Senate Committee on Health and Human Services advances multiple gubernatorial nominees; one deferred

The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted on a package of gubernatorial nominations to state advisory boards and councils on matters ranging from emergency medical services to aging and rehabilitation, recommending advise and consent for most nominees and deferring one decision for additional paperwork.

Committee members advanced nominations for Melanie Lau (GM 5 22) to the Fuel Tank Advisory Committee; Adrianna Saragosa Torres (GM 5 23) and Tiana Seles Webster (GM 5 77) to the State Council on Mental Health; Sai O'Brien (GM 5 25) and Jacob Pichelo (GM 5 26) to emergency/medical advisory panels; Patrick Winfield Laufer (GM 5 40) and other candidates to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee; Jessica Stevens (GM 5 76) to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse board; Louis Johnson (GM 5 79) and Susie Schulberg (GM 6 33) to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs; Mariah Nichols (GM 6 29) and Evan Nakatsuka (GM 6 30) to the State…