SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday announced the following appointments to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors:

• Don Garcia, 45, of Tustin, has been appointed to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors. Since 2000, he has been president of Pinnacle Financial Group. Prior to that, Garcia was a financial advisor at Signator Investors from 1991 to 2000, an account executive at Amplicon Financial from 1990 to 1991 and a financial advisor at Advantage Capital Corporation from 1987 to 1990. He was a presidential appointee to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars from 2002 to 2008, where he has served as chair of the Audit and Finance Committee since 2005. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50,000. Garcia is a Republican.
• Lawrence Mulryan, 72, of San Rafael, has been appointed to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors. He served as interim president and chief executive officer for the State Compensation Insurance Fund in 2007. Prior to his retirement, Mulryan was executive director of the California Insurance Guarantee Association from 1992 to 2007. He worked for the Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company as vice president from 1970 to 1992, manager from 1968 to 1970 and attorney from 1966 to 1968. Additionally, he served as mayor of San Rafael from 1979 to 1991. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50,000. Mulryan is a Democrat.
• Francis Quinlan, 61, of Corona del Mar, has been reappointed to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors. He has served on the board since 2007. Since March 2009, Quinlan has been special counsel for the law firm Archer Norris, PLC. From 2008 to 2009, he was recalled to active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps where he previously served from 1970 to 2002 and retired as a brigadier general. Quinlan was a partner with the law firm Kester and Quinlan from 1982 to 2008 and a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1979 to 1982. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50,000. Quinlan is registered decline-to-state.
• James Richardson, 48, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors. Since May 2009, he has served as president and chief executive officer of The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) and TDIC Insurance Solutions. Previously, Richardson served as chief deputy commissioner for the California Department of Insurance from 2007 to 2009, principal and chief executive officer of Golden State Consulting from 2004 to 2007. He was chief of staff to Senate Minority Leader Jim Brulte from 1999 to 2004 and to Assembly Minority Leader Bill Leonard from 1997 to 1999. In 1997, Richardson was senior consultant to Senate Rules Committee Vice-Chair John Lewis and, from 1995 to 1996, was chief administrative officer for the Assembly Rules Committee. Prior to that, he was chief of staff to Assemblymember Fred Aguiar from 1992 to 1995. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50,000. Richardson is a Republican.
• William Zachry, 54, of San Carlos, has been appointed to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors. Since 2008, Zachry has been vice president of risk management for Safeway, where he also served as vice president of corporate workers’ compensation from 2001 to 2008. Prior to that, he served as senior vice president and chief operations officer for StellerNet from 2000 to 2001. Zachry was vice president of claims for the Zenith Insurance Company from 1998 to 2000, C.E. Heath Insurance from 1987 to 1998 and Western Employer Insurance from 1985 to 1987. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $50,000. Zachry is a Republican.

Source: Governor’s Office