Commissioners, Offices, and Divisions Contacts

Commissioners

Chair David Hochschild
Chair.Hochschild@energy.ca.gov

  • Administrative Assistant, Lyndsay Jackson-Ross
  • Chief of Staff, Robert Chun
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Ken Rider
  • Special Advisor, Jeanmarie Sandborn
  • Advisor on Military Affairs, Mike Gravely
  • Senior Nuclear Policy Advisor & Emergency Coordinator, Justin Cochran
  • Administrative Analyst, Vacant

Vice Chair Siva Gunda
CommissionerGunda@energy.ca.gov

  • Administrative Assistant, Miina Holloway
  • Chief of Staff,  Jane Park
  • Senior Policy Advisor, Raja Ramesh
  • Special Advisor, Aria Berliner
  • Special Advisor, Qing Tian
  • Special Advisor, Theresa Keates

Commissioner Noemí Gallardo

  • Administrative Assistant, Rosemary House
  • Chief of Staff, Erik Stokes
  • Special Advisor, James Qaqundah
  • Special Advisor, Aretha Welch

Commissioner Andrew McAllister
CommissionerMcAllister@energy.ca.gov

  • Administrative Assistant, Dori Floyd
  • Chief of Staff, Bryan Early
  • Advisor, Maggie Deng
  • Advisor, Hughson Garnier

Nancy Skinner
 

  • Administrative Assistant, Catherine Cross  - 916-891-8073
  • Advisor, Sarah Lim - 916-980-7959
  • Advisor, Jeffrey Lu - 916-620-0745
  • Advisor, Patricia Carlos - 916-891-8045

Small Offices

Media and Public Communications Office
mediaoffice@energy.ca.gov
916-654-4989

  • Director of Communication and External Affairs, Lindsay Buckley
  • Administrative Assistant, Lana McAllister

Office of Governmental and International Affairs
OGIA@energy.ca.gov

  • Assistant Executive Director, Sarah Brady - 916-664-1754
  • Legislative Assistant, Gretchen Kocinsky - 916-891-9172

Governmental/Legislative

legunit@energy.ca.gov

  • Legislative Manager, Kelan Lowney - 916-957-6273
  • Legislative Analyst, John Massengill - 916-461-5474
  • Legislative Analyst, Viet Vo - 916-208-6545
  • Legislative Analyst, Courtney Ransom - 279-250-8834

Federal

  • Federal Coordinator, Jeanmarie Sandborn - 916-796-5990

International

international@energy.ca.gov

  • Senior International Advisor, Elsa Beljean - 916-841-6572

ExecutiveOffice@energy.ca.gov

Executive Director, Drew Bohan
Deputy Executive Director, Jennifer Martin-Gallardo

Administrative Assistant II, Kimberly Lukanich
Staff Service Analyst, Victoria Sandoval-Moreno
Executive Assistant, Sally Rodriguez

Audits, Investigations, and Program Review

Mindy Patterson
audits@energy.ca.gov
916-980-7937

Compliance Assistance and Enforcement

Maunee Sanchez
applianceenforcement@energy.ca.gov
916-776-0607

Energy Data and Analytics

Jason Harville
data@energy.ca.gov
916-216-9084

Policy Development

Heather Raitt
iepr@energy.ca.gov
916-628-2355

 

Administrative and Financial Services Division

Administrative and Financial Services Division
Administration@energy.ca.gov

  • Deputy Director, Damien Mimnaugh - 916-980-0808

Human Resources and Support Services Branch

Human.Resources@energy.ca.gov

  • Chief of Human Resources and Support Services Branch, Ed Springer
  • Personnel Officer, Veronica Werner – (916) 579-3189
  • Classification & Pay Manager, Monica Clark – (279) 226-1016
  • Selections/Examinations Manager, Mike Sexton – (916) 461-5571
  • Payroll & Benefits Manager, Shailesh Chahal – (916) 909-2520
  • Employee Relations, Joi Coulbourn – (279) 250-8842
  • Business Services, Health & Safety, Veronica Bennett – (916) 639-0574
  • Library/Librarian, Nicole Waugh - 916-654-4292

Financial Management Branch

AskAccounting@energy.ca.gov

Information Technology Services Branch

Information.Technology@energy.ca.gov

  • Chief Information Officer - Dennis Yagen - 916-616-3931
  • IT Customer Support - Jeremy Sherlock - 916-661-8142
  • IT Help Desk - For CEC Staff Only - 916-654-4344
  • IT Procurement - Binh Qiu - 916-891-8583
  • Webmaster - Yee Xiong - 916-531-3853​

 

