Michael Carson, 57, of Newcastle, has been appointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors. Carson has been an owner and consulting engineer at Michael Carson Development Inc. since 2007. He was a project manager at JTS Communities Inc. from 2000 to 2007, a project manager at Kaufman and Broad Inc. from 1995 to 2000 and an engineer at Morton and Pitalo Inc. from 1984 to 1994. Carson is a member of the Gold Country Fair Heritage Foundation, Leadership Auburn Board of Regents, Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the Newcastle Community Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Carson is a Republican.
Julia Durand, 54, of Granite Bay, has been reappointed to the 20th District Agricultural Association, Gold Country Fair Board of Directors, where she has served since 2016. Durand served as deferred compensation director at the San Francisco Employees' Retirement system from 2013 to 2014, director of defined contribution plans at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System from 2007 to 2013 and held several positions at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System from 1988 to 2007, including call center supervisor and account manager. She is a member of the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Durand is a Democrat.