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Governance

Ava is a public agency based in Oakland with a staff of about 85, governed by a Board of local elected officials and advised by a Community Advisory Committee. Our Board meets once a month and all meetings are open to the public.

Board of Directors

The Ava Board of Directors is made up of an elected official from each of the participating jurisdictions and one representative (non-voting) from the Community Advisory Committee (CAC). The Board sets rates, approves the annual budget, and determines the mix of power sources. You can view a copy of the final Joint Powers Authority agreement here.

Ava’s Board of Directors Subcommittees are:

  • Executive Committee meets monthly. Members of the Executive Committee are: Andersen, Balch, Hu, Kalb, Márquez, Tiedemann.
  • Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee meets every other month (even months). Members of the Subcommittee are: Barrientos, Jorgens, Patiño, Roche (Chair), Tregub, and Wright.
  • Financial, Administrative and Procurement Subcommittee meets every other month (even months). Members of the Subcommittee are: Bedolla, Cox (Chair), Gonzalez, and Kaur.
JurisdictionMemberAlternate
JurisdictionAlameda CountyMemberSupervisor Elisa MárquezAlternateSupervisor Lena Tam
JurisdictionAlbanyMemberCouncilmember Aaron Tiedemann (Vice Chair)AlternateVice Mayor Robin López
JurisdictionBerkeleyMemberCouncilmember Igor TregubAlternateCouncilmember Cecilia Lunaparra
JurisdictionDublinMemberVice Mayor Sherry HuAlternateCouncilmember Kashef Qaadri
JurisdictionEmeryvilleMemberCouncilmember Sukhdeep KaurAlternateCouncilmember John Bauters
JurisdictionFremontMemberCouncilmember Teresa CoxAlternateMayor Lily Mei
JurisdictionHaywardMemberCouncilmember Julie RocheAlternateCouncilmember Daniel Goldstein
JurisdictionLathropMemberVice Mayor Minnie Diallo AlternateCouncilmember Jennifer Torres-O’Callaghan
JurisdictionLivermoreMemberCouncilmember Ben Barrientos AlternateCouncilmember Evan Branning
JurisdictionNewarkMemberCouncilmember Matthew JorgensAlternateMayor Mike Hannon
JurisdictionOaklandMemberCouncilmember Dan KalbAlternateVice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan
JurisdictionPiedmontMemberVice Mayor Betsy AndersenAlternateCouncilmember Conna McCarthy
JurisdictionPleasantonMemberCouncilmember Jack Balch (Chair)AlternateCouncilmember Jeff Nibert
JurisdictionSan LeandroMemberMayor Juan González IIIAlternateTBD
JurisdictionStocktonMemberCouncilmember Dan WrightAlternateVice Mayor Kimberly Warmsley
JurisdictionTracyMemberCouncilmember Mateo BedollaAlternateCouncilmember Dan Arriola
JurisdictionUnion CityMemberCouncilmember Jaime PatiñoAlternateCouncilmember Scott Sakakihara
JurisdictionCommunity Advisory Committee (non-voting)MemberEd Hernandez, ChairAlternateLorraine Souza, Vice Chair

Community Advisory Committee

The Community Advisory Committee (CAC) consists of twelve members (ten appointed by the Board of Directors to represent five service area regions, and two At Large members appointed by the Alameda County Mayors’ Conference) plus five Alternates. The committee acts as a liaison between key stakeholders and our Board, holding regular public committee meetings.

About the Community Advisory Committee

The Community Advisory Committee was formed in 2016 as part of the Ava Community Energy Joint Powers Authority and appointed by the Board of Directors to advise the Board on all subjects related to the operations of the Community Choice Aggregation program. The CAC gives the community a voice in its choice of electricity services, clean energy resource investments, and local energy projects.

Ava strives to ensure a diversity of members and alternates based on location, population, work experience, and community interest.

View the Community Advisory Committee Work Plan.

NameRegionAppointmentCity of Residence
NameCynthia LandryRegionNorthAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceOakland
NameIndira BalkissoonRegionNorthAppointmentMemberCity of ResidencePiedmont
NamePeter WeinerRegionNorthAppointmentAlternate MemberCity of ResidenceBerkeley
NamePete StephensonRegionEastAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceLivermore
NameJill GileRegionEastAppointmentAlternate MemberCity of ResidenceLivermore
NameVijay LakshmanRegionSouthAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceFremont
NameShiva SwaminathanRegionSouthAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceFremont
NameErnesto PachecoRegionCentralAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceHayward
NameLorraine “Mickey” Souza,
Vice Chair
RegionCentralAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceHayward
NameRachel DiFrancoRegionCentralAppointmentAlternate MemberCity of ResidenceCherryland – Unincorporated Alameda County
NameHarman RatiaRegionSan Joaquin CountyAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceTracy
NameDavis HarperRegionSan Joaquin CountyAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceStockton
NameJim LutzRegionAt LargeAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceOakland
NameEd Hernandez, ChairRegionAt LargeAppointmentMemberCity of ResidenceSan Leandro