Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (EC) is the top leadership committee of the WHPA.  The EC has both strategic and tactical responsibilities.


Strategy: Guide and Advise

  • CA Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan
  • HVAC Action Plan
  • California IOUs on energy efficiency HVAC programs
Tactics: Oversee
  • WHPA Policy
  • WHPA Operations

The WHPA charter has established 14 members of the Executive Committee.  Members are organizations, not individuals.Executive Committee leadership is shared by two Co-Chairs, one selected by permanent members from their EC membership, and the other selected by elected members from the COA. The current Co-Chairs of the EC are Jeremy Reefe with SDG&E and Bob Baker with ASHRAE.

More information about the WHPA Executive Committee is available in the WHPA Charter.

Meetings

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The Executive Committee meets monthly by conference call, with occasional in-person meetings. Meetings are closed unless designated as open meetings.  Meeting notes are posted at the bottom of this page.

Structure

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Residential Upstream Working Group

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A Working Group of the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the WHPA formed this Working Group, which held its first meeting on February 28 and is meeting weekly until the week of May 10, 2013. The goal is to provide broad HVAC industry input to the IOUs as they define their Residential Upstream program proposal for submission to the CPUC. All WHPA stakeholder categories are invited to participate. CLICK HERE for more information.

Executive Committee Members

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Organization Name Title
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Don Langston National Board of Directors
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Warren Lupson Director - Education
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Robert (Bob) Baker ASHRAE Fellow
California Energy Commission (CEC) Eurlyne Geiszler
 Office Manager of High Performance Buildings & Standards Office
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Hazlyn Fortune Energy Division Supervisor
Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Talbot Gee Executive Vice President and COO
The Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries, Inc. (IHACI) Bob Wiseman President
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) IOU Statewide Lead
 James Tuleya Senior Project Manager
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Mark Lowry
Executive Vice President
Southern California Edison (SCE) Mel Johnson
 Manager-Programs/Projects
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
 Jeremy Reefe
 Senior Program Manager
Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA), Western States Council
 Erik Emblem
 Executive Administrator
Southern California Gas IOU Statewide Lead
 Harvey Bringas
 Customer Programs Advisor
United Association
 Don Tanaka
  Director of HVACR and Plumbing Service for Southern California
  

Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents

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Archived Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents

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