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
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 Everett, Chair
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