Jeanne Clinton
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Berkeley resident Jeanne Clinton as special advisor to the California Public Utilities Commission, the governor’s office said Tuesday.
Clinton, 60, has been a manager of the commission’s Climate Strategies Branch since 2009 and was an advisor on clean energy and policy planning to the commission from 2006 to 2009, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Prior to that, she served as a consultant to former California Energy Commissioner Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, an international energy efficiency advisor for the Vietnam Ministry of Industry, as well as deputy director for the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority.
As special advisor for the commission, Clinton will help coordinate development and implementation of energy efficiency programs and policies, including financing mechanisms and other incentives — program design and implementation, program evaluation and other matters — according to the governor’s office. She also may work on related distribution generation and demand reduction programs.
Clinton’s new position does not require senate confirmation. Her compensation is $130,236.
In addition to Clinton’s appointment, Brown announced the appointment of San Francisco resident Barbara Emley, 69, to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Emley has fished commercially for more than 20 years and has served as the strategy team leader for the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations since 1995, according to the press release.
Her newly appointed position requires state Senate confirmation and provides compensation of $100 per diem.
Stephanie Baer is the city news editor.
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