SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Feb. 27 and 28 respectively, announced the following appointments:
Martin Juarez, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California Veterans Board, where he has served since 2023. Juarez was a Special Agent at the Internal Revenue Service from 1984 to 2014. He served at the level of O-6 (Colonel) in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2011 to 2020, where he held several roles, including Command Inspector General for the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command and Chief of Internal Review for the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. Juarez served at the level of O-4 in the U.S. Army National Guard from 1989 to 2011, where he was Material Maintenance Center Chief. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Army War College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia College. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Juarez is a Democrat.
Nancy Lee, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the University of California Board of Regents, where she has served since 2023. Lee has been chief of staff to the chief executive officer, and executive vice president of International Business Operations for The Walt Disney Company since 2022, where she held several roles from 2011 to 2022, including director, corporate strategy, and senior vice president and chief of staff to the chief executive officer. Lee was president of Aquarius Ventures in 2022. She was an associate at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2008 to 2011, at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge from 2004 to 2006, at Rackemann Sawyer & Brewster from 2002 to 2004 and at Hale and Dorr LLP from 1999 to 2002. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Master of Business Administration degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lee is a Democrat.
Wenda Fong, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State University Board of Trustees, where she has served since 2018. Fong has been a television producer since 1974 and a director since 1980. She served in several roles at the Fox Broadcasting Company from 2001 to 2013, including vice president of Alternative Entertainment, vice president of Creative Diversity Development and executive director of Creative Diversity Development. Fong is co-founder and chairperson emeritus of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and a member of the Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian American Studies from the University of Southern California. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Fong is a Democrat.
Lillian Kimbell, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State University Board of Trustees, where she has served since 2014. Kimbell has been legal counsel and business manager at Gardels Associates since 2011. She was legal counsel and business manager for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions from 1996 to 2020. Kimbell served as a law clerk for Judge Harry Pregerson at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1986. She was a sales assistant for KCBS-TV from 1982 to 1983. Kimbell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Kimbell is a Democrat.