Sacramento, CA – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently announced the following appointments to the California State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors:
Robin Baker, 60, of Berkeley, has been reappointed to the Board, where she has served since 2013. Baker has been director of research to practice at the University of California, Berkeley Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and at the Center for Construction Research and Training since 2010. She was director at the University of California, Berkeley Labor Occupational Health Program from 1981 to 2010 and at the Santa Clara Center for Occupational Safety and Health’s Project on Health and Safety in Electronics from 1978 to 1981. Baker is a member of the American Federation of Teachers and the American Public Health Association. She earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Berkeley. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $53,131. Baker is a Democrat.
Sheryl Chalupa, 59, of Bakerfield, has been appointed to the Board, where she has served since 2007. Chalupa has been president and chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of South Central California since 2001. She worked in multiple positions for the Girl Scouts, Joshua Tree Council from 1986 to 2001, including executive director, director of membership and program services and director of membership services. Chalupa is a member of the American Association of University Women and California Women Lead. She earned a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, Bakersfield. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $53,131. Chalupa is a Democrat.
Jack Neureuter, 77, of Geyserville, has been appointed to the Board. Neureuter was chief executive officer at Alliance Medical Center from 1998 to 2012, executive director of the Oakland Association of Insurance Agents from 1980 to 1998 and an account executive at Fritz Insurance Agency from 1977 to 1980. He is a member of the Sonoma County Memorial Hospice Advisory Board and the Health Action Sonoma Committee for Health Improvement Palliative Care Group. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $53,131. Neureuter is a Republican.
Source: CA Governor’s Office