Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Mary-Ann Warmerdam, Senior Legislative Advocate for the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC), has been appointed as a new commissioner on the University of California, Agricultural and National Resources (UC ANR) President’s Advisory Commission (PAC). The UC ANR PAC was established in 1998 to strengthen communication with California’s agricultural and rural communities as well as re-invigorate the University’s land grand mission and build greater utility for the ANR research and Cooperative Extension missions. Ms. Warmerdam has worked on agricultural, natural resource and rural public policy issues for most of her career. Before joining the RCRC team, Warmerdam served as U.S. Regulatory Lead with the Clorox Company working with key state and federal agencies on chemical management, pesticide, water quality and related environmental issues. She served as the Director of California Department of Pesticide Regulation from 2004 to mid-2011. Mary-Ann has also served as the General Manager of the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District; Managing Director of the California Farm Bureau Federation’s Public Affairs Division; and worked for a brief period with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s State Affairs Office. Mary-Ann and her husband, Robert Falconer, own a small farm in northern Yolo County. Mary-Ann has an MBA from CSU Fresno and completed the California Agricultural Leadership Program and the Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Certification Program. This appointment was approved by UC President Napolitano last week.