Laurie Ann Forster, 51, of Ione, has been appointed to the 26th District
Agricultural Association, Amador County Fair Board, where she has been a
member since 2007. Forster has been a teacher for the Calaveras Unified
School District since 1990. She is a member of the California Teachers
Association, Ione Picnic Association and Native Daughters of the Golden
West. This position does not require Senate Confirmation and there is no
compensation. Forster is a Republican.
Marilyn Hoopes, 60, of Plymouth, has been appointed to the 26th District
Agricultural Association, Amador County Fair Board, where she has been a
member since 2002. Hoopes has been a private practice attorney since
1987 and owner of Karmere Vineyards and Winery since 2003. She is a
member of the Amador County Wine Grape Growers Association, Amador
Vintner’s Association, Amador Business Council and Plymouth Foothills
Rotary. Hoopes earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of
California, Davis School of Law. This position does not require Senate
Confirmation and there is no compensation. Hoopes is a Democrat.
Tim King, 49, of Plymouth, has been appointed to the 26th District
Agricultural Association, Amador County Fair Board. King was a
supervisor of the Ampine Division at SierraPine Limited from 2004 to
2011 and district manager at AmeriGas Propane from 1984 to 2004. He was a
seasonal fire fighter for the California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection from 1982 to 1984. This position does not require Senate
confirmation and there is no compensation. King is a Democrat.
Jamie Colburn Lubenko, 40, of Fiddletown, has been appointed to the 26th
District Agricultural Association, Amador County Fair Board. Lubenko
has been communications director at Renwood Winery since 2012. She was
executive director of the Amador Vintner's Association from 2005 to 2012
and public relations coordinator at Sutter Amador Hospital from 2001 to
2005. Lubenko was an account executive at KNGT Radio from 1997 to 2001.
She served as a board member of the Amador Council of Tourism from 2005
to 2011. Lubenko is a member of the Amador County Fair Foundation,
Plymouth Economic Committee, Plymouth Foothills Rotary and Plymouth
Elementary Parent Teacher Association. This position does not require
Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lubenko is Democrat.
Mike Macon, 70, of Sonora, has been appointed to the 29th District
Agricultural Association, Mother Lode Fair Board. Macon was a teacher
for the Sonora Union High School District from 1999 to 2008. He was a
teacher for the Jamestown Elementary School District from 1997 to 1999
and from 1971 to 1976. He was the owner of Macon Brothers Auctioneers
from 1976 to 1997 and a teacher at Columbia Union School District from
1967 to 1971. This position does not require Senate Confirmation and
there is no compensation. Macon is a Democrat.
