Golden State Today

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced several appointments to various state boards.

Tamara Chambers, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Chambers holds multiple positions at LA General Medical Center, including Chief Medical Director of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery since 2012, Associate Program Director of the Otolaryngology residency training program since 2013, Associate Director of Perioperative Services since 2018, Associate Medical Director of Clinical Efficiency since 2019, and Assistant Designated Institutional Official for Resident Safety, Fairness, and Equity since 2019. She has also served as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine since 2012. Chambers was a Leadership Fellow with the California Health Care Foundation from 2017 to 2019. She is a Fellow with the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery as well as the Society of University Otolaryngologists. Chambers earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Drew University/University of California, Los Angeles Medical Education Program and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and compensation is $100 per diem. Chambers is a Democrat.

Dr. Veling Tsai, of South Pasadena, has been appointed to the Physician Assistant Board. Tsai has been an Attending Physician at Caring ENT since 2016. He has served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine since 2008 and as an Attending Surgeon at the University’s Olive View Medical Center since 2012. He is a member of both the State Bar of California and the American College of Legal Medicine. Tsai earned both his Doctorate in Medicine and Juris Doctor degrees from Southern Illinois University along with a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from UCLA. This position does not require Senate confirmation with compensation set at $100 per diem. Tsai is registered without party preference.

Steven Manyak, from Long Beach, has been appointed to the Veterinary Medical Board. Manyak serves as President and Lead Veterinarian at Pine Animal Hospital Inc., where he has worked since 2012 after serving as an Associate Veterinarian at Rose City Veterinary Hospital from 2010 to 2011. Previously he was a Veterinary Assistant with Advanced Critical Care in Los Angeles during 2008. Manyak currently chairs The Veterinary Cooperative board. He earned his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Western University Health Sciences along with a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from UC Davis. This position does not require Senate confirmation with compensation set at $100 per diem; Manyak is not registered to vote.