Power Mapping

In almost every plot relevant to Athens Solar, a CUP will be required based on their current zoning type (see tables). Planning Commissioners serve terms concurrent with their district supervisor, except at larger commissioners, which serve four-year terms.

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Note that Planning Commissioners are appointed by the supervisor from their corresponding district, with the opportunity for reappointment. Therefore, be aware that there may also be some political pressures as play relative to the supervisors. If the developer, or other related stakeholders, wish to appeal a ruling from the Planning Commission, the issue would then be taken up by the Placer County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors could be a secondary group of stakeholder to be engaged in the event the Planning Board does not approve the project.

Anders Hauge (District 5): A resident of Meadow Vista and a managing partner of A&J Farms in the Sutter Basin. Hauge has nearly 50 years of experience in environmental, community and transportation planning. They were reappointed in 2021. There does not appear to be public reporting on Hauge’s position on solar development.       

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Email: Not Found

Phone: (530) 492-3068

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Anthony DeMattei (District 3): DeMattei previously served on the Placer County Farm Bureau Board, Placer Union High School Agriculture Advisory Committee, Del Oro High School Agriculture Committee and Sierra College Agriculture Advisory Committee. They were appointed in 2021. There does not appear to be public reporting on DeMattei’s position on solar development.       

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Email: Not Found

Phone: (916) 774-1483 , (916) 544-1190

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Bridget Powers (At Large): Powers, a resident of Auburn, served three terms as the mayor of Auburn and 13 years as an Auburn city council member and four years as an Auburn Planning Commission member. Powers’ professional affiliations include the Sacramento Area Commerce of Government, Placer County Economic Development Board, City of Auburn Economic Development Board and Auburn Airport Business Park Association. Their latest appointment was in 2022. There does not appear to be public reporting on Power’s position on solar development.       

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Email: Not found

Phone: (530) 888-7976 ,  (925) 937-6149 , (916) 835-4565 (work phone)

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Daniel Woodward (District 4): Woodward previously served in the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a pilot and general officer. Woodward also recently retired as Vice President of General Dynamics information systems. They were appointed in 2021. There does not appear to be public reporting on Woodward’s position on solar development.       

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Email: Not found

Phone: (703) 352-2405 , (478) 923-8493

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Nathan Herzog (District 2): Herzog is an award-winning educator and has authored several publications. He earned a doctorate in philosophy from Capella University and also holds a master’s degree in multicultural education. He is currently dean of the School of Education at William Jessup University. There does not appear to be public reporting on Herzog’s position on solar development. The Athens Solar Project footprint falls predominantly in Herog’s region, District 2.        

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Email: nherzog@jessup.edu

Phone: (916) 577-2284

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Richard Johnson (At Large): Johnson lives in Auburn. Prior to his appointment to the Placer County Planning Commission, he worked at the U.S. Forest Service. Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in Forest Management at Colorado State University. They were reappointed in 2021. There does not appear to be public reporting on Johnson’s position on solar development.

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Email: Not found 

Phone: (530) 885-9099

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Robyn Dahlgren (District 1): Dahlgren has over 25 years of public sector consulting experience. Dahlgren earned a master's degree in public administration from Florida International University. Their latest appointment was in 2022. There does not appear to be public reporting on Dahlgren’s position on solar development. Small portions of the southern-most bounds of the Athens Solar Project footprint may fall into Dahlgren’s region, District 1.  

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Email: Not found

Phone: (916) 641-1800 ,  (209) 251-3834

Bonnie Gore, District 1 Supervisor (Republican)

Email: SupervisorGore@Placer.CA.Gov

Phone: 530-889-4010

• Elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in June 2018 and assumed office in January 2019. 
• Served on the Roseville City Council from 2012 to 2018, including time as Vice Mayor and Mayor.
• Her focus is on economic development, fiscal sustainability, public safety, and positive collaboration between local jurisdictions. 
• Represents the County on multiple committees, including South Placer Wastewater Authority JPA, Western Placer Waste Management Authority, California State Association of Counties (CSAC), and the Greater Sacramento Economic Council.
• Serves as Chair for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) for 2021.
• An active member of the Roseville Chamber of Commerce, twice chairing the Chamber’s regional economic development event and serving as the chair of Leadership Roseville.
• Recipient of the Chamber’s prestigious “Athena Award”, which honors women in South Placer County who make significant, positive impacts in the community. 
• Founding chair of the Lighthouse Counseling and Family Resource Center and served on the Roseville City Schools Foundation Board.
• Currently serves as a Trustee for William Jessup University. 
• In 2019, founded Female Leadership And Mentor Exchange (FLAME) to advance and empower next-generation female leaders by creating and encouraging mentor relationships between women in executive-level leadership roles with young women attending college or beginning a career. 
• Earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Santa Clara University. She and her husband, Rob, have one son, Jacob, who recently served in the United States Army and two daughters “of their hearts” Carmel and Naomi.

