Team
Ava is a public agency based in Oakland with a staff of about 85, governed by a Board of local elected officials. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, bringing together renewable energy experts and passionate individuals from various backgrounds to deliver affordable, clean power to our neighbors.
Leadership Team
Chief Executive Officer
Howard Chang LinkedIn ProfileChief Customer Officer
Annie Henderson LinkedIn ProfileAccount Services
Senior Manager, Public Engagement
Account Services Analyst
Alvin Lin LinkedIn ProfilePublic Engagement Coordinator
Cait Cady LinkedIn ProfileCustomer Operations Manager
Chris Davis LinkedIn ProfileCustomer Operations Coordinator
Cody Vaughn LinkedIn ProfileAccount Rates and Equity Manager
Account Rates and Equity Analyst
Gabrielle Tsotu LinkedIn ProfileSenior Coordinator, Commercial Customers
Juan Cortez LinkedIn ProfileSenior Director, Account Services
Kelly Birdwell Brezovec LinkedIn ProfileAdministration, Operations, Finance, and Human Resources
Director, Clean Energy Structured Finance
Colin Krenitsky LinkedIn ProfileFinance Associate
Senior Manager, Finance
Jason Bartlett LinkedIn ProfileFinance & Operations Associate
Joseph Sit LinkedIn ProfileSenior Human Resources Business Partner
Marilen Taylor LinkedIn ProfileManager, Office Operations
Human Resources Analyst
MK Newsome-Rouse LinkedIn ProfileExecutive Assistant
Human Resources Operations Manager
Director, Clean Energy Structured Finance
Niels Zellers LinkedIn ProfileManager, Structured Finance
Ryne Dudley LinkedIn ProfileVice President, Human Resources
Trevor Cherr LinkedIn ProfileData and Technology
Senior Associate, Salesforce
Senior Director, Analytics
Modeler-in-Chief
Technology & Analytics Data Analyst
Salesforce and IT Lead
Jenelle Feole LinkedIn ProfileFinancial Modeler Analyst
Principal Data Scientist
Salesforce Administrator
Data Engineer
Romeo Phillips LinkedIn ProfileData Engineering Manager
IT Manager
Legal
Clerk of the Board
Legal Director
John Perkins LinkedIn ProfileLegal Operations and Contracts Manager
Molly Gilmore Brewer LinkedIn ProfileLead Contracts Coordinator & Associate Clerk
Contracts Associate
Local Development
Senior Analyst, Energy Efficiency
Allison Lopez LinkedIn ProfileSolar and Storage Associate
Director, Infrastructure Delivery
Senior Associate, Micromobility
Brett Wiley LinkedIn ProfileManager, Electrification Programs
Dan Bertoldi LinkedIn ProfileSenior Program Manager
Feliz Ventura LinkedIn ProfileAssociate, Distributed Energy Resources
Forrest Csulak LinkedIn ProfileLocal Programs Reporting Analyst
Heidy Ramirez LinkedIn ProfileBuilding Electrification Program Analyst
Vice President, Local Development, Electrification and Innovation
JP Ross LinkedIn ProfileDirector, Clean Energy Services
Lori Bilella LinkedIn ProfileSenior Associate, Transportation Electrification
Vanessa Gerber LinkedIn ProfileSenior Associate, Energy Resources Program
Zac Thompson LinkedIn ProfileMarketing
Content Strategist
Cassandra Dreher LinkedIn ProfileDesigner
Christina Cheuk LinkedIn ProfileDirector, Marketing
Dan Lieberman LinkedIn ProfilePrograms Marketing Coordinator
Programs Marketing Manager
Outreach Consultant
Outreach Coordinator
Shuge Luo LinkedIn ProfileSenior Coordinator, Marketing Content
Sofi Hecht LinkedIn ProfileHead of Marketing
Theresa McDermit LinkedIn ProfilePower Procurement
Resource Planning & Portfolio Management Analyst
Director, Energy Analytics and Electric Supply
Chris Eshleman LinkedIn ProfileCAISO Day Ahead Manager
Gabriel Head LinkedIn ProfileManager, Power Resources
Senior Manager, Power Resources Contracts and Settlements
Jim Dorrance LinkedIn ProfilePower Resources Contracts Manager
Joanie Brooke LinkedIn ProfileManager, Power Resources
Karen Lee LinkedIn ProfileVice President, Power Resources
Power Resources Contracts & Settlements Analyst
Power Resources and Credit Risk Manager
Director, Originations
Senior Manager, Virtual Power Plant
Shannon Rivers LinkedIn ProfileManager, PR Settlements
Public Policy
Senior Coordinator, Policy
Dominic Faria LinkedIn ProfilePrincipal Regulatory Manager
John Newton LinkedIn ProfileSenior Regulatory and Data Analyst
Michael Quiroz LinkedIn ProfileCompliance Management Associate
Senior Director of Public Policy and Deputy General Counsel