Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom July 24 announced the following appointments:

Tamara Chambers, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Chambers holds several positions at LA General Medical Center, including chief medical director of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery since 2012, associate program director of the otolaryngology residency training program since 2013, associate director of perioperative services since 2018, associate medical director of clinical efficiency since 2019 and assistant designated institutional official for resident safety, fairness, and equity since 2019. She has been an assistant and associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine since 2012. Chambers was a leadership fellow with the California Health Care Foundation from 2017 to 2019. She is a fellow with the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and the Society of University Otolaryngologists. Chambers earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Drew University/University of California, Los Angeles Medical Education Program and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Chambers is a Democrat.

Dr. Veling Tsai, of South Pasadena, has been appointed to the physician assistant board. Tsai has been an attending physician at Caring ENT since 2016. He has been clinical assistant professor of head and neck surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine since 2008 and an Attending Surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles Olive View Medical Center since 2012. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the American College of Legal Medicine. Tsai earned a Doctor of Medicine degree and a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Tsai is registered without party preference.

Steven Manyak, of Long Beach, has been appointed to the veterinary medical board. Manyak has been president and lead veterinarian at Pine Animal Hospital Inc. since 2012. He was an associate veterinarian at Rose City Veterinary Hospital from 2010 to 2011. Manyak was a veterinary assistant with advanced critical care, Los Angeles in 2008. He is board chair of The Veterinary Cooperative. Manyak earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Western University of Health Sciences and a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Manyak is not registered to vote.