Governor Brown announces appointments to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.

Peggy Hellweg, 59, of Orinda, has been appointed to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Hellweg has been a research geophysicist at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory since 2001. She was a geophysical consultant for Geo Enterprises Orinda from 1995 to 2001 and a geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey, Branch of Seismology, from 1990 to 1995. She received a Doctorate in geophysics from Stuttgart University in Germany. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Hellweg is a Democrat.

Kit Miyamoto, 48, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Miyamoto has been the president and chief executive officer of Miyamoto International, a global earthquake and structural engineering firm, since 1990. Miyamoto received a Doctorate in structural engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Miyamoto is a Republican.

Sheriff Mark Pazin, 55, of Merced, has been appointed to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Pazin has has been the Merced County sheriff-coroner since 2002 and has served in a number of other positions in the Merced County Sheriff’s Department since 1981. He received a Master of Science in National Security from the American Military University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Pazin is a Republican.

Timothy Strack, 41, of Riverside, has been appointed to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. Strack has been a fire captain for the City of Riverside Fire Department since 1995. He was a firefighter at the San Bernardino County Fire Department from 1987 to 1995. Strack received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the California State University, San Bernardino. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Strack is a Republican.