Elections Results Posted! The ballot count for the 2019-2021 CAPS Board of Directors was completed yesterday, October 15, 2019. The official and detailed results as verified by the CAPS Elections Committee and MK Elections can be viewed here.
Here is the complete list of CAPS Officers and Directors elected for the 2019-2021 term:
| President: | Margarita Gordus, Snr. Environmental Scientist (Spec.), CDFW, Fresno |
| Vice President: | Daniel Ellis, Environmental Scientist, Waterboards, Sacramento |
| Treasurer: | Kelley Aubushon, Snr. Environmental Scientist (Spec.), CDFW, Fresno |
| Secretary: | Kris Wiese, Environmental Scientist, CDFW, San Diego |
| District I-SoCal: | Willard Garrett, Environmental Scientist, DTSC, Cypress |
| District II-Central: | Maureen Lee-Dutra, Veterinarian (General), CDFA, Tulare |
| District III-Sac Area: | Justin D. Garcia, Environmental Scientist, CDFW, Sacramento |
| District IV-Bay Area: | David Rist, Snr. Environmental Scientist (Spec.), DTSC, Berkeley |
| District V-NorCal: | Monty Larson, Environmental Scientist, CDFW, Fortuna |
| Director-At-Large: | Jimmy Spearow, Staff Toxicologist, DTSC, Sacramento |
| Director-At-Large: | David Miller, Snr. Environmental Scientist (Spec.), DTSC, Sacramento |
| Supervisor Director: | Scott Bauer, Snr. Environmental Scientist (Sup.), CDFW, Eureka |
CAPS at the annual DWR Environmental Scientist Conference on October 22. The Department of Water Resources holds an annual conference for Environmental Scientists employed with the department. This year, the conference will host CAPS on October 22, the second day of the event, from 1PM to 2:30PM. CAPS will be available during these hours to meet with members and answer any questions they might have. If YOU are attending the annual conference, be sure to stop by and visit!
Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes Posted. The Draft Minutes from the August 24, 2019 Board of Directors’ Meeting are posted on the CAPS Website. View them here.
The next Board of Directors’ meeting is scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown Arena (300 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814), commencing at 9 a.m. All members are welcome to attend; parking will be validated. The Draft Agenda can be found on the CAPS website in the Members Only section.
News Briefs
Cleaning up Paradise as a grim anniversary nears. As California braces for peak fire season, the most extensive post-fire cleanup it has ever taken on is nearly complete. Crews have hauled off more than 3.6 million tons of debris – twice what was removed from the World Trade Center site after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. Work is performed parcel by parcel, in prescribed phases. First, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control removes hazardous waste such as propane tanks and asbestos, commonly found in older buildings. Other state agencies collect air samples.