Dan Kalb

Accomplishments can be found at https://www.dankalb.net/accomplishments

Ava Community Energy, formerly known as EBCE, is the local electricity authority in Alameda County and in parts of San Joaquin County. Ava Energy provides cleaner, greener energy at competitive rates to their customers. Ava Energy reinvests earnings back into the community to create local green energy jobs, local energy efficiency programs, and clean power projects. In Alameda County, we know powerful and lasting change comes from the ground up. That’s why the County its cities have come together to create a cleaner, greener energy supply for our communities. I was a Chair of the Authority for two years and served on the Executive Committee for 7 years. I engaged in complex electricity sector issues internally and externally.

As the Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) California Policy Director, Dan Kalb directed the governmental affairs work in California. He worked with state legislators, agency officials, civic, business and labor leaders, and other NGOs to craft and promote strong and effective climate, renewable energy, clean transportation, and air quality policy solutions that decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, help to grow a strong clean technology economy, and reduce emissions of harmful air pollutants and heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Mr. Kalb has been interviewed by dozens of reporters about various local and state environmental/energy issues. Mr. Kalb was frequently interviewed for news radio, and has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and the San Jose Mercury News, among other papers. From 2009-11, he was the lead environmental advocate working on passage of the state's landmark clean energy law that requires all utilities to get no less than one-third of electricity from clean, renewable sources. He also worked on legislation to restrict Coal imports into California, and on legislation to incentivize cleaner cars. He wrote the law requiring that new cars for sale have labels that display the relative levels of smog pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

I was a board member of the Jewish Community Relations Council and the JCRC of the East Bay. I have been involved as a volunteer with legislative affairs, interfaith and inter-group relations, civic engagement and community service projects in Oakland and Richmond. I continue to be engaged with JCRC and JPAC on regional and state issues surrounding antisemitism, hate speech, funding for social services, security concerns, etc.

Managed one of the largest Sierra Club (Loma Prieta) chapters in the country. Organized activists and advocated on SF Bay protection, smart growth, open space, transportation, and clean energy issues. I took an active leadership role as part of the coalition to discourage and ultimately stop SFO from expanding their runways out into San Francisco Bay. I worked with allies in the South Bay to increase funding for local mass transit and prevent sprawl development, while supporting smart growth housing in the urban core. Managed two Chapter staff persons and worked with volunteer board members and stakeholders in building coalitions. Met with local, state and federal elected officials on priority issues. Engaged with the media on an on-going basis, including having appeared on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Supervised office, counseling and facility operations staff, managed facility operations, organized special events (including annual community health fairs), acted as liaison to the community, and increased campus recycling efforts. Worked closely with students, faculty and staff. Mediated occasional disputes. Monitored and developed budgets.

Mediated neighborhood and youth disputes.

Internship at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Specialization in Nonprofit Organization Management