Bargaining Team

Negotiates salaries and benefits for the Memorandum of Understanding. Interprets and enforces collective bargaining contract.

D’Arcy McLeod, Chair
Caltrans

Wasim Ali
Air Resources Board

Ryan Atencio
Air Resources Board

Joya Gilster-Nava
Caltrans

Cristina Nunez
Caltrans

Ansel Ortiz
Caltrans

Benefits Committee

Provide new and improved benefits for PECG members.

Aaron Brady, Chair
Caltrans

Wasim Ali
Air Resources Board

Jen Buck
Caltrans

Derek Carpenter
Caltrans

Rajive Chadha
Caltrans

Isaac Leyva
Caltrans

Mehrdad Nabizadeh
Caltrans

Board of Registration Liaison Committee

Follow the Boards of Registration to identify issues affecting members and propose appropriate policies for the PECG Board’s approval.

Alan Escarda, Chair
Retired

Craig Copelan
Retired

Jarrod Ramsey-Lewis
CalRecycle

Brad Shelton
Water Resources Control Board

John Snee
Retired

Bylaws and Policy Committee

Take Motions approved by the PECG Board and determine the proper placement of them in the Bylaws and Policy File.

Chuck Suszko, Chair
Caltrans

Steve Lee
Caltrans

Ed Pausanos
Caltrans

Elections Committee

Responsible for certifying the vote count in PECG’s Corporate elections.

Kim Smith, Chair
Caltrans

Aman Bains
Air Resources Board

Mahin Khakizadeh
Caltrans

Hamid Khorram
Retired

Ed Yarbrough
Caltran

PECG FED-PAC Committee

Educate the public, the President’s administration, and the U.S. Congress regarding the significant role played by the engineers and related employees of California in preserving and maintaining the health and safety of all residents of the State.

Cameron Knudson, Chair
Caltrans

Vincent Agusiegbe
Conservation

Aaron Brady
Caltrans

Stefan Cajina
Water Resources Control Board

Tran Dang
Caltrans

Jösan Feathers
Retired

Ajay Sehgal
Caltrans

Financial Advisory Committee

Responsible for advising the President and Board on how to best generate an appropriate return on the investment of PECG financial assets without unnecessarily risking corporate monies.

Jane Pham, Chair
Caltrans

Aaron Henkel
Caltrans

Cameron Knudson
Caltrans

Keith Mack
Caltrans

Brian Simon
Caltrans

Grievance Review Committee

Mark Sheahan, Chair
Caltrans

Reyna Baeza-Oregel
Caltrans

Navraj Jammu
Caltrans

Oscar Huerta
Caltrans

Shabbir Ahmed
Caltrans

Brad Shelton
Waterboards

Alternates:

Kaylie Humbert
Caltrans

Harrison Rankin
Caltrans

Health and Safety Committee

The objective of this Committee is to improve employees’ working conditions and promote a safe and healthy work environment.

Ed Yarbrough, Chair
Caltrans

Lyn Bockmiller
Retired Member

Patrick Corcoran
Industrial Relations

Ed Jackson
Office of the State Architect

Kim Smith
Caltrans

Health and Safety Information

provided by the Health and Safety Committee

Melanoma Facts

Melanoma Risk Factors

History Committee

Responsible for documenting the outstanding history of PECG.

Roy Flores, Chair
Caltrans

Stan Slavin
Caltrans

Greg Kaderabek
Caltrans

Steven Johnson
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Aaron Henkel
Caltrans

Oscar Cortes
Caltrans

Legislative Committee

Keep the Board of Directors informed on legislation affecting PECG members.

Keith Mack, Chair
Caltrans

Kemal Gurer
Air Resources Board

Elaheh Hadipour
Caltrans

Joe Mello
Caltrans

Niranjen Kanepathipillai
Caltrans

Peter Altherr
Caltrans

PECG Meet and Confer Team

Oversees all matters relating to supervisory employment conditions, including wages, hours and terms of employment.

