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APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
Anne R. Bernardo - Vice President
Representing Academic Libraries
Anne R. Bernardo resides in Visalia, California. She was appointed November 4, 2003, and her term expires on January 1, 2006.
Ms. Bernardo is the law library director of the Tulare County Public Law Library, a position she has held since 1994. She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and Northern California Association of Law Libraries. Currently the president of the Council of California County Law Librarians and vice president of the Conference of California County Law Library Trustees and Librarians, she is also a past council chair and past board president of the Heartland Regional Library Network.S
Ms. Bernardo served as general manager for the Tulare County Symphony Association (1986-1994). Under her management, the symphony was recognized by the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, completed an international tour, and commissioned and premiered works by American composers. She serves on the College of the Sequoias Paralegal Program Advisory Board, is a past board member of the Visalian Friends of the Fox Theatre, and supports the Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art in Hanford. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Creative Arts and Human Behavior from the University of California, Davis in 1978 and her Paralegal degree in 1987.
Representing Academic Libraries
Tyrone H. Cannon resides in San Rafael, California. He was appointed November 4, 2003, and his term expires on January 1, 2004.
Mr. Cannon is the dean of the university libraries at the University of San Francisco, a position he has held since 1995. Prior to this he was acting university librarian (1993), senior associate university librarian (1991-1995), and head of reference (1989-1991) at Boston College. Prior to becoming a librarian, he was a clinical social worker.
Mr. Cannon is an active member of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), currently serving as its President. He has served on many ACRL committees, including past chair of the Research Committee. He has also been active at the local and state level, serving on the ACRL New Program Planning Committee (1991-1995), ARCL New England Board as Treasurer (1995), CAL/PALS Executive Board (1995-1999), and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium Executive Board (2000-2001). His service to ALA includes the Standing Council on Minority Concerns and Cultural Diversity (1993-1995) and the Membership Committee (1997-1999). He is also an active member of BCALA. Other organizational affiliations include the American Association for Higher Education and National Association of Social Workers.
Mr. Cannon earned his Bachelor of Science degree and his Master of Social Work degree at the University of Connecticut and his Master of Library Science degree at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently a doctoral student in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco.
Representing Public Libraries
Victoria F. Fong resides in Tiburon, California. She was appointed on April 3, 1996, and reappointed in April 1998 and January 2003. Her term expires on January 1, 2006.
Ms. Fong has served on the Marin County Free Library Commission since 1992 and as its president from 1994-1996. Previously, she was a special librarian with The Foundation Center, a national public information, non-profit special library in San Francisco, a law librarian for the Clark County Law Library in Las Vegas, Nevada and the San Francisco law firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown, and Enersen, and a public librarian for The Free Library of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her volunteer work with school libraries includes Marin Country Day School and the Branson School.
Ms. Fong is director of the Peninsula Library Foundation (Belvedere-Tiburon), a member of the Council of Friends of the Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley, Board Community Advisors of the Buck Center for Research in Aging, and the Marin Charitable Association. She received a bachelor’s degree in history, and a Master in Library Science degree from the University of Michigan. In January 1999 she was elected vice president of the board, a position she held until being elected president of the board in January 2002.
Representing Public Libraries
Paymaneh Maghsoudi lives in Chino Hills, California. She was appointed on January 14, 2003, and her term expires on January 1, 2004.
Ms. Maghsoudi is currently the library director of Whittier Public Library, a position she has held since 2001. She has also served as the library director of the Azusa City Library. Ms. Maghsoudi is a member of the American Library Association, and is also a member of the Legislative Committee of the California Library Association. She is a board member of the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissions (CALTAC), the Hodge Foundation, and the Whittier Public Library Foundation. She is the recipient of the YMCA of San Gabriel Valley Woman of Achievement Award. Ms. Maghsoudi received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Pars College in Tehran, Iran, and a masters degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Representing Public-at-Large
Gregory McGinity resides in Redondo Beach, California. He was appointed on December 30, 2010, and his term expires on January 1, 2014.
Mr. McGinity is the senior director of policy for the Broad Foundation, a position he has held since 2003. Prior to this he was acting chief of staff for the California Office of the Secretary of Education (2003), vice president of marketing for Pure Pharmaceuticals (2002-2003), marketing intern for Amgen in 2001, senior policy consultant for the California State Board of Education (1997-1999), legislative director for the Office of U.S. Representative Lindsey Graham (1996-1997), and legislative assistant for the Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (1993-1996).
