Where:
Holiday Inn Civic Center
50 8th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Menu:
Buffet Luncheon
Corned Beef and Cabbage with Potatoes
Ginger Orange Red Snapper
Coq A Vin in a Rich Red Wine Sauce
Salads, Rice Pilaf, Vegetables, Dessert & Coffee or Tea

Agenda: Review of Quarterly Meeting and Update of issues

Cost:
$20.00 Members, Fee payers and Retirees
$40 Non-Members & guests

RSVP by Monday, March 12th:
Larry Hirsch (415) 703-1575 larry.hirsch@cpuc.ca.gov

Flyer: 20110316SectionMeeting.pdf

Where:
Holiday Inn Civic Center
50 8th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Menu:
Buffet Luncheon
Turkey and Baked Prime Rib
Including soup, salads, potatoes, vegetables,
dessert, coffee or tea

Agenda: Quarterly Meeting and End of Year News Update

Cost:
$20.00 Members, Fee payers and Retirees
$40 Non-Members & guests

RSVP by Thursday, December 1:
Larry Hirsch (415) 703-1575 larry.hirsch@cpuc.ca.gov
Erin Stroub (510) 622-3129 erin.stroub@dgs.ca.gov

Flyer: 20111206SectionMeeting.pdf

When:
12:00 Noon Monday, October 3, 2011

Where
CPUC Courtyard Room
505 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102-3214
(The room is inside the courtyard of the building. If you enter through the Golden Gate Ave entrance, it is not the room next to the Golden One ATM, but one door down.)

Questions:
Larry Hirsch
(415) 703-1575
lah@cpuc.ca.gov

We will provide Lunch and Beverages free to all PECG Members and fee payers. Hope to see everyone there.

Flyer: 20111003SectionMeeting.pdf

President – Sunil Shori
Director – Paul Penney
Vice President, Supervisory – Stephen Artus
Vice President, Rank and File – Wendy al-Mukdad
Secretary – Colleen Sullivan
Treasurer – Larry Hirsch

Congratulations to all the winners. We’d like to thank all the members that voted during this election.

The nominees for office and their statements are below:

Director:

Ravi Kumra
I am a Senior Utilities Engineer in the Division of Water and Audits at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). At the CPUC, I have been involved with regulation of Water and Telecommunications utilities for almost twenty seven years. Prior to that, I worked in the private sector for over thirteen years. Work involved design of power plants (hydroelectric and nuclear), dams, transmission lines and bridges. I hold three Master’s degrees – two in engineering and one in business (MBA). I am a Registered Professional Engineer in California.

My goal is to improve communication between the PECG leadership and its members. I believe that my diverse professional experiences will help me to accomplish that goal especially during the negotiations process. I hope I can count on your vote to represent you as your Director.

Paul Penney
My name is Paul Penney and I have worked as a Utilities Engineer with the Public Utilities Commission for over 11 years. I’ve been a member of PECG and for the entire time, and believe strongly in supporting PECG and its members in whatever way that I can.

I’ve had the privilege of serving as your Director for the last two years, and prior to that, I served as VP for Rank and File for six. In that time, I have fielded many questions from the Golden Gate Section membership, and learned a great deal in the process. If elected Executive Director, I will continue to work diligently to represent the interests of not only the Golden Gate Section membership, but the PECG organization as a whole.

President:

Sunil Shori
My name is Sunil Shori and I have worked as a Utilities Engineer with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for over 19 years. The entire time I have been a member of PECG and for the last seven years I have served as President of the Golden Gate Section (Section).

As Section President, it has always been my main priority to keep section members as informed as possible. Whether through meetings, on the phone, or in person, I have always tried to make myself available for questions from members. I attempt to provide honest answers or, if I don’t know the answer, connect the member to someone at PECG who does. If re-elected as President, I will continue to work to keep myself informed on the MOU and other issues important to Section membership. The conveyance of information has been, and will continue to be my top priority as Section President.

Currently, the Section faces tough challenges: Section members at many agencies are furloughed, and supervisors have yet to see the salary increases they deserve. I will continue to work with PECG Corporate to support, in whatever way I can, PECG’s efforts challenging the state’s right to implement illegal furloughs which also violate the Unit 9 MOU. Eliminating furloughs, and restoring back pay, will be a hard fight, but one PECG will fight hard to win. Likewise, lack of increases in supervisor salaries is an injustice that PECG will also continue working hard to achieve.

