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Phone List for the California Energy Commission

Commissioners Office of the Executive Director
Electricity Supply Analysis Division Public Adviser, Chief Counsel, Hearing Office
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division Fuels and Transportation Division
Energy Research and Development Division Administrative Branches
Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division  

(All Phone Numbers are Area Code 916, except 800-toll-free numbers)
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  E-mail Phone
COMMISSION'S MAIN TOLL FREE NUMBER   800-555-7794, Option 2
(Calif. only)
Call Center For Renewable Energy & Energy Research renewable @ energy.state.ca.us 800-555-7794, Option 3
(toll free)
(outside California)
916-654-4058
Efficiency Standards / Title 24 Hotline title24 @ energy.state.ca.us 800-772-3300
(outside California)
916-654-5106
Public Adviser publicadviser @ energy.state.ca.us 800-822-6228
(toll free)
RFP (Request For Proposals) Contracts Hotline   916-654-4788
Vacancy/Job Hotline   916-654-4316
     
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICES
     
Chair - Robert Weisenmiller   916-654-5036
Executive Assistant - Catherine Cross ccross @ energy.ca.gov  
Advisor - Eileen Allen EAllen @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Kevin Barker KBarker @ energy.state.ca.us  
     
Vice Chair - Vacant   916-654-3787
Executive Assistant - Marlena Elliott melliott @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Sarah Michael smichael @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Tim Olson TOlson @ energy.state.ca.us  
     
Commissioner - Karen Douglas   916-654-4001
Executive Assistant - Ollie Awolowo oawolowo @ energy.ca.gov  
Advisor - Paul Feist PFeist @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Galen Lemei GLemei @ energy.state.ca.us  
     
Commissioner - Carla Peterman   916-654-3992
Executive Assistant - Kathleen McDonnell Kmcdonne @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Saul Gomez sgomez @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor - Jim Bartridge Jbartrid @ energy.state.ca.us  
     
Commissioner - vacant  
Executive Assistant - vacant  
Advisor - David Hungerford dhungerf @ energy.state.ca.us  
Advisor -  
     
Small Offices
Public Adviser's Office   800-822-6228
(toll free in Calif.)
Public Adviser - Jennifer Jennings publicadviser @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4489
Assistant Public Adviser - Lynn Sadler publicadviser @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4489
Executive Assistant - Laura Murphy publicadviser @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4489
     
Office of Chief Counsel    
Chief Counsel - Michael Levy mlevy @ energy.state.ca.us; 916-654-3951
Legal Staff Support - Muoi-Lynn Tran mtran @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3951
Assistant Chief Counsel - Renee Webster - Hawkins RWebster @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3873
Assistant Chief Counsel - Jeffery Ogata JOgata @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-1151
Assistant Chief Counsel - Allan Ward Alward @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4775
Dockets Unit Supervisor - Muoi-Lynn Tran mtran @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3951
Dockets Unit DOCKET @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5076
     
Hearing Officers    
Chief Hearing Officer - Paul Kramer PKramer @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5103
Secretary - Maggie Read mread @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3893
Secretary - Vacant    
Senior Legal Analyst - RoseMary Avalos rmavalos @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3893
Hearing Officer - Ken Celli kcelli @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-8893
Hearing Officer - Raoul Renaud rrenaud @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-2020
Hearing Officer - Kourtney C. Vaccaro kvaccaro @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4328
     
     
Office of Executive Director
     
Executive Office    
Executive Director - Robert Oglesby ROglesby @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4996
Chief Deputy Director - Drew Bohan 916-654-4996
Executive Assistant - Susan Glick sglick @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4996
Climate Change Program Liaison - Heather Raitt HRaitt @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4735
Assistant Executive Director - Gina Tosi-Smith Gtosi @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4996
Assistant Executive Director - Suzanne Korosec skorosec @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4516
     
