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Board Members

Jessica Block
Chair, WIFIRE Lab Associate Director – Fire behavior, risk modeling, vegetation management & ecology, data governance, Board management.
Alexandra Syphard
Senior Research Ecologist – Geospatial, statistical and risk modeling approaches, fire ecology & land use, vegetation & wildfire patterns.
Christopher Porter
IBEW Local 47 Business Representative – Worker qualifications, publicly-owned utilities, utility infrastructure, Board management.
Diane Fellman
Vice Chair, Attorney & Regulatory Specialist – Board management and strategic planning; utility business models; energy and regulatory policy and procedure.
John Mader
PG&E Engineer, ESC Local 20 IFPTE President – Utility infrastructure design, PSPS reduction via risk modeling & targeted hardening, resource allocation.
Ralph M. Armstrong Jr
IBEW Local 1245 Manager – Worker safety, vegetation management, utility infrastructure and emerging technologies, publicly-owned utilities.
Wildfire Safety Advisory Board
Inquiries
All inquiries may be submitted to wsab@energysafety.ca.gov.
Staff and Advisors
Advisor
Tim Tutt, Advisor
Advisor
Mary Ann Aguayo, Support Staff