The hosts at the events include Gov . George E. Pataki , in New York ; Carl H. Lindner , owner of the Cincinnati Reds and a former chief executive at Chiquita Brands International , in Cincinnati ; and W. Howard Lester , chairman of the retailer Williams-Sonoma , in Palm Desert , Calif. '' I think the contributors are very responsive to the governor 's message and they believe wholeheartedly in what he is trying to do to turn the state around , '' said Martin Wilson , a consultant who is Mr. Schwarzenegger 's chief fund-raiser . ''