Commissioners

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Richard Hunn

Commissioner

Richard Hunn

Appointing Authority: County of Sacramento

Term Expires: 7/13/24

Richard Hunn was appointed to the SEC by Sacramento County in February, 2014. Richard holds a M.S. Degree in Conservation of Natural Resources and has over 30 years consulting experience in natural resources planning and environmental compliance. During this time, he worked on a variety of projects focusing on water resources management and infrastructure development.


Laura Nickerson


Chair

Laura Nickerson

Appointing Authority: County of Sacramento

Term Expires: 7/13/2026


Laura Nickerson RN, BSN was born and raised in Sacramento.  Laura has been a registered nurse for 40 years specializing in critical care, cardiology, organ donation, hepatology and liver transplant. Laura is very active with the Sacramento Wild Life Care Association (WCA) where she volunteers at the center and does home rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wild animals and birds with the goal of releasing them back into their environment. Laura is married with 3 grown children and was thrilled to be appointed to the commission in 2017.


Mark White


Commissioner

Mark White

Appointing Authority: County of Sacramento

Term Expires: 7/13/2024


Mark White owns an environmental consulting firm that provides services related to the management of recyclables and solid waste for garbage companies and local jurisdictions. His firm prepares reports and analyses required by the State of California. The firm has also worked in Hawaii on projects to locate a new landfill for the island of Oahu (City and County of Honolulu) and for the island of Kauai, a project to evaluate shipping waste from Maui to the mainland or to Oahu to be incinerated, and for island of Hawaii to prepare a recycling plan for a large high end development.


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Commissioner

Christine Casey 

Appointing Authority : County of Sacramento ​

Term Expires​: 7/13/2024


Christine Casey PhD is originally from the East Coast. She came to California in 2011 for a post-doctoral fellowship at UC San Diego. She transitioned to science policy through a fellowship with the California Council on Science and Technology and was placed in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. Christine has worked at the Department of Finance covering environmental policy/budgets, and she now holds a position as a consultant with the Assembly Transportation Committee. She lives in the city of Sacramento with her husband, two children, dog, cat, and 3 chickens.​


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Commissioner 

Jonathan Gage Machini 

Appointing Authority: County of Sacramento

Term Expires​: 7/13/2025


Jonathan Gage Marchini is a Senior Associate with Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. He represents local governments, public agencies, businesses, and individuals in the areas of land use, environmental, and real estate law, with a current emphasis on CEQA, planning and zoning law, Clean Water Act and SMARA. Mr. Marchini’s practice includes legal counseling, transactional representation, environmental compliance counseling, and litigation representation. He litigates matters involving CEQA, state and federal contamination and hazardous materials laws, and numerous real property and tort claims. He is a native Californian, who grew up in the Central Valley where his family members farm. Mr. Marchini received Bachelors Degrees in Economics and Agriculture Business from California State University, Fresno and a Juris Doctor Degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.​

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Dr. Anthony DeRiggi

Commissioner

Dr. Anthony DeRiggi

Appointing Authority: City of Sacramento

Term Expires: 01/01/27​

 

Anthony DeRiggi, MD is a retired pediatrician and resident of Sacramento since 1978. He started and led the Environmental Stewardship Program for Kaiser-Permanente in the Sacramento-Roseville area.  He is a member of the Sierra-Sacramento Valley Medical Society Public and Environmental Health Committee, and serves on the board of Protect American River Canyons and the Sacramento Chapter of Physicians for

Social Responsibility.  He was a volunteer Mile Steward for the American River Parkway Foundation for over 15 years, and enjoys biking and kayaking on the American River Parkway.


Stephanie Holstege


Vice-Chair

Stephanie Holstege

Appointing Authority: City of Sacramento

 Term Expires: 01/01/27

 

Stephanie Holstege is a Senior Environmental Scientist with the State of California, currently working for the State Water Resources Control Board, and previously with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. She holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Policy, and a master's degree in Environmental Science and Management, with a concentration in Fish and Wildlife Management. Stephanie also serves as a Global Youth Mentor with Plastic Tides, where she assists youth leaders in planning and implementing projects to reduce plastic waste in their communities and raise awareness about the plastic pollution crisis. Additionally, Stephanie is an ambassador for eXXpedition, a multidisciplinary group of women researching and bringing attention to plastic pollution. Stephanie also serves on the Board of Directors and as Secretary for Tree Davis. Born and raised in Sacramento, Stephanie is excited about the opportunity advocate for environmental initiatives and policies that improve the community. 

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Commissioner

Jacqueline Todak 

Appointing Authority: City of Sacramento

Term Expires: 12/31/2024


Jacqueline Todak ​​​Roden PMP is a Project Manager at Jacobs and has spent nearly a decade leading and delivering multi-disciplinary projects and major programs focused on expanding and improving the resiliency of public infrastructure, primarily to support water conveyance, treatment, and storage. She holds a dual master's in Environment and Natural Resources and International Studies from the University of Wyoming and a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from Washington State University. Originally from Washington, she has called Northern California home since 2015, is active in multiple professional organizations, and spends much of her free time traveling overseas and exploring the Sierras with her husband and dog.​​​


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Commissioner

Eugene Lee

Appointing Authority: City of Elk Grove​​

Term Expires: 03/12/2027


Eugene Lee is passionate about sustainable equitable communities.  Retired from the California Energy Commission, he supervised teams working to advance energy efficiency, energy benchmarking, and building decarbonization in the built environment.  As an Assistant Tribal Liaison, he promoted clean energy equity in disadvantaged communities and tribal lands.  He has successfully launched and overseen the implementation of several state programs: the California Building Energy Benchmarking Program, the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program, the Transit-Oriented Development Housing Program, and the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program, a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) program.  Born in Sacramento, he proudly serves as Board Treasurer for Sacramento Splash, a local child environmental education non-profit, a Climate Ambassador for the City of Elk Grove, a UC Davis Alumni career advisor, and a climate professional for #OpenDoorClimate.


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Thomas J. Malson


Commissioner

Thomas J. Malson

Appointing Authority: Cities of Folsom, Isleton and Galt

Term Expires: 6/30/2024

 

Thomas Malson, Retired, Senior Facility Engineer, Aerojet, Sacramento, CA.; Graduate of Sacramento City College and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in Engineering.  He is a Certified Plant Engineer by the Association of Facility Engineers and a Certified Six-Sigma green belt.  Mr. Malson is also a graduate of the League of California Cities Mayors and Council Member Advanced Leadership Academy and Great Valley Leadership Institute.  He is a former President and Treasurer of the Galt Area History Society; City of Galt Planning Commissioner;  Sacramento Environmental Commission Member; Sacramento History and Science Commission Member; elected to City of Galt City Council, 2002-2006 and appointed to City of Galt City Council 2017-2018. 

Contact Information:

Commissioners can be contacted by email via the SEC Secretary at 

koehnjill@saccounty.gov or by calling the SEC secretary at (916) 875-8584.​

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