STATE SENATOR JEFF DENHAM ANNOUNCED AN ADDITION TO HIS WORK TEAM, OF A WOMAN WITH STRONG TIES TO THE SALINAS AREA. MIKEL ANN MILLER WILL SERVE AS A COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE. SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SALINAS, ATTENDED NORTH SALINAS AND ATASCADERO HIGH SCHOOLS. SHE ATTENDED HARTNELL COLLEGE, AND LIVES IN GONZALES WITH HER HUSBAND AND 2 CHILDREN. MILLER WAS RECENTLY GIVEN THE "SPIRIT OF AGRICULTURE AWARD" BY THE MONTEREY COUNTY AGRICULTURE EDUCATION GROUP. SHE HAS WORKED IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY FOR 28 YEARS AND IS KNOWN FOR HER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ESPECIALLY IN MANY AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. SHE ALSO SERVES AS TREASURER FOR THE SALINAS VALLEY FAIR HERITAGE FOUNDATION, AND IS A MEMBER OF THE KING CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.