Commissioners
Chair David Hochschild
Chair.Hochschild@energy.ca.gov
- Administrative Assistant, Lyndsay Jackson-Ross
- Chief of Staff, Katerina Robinson
- Senior Policy Advisor, Ken Rider
- Senior Policy Advisor, Nancy Ander
- Special Advisor, Lorraine Gonzalez
- Special Advisor, Robert Chun
- 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
- 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, David Johnson,
- Advisor, Kathryn Kynett
Patty Monahan
CommissionerMonahan@energy.ca.gov
- Administrative Assistant, Catherine Cross - 916-891-8073
- Advisor, Sarah Lim - 916-980-7959
- Advisor, Ben Wender - 916-893-0399
- 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
(Acting) Chief Counsel - Lisa DeCarlo - 916-917-2457
- Assistant Chief Counsel, Allan Ward - 916-216-1244
- Assistant Chief Counsel, Matthew Pinkerton - 916-237-2799
- Assistant Chief Counsel, Christina Evola - 916-841-6113
- Assistant Chief Counsel, Lisa DeCarlo - 916-917-2457
- Dockets Unit - 916-654-5076
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
- Legislative Analyst, Theresa Keates - 916-314-3452
- Legislative Analyst, John Massengill - 916-461-5474
- Legislative Analyst, Viet Vo - 916-237-2561
- Legislative Analyst, Courtney Ransom - 279-250-8834
Federal
- Federal Coordinator, Jeanmarie Sandborn - 916-796-5990
International
- Senior International Advisor, Elsa Beljean - international@energy.ca.gov
ExecutiveOffice@energy.ca.gov
916-654-4996
Executive Director, Drew Bohan
Administrative Assistant II, Gaylene Tompkins
Deputy Executive Director, Jennifer Martin-Gallardo
Executive Assistance, Victoria Sandoval-Moreno
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
Public Advisor, Mona Badie
publicadvisor@energy.ca.gov
916-269-9595
Administrative and Financial Services Division
Administrative and Financial Services Division
Administration@energy.ca.gov
- Deputy Director, Rob Cook - 916-661-8450
Human Resources and Support Services Branch
- Chief of Human Resources and Support Services Branch, Lenna Ledesma - 916-661-8290
- Classification & Pay, Payroll & Benefits, Selections Manager, Kamal Atwal - 916-931-5846
- Employee Relations, Veronica Werner - 916-897-1048
- Recruitment & Outreach, Samantha Villegas
- Training, Business Services, Health & Safety, Veronica Bennett - 916-639-0574
- Library/Librarian, Nicole Waugh - 916-654-4292
- Purchasing, Erica Watkins - 916-879-4081
- Publications, Erica Watkins - 916-879-4081
Financial Management Branch
- Chief of Financial Management Branch, Damien Mimnaugh - 916-980-0808
- Accounting, Mary Hung - 916-591-9959
- Contracts, Grants, and Loans, Adrienne Winuk – 916-244-9672
- Small Business/Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Advocate, Marissa Sutton - 916-897-1586
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
- Title 24 Energy Code Hotline - 800-772-3300
- Appliances Hotline - 888-838-1467
- Benchmarking Hotline - 855-279-6460
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, Devla Singh
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
- Executive Assistant - Judi Carter
Energy Assessments Division Branches
EAD@energy.ca.gov
Fuels Analysis Branch
- Acting Branch Manager, Fuels Analysis, David Erne
- Office Technician, Xieng Saephan
Reliability Analysis Branch
- Branch Manager, Reliability Analysis, Liz Gill
- Office Technician, Xieng Saephan
Advanced Electrification Analysis Branch
- Branch Manager, Advanced Electrification Analysis - Quentin Gee
- Office Technician, J Padilla
Data Integration Branch
- Acting Branch Manager, Data Integration – Michael Nyberg
- Office Technician, Donnie Cox
Demand Analysis Branch
- Branch Manager, Demand Analysis - Heidi Javanbakht
- Office Technician, J Padilla
Energy Research & Development Division
Energy Research & Development Division
ERDD@energy.ca.gov
- Division Director, Jonah Steinbuck
- Deputy Directors, Angela Gould & Erik Stokes
Energy Deployment & Market Facilitation Branch
Branch Manager, Anthony Ng - 916-980-7983
- Technology Scale up & Outreach Unit, Sopitsuda Tongsopit - 916-805-7481
- Tech-to-Market Unit, Savi Ellis - 916-891-9125
- Climate Innovation Unit, Lindsey Fransen - 916-908-7495
Energy Efficiency Research Branch
Branch Manager, Virginia Lew - 916-628-2615
- Demand Flexibility Unit, Kadir Bedir - 916-776-0614
- Building Decarbonization Unit, Yu Hou - 916-776-0772
- Industrial, Agriculture & Water Unit, Ilia Krupenich - 916-776-0782
- Food Production Investment Program Unit, Cyrus Ghandi - 916-776-0762
Energy Generation Research Branch
Branch Manager, Kevin Uy - 916-776-0821
- Renewable Integration Unit, Eric Ritter - 916-327-1446
- Energy-Related Environmental Research Unit, Martine Schmidt-Poolman (Acting) - 916-776-0808
- Renewable Generation Unit, Daphne Molin - 916-776-0807
- Renewable Fuels Unit, Kaycee Chang - 916-776-0740
- Energy Resilience Unit, Alexandra Kovalick - 916-776-0781
Energy Systems Research Branch
Branch Manager - Reynaldo Gonzalez - 916-903-4271
- Energy Technology Systems Integration Unit, Ronnie Raxter - 916-805-7438
- Energy Infrastructure Integrity & Sustainability Unit, Peter Chen - 916-776-0743
Strategic Analysis & Engagement Branch
Branch Manager, Colleen Kredell - 916-980-7929
- Strategic Analysis Unit, Molly O'Hagan - 916-776-0799
- Outreach & Engagement Unit, Fritz Foo - 916-599-8293
Program Support Unit
Jesselyn Rosales - 916-776-0805
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
- Solar Equipment Call Center - 916-654-4120
- 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
- Director, Elizabeth Huber - 916-776-0609
- Deputy Director, Gina Tosi - 916-654-4312
- Deputy Director, Sean Simon – 415-214-0125
- Administrative Assistant I, Susan Fleming - 916-390-2664
Climate Initiatives Branch
Director, Elizabeth Huber
STEPclimateinitiatives@energy.ca.gov
916-776-0609
Engineering Branch
Acting Branch Manager, Joseph Hughes
STEPengineering@energy.ca.gov
916-980-7951
Data Analytics and Integration Branch
Branch Manager, Kyle Emigh
STEPfiscal@energy.ca.gov
916-907-4268
Renewables Portfolio Standard Branch
Verification & Compliance, Sean Simon
415-214-0125
Certification & Eligibility Renewable Technologies, Yoseph Saeed
279-226-1058
Safety and Reliability Branch
Acting Branch Manager, Brett Fooks
STEPsafety@energy.ca.gov
916-931-9603
Siting and Environmental Branch
Branch Manager, Eric Knight
STEPsiting@energy.ca.gov
916-591-9931