Media & Public Communications Office mediaoffice @ energy.state.ca.us  
Acting Assistant Executive Director - Adam Gottlieb Agottlie @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4989
Secretary - Harriet Kallemeyn HKalleme @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4989
Media Manager - Adam Gottlieb Agottlie @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4989
Internet / Webmaster - Jon Matthews webmaster @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4993
Energy Upgrade California Program - Christine Collopy Ccollopy @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4899
Secretariat - Harriet Kallemeyn HKalleme @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4989
     
Office of Governmental Affairs    
Assistant Executive Director - Robin Smutny-Jones RSmutnyj @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4942
Legislative Assistant - Mary Cole mcole @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4942
Legislative Manager - Lyndon Greco lgreco @ energy.state.ca.us  
Legislative Analyst(s)
Neil Amons
Emily Chisholm
Jennifer Nelson
   
     
     
     
Administrative and Financial Services Division
Deputy Director - Mark Hutchison mhutchis @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-6718
Human Resources & Support Services Branch    
Personnel and Labor Relations Office Manager - Veronica Rodriguez vrodrigu @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4309
     Constructive Intervention Unit - Tami Haas thass @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4484
     Health & Safety Officer - Emily Oren eoren @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4100
Equal Employment Officer & Exam and Training Manager - Lourdes Quiroz lqurioz @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5146
     Business Services Office Manager - Sheryl Yourczek SYourcze @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-2963
     Business Services Help Desk - David Lopez DLopez @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4297
     Bldg/Janitorial/Maintenance - Alicia Nambo Anambo @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4296
     Mailroom - Janell Williams JWilliam @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4302
     Publications - Vacant 916-654-5200
     Purchasing   916-654-4298
     Reproduction - Vacant   916-654-4306
     JOBS and EXAMINATIONS Web Page www.energy.ca.gov/careers/  
     
Financial Services Branch    
     Accounting - Mark Jones MJJones @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4284
     Budget Office - Kyle Emigh kemigh @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4396
     Contracts - John Butler Jbutler @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4424
     Grants & Loans    
     
Information Technology Services Branch    
Branch Manager - Rita Champlion 916-654-4430
     Assistant Manager - Atlas Hill ahill @ energy.state.ca.us 916-657-4918
     IT Purchasing - Linda Hoffman LHoffman @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-6179
     Network Services Supervisor - Derek Davis ddavis @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-9259
     Customer Support Center Supervisor - Sharon-Jane Matthews sjmatthe @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4349
     Telecomm - Jerome Lee JLee @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5108
     
Library    
Supervising Librarian - Karen Kasuba kkasuba @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4557
     
     
Electricity Supply Analysis Division
     
Deputy Director - Sylvia Bender sbender @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-6841
Executive Assistant - Jacqueline Dockum JDockum @ energy.state.ca.u 916-654-4522
Demand Analysis Office - Bill Junker, Office Manager
(Demand Forecasting, Data Collection, and Demand Analysis)
BJunker @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4172
Electricity Analysis Office - Ivin Rhyne, Office Manager
(Systems Assessment, Market Analysis, Procurement Analysis, and Natural Gas Supply)
IRhyne @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4838
     
     
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Division
     
Deputy Director - Panama Bartholomy pbarthol @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5013
Secretary - Debbie Friese dfriese @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5013
Buildings Standards Implementation - Pedro Gomez pgomez @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4064
High Performance Buildings & Standards Office - Bill Pennington, Office Manager bpenning @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-2928
Appliances and Process Energy Office - Michael Leaon, Office Manager mleaon @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5168
Title 24 & Appliance Standards Hotline title24 @ energy.state.ca.us 800-772-3300
     
Renewable Energy Program renewable @ energy.state.ca.us 800-555-7794
(toll Free)
General Information - Energy Call Center   916-654-4058
(Outside Calif.)
Renewable Energy Office - Tony Goncalves, Office Manager tgoncalv @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-2917
     Consumer Education
     Calif. Solar Initiative Lead -
     Jim Folkman
jfolkman @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5116
     Emerging Renewables Program
     (Pre-CSI [1998-2006] Rebates / Buydown Program) -
      James Lee
jslee @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-1195
     Emerging Renewables Program
     (Small Wind, Fuel Cells) -
      James Lee
jslee @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-1195
     Existing Renewables Facilities
     Program Contact - Garry O'Neill
goneill @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-0961
     New Solar Homes Partnership Program
     
