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California Fair Services Authority

California Fair Services Authority
1776 Tribute Road, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: (916) 921-2213
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: mthurber@cfsa.org

Administration:
Bailey-Findley, Becky
Bongioanni, Deanna

Desmond, Rebecca
Wright, Kevin

Communications/Web site
Thurber, Melissa

Computer Services
King, Kris

Construction:
(California Fairs Financing Authority)
Casias, Amy Coleman-
DeFoe, Cailee
Eubanks, Bryan
Freese, David

Finance:
DeFoe, Cailee
Gibbons, Raechelle
Tanner, Katherine
Manriquez, Martha
Mills, Aaron
Rathburn, Sharon
Walker, Melissa
Xyong, May
Yi, Renee

Safety
Amberson, Tom
Castagnola, Mario
Klebsch, Michel
Wade, Lesly


Risk Management
Lewellen, Lianne
Mitchell, Charlie

General Liability
Bailie, Bob
Mitchell, Charlie


Workers' Compensation
Bongioanni, Ross
Kushida, Steve

Tom Amberson
Safety Manager

In addition to overseeing CFSA's Safety Department, Tom coordinates CFSA's loss control programs and is responsible for safety program development and implementation. He also conducts loss control programs, fair employee and volunteer training, and facility and fairtime inspections. A Certified Safety Management Specialist, Tom specializes in safety training, and fire protection and prevention.
Phone: (916) 263-6180
Fax:    (916) 648-1941
e-mail: tamberson@cfsa.org

Becky Bailey-Findley
Executive Director

Provides overall executive direction of CFSA's programs and services. Responsibilities focus on working with our Board of Directors and member fairs, as well as agencies outside of CFSA, to coordinate issues and operations. Becky is always available for questions or concerns regarding CFSA.
Phone: (916) 263-6160
Fax: (916) 646-1238
e-mail: baileyfindley@cfsa.org

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Bob Bailie
General Liability Claims Examiner

Responsible for all aspects of general liability claims handling.
Phone: (916) 263-6171
Fax:    (916) 263-6159
e-mail: bbailie@cfsa.org

Deanna Bongioanni
Receptionist and Support Services

Provides reception services for the office in addition to support services for our Executive Director and administrative staff.
Phone: (916) 263-6160
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: dbongioanni@cfsa.org

Ross Bongioanni
Workers' Compensation Claims Clerk/PT
Ross oversees the payment of all nonmedical Workers' Compensation bills in addition to assisting with Workers' Compensation mail, claims filing and closed claims file maintenance.
Phone: (916) 263-6175
Fax:    (916) 263-6159
e-mail: rbongioanni@cfsa.org

Mario Castagnola
Safety Specialist
Phone: (916) 263-6183
Fax:    (916) 648-1941
e-mail: mcastagnola@cfsa.org

Amy Coleman-Casias
CFFA Accounting Administrator

Phone: (916) 263-6111
Fax:    (916) 263-6116
e-mail: acasias@cfsa.org

Cailee DeFoe
Buye
r/CFFA Administrative Assistant
Assists member fairs and other agencies in locating requested product, obtains competitive pricing, procures items upon requestor's approval and reconciles purchasing and shipping discrepancies.
Cailee also assists CFFA with administrative duties.
Phone: (916) 263-6191
Fax:    (916) 648-2073
e-mail: cdefoe@cfsa.org

Rebecca Desmond
Deputy Executive Director

Rebecca manages the day-to-day operations of CFSA and provides oversight and direction to CFSA's finance, business services and communications departments.
Phone: (916) 263-6161
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: rdesmond@cfsa.org

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Bryan Eubanks
CFFA Construction Manager

Phone: (916) 263-6121
Fax:    (916) 263-6116
e-mail: beubanks@cfsa.org

David Freese
CFFA Project Manager

Phone: (916) 263-6114
Fax:    (916) 263-6116
e-mail: dfreese@cfsa.org

Raechelle Gibbons
Controller

Supervises Finance Department staff in providing accounting services and support to the California Authority of Racing Fairs and CFSA member fairs. Raechelle also oversees CFSA's Equipment Loan Program.She's also responsible for the development and management of CFSA's financial business services.
Phone: (916) 263-6143
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: rgibbons@cfsa.org

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Kris King
Information Systems Specialist

Kris is the contact person for CFSA's Computer Services department. She assists with nQativ (Compu-Share) issues such as connection and printing problems and is in charge of our FlexNet troubleshooting service. One of her duties is calling FlexNet-member fairs on a regular basis to assess their satisfaction with the program.
Phone: (916) 263-6173
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: kking@cfsa.org

