Assembly Speaker
Appoints Two to State Commission on Aging
Spectrum staff
Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson Jr., D-Los Angeles, has appointed two new members
to the Commission on Aging, the 25-member panel which advises the Legislature
and governor on seniors' issues.
Helen Karr, 68, of Pacifica and Charles Latimer, 73, of San Diego were appointed
to three-year terms.
Karr, who received her law degree on her 64th birthday, has been working as
a consultant to the San Francisco District Attorney's Elder and Dependent Adult
Abuse Unit. She is a past president of the Advisory Council of the San Mateo
County Commission on Aging and presently chairs its Legislative Advocacy Committee.
Karr also has been active with the Triple-A Council of California (overseeing
the state's Area Agencies on Aging), the California Senior Legislature and the
Pacifica Senior Advisory Council.
Latimer, 73, is a former systems technician for AT&T and the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
He is a member of the Congress of California Seniors, and has a background in
labor issues.
"One of the assets of the commission is to have members with varied background
who can provide a broad perspective on senior-related issues," said Ray
Mastalish, the commission's executive director.
Commission chair Nancy Dolton of Pacific Grove said, "We have also broadened
the geographic representation on the commission by adding Pacifica and San Diego."
The Sacramento area is represented on the commission by Dan Western, president
of the consulting firm Western, Murch & Associates, and former general manager
of the California State Employees Association.
Members of the California Commission on Aging are not paid. The panel's expenses
are covered by the federal government, which requires every state to have a
panel such as the commission to administer federal programs for the elderly.
In addition to advising state policy-makers, the commission is responsible for
administering the Triple A Council of California and the California Senior Legislature.
Nineteen of its members are appointed by the governor, three by the Senate Rules
Committee and three by the Assembly speaker.
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