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Six of 11 members on California Air Resources board are Wilson appointees, including one from Seal Beach

July 23, 2002

The 11 voting members of the California Air Resources Board serve indefinite terms, subject to action by the governor.

Alan C. Lloyd, 60, D-Sacramento, chairman - Formerly top scientist at South Coast Air Quality Management District, and head of Energy and Environmental Engineering Center at the Desert Research Institute, Reno. (appointed 1999 by Gov. Gray Davis).

William A. Burke, 62, D- Los Angeles - Head of the SCAQMD's governing board, and formerly head of the state Fish and Game Commission and the Wildlife Conservation Board. Burke is a board member of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (appointed 1993 by former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown).

Joseph C. Calhoun, 73, R-Seal Beach - Owner of Calhoun & Associates, a consulting company that specializes in air-quality issues. A chemical engineer, was a pollution inspector for Los Angeles County, and was assistant director for automotive emissions for General Motors (appointed 1994 by former Gov. Pete Wilson).

Dorene D'Adamo, 42, D-Modesto - A graduate of the McGeorge School of Law, she has served as legal counsel to Rep. Gary Condit, D-Modesto, since 1994. She has been a guest lecturer for California State University, Stanislaus, and was assistant director of the California Youth Authority (1999, Davis).

Mark J. DeSaulnier, 50, D-Concord - A member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and former Concord mayor, also a restaurant owner. Has served on Bay area air-quality and transportation districts (1997, Wilson).

C. Hugh Friedman, 71, R-San Diego - An expert on corporate and securities law, Friedman has taught for 40 years at the University of San Diego Law School. Formerly a deputy state attorney general and president of the state Board of Education (1999, Davis).

William F. Friedman, 65, R-Los Angeles - A medical doctor, he is an associate academic dean at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical School, and former chairman of the school's pediatrics department. He has served on the state Medical Board since 1994 (1996, Wilson).

Matthew R. McKinnon, 45, D-Sacramento - Executive officer of the California Conference of Machinists, representing aerospace, defense, trucking and other workers. Formerly, McKinnon worked for the California Labor Federation (1999, Davis).

Barbara Patrick, 54, R-Bakersfield - Former chairwoman of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, and member of the San Joaquin Valley pollution-control district. Former school teacher (1997, Wilson).

Barbara Riordan, 60, R-Redlands - A former member and chairwoman of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, Riordan holds general and lifetime California teaching credentials. She served 13 years with the supervisors, and also on the Mojave Desert air quality district (1991, Wilson).

Ron Roberts, 59, R-San Diego - A member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, and member of local transit and air-quality districts. Roberts, an architect, was managing partner in a San Diego firm prior to his 1987 election to the San Diego City Council (1995, Wilson).