A La Jolla environmental scientist was appointed today by Gov. Jerry Brown to be the assistant secretary for climate change at the California Natural Resources Agency.
Amber Pairis, 38, has been a climate change adviser at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife since 2008. Previously, she was a science and research liaison at the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and a conservation biology curriculum developer at the Antioch New England Institute.
She's also held positions at the Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, the National Marine Fisheries Service and Antioch University, from which she received her doctorate in environmental studies.
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The position, which does not require Senate confirmation, pays $87,000.
According to its web page, the agency's mission is to restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.
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