Gov. announced six appointments to state boards and commissions on Oct. 27, 2026, the governor’s office said.
Nichole Morgan of Sacramento was appointed to the Advisory Commission on Special Education; she has served on the State Water Resources Control Board since 2021 and held engineering and financial assistance posts in regional water boards; she earned a B.S. in civil engineering from California State University, Sacramento.
Mawata Kamara of Tracy was appointed to the California Board of Registered Nursing; she is a charge registered nurse at San Leandro Hospital and has held nursing posts at hospitals and travel-nursing firms across several states; she earned a B.S. in nursing from Temple University and will be paid $100 per diem.
Candy Stockton-Joreteg of Eureka was appointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee; she is the Humboldt County health officer and has a medical background including roles as medical director and in addiction medicine; this position carries no compensation.
Kimberly Freeman of Sonora was appointed to the Emergency Medical Services Commission; she is emergency medical services director at Mountain Counties EMS Agency and has multiple prior EMS and emergency-medicine roles; this position carries no compensation.
David Toston of San Jose was appointed to the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission; he is the county superintendent of schools at the Santa Clara County Office of Education and has held district and county education leadership posts; this position carries no compensation.
Marcia Rayford of Citrus Heights was appointed to the Respiratory Care Board of California; she works in public affairs for the California State Guard and runs Rayford Strategies and Citrus Heights Arts; she will be paid $100 per diem.
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