Nancy Wheeler-Smith, 45, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to the Kern County Fair Board of Directors. She has served as manager of the Wheeler Foundation and president and owner of Wheeler Limited Partnership since 1988. Wheeler-Smith is a member of Friends of Mercy and the Junior League of Bakersfield. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Wheeler-Smith is a Republican.

Arnold Johansen, 71, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to the Kern County Fair Board of Directors. He has served as president and chief executive officer of H.M. Holloway, an agricultural gypsum mine and mill company, since 1989. Previously, Johansen was an account executive for Walter Mortensen Associates Insurance from 1987 to 1989 and vice president of marketing, sales, advertising and public relations for the Guardian Federal Savings and Loan in 1987. He was vice president and senior commercial loan officer and manager of the Main Branch of San Joaquin Bank from 1982 to 1987 and vice president and senior business development officer of Community First Bank from 1978 to 1982. Johansen serves on the board of directors of the Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation and is a member of the Kern County Farm Bureau, Water Association of Kern County and the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Johansen is a Republican.