Sustainable (Green) Building

Technical Group Participants

As the Task Force is no longer active, this information is provided for historical reference.

A subgroup to the Sustainable Building Task Force, Technical Group participants provided specialized expertise to actively implement the Blueprint 2003. The following State agency representatives contributed to this sustainable building plan.

Chair: Steve Castellanos, State Architect

Facilitator: Kathy Frevert, California Integrated Waste Management Board, now called CalRecycle

Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency

• Department of Transportation: Steve Prey, Jack Ezekiel

Department of Finance: Jim Tilton, Karen Finn

Environmental Protection Agency: Joe Weichman

• Air Resources Board: Tom Phillips
• California Integrated Waste Management Board now called CalRecycle: Kathy Frevert, Dana Papke, Barbara VanGee, Gregory Dick, Christine Flowers
• Department of Pesticide Regulation: Nita Davidson
• Department of Toxic Substances Control: Relly Briones
• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: Richard Lam
• State Water Resources Control Board: Jarma Bennett

Health and Human Services Agency

• Department of Health Services: Leon Alevantis, Jed Waldman

Office of Planning and Research: Doug Grandy

Resources Agency

• California Energy Commission: Randel Riedel, Rick Buckingham
• Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Tom Kirk
• Department of Parks and Recreation: Josan Feathers
• Department of Water Resources: John Engstrom, Julie Ann Saare-Edmonds
• Office of Historic Preservation: Steve Mikesell, Steade Craigo, Tim Brandt, Tom Winter

State and Consumer Services Agency

• Department of General Services: Deborah Hysen
  • Division of the State Architect: Richard Conrad, Panama Bartholomy, Sean Dockery
  • Energy Management Division: John Baca, David Weightman, Rick Muller
  • Real Estate Services Division
    • Building and Property Management Branch - Nick Cimino, Ida Russell
    • Customer Account Management Branch: Bobby Khaghani
    • Project Management Branch: Dan Burgoyne, Lee Willoughby, Steve Durham, Richard Myren
    • Professional Services Branch: Dennis Corelis
  • Procurement Division: Earl Santee, Steve Casarez

University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community College (CCC) Systems

• UC: Karl Brown
• UC/Merced: Ric Notini
• CSU (not active)
• CCC: Dan Estrada, Julie Phillips

Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation: Karla Sarron