State Fund Board of Directors

Board Members

In 1945, the California Legislature created a board of directors to guide the work of State Compensation Insurance Fund.

The Board of Directors makes sensitive decisions involving investments, marketplace competition, company solvency, fraud investigations, and other issues.

Legislation passed in 2008 (AB1874) expands State Fund’s Board of Directors from 5 to 11 voting members. Having 11 members allows the board to more effectively staff important subcommittees. The Governor appoints nine members, including one from organized labor, and names the chairperson. The Speaker of the Assembly appoints one member who represents organized labor, and the Senate Committee on Rules appoints one member. The board also includes the Department of Industrial Relations Director as a non-voting “ex-officio” member.

AB1874 mandates board training, requires board members to sign financial conflict of interest statements, and provides board members $50,000 in annual compensation to help attract and retain highly qualified candidates.

Additional legislation (SB1145) made State Fund’s board meetings subject to the Bagley-Keene Opening Meetings Act. These changes provide greater accountability and serve as an important step toward increased transparency and strengthened corporate governance.

The board meets six times a year in San Francisco. In compliance with Bagley-Keene parts of the meetings are held in open session and the public is welcome to attend. State Fund will post meeting agendas on our website 10 days prior to scheduled meetings.

Jeanne Cain, Chair

Executive Vice President, California Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Civil Justice Association of California
Board Member, Pacific Business Group on Health
Member, California Housing Consortium's Board of Governors.

Sheryl Chalupa

President and Chief Executive Officer, Goodwill Industries of South Central California
Chair, Goodwill Industries International Conference of Executives
Member, Goodwill Industries International Board of Directors
Board Member, Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Board Member, Westside Energy Services and Education Center
Member, Alumni Board - California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB)
Member, Public Policy and Administration Advisory Board - CSUB
Member, Bakersfield Rotary Club

Francis Quinlan

Special Counsel, Archer Norris, a Professional Law Corporation
Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps (Ret.)

Steve Rank

Director, Western Region, Ironworker Management Program Action Cooperative Trust
Works closely with:
- California Ironworkers Employers Council
- Western Steel Council
- District Council of the State of California and Vicinity
Former chair and board member, California Occupational Safety and Health Board

Daniel M. Curtin

Director, California Conference of Carpenters
Chair, Industrial Welfare Commission
Member, California Economic Development Commission

Sen. Michael J. Machado (Ret.)

Partner, FDR farm in the Central Valley
Former Member, California State Senate (2004 – 2008); served as chair, Senate Committee on Banking, Finance and Insurance
Former Member, California State Assembly (1994 – 2000)

Tom Rankin, Assembly Designee

Treasurer, California Alliance for Retired Americans
Former President, California Labor Federation AFL-CIO

Don Garcia

President, Pinnacle Consulting Group

Lawrence Mulryan, (Ret.)

Former Interim President and CEO of State Fund (2007)
Former Executive Director, California Insurance Guarantee Association

James Richardson

President and CEO, The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) and TDIC Insurance Solutions