Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Appoints Cindy Tuck Chair of the Air Resources Board

June 28, 2005 - - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Cindy Tuck as chair of the Air Resources Board (ARB).

"Cindy has dedicated her career to developing solutions to challenging environmental problems in order to protect and improve California's environment. She has worked so Californians for generations to come will have clean air to breathe, water to drink and beautiful landscape to enjoy," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "Her expertise is vital to ensuring California continues to lead the nation in setting air quality standards while at the same time balancing the need to keep our economy strong and thriving. I am confident she will bring diverse interests together to meet our ambitious air quality goals."

Tuck has more than 20 years of direct air quality experience in California. She has served as general counsel and manager of the State and Bay Area Air Quality Committees at the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance since 2000 and prior to that she served as a consultant to the Council for three years. From 1993 to 2000 she was an associate with the Law Offices of William J. Thomas. From 1987 to 1993 Tuck served as a government relations advisor to Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell, The Gualco Group and Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather and Geraldson. Tuck's experience also includes three years as a civil engineer for the Environmental Services Department of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and two years as an environmental engineering research assistant at the University of Illinois. She is a member of the State Bar of California and is registered as a professional engineer in California. She is also a member of the California Climate Action Registry Board.

"I share Governor Schwarzenegger's strong commitment to ensuring California's air quality is improved for the health and future of our state," said Tuck. "I look forward to using my experience in air quality management to serve the people of California."

Tuck, 45, of Sacramento, earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $123,708. Tuck is registered decline-to-state.

California's Legislature established the ARB in 1967 to attain and maintain healthy air quality, conduct research into the causes of and solutions to air pollution and systematically attack the serious problem caused by motor vehicles. Since its formation, the ARB has worked with the public, the business sector, and local governments to protect the public's health, the economy, and the state's ecological resources through the most cost-effective reduction of air pollution. The ARB's eleven members are appointed by the Governor. Five are experts in fields such as medicine, chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, business, and law. Five others are elected officials who represent regional air pollution control agencies - one each from the Los Angeles region, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, and the San Joaquin Valley, and one represents the other districts. The Chairman is the only full-time member.