Chief Diversity Officer
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Sacramento, California, United States
Jose is the Chief Diversity Officer, overseeing People Services & Strategies, Sustainable Communities, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) and Facilities, Security, and Emergency Operations departments. Jose's role is key in ensuring SMUD's 2030 Clean Energy Vision programs, partnerships, and strategices ensure equitable access for all of our customers. In addition, Jose is responsible for leading SMUD's Community Impact Plan which is focused on building strategies for multi-family and small business customers in under resourceded communities to partner and benefit from the implementation of our 2030 Zero Carbon plan.
Jose previously served as the Director of the Sustainable Communities program in 2018, which aims to bring environmental equity and economic vitality to all communities in SMUD's service area through over 130 community partnership and is focusing on the enhancement of an inclusive regional workforce and economic pipeline through key public and private partnerships. Jose has over 20 years of environmental and urban planning experience throughout California, covering a range of project and community types.
Jose currently serves as a member of the ULI National Public Development Infrastructure Council; Board Member of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Board Member of the Crocker Art Museum; Member of the American Clean Power Diversity Equity and Inclusion council; Board Member of the Center for Fathers and Families; Board Member for Capital Area Development Authority (CADA); and the Executive Committee for the Regional K-16 Collaboratives Grant Program.
Jose was a recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal 40 under 40 award in 2010, the 2012 Drexel University Oxholm Community Leadership Award, the 2021 UC Davis Inspirational Leadership in Diversity Award, a proud graduate of the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program, and the 2015 Drexel University 40 under 40 Distinguished Alumni award. Jose holds a BA in History from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Drexel University.
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Grid Equity in the Clean Energy Transition
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT