[Pollinator] Invasive Species Council of California APPOINTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Invasive Species Council of California APPOINTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Group tasked with drafting rapid response plans for invasive pests, 
plants and diseases



SACRAMENTO, July 20, 2009 – The Invasive Species Council of California 
(ISCC) has appointed an Advisory Committee to recommend ways to 
mitigate non-native species’ effects on resources throughout the state.

“The 24 founding members of the California Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee (CISAC) have a challenging task ahead of them,” said 
Secretary A.G. Kawamura of the California Department of Food and 
Agriculture, chairman of the council.  “They will lay the groundwork 
that will enable this council to enhance our collective ability to 
protect California’s environment, food systems, human health and 
economy from invasive and destructive pests, plants and diseases.”

The ISCC, formed earlier this year, is chaired by Secretary Kawamura 
and vice-chaired by Mike Chrisman, Secretary for the California Natural 
Resources Agency. Also serving on the council are Secretary Linda Adams 
of California’s Environmental Protection Agency; Secretary Dale Bonner 

 from the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency; Secretary Kim 
Belshe from the California Health and Human Services Agency; and Matt 
Bettenhausen, Acting Secretary of the California Emergency Management 
Agency.

The CISAC is tasked with making recommendations to the ISCC, including 
drafting an invasive species rapid response plan. The committee will 
take input from local government, tribal governments and federal 
agencies, as well as environmental organizations, academic and science 
institutions, affected industry sectors and impacted landowners.

Members of the California Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee:

Linda Arcularius, Supervisor, Inyo Board of Supervisors

Ted  Batkin, President, California Citrus Research Board

Victoria Brandon, Member, Sierra Club

Mike Chapel, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Forest Service

Gabriela Chavarria, National Science Director, Natural Resources 
Defense Council

Christiana Conser, Project Manager, Cal-HIP & PlantRight Sustainable 
Conservation

Ricardo De Leon, Microbiology Unit Manager – Quagga, Metropolitan Water 
District

Joseph M. DiTomaso, Weed Specialist, University of California Davis 
Cooperative Extension

Robert Dolezal, Executive Director, California Association of Nurseries 
and Garden Centers (CANGC)

Dennis Faria, Aquaculture, Imperial Catfish

Andrea Fox, Governmental Affairs Division, California Farm Bureau 
Federation

Larry Godfrey, Vice Chair, Department of Entomology, U.C. Davis

R
obert Hoffman, Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region

Doug Johnson, Executive Director, California Invasive Plant Council

Mary Maddux-Gonzales, Sonoma County Public Health Officer

Karen McDowell, Environmental Planner, San Francisco Estuary Partnership

Leigh Melander, Founder, Imaginal Institute

David Pattison, Member, California Association of Pest Control Advisors

John Randall, Assoc. Science Director, Nature Conservancy

Kristina Schierenbeck, Research Leader, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)

Zea Sonnabend, Policy Specialist, California Certified Organic Farmers 
(CCOF)

Rick Tomlinson, Technical Committee, California Strawberry Commission

Greg Van Wassenhove, County Agricultural Commissioner, Santa Clara 
County

Keith Douglass Warner, Lecturer, Santa Clara University



For more information on the Invasive Species Council of California, 
please visit www.iscc.ca.gov.



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