Governor Gavin Newsom has just announced that he has appointed Ryan Sundberg — two-term county supervisor, current general manager of Cher-Ae Heights Casino — to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, which oversees the region’s freshwater resources.

Press release from the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom:

Ryan Sundberg, of McKinleyville, has been appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Sundberg has been General Manager of Cher-Ae Heights Casino since 2019. He was a Humboldt County District Supervisor from 2010 to 2018. Sundberg was Owner of Sundberg Insurance Agency from 2002 to 2009. He was a member of the Trinidad Rancheria Tribal Council from 1996 to 2010. Sundberg earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Humboldt State University.

This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $250 per diem. Sundberg is registered without party preference.