CALFED Bay-Delta Program heading
  • Governor Schwarzenegger
  • Mike Chrisman, Resources Secretary
  • Joe Grindstaff, CALFED Director

CBDA Member Information

Oversight and governance of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is provided by CBDA, its governing board comprised of state and federal agency representatives, public members, a BCPAC member and ex-officio legislative members. As CALFED's oversight body, CBDA is responsible for accountability, ensuring balanced implementation, tracking, and assessing of progress, ensuring the use of sound science to guide decision-making, encouraging public involvement and outreach and coordinating an integrating related government programs.

 

Gary Hunt
Gary Hunt

California Strategies
Chairman and Bay-Delta Public
Advisory Committee Representative

 

State Agency Representatives

Michael Chrisman
Michael Chrisman

Secretary of Resources

Linda Adams
Linda Adams

Secretary for
Environmental Protection
Agency (Cal/EPA)

AG Kawamura
A.G. Kawamura

Secretary of Food and Agriculture

Vacant
Vacant

California Department of Fish and Game

Sandra Shewry
Sandra Shewry

California Department of Health Services

Lester Snow
Lester Snow

California Department of Water Resources

Federal Agency Representatives

Dirk Kempthorne
Dirk Kempthorne

Department of the Interior

Col Ronald Light
Colonel Ronald Light

District Engineer for the Sacramento District

Rodney McInnis
Rodney R. McInnis

Regional Administrator
National Marine
Fisheries Service

Wayne Nastri
Wayne Nastri

Regional Adminsitrator,
Environmental Protection Agency

Vacant
Vacant

Regional Director,
Bureau of Reclamation's
Mid Pacific Region

Steve Thompson
Steve P. Thompson

Manager,
California-Nevada
Operations Office (USFWS)

Regional Members

Paula Daniels
Paula A. Daniels

Southern California Region

Patrick Johnston
Patrick Johnston

Sacramento-San Joaquin
River Delta Region

Bill Jones
Bill Jones

San Joaquin Valley

Alfred Montana
Alfred Montana

Sacramento Valley Region

Vacant
Vacant

San Francisco Bay Region

 

Ex-Officio Members

 

Darrell Steinberg
Senator Darrell Steinberg

Chair, Senate Natural Resources
and Water Committee

Lois Wolk
Assembly Member
Lois Wolk

Chair, Assembly Water Parks
and Wildlife Committee

Bob Margett
Senator Bob Margett

Vice Chair, Senate Natural
Resources and Water Committee

Bill Maze
Assembly Member
Bill Maze

Vice-Chair, Assembly Water,
Parks and Wildlife Committee

At-Large Members

 

Mark Holmes
Mark Holmes

Senate Appointee,
The Bay Institute

Vacant
Vacant

Assembly Appointee