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.
Jurisdiction | Member | Alternate |
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JurisdictionAlameda County | MemberSupervisor Elisa Márquez | AlternateSupervisor Lena Tam |
JurisdictionAlbany | MemberCouncilmember Aaron Tiedemann (Vice Chair) | AlternateVice Mayor Robin López |
JurisdictionBerkeley | MemberCouncilmember Igor Tregub | AlternateCouncilmember Cecilia Lunaparra |
JurisdictionDublin | MemberVice Mayor Sherry Hu | AlternateCouncilmember Kashef Qaadri |
JurisdictionEmeryville | MemberCouncilmember Sukhdeep Kaur | AlternateCouncilmember John Bauters |
JurisdictionFremont | MemberCouncilmember Teresa Cox | AlternateMayor Lily Mei |
JurisdictionHayward | MemberCouncilmember Julie Roche | AlternateCouncilmember Daniel Goldstein |
JurisdictionLathrop | MemberVice Mayor Minnie Diallo | AlternateCouncilmember Jennifer Torres-O’Callaghan |
JurisdictionLivermore | MemberCouncilmember Ben Barrientos | AlternateCouncilmember Evan Branning |
JurisdictionNewark | MemberCouncilmember Matthew Jorgens | AlternateMayor Mike Hannon |
JurisdictionOakland | MemberCouncilmember Dan Kalb | AlternateVice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan |
JurisdictionPiedmont | MemberVice Mayor Betsy Andersen | AlternateCouncilmember Conna McCarthy |
JurisdictionPleasanton | MemberCouncilmember Jack Balch (Chair) | AlternateCouncilmember Jeff Nibert |
JurisdictionSan Leandro | MemberMayor Juan González III | AlternateTBD |
JurisdictionStockton | MemberCouncilmember Dan Wright | AlternateVice Mayor Kimberly Warmsley |
JurisdictionTracy | MemberCouncilmember Mateo Bedolla | AlternateCouncilmember Dan Arriola |
JurisdictionUnion City | MemberCouncilmember Jaime Patiño | AlternateCouncilmember Scott Sakakihara |
JurisdictionCommunity Advisory Committee (non-voting) | MemberEd Hernandez, Chair | AlternateLorraine 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.
Name | Region | Appointment | City of Residence |
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NameCynthia Landry | RegionNorth | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceOakland |
NameIndira Balkissoon | RegionNorth | AppointmentMember | City of ResidencePiedmont |
NamePeter Weiner | RegionNorth | AppointmentAlternate Member | City of ResidenceBerkeley |
NamePete Stephenson | RegionEast | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceLivermore |
NameJill Gile | RegionEast | AppointmentAlternate Member | City of ResidenceLivermore |
NameVijay Lakshman | RegionSouth | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceFremont |
NameShiva Swaminathan | RegionSouth | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceFremont |
NameErnesto Pacheco | RegionCentral | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceHayward |
NameLorraine “Mickey” Souza, Vice Chair | RegionCentral | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceHayward |
NameRachel DiFranco | RegionCentral | AppointmentAlternate Member | City of ResidenceCherryland – Unincorporated Alameda County |
NameHarman Ratia | RegionSan Joaquin County | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceTracy |
NameDavis Harper | RegionSan Joaquin County | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceStockton |
NameJim Lutz | RegionAt Large | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceOakland |
NameEd Hernandez, Chair | RegionAt Large | AppointmentMember | City of ResidenceSan Leandro |