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 Profile
Chief Customer Officer
Annie Henderson LinkedIn ProfileAccount Services
Senior Manager, Public Engagement
Account Services Analyst
Alvin Lin LinkedIn Profile
Public Engagement Coordinator
Cait Cady LinkedIn Profile
Customer Operations Manager
Chris Davis LinkedIn Profile
Customer Operations Coordinator
Cody Vaughn LinkedIn Profile
Account Rates and Equity Manager
Account Rates and Equity Analyst
Gabrielle Tsotu LinkedIn Profile
Senior Coordinator, Commercial Customers
Juan Cortez LinkedIn Profile
Senior Director, Account Services
Kelly Birdwell Brezovec LinkedIn ProfileAdministration, Operations, Finance, and Human Resources
Director, Clean Energy Structured Finance
Colin Krenitsky LinkedIn Profile
Finance Associate
Senior Manager, Finance
Jason Bartlett LinkedIn Profile
Finance & Operations Associate
Joseph Sit LinkedIn Profile
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Marilen Taylor LinkedIn Profile
Manager, Office Operations
Human Resources Analyst
MK Newsome-Rouse LinkedIn Profile
Executive Assistant
Human Resources Operations Manager
Director, Clean Energy Structured Finance
Niels Zellers LinkedIn Profile
Manager, Structured Finance
Ryne Dudley LinkedIn Profile
Vice 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 Profile
Financial Modeler Analyst
Principal Data Scientist
Salesforce Administrator
Data Engineer
Romeo Phillips LinkedIn Profile
Data Engineering Manager
IT Manager
Legal
Clerk of the Board
Legal Director
John Perkins LinkedIn Profile
Legal Operations and Contracts Manager
Molly Gilmore Brewer LinkedIn Profile
Lead Contracts Coordinator & Associate Clerk
Contracts Associate
Local Development
Senior Analyst, Energy Efficiency
Allison Lopez LinkedIn Profile
Solar and Storage Associate
Director, Infrastructure Delivery
Senior Associate, Micromobility
Brett Wiley LinkedIn Profile
Manager, Electrification Programs
Dan Bertoldi LinkedIn Profile
Senior Program Manager
Feliz Ventura LinkedIn Profile
Associate, Distributed Energy Resources
Forrest Csulak LinkedIn Profile
Local Programs Reporting Analyst
Heidy Ramirez LinkedIn Profile
Building Electrification Program Analyst
Vice President, Local Development, Electrification and Innovation
JP Ross LinkedIn Profile
Director, Clean Energy Services
Lori Bilella LinkedIn Profile
Senior Associate, Transportation Electrification
Vanessa Gerber LinkedIn Profile
Senior Associate, Energy Resources Program
Zac Thompson LinkedIn ProfileMarketing
Content Strategist
Cassandra Dreher LinkedIn Profile
Designer
Christina Cheuk LinkedIn Profile
Director, Marketing
Dan Lieberman LinkedIn Profile
Programs Marketing Coordinator
Programs Marketing Manager
Outreach Consultant
Outreach Coordinator
Shuge Luo LinkedIn Profile
Senior Coordinator, Marketing Content
Sofi Hecht LinkedIn Profile
Head of Marketing
Theresa McDermit LinkedIn ProfilePower Procurement
Resource Planning & Portfolio Management Analyst
Director, Energy Analytics and Electric Supply
Chris Eshleman LinkedIn Profile
CAISO Day Ahead Manager
Gabriel Head LinkedIn Profile
Manager, Power Resources
Senior Manager, Power Resources Contracts and Settlements
Jim Dorrance LinkedIn Profile
Power Resources Contracts Manager
Joanie Brooke LinkedIn Profile
Manager, Power Resources
Karen Lee LinkedIn Profile
Vice President, Power Resources
Power Resources Contracts & Settlements Analyst
Power Resources and Credit Risk Manager
Director, Originations
Senior Manager, Virtual Power Plant
Shannon Rivers LinkedIn Profile
Manager, PR Settlements
Public Policy
Senior Coordinator, Policy
Dominic Faria LinkedIn Profile
Principal Regulatory Manager
John Newton LinkedIn Profile
Senior Regulatory and Data Analyst
Michael Quiroz LinkedIn Profile
Compliance Management Associate
Senior Director of Public Policy and Deputy General Counsel