LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The governor has reappointed a Kelseyville resident to serve on the North Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Greg Giusti, 66, was reappointed to the North Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2013, the Governor’s Office reported.

Giusti is the former director adviser of forests and wildland ecology for the Lake County University of California, Cooperative Extension from 1985 to 2017. He now serves as adviser emeritus for the UCCE.

He also was agricultural biologist at the San Mateo County Department of Agriculture from 1981 to 1985 and chief biologist at the Marine Ecological Institute from 1978 to 1981.

Giusti has been a registered Professional Forester since 2013.

He earned a Master of Arts degree in Ecology and Systematic Biology from San Francisco State University.

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

The Governor’s Office also reported that Santa Rosa resident Valerie Quinto, 37, also was reappointed to the North Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board. She’s served on the board since 2014.

Quinto has been executive director at the Sonoma Resource Conservation District since 2017, where she was program director from 2012 to 2017. She held several positions at Sotoyome Resource Conservation District between 2009 and 2012 including project coordinator and conservation project manager.

The Governor’s Office said Quinto is a Democrat.