The DACAG is an 11-member advisory group created by Senate Bill 350 (de León, Chapter 547, Statues of 2015) that advises CEC and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on how to design and implement policies and programs to be more effective on behalf of disadvantaged communities and in the achievement of our clean energy and pollution reduction goals.
DACAG meets 10-12 times a year, usually via monthly virtual meetings, in a Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act compliant public meeting (similar to CEC business meetings). Agendas for DACAG meetings are developed and posted 10 days in advance of each meeting.
Members

Román Partida-López ***
The Greenlining Institute
May 8, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Julia Mary Popolizio Hatton **
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity
May 9, 2024 – March 31, 2026

Sarah Sharpe *
Central California Asthma Collaborative
May 9, 2024 – March 31, 2026

Fred L. Beihn ***
May 9, 2024 - March 31, 2026

Abimael Chavez-Hernandez *
May 9, 2024 – March 31, 2026

Senait Forthal *
May 8, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Chelsea Kirk *
May 9, 2024 – March 31, 2026

Gem Moon Montes*
May 8, 2025 – March 31, 2027

Elena Krieger, PhD ***

Chris Walker*
May 8, 2025 – March 31, 2027
VACANT ****
Member Term Lengths
*First Term
**Second Term
***Third Term
****Appointed by Governor’s Tribal Advisor’s Office
*****Completion of Another Member’s Term