Announcements regarding key staffing changes of importance to California's rural counties.
Michael S. Hartley, of Madera, has been reappointed to the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, where he has served since 2020. Hartley has been President of Bedrock Engineering Inc. since 2008. He was Survey Manager at Michael Sutherland and Associates from 1991 to 2008. Hartley is a board member of the American Council of Engineering Companies and a corporate member of the California Land Surveyors Association. He is a member of the California State University, Fresno GME Advisory Council and the Geomatics Engineering Foundation. Hartley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Surveying Engineering from California State University, Fresno. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hartley is a Republican.
Lisa Lien-Mager, of Davis, has been appointed Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience at the California Natural Resources Agency. Lien-Mager has served as Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications at the California Natural Resources Agency since 2021 and as Deputy Secretary for Communications there since 2017. She was Director of Communications at the Association of California Water Agencies from 2012 to 2017 and Communications Supervisor there from 2008 to 2012. Lien-Mager earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $186,000. Lien-Mager is a Democrat.
Stephanie Weaver, of Yountville, has been appointed Administrator of the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles. Weaver has served as Deputy Administrator at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville since 2019. She was Senior Director of SAFE Veterans and Director of Treatment and Recovery for the Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic Project in 2019. Weaver served in several positions at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from 2014 to 2017, including Team Lead, Budget Team and Public Health Advisor - Military Affairs. She was National Guard Liaison to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at the National Guard Bureau from 2014 to 2015. Weaver served at the rank of E-8 in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1996 to 2014 and at the rank of E-2 there from 1992 to 1993. She served at the rank of E-4 in the U.S. Army from 1993 to 1996. Weaver earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Baltimore. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $168,828. Weaver is a Democrat.