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Board of Directors Candidates

Office Sought	Candidate’s Name	State Department	State Classification
President	Patty Velez	CDFW – Monterey	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
President	Patti Rich-Crawford	CDPH – Richmond	Research Scientist I (Chemical Science)
Vice President	Manjul Bose	DTSC – Chatsworth	Environmental Scientist
Vice President	Jim McCall	CDFW – Sacramento	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Secretary	Margarita Gordus	CDFW – Fresno	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Secretary	Shana Rapoport	SWRCB – Los Angeles	Environmental Scientist
Treasurer	Stephanie Lewis	DTSC – Chatsworth	Environmental Scientist
Treasurer	Itzia Rivera	CVFPB – Sacramento	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
District I Director	Brittany Sheahan	DTSC – San Diego	Environmental Scientist
District I Director	Bailey Franklin	DTSC – Chatsworth	Environmental Scientist
* District II Director	Kelley Aubushon	CDFW – Fresno	Environmental Scientist
District III Director	Justin Garcia	CDFW – Sacramento	Environmental Scientist
District III Director	Jason Moore	DWR – West Sacramento	Environmental Scientist
* District IV Director	David Rist	DTSC – Berkeley	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
* District V Director	Rebecca Garwood	CDFW – Eureka	Environmental Scientist
Director At-Large	James Moulton Thomas	CDPH – Sacramento	Associate Health Physicist
Director At-Large	Ruth Darling	CVFPB – Sacramento	Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Director At-Large	Kris Wiese	CDFW – San Diego	Environmental Scientist
* Supervisor Director	Valerie Chenoweth-Brown	DTSC – Sacramento	Senior Health Physicist

* Uncontested seats are elected by acclamation.

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If YOU want to serve your fellow State Scientists, please consider running for one of the positions on the CAPS Board of Directors.  All elected CAPS BOD members are unpaid volunteers, with necessary business expenses reimbursed, and (in the case of officers) a modest stipend provided monthly.  The CAPS BOD typically meets quarterly on Saturdays–three times in Sacramento, one time in another California city.  CAPS Committees meet more frequently, often by conference call.  Most CAPS time requires use of vacation or annual leave, although when meeting with state management on official business state time is provided.

The Filing Deadline is August 21, 2017  

The deadline for filing a nominating petition for election to the 2017-2019 CAPS Board of Directors is Monday, August 21, 2017 at 5 p.m. at the CAPS Sacramento Office.

Petitions must be received by the Sacramento Office no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017.

The CAPS Board of Directors is subject to election by the membership every two years.  The time required may exceed the quarterly Board of Directors meetings, for example, by serving on committees and doing other activities necessary to represent the employment interests of state scientists. The volunteer nature of the CAPS Board of Directors helps keeps dues low.

Positions subject to election include four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer), five regional district directors, two at-large directors and one supervisor.  Each candidate must have been a CAPS member for at least one year continuously and must have permanent state civil service status.  Each candidate must submit a nominating petition containing the signatures of at least 10 CAPS members.  Supervisory members may run for only the supervisor’s seat on the board.  Balloting will be conducted by secret ballot via U.S. mail.  There is no filing fee.

Independent Election Administrator

For purposes of continuity, the Elections Committee has once again selected MK Election Services (formerly True Ballot), a specialized independent election service, to administer the election; visit their website for more information: http://mkelections.com/. Nominating petitions are due August 21, 2017 at 5 p.m. and candidate statements are due August 31, 2017 at 5 p.m.