robyn G. Hines, 49, of West Sacramento, has been appointed to the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. Hines has been senior director of state government affairs at Microsoft Corporation since 1999. She was manager of state government affairs at National Semiconductor from 1997 to 1999, director of public affairs at Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways from 1996 to 1997 and regional director at the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks from 1995 to 1996. Hines is a member of California Women Lead. She earned a Master of Arts degree in public communications from American University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hines is a Democrat.
US Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region reports hiring Mario Manzo as Deputy Manager for the Bay-Delta Office. Manzo joined Reclamation in 2005 in Arizona as a repayment specialist, and since then has worked for the Mid-Pacific Region as a project manager, lead for Water Management Goal for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program and chief of the Contracts and Water Rights Branch. Manzo’s new roles include assisting with Reclamation activities associated with California WaterFix.
Cherie Watte Angulo, 51, of El Centro, has been reappointed to the 45th District Agricultural Association, California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta Board of Directors, where she has served since 2017. Angulo has been an executive director at the California Asparagus Commission since 1999. She was a director for international trade and a manager for the agriculture export program at the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1997 to 1999, director of national affairs and research at the California Farm Bureau Federation from 1989 to 1997 and a legislative assistant in the Office of Congressman Tony Coelho from 1987 to 1989. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Angulo is a Republican.
Geoffrey Holbrook, 40, of Imperial, has been appointed to the 45th District Agricultural Association, California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta Board of Directors. Holbrook has been assistant county counsel in the Imperial County Counsel’s Office since 2015, where he has served in several positions since 2006, including deputy county counsel and senior deputy county counsel. He is a member of the El Centro Rotary Club and a member and parent volunteer at the Southwest Valley 4-H Club and the Imperial Cub Scouts. Holbrook earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Holbrook is a Democrat.