Brian Simon, Chair
Caltrans

Refugio Dominguez
Caltrans

Kristi Shelton
Water Resources Control Board

Stefan Cajina
Water Resources Control Board

Wes Thompson
Caltrans

Membership Committee

Increase PECG’s membership to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

Ambreen Afshan, Co-Chair
Air Resources Board

Carrie Austin, Co-Chair
Retired

Sunil Repaka
Caltrans

Jagannath Sarkar
Retired

Terry Thompson
Caltrans

Cameron Muir
Caltrans

Rajive Chadha
Caltrans

Nominating and Awards Committee

Responsible for nominations for the PECG Corporate Officer election, selecting annual award winners, and carrying out the other functions of this Committee in accordance with the PECG Bylaws and Policy file.

Brad Shelton, Chair
Water Resources Control Board

Keith Mack
Caltrans

Joya Gilster-Nava
Caltrans

Wasim Ali
Air Resources Board

Shabbir Ahmed
Caltrans

Vincent Agusiegbe
Conservation

Robert Lumahan
Caltrans

Outreach Committee

Involve PECG and the membership in a variety of activities to help PECG achieve its goals.

Katie EverettChair
Caltrans

Abraham Hessabi
Caltrans

Adriana Cardenas
Caltrans

Juan Carlos Alvarez
Caltrans

Lee Haber
Caltrans

Jasmine Noriega
Caltrans

Andrew Tan
Caltrans

PECG State PAC

Educate the public, the Governor’s administration, and the Legislature regarding the significant role played by engineers and related employees of California in preserving and maintaining the health and safety of all residents of the State.

Cameron Knudson, Chair
Caltrans

Keith Mack
Caltrans

Ellery Ellis
Caltrans

Robert Lumahan
Caltrans

Tim Sharp
Caltrans

John Vassiliades
Caltrans

Mike Whiteside
Retired

Political Liaison Committee

Develop grass roots support for PECG’s legislative agenda and educate legislators through consistent contacts.

Mike Whiteside, Chair
Retired

Jösan Feathers
Retired

Kevin Pfeiffer
Water Resources Control Board

Grace Pina-Garrett
Retired

Niranjen Kanepathipillai
Caltrans

Darren Suen
Central Valley Flood Protection Board

Pam Suszko
Retired

Balwinder Tarlok
Caltrans

John Vassiliades
Caltrans

PREP Committee

Provides Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum and other educational resources to students and educators, as well as professional development opportunities for current and future state engineers and related professionals.

Cathrina Barros Dmytrow, Chair
Caltrans

Joe Arnold
Caltrans

Reyna Baeza-Oregel
Caltrans

John Roberts
Retired

Brian Simon
Caltrans

Salvador Torres Jr.
Retired

Retirement & Deferred Compensation Committee

Keep the Board and the members informed regarding what the PERS Board and CalHR are doing in regard to retirement, health plans, deferred compensation, and related changes in federal and state law.

Matt Hanson, Chair
Retired

Akbar Afshinnik
Retired

Bart Godett
Retired

Azar Habibafshar
Retired

Paul Milkey
Retired

Tim Sharp
Caltrans

Science & Engineering Fair Committee

Continue to make the Science and Engineering Fairs the tremendous success that they have been over the years.

Scott Hongkham, Chair
Caltrans

Grish Biglarian
Retired

Phillip Cox
Caltrans

Terry Escarda
Retired

Ansel Ortiz
Caltrans

Omar Perez
Caltrans

Diane Vermeulen
Caltrans

Sophat Yin
Caltrans

Specialty Engineering Classifications Committee

Identify the problems that are unique to the specialty classifications such as Engineering Geologists, Oil and Gas Engineers, Land Surveyors, Landscape Architects, etc., so that PECG can help resolve them and communicate the results.

Kristi Shelton, Chair
Water Resources Control Board

Harpreet Bhalla
Water Resources

Ed Jackson
Office of the State Architect

Adriana Smith
Air Resources Board