By Daily Press staff
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday announced the appointment of a local man to a high-ranking position in the Department of Veterans’Affairs.
William Parente, 62, of Santa Monica, has been appointed deputy secretary of Veterans’ Homes for the Department of Veterans’Affairs. Parente has over 34 years of experience in health care administration, including serving as president of St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2003.
A former lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the Democrat will be paid $103,332.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 26, 2004. Read the original PDF.