On Oct. 7, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. appointed Victoria Rusnak, 45, of Pasadena, to the California New Motor Vehicle Board, where she has served since 2009.
Rusnak has held various positions at Rusnak Auto Group since 2006, including chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer and general counsel. She was an attorney in private practice from 1996 to 2006 and executive director of Washington Cease Fire from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the California New Car Dealers Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association. Rusnak earned a Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.
This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Rusnak is a Democrat.