Governor Brown Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 10 -- Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr., D-Calif., issued the following news release:

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.

Bruce Delgado, 50, of Marina, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Delgado has been the mayor of the City of Marina since 2008. He has worked as a botanist for the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management since 1988. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Delgado is registered Green Party.

Michael Johnston, 59, of Watsonville, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. He is currently a consultant for Teamsters Local 948 and the California Teamsters State Council of Cannery and Food Processing Unions. Johnston was a campaign coordinator at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 2006 to 2009, and a business representative for Teamsters Local 890 from 1988 until 2005. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Johnston is a Democrat.

Michael Jordan, 57, of Santa Barbara, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Jordan has been an account executive for Hub International Insurance Services since 2000. He was a staff agent for State Farm Insurance Company from 1995 to 2000. Jordan was an administrative officer for Commander Fleet Activities, U.S. Navy, Yokosuka, Japan and a supervisory recreation specialist from 1989 to 1992. This position requires Senate confirmation and compensation is $100 per diem. Jordan is registered decline-to-state.

Jean-Pierre Wolff, 62, of San Luis Obispo, has been appointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2010. Wolff has been a viticulturist and owner of Wolff Vineyards since 1999. He was an independent technology consultant from 2000 to 2002, senior vice president at Global Energy Services from 1998 to 2002, and vice president of Electro-Test Inc. from 1981 to 1998. Wolff is vice president of the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District and the vice chair of the San Luis Obispo County Agriculture Liaison Advisory Board. He received his doctorate in science and technology from Walden University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation $100 per diem. Wolff is a Republican.

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