Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Governor announces State Water Resources Control Board appointments

Governor Jerry Brown has announced appointments to the California State Water Resources Control Board, the agency in charge of water rights throughout the state including at Mono Lake. Notable re-appointments are Tam Doduc of Sacramento, who has served on the Board since 2005, and Frances Spivy-Weber of Redondo Beach, who has served since 2007. Additionally, Dorene D’Adamo of Stanislaus will join the State Water Board appointments in April. And at that time, Board Member Felicia Marcus of Emeryville will step into the role of Board Chair. Congratulations Tam, Fran, Dorene, and Felicia!

From the Governor’s press release:

“Tam Doduc, 46, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where she has served since 2005. Doduc has held multiple positions at the California Environmental Protection Agency since 2000, including deputy secretary for environmental quality, assistant secretary for air and chemical programs, assistant secretary for agriculture and chemical programs and assistant secretary for technology certification. She was an air resources engineer at the California Air Resources Board from 1997 to 2000 and was special assistant to the secretary at the California Environmental Protection Agency from 1995 to 1997. Doduc was a water resources engineer at the State Water Resources Control Board from 1994 to 1995 and was special assistant to the secretary at the California Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 1994. She was a water resources engineer at the State Water Resources Control Board from 1989 to 1992. Doduc has been a registered professional civil engineer since 1995. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Doduc is registered decline-to-state.

“Frances Spivy-Weber, 68, of Redondo Beach, has been appointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where she has served since 2007. Spivy-Weber was a consultant to Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley in 2006 and executive director for policy at the Mono Lake Committee from 1997 to 2006. She served as director of international programs at the National Audubon Society from 1983 to 1992 and legislative assistant at the Animal Welfare Institute from 1978 to 1982. Spivy-Weber earned a Master of Arts degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. Spivy-Weber is a Democrat.

“Dorene D’Adamo, 52, of Stanislaus, will be appointed to the Board. D’Adamo has been senior policy advisor for Congressman Jim Costa since 2013. She was senior policy advisor for Congressman Dennis Cardoza from 2003 to 2012 and was legal counsel for Congressman Gary Condit from 1994 to 2003. D’Adamo was a visiting instructor at California State University, Stanislaus from 1992 to 1998 and an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Perry and Wildman from 1992 to 1994. She was a policy consultant at Dee Dee D’Adamo Consulting from 1991 to 1992 and legislative director for Congressman Gary Condit from 1990 to 1991. D’Adamo was assistant legislative director at the California Youth Authority from 1988 to 1990 and legal counsel at the Assembly Committee on Public Safety from 1986 to 1988. She was legislative director for the Assembly assistant majority leader from 1985 to 1986. D’Adamo has served on the California Air Resources Board since 1999 and the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley since 2007. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $128,109. D’Adamo is a Democrat.”