Michel Klebsch
Safety Specialist

Assists with loss control and training programs, in addition to facility and fairtime inspections. Michel specializes in construction- and agricultural-related areas. Michel holds a Safety Specialist Certification.
Phone: (916) 263-6164
Fax:    (916) 648-1941
e-mail: mklebsch@cfsa.org

Steve Kushida
Workers' Compensation Administrator

Responsible for all aspects of workers' compensation claims handling including investigation, compensability determination, and litigation management.
Phone: (916) 263-6172
Fax:    (916) 263-6159
e-mail: skushida@cfsa.org

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Lianne Lewellen
Risk Analyst

Reviews carnival policies and member fair contracts for insurance compliance, issues control numbers and quotes for Special Events program, assists with the Revenue Protection program, reviews indemnification language on contracts at the request of member fairs, and provides assistance in the negotiation of coverage for fairs that fall outside CFSA's protection.
Phone: (916) 263-6145
Fax:    (916) 263-6159
e-mail: llewellen@cfsa.org

Martha Manriquez
Account Clerk

Martha processes fair payrolls and provides accounting services (including accounts payable and receivable) for member fairs. She also processes the fairs' Unemployment Insurance Fund reimbursements.
Phone: (916) 263-6142
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: mmanriquez@cfsa.org

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Aaron Mills
Account Clerk
Aaron handles the fairs' PST program data entry, prepares the New Employee Registry for fairs using nQativ (Compu-Share), assists with Accounts Payable, and helps staff with other accounting duties as needed.
Phone: (916) 263-6144
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: amills@cfsa.org

Charlie Mitchell
Risk Manager

Manages the general liability and Special Events activities of CFSA; provides expertise in the area of public agency insurance pooling; negotiates, places and procures commercial insurance coverages for CFSA, member fairs and related agencies; provides risk management assistance; and is our liaison with the California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA) and other risk-related entities.
Phone: (916) 263-6150
Fax:    (916) 263-6159
e-mail: cmitchell@cfsa.org

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Sharon Rathburn
Account Clerk
Sharon processes CFSA's accounts payable and receivable, prepares and records deposits. Sharon also provides accounting support for CFSA member fairs.
Phone: (916) 263-6157
Fax: (916) 263-6189
e-mail: srathburn@cfsa.org

Katherine Tanner
Account Technician

Processes payroll for California Authority of Racing Fairs (CARF) and California Fair Services Authority (CFSA), in addition to assisting with member fair and CARF's accounting needs. Katherine is also responsible for CFSA's accounts receivable and is on-call for miscellaneous finance projects.
Phone: (916) 263-6141
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: klaturneau@cfsa.org


Melissa Thurber
Communications Officer/Webmaster

Responsible for all CFSA marketing and media materials including the fyi newsletter, annual reports, and brochures. Melissa is also the webmaster, strategist and writer for CFSA's website.
Phone: (916) 263-6163
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: mthurber@cfsa.org

Lesly Wade
Safety Specialist

Lesly joined CFSA's Safety Department in the fall of 2011. During 2012, she'll work side-by-side with the other safety specialists while working on her Safety Specialist and Certified Safety Management Specialist certificates, and her certification as a CPR/First Aid instructor.
Phone: (916) 263-6178
Fax:    (916) 648-1941
e-mail: lwade@cfsa.org

Melissa Walker
Account Clerk

Melissa reconciles Part-time, Seasonal and Temporary (PST) Employee Retirement Program, and Alternate Retirement Program contributions in addition to the deferred compensation and long-term disability programs for member fairs. She processes all payroll tax reports for PayNet member fairs and serves as CFSA's Cal HR liaison for DAA fairs.
Phone: (916) 263-6140
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: mwalker@cfsa.org

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Kevin Wright
Manager of Business Services

Kevin oversees contract administration, human resources, IT and facility management for CFSA. He is also responsible for the development and management of CFSA’s Business Services, including new service and support programs for California’s fairs.
Phone: (916) 263-6187
Fax:    (916) 646-1238
e-mail: kwright@cfsa.org

May Xyong
Accountant

May works with fair accounting and PayNet programs, assists member fairs with accounting services and oversees accounts for FlexNet accounting program member fairs.
Phone: (916) 263-6146
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: mxyong@cfsa.org

Renee Yi
Accounting Administrator

Supervises fair accounting and PayNet programs, assists member fairs with accounting services and oversees accounts for member fairs participating in the FlexNet accounting program.
Phone: (916) 263-6158
Fax:    (916) 263-6189
e-mail: ryi@cfsa.org

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