Governor Newsom names appointee to South Coast AQMD board

[Source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom] Negar “Nikki” Noushkam, 44, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board.

Noushkam has been senior project manager at Environmental Remediation Services Inc. since 2007 and chief engineer for the Aerospace Corporation since 2015. Noushkam held several positions at Northrop Grumman from 2004 to 2015, including senior principle engineer, project manager and lead systems and photovoltaic design engineer. She was security assessor lead and project manager for Hudson Marine Management Services from 2001 to 2004. Noushkam was environmental project manager and process engineer at ExxonMobil Oil Corporation from 1997 to 2001. She is a member of the State Mining and Geology Board at the Department of Conservation. Noushkam earned a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Noushkam is a Democrat.

Source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
July 12, 2019