   
     Power Source Disclosure and
     Power Content Label Lead -
     Lorraine Gonzalez
LGonzale @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3842
     Renewable Portfolio Standards Lead -
     Kate Zocchetti
kzocchet @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-4710
     Renewables Portfolio Standard
     Certification - Mark Kootstra
mkootstr @energy.state.ca.us 916-653-4487
     Western Renewable Energy Generation
     Information System (WREGIS) Lead -
     Kate Zocchetti
kzocchet @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-4710
     
Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection Division
     
Deputy Director - Roger Johnson rjohnson @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-5100
Executive Assistant - Julie Mumme jmumme @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3924
Administration & Special Projects - Vacant    
Compliance - Chris Marxen cmarxen @ energy.state.ca.us 916-651-0587
Engineering Office - Matthew Layton mlayton @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3868
Environmental Protection Office - Eric Knight eknight @ energy.state.ca.us 916-653-1850
Siting Office - Chris Davis cdavis @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4842
Strategic Transmission Planning Office - Don Kondoleon dkondole @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3918
     
     
Energy Research & Development Division
     
Division Deputy Director - Laurie ten Hope Ltenhope @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1551
Deputy Division Chief - Mike Gravely mgravely @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1370
Energy Efficiency Research Office    
Office Manager - Virginia Lew vlew @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1729
     Buildings End-Use Energy Efficiency Program -
     Chris Scruton
cscruton @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-2341
     Industrial / Agricultural / Water -
      Beth Chambers
bhchambe @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1713
Energy Systems Research Office    
Office Manager - Vacant
     Energy Technology Systems Integration -
      Fernando Pina
fpina @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-2388
      Westcarb -
      Mike Gravely
mgravely @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1370
     Energy Innovations Small Grant Program -
      David Chambers
dchamber @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-2356
     Natural Gas Research Program -
      Mike Gravely
mgravely @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1370
Energy Generation Research Office    
Office Manager- Linda Spiegel lspiegel @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1409
     Renewable Energy Technologies -
      Razaldo Aldas
Raldas @ energy.state.ca.us 327-1417
     Energy-Related Environmental Research -
      Guido Franco
gfranco @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-2392
     Geothermal Program -
      Pablo Gutierrez
pgutierr @ energy.state.ca.us 916-327-1542
     Transportation Research Program -
      Vacant
     
Fuels and Transportation Division
 
Deputy Director - Pat Perez PPerez @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4628
Emerging Fuels & Technology Office    
Office Manager -
    Jim McKinney
jmckinne @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-3999
Implementation Unit Supervisor -
    Aleecia Macias
amacias @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4526
Fuel Efficient Tires -
    Ray Tuvell
rtuvell @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4201
School Bus Demonstration Program -
    Mike Trujillo
mtrujill @ energy.state.ca.us 915-654-4566
Truck Stop Electrification -
   
   
Analysis Unit Supervisor -
    Vacant
Planning Unit Supervisor -
    Jennifer Allen
jallen @ energy.state.ca.us
Clean Cities Program -
    Vacant
   
Fossil Fuels Office    
Office Manager -
    Jim Page
jpage @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4886
Petroleum Reporting Unit Supervisor -
    Alan Mattes
amattes @ energy.state.ca.us  
Petroleum Forecasting Unit Supervisor -
    Gene Strecker
gstrecke @ energy.state.ca.us  
Special Projects Office    
Office Manager - John Butler jbutler @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4563
Special Projects Supervisor -
    Deborah Godfrey
Dgodfrey @ energy.state.ca.us  
 
Contingency Planning & LNG Unit Supervisor -
    William Pfanner
bpfanner @ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4206
International (Export) & Local Programs Unit Supervisor -
    Al Estrada
aestrada@ energy.state.ca.us 916-654-4194
Project Management Unit Supervisor -
    John Butler
jbutler @ energy.state.ca.us