APPOINTED BY THE ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
Representing the Public-at-Large
Dr. Conchita Battle resides in Simi Valley, California. She was appointed on January 16, 2004, and her term expires on January 1, 2008.
Dr. Battle is currently the director of the Advising Resource Center/EOP at California State University, Northridge, a position she has held since 2002. Previously, she was assistant director for administration for the Academic Achievement Programs at the University of Maryland, and the assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Dr. Battle received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Talladega College in Alabama, a Masters degree in Public Administration from Jacksonville State University, and a Doctorate degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Battle is a current member of Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and the National Academic Advising Association. Her professional affiliations include the American Association for Higher Education, American Association of University Professors, American Council on Education, and National Association for Women in Education.
Representing the Public-at-Large
Jane Lowenthal resides in Northridge, California. She was appointed March 28 2000, and reappointed in December 2003. Her term expires on January 1, 2008.
Ms. Lowenthal is president of the Lowenthal Group, an organization specializing in arbitration, mediation, and conflict resolution for businesses. Her expertise is as a mediator, arbitrator, and conflict resolution trainer and specialist for businesses and small claims and municipal courts. She has participated in organizational programs such as the Department of Justice Mediation Program (1996) and California State University, Northridge, Conflict Resolution Program (1999). She is also an active member of many organizations including the Asian American Dispute Resolution Center (Board of Directors), Jewish Federation – Jewish Community Relations Commission, Habitat for Humanity, International Visitors Council, League of Women Voters, and Diabetes Association Support Group.
APPOINTED BY SENATE RULES COMMITTEE
Representing the Public-at-Large
Elizabeth Murguia resides in Eureka, California. She was appointed April 14, 2008, and her term expires on January 1, 2012.
Ms. Murguia is President and Co-Founder of the Humboldt Library Foundation since 1996; she was recipient of its distinguished Helen Everett Award in 2006 in recognition of twenty-five years of work on behalf of the public library. She was a member and key fundraiser for the Humboldt County Library Construction Advisory Committee (1979-1995), a local organization formed to raise funds to construct a new Main Library for the Humboldt County Public Library system. Ms. Murguia sits on many boards, including the Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee, Ex-Officio Member since 1980; Member of the Open Door Community Health Clinics since 1992; Advocacy Committee Member of the St. Joseph’s Hospital since 1998; and Board Member for Keep Eureka Beautiful since 2000.
In 1991 Ms. Murguia was a California Delegate to the White House Conference on Libraries in Washington, DC. She graduated from Sonoma State University, with a major in English Literature (1972).
Ms. Murguia is a District Representative for Congressman Mike Thompson, a position she has held since 1993. Prior to this she was District Representative for State Senator Barry Keene (1975-1992). Her interest in libraries and recognition of the need for the state to provide assistance for local projects led Senator Barry Keene to author California’s 1988 Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act.
Representing the Public-at-Large
Judy Zollman lives in Piedmont, California. She was appointed January 4, 2006, and her term expires on January 1, 2010.
Ms. Zollman is a literacy consultant/teacher. She is the coordinator of Temple Sinai’s People of the Book Literacy Project, which has adopted several Oakland schools and provides reading tutors, library services (renovated and automated the school libraries) and books to the libraries, to the students, and to school staff. Previously she worked at the Oakland Public Library’s Second Start Adult Literacy Program (1989-1999) as a literacy assistant, and then as the Families for Literacy Coordinator, and was the Workshop Instructor for the Families for Literacy Program at San Francisco Public Library’s Project Read Adult Literacy Program. She has been a long-time volunteer tutor in adult literacy programs and Oakland schools, and currently works with children in several schools. Ms. Zollman is also a member of the Social Action Committee - Temple Sinai, where she served as chair from 1999-2001. She is a member of the Volunteer Action Center Advisory Board for the Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay, and a member of the Jewish Coalition for Literacy. She was a member of the Upper Piedmont Estates Homeowners’ Board (1999-2004); a Library Commissioner for the City of Piedmont (1989-1992); and liaison to the Oakland Public Library’s Advisory Commission (1989-1992). She served on committees for the Healthy Start Program in Oakland schools and the City of Oakland’s Ready-to-Learn Collaborative under Mayor Harris. She was a founding board member of Piedmont Newcomers and served on many parent club boards in the Piedmont and Oakland Schools. She taught high school French and English in Chicago, Toronto and California. Ms. Zollman earned her B.A. degree in Teaching from the University of Illinois and a Certificate from the Sorbonne, University of Paris (France).