Efficiency Division

Efficiency Division

  • Director - Michael Sokol
  • Deputy Director of Building Standards - Will Vicent
  • Deputy Director of Existing Buildings and Appliances - Scott Blunk
  • Executive Assistant - Michi Mason

Appliance Efficiency Branch

Manager, Peter Strait
appliances@energy.ca.gov

Building Standards Branch

Manager, Gypsy Achong
Title24@energy.ca.gov

Existing Buildings Branch

Manager, Vacant
ExistingBuildings@energy.ca.gov

Standards Compliance Branch

Manager, Che Geiser
SCO@energy.ca.gov

Load Flexibility Branch

Manager, Rajiv Dabir

Energy Assessments Division

Energy Assessment Division
EAD@energy.ca.gov

  • Director of the Energy Assessments Division - Aleecia Gutierrez
  • Deputy Director of Resource Planning, Reliability & Emergency – David Erne
  • Deputy Director of Demand Forecast Scenario and Data Integration – Jeremy Smith

Energy Assessments Division Branches
EAD@energy.ca.gov

Advanced Electrification Analysis Branch

Program Manager, Quentin Gee

  • Demand Scenarios Unit, Quentin Gee
  • Efficiency Analysis Unit, Nicholas Janusch
  • Transportation Energy Forecasting Unit, Andre Freeman

Data Integration Branch

Program Manager, Stephen Lai

  • Consumption Data Collection & Analysis Unit, Hilary Eddlemon
  • Power Source Disclosure Unit, Vacant
  • Supply Data Collection & Analysis Unit, Michael Nyberg

Demand Analysis Branch

Program Manager, Heidi Javanbakht

  • Demand Forecasting Unit, Anne Fisher
  • Sector Modeling Unit, Jenny Chen

Fuels Analysis Branch

Program Manager, Max Solanki

  • Natural Gas Unit, Jennifer Campagna
  • Transportation Fuels Market Unit, Andrea Bailey

Reliability Analysis Branch

Program Manager, Liz Gill

  • Reliability & Emergency Unit, Elise Ersoy
  • Distributed Energy Resources Unit, Kadir Bedir
  • Supply Planning Unit, Samuel Cole

Energy Research & Development Division

Energy Research & Development Division
ERDD@energy.ca.gov

  • Division Director, Jonah Steinbuck
  • Deputy Director of Energy Supply and Demand, Angie Gould
    • Portfolio Management Unit, Jesselyn Rosales
  • Deputy Director of Energy Systems, Innovation, and Strategy, Cammy Peterson
    • Operations Unit, Doris Yamamoto

Energy Deployment & Market Facilitation Branch

Energy Research & Development Division Branches and Sections 
Contact: ERDD@energy.ca.gov

Sustainability & Resilience 

Manager, Alex Horangic  
Supervisors:

  • Sustainability & Health Unit, Susan Wilhelm
  • Energy Resilience Unit, Alex Kovalick
  • Food Production Unit, Cyrus Ghandi  

Energy Supply 

Manager, Kevin Uy
Supervisors: 

  • Renewable Generation Unit,
  • Renewable Integration Unit, Eric Ritter
  • Renewable Fuels Unit, Ronnie Raxter 

Industry & Carbon Management 

Manager, Cody Taylor  
Supervisors: 

  • Industrial, Agriculture, & Water Unit, Ilia Krupenich
  • Demand Flexibility Unit,
  • Manufacturing & Carbon Management Unit, Rachel Shepherd
  • Energy Storage & Integration Unit, Simi George 

Energy Systems and Transportation  

Manager - Rey Gonzalez 
Supervisors: 

  • Infrastructure Transitions Unit, Rhetta deMesa
  • Grid Innovation Unit, Ben Wender
  • Transportation Unit, Peter Chen 

Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship  

Manager, Anthony Ng 
Supervisors: 

  • Technology Scale-Up Unit, Lorraine Gonzalez
  • Tech-to-Market Unit, Lindsey Fransen
  • Building Decarbonization Unit, Yu Hou 

Strategic Analysis & Engagement  

Manager, Rebecca Avilés 
Supervisors: 

  • Strategic Analysis Unit, Molly O'Hagan
  • Outreach & Engagement Unit, Fritz Foo

Fuels and Transportation Division

Fuels and Transportation Hotline
FTD@energy.ca.gov
916-776-0738

Main Phone Line
916-776-0738

Director, Hannon Rasool - 916-628-5581
Deputy Director, Melanie Vail – 916-891-8478
Deputy Director, Jennifer Kalafut – 916-796-5981

