Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.

Frank Muller, 61, of Woodland, has been appointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Muller has been president at Muller Ranch LLC since 2017, where he has been a farmer since 1979. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Muller is a Democrat.

Donald Bransford, 70, of Colusa, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, where he has served since 2006. Bransford has been owner and president at Bransford Farms since 1980. He is president of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District and chair of the University of California President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Bransford earned a Doctor of Education degree in exercise physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Master of Arts degree in exercise physiology from Sonoma State University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bransford is registered without party preference.

Vicky Banaga, 60, of Le Grand, has been reappointed to the 35th District Agricultural Association, Merced County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2015. Banaga has been chief business official at the Le Grand Union Elementary School District since 1977. She is a member of the Le Grand Beautification Committee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Banaga is a Democrat.

Kimber Rogina, 57, of Merced, has been reappointed to the 35th District Agricultural Association, Merced County Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2015. Rogina has been a real estate agent at Century 21 Salvadori Realty since 2008 and co-owner at Rogina Inc. since 1985. She is a member of California Women for Agriculture and the Merced County Farm Bureau. Rogina is a California Agricultural Leadership Program alumnus. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Rogina is a Republican.

Andrew Stresser, 41, of Yuba City, has been appointed to the 13th District Agricultural Association, Yuba-Sutter Fair Board of Directors. Stresser has been general manager for Levee District No. 1 of Sutter County since 2015. He was a general manager at Reclamation District No. 1001 from 2012 to 2015. Stresser is a member of the Oroville Dam Coalition Committee and the Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Yuba City. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Stresser is a Republican.