With your support, I would be honored to continue serving as President of the Golden Gate Section for the 2009-10 Term.

VP Rank & File:

Wendy al-Mukdad
My name is Wendy al-Mukdad and I have worked as a Utilities Engineer in the Energy Division of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for over 10 years. I have been a member of PECG for the entire time and am currently working in the area of ‘electric grid modernization (i.e. Smart Grid)’ under our division’s Grid Planning & Reliability section. In the past 10 years, I have also worked in the areas of natural gas reliability and safety along with environmental reviews pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). I am a registered professional Electrical Engineer in California since 2009.

Prior to the CPUC, I worked for eight years for the U.S. General Services Administration in San Francisco, and worked as a project manager for federal building renovation projects including energy efficiency and security. Previous to the U.S. GSA, I worked for three years for the U.S. Naval Electronics Systems Engineering Command in Vallejo.

In addition to my regular duties as section Vice President (Rank & File), my desire is to work with Golden Gate Section members and PECG to explore and, hopefully, find ways that PECG can be an advocate for members to address issues important to Californians, like public health & safety, infrastructure reliability and costs.

With your support, I would be honored to serve as Vice President – Rank & File of the Golden Gate Section for the 2011-12 term.

Secretary:

Colleen Sullivan
My name is Colleen Sullivan. I have worked as a Utilities Engineer with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for 21 years. I have worked in the areas of rail transit safety and electric and gas reliability and safety. I previously worked for 7 years with the Department of Defense in Florida and Sacramento working in the areas of failure analysis and corrosion control. l have a BS in Metallurgical Engineering.

I look forward to working with an organization that has worked diligently on our behalf. I would be honored to serve as Secretary in the Golden Gate Section of PECG.

Treasurer

Larry Hirsch
I have 31 years of experience with the California Public Utilities Commission. I am a currently senior utilities engineer in the Communications Division. I have been a member of PECG for over 20 years.

PECG has achieved a lot over the years but there is a yet more to do. With participation from the members, PECG will continue to represent engineers effectively and achieve even more in the future. I ask for your support to continue as Golden Gate Section Treasurer.

a) Director
b) President
c) Vice-President Rank and File
d) Vice-President Supervisory
e) Secretary
f) Treasurer

Note: Please be advised that only Section members can qualify as candidates for office and only Section members can nominate officers. When nominating a candidate for office, please have his/her consent for such candidacy.

Nominations may be made via telephone, postal mail, hand-delivery, or e-mail to any of the Nominating Committee members below:

Aimee Cauguiran – Chair, (415) 703-2055, e-mail: aad@cpuc.ca.gov
505 Van Ness Ave, Rm. 2-D, San Francisco, CA 94102

Kenneth How, (415) 703-2875, e-mail: kh2@cpuc.ca.gov
505 Van Ness Ave, Rm. 2-D, San Francisco, CA 94102

Willard Lam, (415) 703-1327, e-mail: Willard.Lam@cpuc.ca.gov
505 Van Ness Ave, Rm. 2-D, San Francisco, CA 94102

All nominations must be received by the Nominating Committee no later than 5:00 P.M. on August 12, 2011.

Flyer: 2011OfficerNominations.pdf

All unit 9 employees (PECG Members and Fee Payers) are authorized to attend a meeting:

On Tuesday March 29, 2011
Between 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (PUC AUDITORIUM)
1st FLOOR
505 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102

You are authorized one hour of State paid release time, plus travel time if needed, to attend the meeting to learn about the proposed new MOU and have your questions answered. This release time hour is in addition to your normal lunch break.

Lunch will be provided by PECG.

Where:
Holiday Inn Civic Center
50 8th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

Menu:
Buffet Luncheon
Corned Beef and Cabbage with Potatoes;
Ginger Orange Tilapia with Basil Roast Pork Tenderloin served in a Caribbean Rum Sauce
Soup, Salads, Pasta, Vegetables, Dessert & Coffee or Tea

Agenda: Review of Quarterly meeting and Update of issues

Cost:
$20.00 Members, Retirees and fee payers
$40 Guests and others

RSVP by Monday, March 1:
Larry Hirsch (415) 703-1575 larry.hirsch@cpuc.ca.gov
Erin Stroub (510) 622-3129 erin.stroub@dgs.ca.gov

Flyer: 20110318SectionMeeting.pdf