About Us

ADMINISTRATION

John Quiroz
Executive Director
Phone: (916) 263-6180

Tom Mitchell
Deputy Executive Director
Phone: (916) 263-6161

Angie Cha
Office-Communications Coordinator
Phone: (916) 263-6187

RISK DEPARTMENT

Mario Castagnola
Risk Analyst
Phone: (916) 263-6145

Mario uses his years of risk-control specialist experience to assist with the reviewing of member fair contracts for insurance compliance. He also maintains and publishes the Master Insurance List of vendors and carnivals serving the California fair industry. Mario can also issue certificates of coverage for our member fairs.

Lesly Wade
Risk Control Supervisor
Phone: (916) 832-6178

A Certified Safety Management Specialist, Lesly conducts risk control and event safety inspections, with specialties that include CPR/First Aid training and lift truck operator certification. She is also a certified Aerial Lift trainer. As CFSA’s Risk Control Supervisor, Lesly assists in the oversight of risk control operations and along with the Executive Director, is responsible for the training and professional development of the risk control team.

Jerome Coelho
Risk Control Specialist I
Phone: (916) 820-3334

Jerome brings many years of fair industry and safety experience to CFSA. His responsibilities include risk control inspections, safety program development and safety training. 

Anh Thu Ma
Risk Control Specialist I
Phone: (916) 837-5443

Cindy Hehner
Workers’ Compensation Claims Administrator
Phone: (916) 263-6172

Cindy is responsible for all aspects of workers’ compensation claims handling including investigation, compensability determination and litigation management.

MeChell Parrish
Workers’ Compensation Claims Examiner / System Administrator
Phone: (916) 263-6175

MeChell works with Workers’ Compensation claims as well as serving as our claims system administrator. 

Nancy Xiong
Workers’ Compensation Claims Clerk
Phone: (916) 921-2213

Nancy provides specialized clerical support involving all aspects of the Workers’ Compensation claims handling process.

Eugene Chang
General Liability Claims Administrator
Phone: (916) 263-6171

Eugene is responsible for all aspects of general liability claims handling including incident investigations and litigation management.

Kristen Fryer
Risk Analyst
Phone: (916) 263-6174

Kristen assists members with Special Events program control numbers and quotes. She also provides specialized clerical support involving all aspects of the Workers’ Compensation claims handling process in addition to special projects.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Raechelle Gibbons
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (916) 263-6143

Raechelle works with CFSA’s executive director to manage the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of CFSA’s financial operations. She is also responsible for the oversight of CFSA’s Financial Services programs and annual audits for CFSA and CFSA clients.

Renee Yi
Accounting Administrator
Phone: (916) 263-6158

Renee oversees and supervises the Accounting Services, PayNet and FlexNet programs. Renee also provides general oversight for the day-to-day activities of the Finance Department.

May Xyong
Accountant Supervisor
Phone: (916) 263-6146

May supervises members of the Finance Departments’ account clerk team, in addition to providing accounting services for CFSA’s fair clients, including bank reconciliations, journal entries, general accounting reconciliations, and financial reporting.

Sharon Smith
Accountant
Phone: (916) 263-6162

Sharon is a member of the finance department team as an accountant providing accounting services for CFSA’s fair clients, including bank reconciliations, journal entries, general accounting reconciliations, and financial reporting.

Mayger Yang
Account Technician
Phone: (916) 263-6157

In addition to assisting fairs with their accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll services, Mayger also processes and maintains CFSA’s accounts receivable and billings.

Tyler Banuelos
Account Technician
Phone: (916) 263-6144

Tyler assists fairs with essential daily bookkeeping functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll services.

Youngsook Shon
Account Clerk
Phone: (916) 263-6191

Youngsook assists fairs with essential daily bookkeeping functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll services, as well as CFSA’s accounts receivable and billing.

Veronica Ceballos
Account Technician
Phone: (916) 263-6141

Veronica assists fairs with essential daily bookkeeping functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll services.