$E = \frac{\rho}{r_s+r_a}\left(q_{sat} - q_a\right) = \frac{\rho}{r_t}\left(q_{sat} - q_a\right)$
You can express this as conductances, but it's not as neat:
$E = \frac{g_a g_s \rho}{g_a+g_s}\left(q_{sat} - q_a\right)$
You can see in the later slides of the presentation you linked to that these resistance networks have got progressively more complex, so nowadays this neatness point might be moot.
Penman and Schofield (1951) Some physical aspects of assimilation and transpiration, Symp. Soc. Exper. Biol., 5, 115-129.
Example: Given equal forcing, rougher surface results in higher stress compared to smoother surface. It can be said that the rougher surface is "more permitting", or "less resistant" of momentum flux.
In the electric circuit analogy, Flux, Force and Resistance are symbolic, conceptual entities. Force is not necessarily in $\rm N$, and may be a temperature or humidity gradient like it is given on slide 16 in the presentation you linked. Resistance may thus take different formulations.
Note that nowadays, in both modeling and theory, we often use exchange coefficients to characterize momentum $(C_{D})$ and enthalpy $(C_H$, $C_E)$ fluxes through the interface, which act as conductivity and not resistance. For example, in case of momentum:
$$ \boldsymbol{\tau} = \rho C_{D}|\mathbf{U}|\mathbf{U} $$
where $\boldsymbol{\tau}$ $(\mathrm{N/m^{2}})$ is vertical flux of horizontal momentum (wind stress), $\rho$ $(\mathrm{kg/m^{3}})$ is air density and $\mathbf{U}$ $(\mathrm{m/s})$ is wind vector at some reference height above the surface. $C_{D}$ (non-dimensional) has different values depending on the surface properties.
In that particular presentation that you linked in your question, it is not clear to me why resistance $r_a$ has units of $\mathrm{s\ m^{-1}}$. For sensible and latent heat flux $\mathrm{ (W / m^2) }$ formulations on slide 16, the units don't quite work out, but it is possible that the equations shown were more illustrative than exact. Because bulk flux formulae are most often based on theoretical, empirical and dimensional grounds, $r_{a}$ can be defined in various dimensions (units) depending on the bulk flux formulation.
Reference:
De Groot, S. R. Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes. North Holland Publishing Co., 1963.