Who We Are
EBCE is a public agency based in Oakland with a staff of about 60, governed by a Board of local elected officials. EBCE is staffed primarily by renewable energy industry veterans.

Board of Directors
The East Bay Community Energy 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). Our Board meets once a month and all meetings are open to the public. Visit the Public Meetings page for more information about the Board’s meetings.
The Board sets rates and determines the mix of power sources. You can view a copy of the final Joint Powers Authority agreement here (PDF).
EBCE’s Board of Directors has an Executive Committee that meets monthly. Members of the Executive Committee are indicated in bold.
Jurisdiction | Member | Alternate |
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Alameda County | Supervisor Elisa Márquez (Chair) | Supervisor Lena Tam |
Albany | Mayor Aaron Tiedemann | Councilmember Robin López |
Berkeley | Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett | Councilmember Terry Taplin |
Dublin | Councilmember Sherry Hu | Councilmember Kashef Qaadri |
Emeryville | Mayor John Bauters | Councilmember Sukhdeep Kaur |
Fremont | Councilmember Teresa Cox | Mayor Lily Mei |
Hayward | Councilmember Julie Roche | TBD |
Livermore | Councilmember Ben Barrientos | Councilmember Evan Branning |
Newark | Councilmember Matthew Jorgens | Mayor Mike Hannon |
Oakland | Councilmember Dan Kalb | Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan |
Piedmont | Vice Mayor Betsy Andersen | Councilmember Tom Ramsey |
Pleasanton | Vice Mayor Jack Balch (Vice Chair) | Councilmember Jeff Nibert |
San Leandro | Mayor Juan Gonzalez | Councilmember Fred Simon |
Stockton | Councilmember Dan Wright | TBD |
Tracy | Councilmember Matt Bedolla | Councilmember Dan Arriola |
Union City | Councilmember Jaime Patiño | Councilmember Gary Singh |
Community Advisory Committee (non-voting) | Anne Oliva Eldred, Chair | Ed Hernandez, 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 public committee meetings on a regular basis. Visit the Public Meetings page for more information about CAC meetings.
About the Community Advisory Committee
The Community Advisory Committee was formed in 2016 as part of the East Bay 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 for electricity services, clean energy resource investments, and local energy projects.
EBCE strives to ensure a diversity of members and alternates based on location, population, work experience, and community interest.
Click to see the Community Advisory Committee Work Plan (PDF) (PDF)
Name | Region | City of Residence |
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Anne Olivia Eldred, Chair | North | Oakland |
Cynthia Landry | North | Oakland |
Jim Lutz | At Large | Oakland |
Lisa Hu | North | Oakland |
Joel Liu | East | Pleasanton |
Shiva Swaminathan | South | Fremont |
Vijay Lakshman | South | Fremont |
Priya Talreja | South | Fremont |
Lorraine Souza | Central | Hayward |
Ernesto Pacheco | Central | Hayward |
Ed Hernandez,Vice Chair | At Large | San Leandro |
Harman Ratia (Alternate) | San Joaquin | Tracy |
Leadership Team & Staff
Leadership Team
Operations, Administration, Finance, and Human Resources
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Joseph Sit
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Marilen Taylor
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Trevor Cherr
Senior Director, Human Resources
Data and Technology
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Aaron Ruder
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Mariana Hamilton-Atkins
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Sanjay Subramanian
Data Engineering Manager -
Marketing and Account Services
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Cait Cady
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Lori Dynes
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Sofi Hecht
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Power Procurement
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Alan Siebuhr
Resource Planning & Portfolio Management Analyst -
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Izzy Carson
Power Resources Manager -
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Karen Lee
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Matthew Chiodo
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Ray Dai
Power Resource and Credit Risk Manager -
Programs
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Feliz Ventura
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Vanessa Gerber
Strategic Operations Associate -
Public Policy
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Alec Ward
Principal Legislative Manager -
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John Newton
Principal Regulatory Manager -
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Paul Hernandez
Principal Regulatory Manager -
Stephanie LaShawn
Compliance Management Associate -