Meet the AB 617 Consultation Group
As part of CARB’s implementation of AB 617, CARB
established a consultation group to serve as an additional forum to discuss the
development of the Community Air Protection Program. Dr. John Balmes, a Professor
of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and member of the
California Air Resources Board, chairs the group.
“I am excited to be working to
guide the implementation of AB 617 with the Consultation Group. AB 617 is a
ground-breaking law with the goal of improving the health of communities that
have been most impacted by air pollution through identification of local “hot
spots” and the development of plans to reduce emissions from those hot spots.
The members of the Consultation Group include community-based organizations
representing disadvantaged communities, public health advocates, leaders of
large air quality management districts, industry representatives, and several
members from academic institutions. I look forward to working with the members
of the Consultation Group to help California realize the environmental justice
promise of this ground-breaking law.”
– Dr. John Balmes
Consultation Group meetings provide opportunities for
stakeholders to come together and share their ideas about the development of
the Community Air Protection Program with CARB and each other. This open
dialogue amongst diverse perspectives is an important part of the development
of the Community Air Protection Program.
CARB hosted the first Consultation Group meeting on
January 30, 2018. The Consultation Group will continue to meet throughout the
AB 617 process. There will be a teleconference line for Consultation Group
members and members of the public who wish to participate but cannot attend in
person. Each Consultation Group meeting will provide an opportunity for public
comment. More information about the date and time of those meetings will be
posted on the Community Air Protection Program website at https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617/.
The current roster of AB 617 Consultation Group members is
listed below, and can also be found here:
·
Alan
Abbs, Executive Director, California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
·
Gustavo
Aguirre Jr, Project Coordinator, Central California Environmental Justice
Network
·
Martha Dina Arguello,
Executive Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Los Angeles (PSR-LA)
·
Dr.
John Balmes (Chair), UCSF and UC Berkeley/Member, California Air Resources
Board
·
Jack
Broadbent, Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management
District
·
Dr.
Paul English, California Department of Public Health/California Environmental
Health Tracking Program
·
Nidia
Erceg, Air Quality and Health Specialist, C40 Cities/Office of Mayor Eric
Garcetti
·
David
Flores, Community Development Director, Casa Familiar
·
Jana
Ganion, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe
·
Ms.
Margaret Gordon, Co-Director, West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
·
Kevin
Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer, Central California Asthma Collaborative
·
Bonnie
Holmes-Gen, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy, American Lung Association
·
Roger
Isom, President/CEO, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
·
Dr.
Michael Jerrett, UCLA
·
Dr.
Michael Kleinman, UC Irvine/Chair, Scientific Review Panel
·
Jesse
Marquez, Executive Director, Los Angeles Community Environmental Enforcement Network/Coalition for a Safe Environment
·
Kate
Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
·
Wayne
Nastri, Air Pollution Control Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management
District
·
Luis Olmedo, Executive
Director, Comité Cívico del Valle
·
Dr.
Penelope (Jenny) Quintana, SDSU
·
Cathy
Reheis-Boyd, President, Western States Petroleum Association
·
Seyed
Sadredin, Air Pollution Control Officer, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District
·
Deidre
Sanders, East Bay Community Energy
·
Janet
Whittick, Director of Policy & Communications, California Council for
Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB)
·
Dr.
Mike Wilson, Blue Green Alliance