Hector Bedolla, of Healdsburg, has been a Consulting Agronomist in the western United States and internationally since 1985. He was the Viticulturist at Chenoweth Vineyards from 2020 to 2022. He has been an Adjunct Professor in Viticulture at Santa Rosa Junior College since 2017. He was Vineyard Manager at Navarro Vineyards in 2018 and at North Pacific Vineyard Management from 2016 to 2018. Bedolla was Crop Advisor, Pest Control Advisor, and Agronomist at Crop Production Services from 2013 to 2016 and Vineyard and Ranch Manager at Stuhlmuller Vineyards from 2011 to 2013. He was a Consulting Viticulturist at Windsor Oaks Vineyards in 2011 and an Agricultural Biologist in the Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office in 2010. He was a Vineyard Manager at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates from 2000 to 2010 and at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars from 1999 to 2000. Bedolla was Vice President of Vineyard Operations at Hambrecht Vineyards from 1995 to 1999. He was Vineyard Manager at Hambrecht and Peterson Vineyards from 1988 to 1995 and at Iron Horse Vineyards from 1983 to 1988. Mr. Bedolla was first appointed to the Regional Board in 2016.

Gregory Giusti, of Kelseyville, has been appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Giusti has been an advisor and director of forest and wildlands ecology at the University of California Cooperative Extension since 1985. He was an agricultural biologist at the San Mateo County Department of Agriculture from 1981 to 1985 and chief biologist at the Marine Ecological Institute from 1979 to 1981. He earned a Master of Arts degree in ecology and population biology from California State University, San Francisco. Mr. Giusti was first appointed to the Regional Water Board on November 25, 2013.

Shaunna O. McCovey, of McKinleyville, has been the Director of Natural Resources and Governmental Affairs at Resighini Rancheria since 2020. McCovey has worked for Tribal Governments, environmental non-profits and the Federal Government, including Trinidad Rancheria, where she was the Deputy CEO, the Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs, Office of Self-Governance, where she negotiated compacts with Tribal nations, she worked in marine planning and tribal affairs while at the Portland, OR based non-profit, Ecotrust, and as a Policy Manager for Marine Spatial Planning at Ocean Conservancy in Washington, DC. She held multiple positions for the Yurok Tribe including acting Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Self-Governance Officer and staff attorney. McCovey has also been an associate professor at Humboldt State University. She earned a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Studies in Environmental Law degree from Vermont Law School and a Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University. Ms. McCovey was first appointed to the Regional Board in 2020.

Dr. William Matsubu, Ph.D., has been the Environmental Programs Director for the Blue Lake Rancheria since 2023. He was a Fisheries Biologist for the Wiyot Tribe from 2021 to 2023, a Skilled Laborer for Matsubu Construction Inc. from 2020 to 2021, a Postdoctoral Researcher with the National Research Council from 2019 to 2020, a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from 2013 to 2019, and a Natural Resources Program Assistant at Sonoma Water from 2011 to 2013. He earned his Ph.D. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries Biology from Cal Poly Humboldt. Mr. Matsubu was first appointed to the Regional Board in 2022.

Alexandra Hart, of Montague, has been a Senior Appraiser with LandVest Real Estate since 2022. She was an Appraiser with Yosemite Farm Credit, ACA from 2015 to 2022. Hart has been a member of the Appraisal Institute since 2015 and a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers since 2022. Hart earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness Management and Food Marketing from the University of Kentucky. Ms. Hart was first appointed to the Regional Board in 2023.