Fuels and Transportation Branches
FTD@energy.ca.gov 

Passenger Electric Vehicles Technologies and Infrastructure Branch

Branch Manager, Corey Permann - 916-980-7909

  • Agreement Management Unit Supervisor, Carol Hewitt - 916-776-0612
  • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Unit Supervisor, Madison Jarvis – 916-237-2555
  • Infrastructure Modeling and Assessment Unit Supervisor, Michael Nicholas - 916-908-7490

Commercial and Industrial ZEV Technologies and Infrastructure Branch

Branch Manager, Elizabeth John - 916-207-2046

  • Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure Unit, Supervisor - Tomas Ortiz – 916-314-0774
  • Freight and Transit Unit Supervisor, Michelle Vater– 916-776-7193
  • School Bus Unit Supervisor, Diana Friedrich – 916-776-7194

Strategy, Equity, and Economic Benefits Branch

Branch Manager - Charles Smith - 916-931-9428

  • Program Integration Unit Supervisor, Marissa Williams – 916-461-5535
  • Special Projects Unit Supervisor, Taylor Marvin – 279-226-1009
  • Manufacturing and Production Unit Supervisor, Vacant

Zero Emissions Vehicles Acceleration Branch

Branch Manager – Jaron Weston – 916-839-0394

  • ZEVA Branch Support Unit Supervisor, Jaron Weston – 916-839-0394
  • Strategic Investment Unit Supervisor, Ben De Alba - 916-539-6828
  • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Innovation Unit Supervisor, Bridey Scully - 916-908-7487
  • Vehicle-Grid Integration Unit Supervisor, Ronnie Raxter

Reliability, Renewable Energy & Decarbonization Incentives Division

General Information

  • Director - Deana Carrillo
  • Deputy Director of Building Decarbonization – Jennifer Nelson
  • Deputy Director of Reliability and Renewables – Aloke Gupta
  • Division Liaison - GiGi Tien
  • Executive Assistant - Krishneeta  (Kristi) Chand

Building Decarbonization Section


Building Decarbonization and Schools Branch
Branch Manager – Jonathan Fong

  • Building Initiative for Low-Emissions Development (BUILD) Program
  • California Electric Homes Program (CalEHP)
  • California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency Program (Calshape) Program
  • Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) Loan Program

Equitable Building Decarbonization Branch
Branch Manager - Vacant -Temporary Contact: Jennifer Nelson

  • Direct Install Implementation
  • Direct Install Policy
  • Policy, Legislative and Interagency Coordination
  • Rebates and incentives

Federal Incentives and Financing Branch
Branch Manager – Savi Ellis-Pachori

  • Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) Program
  • Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEEHRA) Program
  • Tax Credit and Financing
  • Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) Program

Reliability and Renewables Section


Clean Energy and Technology Branch
Branch Manager - Elizabeth Giorgi

  • California Automated Permit Processing Program (CalAPP), Supervisor - Geoffrey Dodson
  • Geothermal Grant & Loan Program (GRDA), Supervisor – Silvia Palma-Rojas
  • Solar for All Unit, Supervisor - Vacant 
  • Solar (and Storage) Equipment Lists Unit, Supervisor - Vacant

Reliability Reserve Incentives Branch
Branch Manager – Ashley Emery

  • Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Unit, Supervisor - Payam Narvand
  • Distributed Electricity Back-up Assets (DEBA) Unit, Supervisor - Hudson Spivey

Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division

STEPinfo@energy.ca.gov

  • Director, Elizabeth Huber - 916-776-0609
  • Deputy Director for California Environmental Quality Act, Permitting and Enforcement, Dian Vorters – 916-937-2339
  • Deputy Director for Renewables and Electricity Planning Program, Sean Simon – 415-214-0125
  • Administrative Assistant, Susan Fleming - 916-390-2664
  • Operations Unit Manager, Gina Tosi – 916-767-4981

Clean Energy Infrastructure Branch

Manager, Shannon O’Roarke
916-639-8088 

Climate Initiatives Branch

Manager, Jessica Eckdish
STEPclimateinitiatives@energy.ca.gov 
916-628-2654

Engineering Branch 

Manager, Joseph Hughes
STEPengineering@energy.ca.gov   
916-980-7951

Program and Project Integration Unit

Manager, Kyle Emigh
STEPfiscal@energy.ca.gov
916-907-4268

Renewables Portfolio Standard Program

RPSTrack@energy.ca.gov

Verification & Compliance Unit Supervisor, Gina Barkalow
916-776-0610

Certification & Eligibility of Renewable Technology Unit Supervisor, Yoseph Saeed
279-226-1058

Safety and Reliability Branch 

Manager, Brett Fooks
STEPsafety@energy.ca.gov
916-931-9603

Siting and Environmental Branch

Manager, Eric Knight
STEPsiting@energy.ca.gov
916-591-9931

Contact