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Valerie Termini is the fi rst female executive director of the Fish and Game Commission. She was hired to suc- ceed Sonke Mastrup, whose four-year tenure as executive director came to an end in December 2015.


Fish and Game Commission hires fi rst female executive director


Valerie Termini succeeds Sonke Mastrup as head of outdoor policy organization.


By Parimal M. Rohit


SACRAMENTO — The California Fish and Game Commission has its fi rst female executive director. Valerie Termini was hired as the Fish and Game Commission’s executive direc- tor, state offi cials announced on May 9. She offi cially assumed her position on May 16. Termini previously served as a fi sh-


eries policy advisor and interim execu- tive director of the California Ocean Protection Council. At the Ocean Protection Council she developed, managed and implemented fi sheries programs across the state. Last year Termini served as a fi sher- ies climate advisor for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and developed policies on climate science for NOAA Fisheries. The commission’s new execu-


tive director earned a Master of International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey and was awarded a California Sea Grant fellowship at an ocean resources man- agement program. She also worked on environmental protection and educa- tion as a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African country of Togo. Termini succeeds Sonke Mastrup,


who served as the commission’s execu- tive director for four years before step- ping down in December 2015.


Gov. Jerry Brown also fi lled the two


vacant seats on the Fish and Game Commission on May 6. Russell Burns and Peter Silva as his choices to fi ll the two vacant seats on the state’s lead body responsible for overseeing California’s fi shing, hunting and wildlife policies. Brown announced the appoint- ments about six months after the com- mission lost Jim Kellogg to resignation and executive director Sonke Mastrup assumed another position within the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). Commissioners Jack Baylis,


Richard B. Rogers and Michael Sutton also departed the Fish and Game Commission during the second half of 2015. Jacque Hostler-Carmesin of


McKinleyville is the only commis- sioner who served the Fish and Game Commission as an appointee or execu- tive director at this point one year ago. Former St. Helena City Council member Eric Sklar and government affairs veteran Anthony Williams (from Huntington Beach) were appointed to the commission in June 2015. Burns and Silva are both Democrats,


according to the governor’s offi ce. There is no mention of fi shing, hunting or wildlife experience in the published biographies of either appointee. The State Senate must still confi rm


Burns and Silva. If the appointments are conformed then Burns and Silva will be compensated a $100 per diem, respectively.


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