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Robert Weygandt, District 2 Supervisor (Republican)

Email: rweygand@placer.ca.gov

Phone: 916-408-1264

Term: 7^th January 2019 – December 2022

Committees: Wildlife Heritage Foundation (Board member)

• Member of the Placer County Board of Supervisors since 1995, lives on the same foothills ranch in rural Lincoln where he grew up. 
• Represents the western portion of the county, including Lincoln, Sheridan, and the western portions of Rocklin and Roseville. 
• Lived in Placer County for over 50 years and was recently re-elected to his seventh four-year term. 
• Earned bachelor's and master's degrees in finance and management from the University of Southern California. 
• Was vice president, chief financial officer, and part-owner of WECO Aerospace Systems, an aircraft repair facility based in Lincoln. 
• Served as a county planning commissioner, member of the county economic development board, and community college instructor. 
• Today, he is involved in Placer Legacy-a program to protect land, water, and open space within the county.

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Shanti Landon, District 2 Director (Republican - Running for supervisor)

Email: slandon@placer.ca.gov

Phone: 530-889-4010 

• Raised in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Jackson, California. 
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in religious studies from California State University, Sacramento. 
• Worked in the executive office of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Worked as a freelance journalist and contributor to the Huffington Post. She was also a blogger and public speaker, speaking at Northern California women’s retreats. 
• District Director to Placer County Supervisor Robert Weygandt, where she focuses on policy analysis and development, constituent relations, and coordinates with various local officials and departments on County issues. 
• Board member at Lighthouse Counseling & Family Resource Center, a Rotarian, and a member of Assemblyman Kevin Kiley’s Civic Advisory Committee. 
• She and her husband, Chris, have been married for 20 years and have five kids. 
• An adoptive mom of four children from foster care; Shanti is passionate about helping meet the needs of kids living in the foster care system, and support the adopting families.

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Jim Holmes, District 3 Supervisor (Party affiliation - unknown)

Email: JHolmes@placer.ca.gov

Phone: 530-889-4010

• Elected in 2004 and assumed his seat on the Board of Supervisors on January 4, 2005.
• Currently serving his 4th term. 
• Represents the 3rd District, including a portion of North Auburn, Ophir, Newcastle, Penryn, Loomis, and the majority of Rocklin. 
• Claims that his greatest goals during the term of office are to preserve and protect the agricultural heritage of the county and insure quality, customer-friendly government services. 
• Attended local schools, graduated from Placer High School and Sierra College. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Humboldt State University.

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Suzanne Jones, District 4 Supervisor (Republican - ran for State Assembly in 2016)

Email: suzannejones@placer.ca.gov

Phone: (530) 889-4010 

• Elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in March 2020.  
• Long history of service in her community.
• Elected to four back-to-back terms on the Placer County Board of Education in November 2010.
• Served as the County Board Vice-President in 2013 and 2020, and then as Board President in 2014.  
• Received the Trustee of the Year award in 2019.  
• One of three Trustees serving the Granite Bay and Roseville areas.  
• Also served on the Policy Advisory Committee, the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Legislative Committee, the California County Boards of Education (CCBE) Legislative Committee as trustee (including one year as the committee chair).
• Also served on the CCBE Board of Directors. 
• Throughout her tenure dedicated herself to educational programs for early childhood education, special education, alternative education, community schools, and juvenile court schools. 
• In 2014, she was appointed by the Placer County Board of Supervisors to serve as Commissioner for District 4 on the Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission until her term expired in May 2020, including 2 years on the Housing Committee. 
• In 2012, she was appointed to the Appellate Mediation Program, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District as a trained mediator. 
• Earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Biology, with a minor in Chemistry from California State University, Sacramento.   
• Also received a Juris Doctor from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento and is a current member of the California State Bar Association. 
• Past years of service include working for the Department of the Army in the Accounting Division, Transportation Division, The Army Criminal Investigation Division in the United States and Europe; and, for the Office of the Program Manager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

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Cindy Gustafson, District 5 Supervisor (Independent)

Email: supervisorgustafson@placer.ca.gov

Phone: (530) 889-4010 

• Long history of both work and volunteer service in the region. 
• Appointed to the Board of Supervisors on April 11, 2019.
• Moved to North Lake Tahoe in 1983.
• In 1988, hired as the part-time Field Aide to then Placer County Supervisor Mike Fluty, a position she held for just over a year, before becoming a full-time employee for Perini Land Development. 
• In 1991, joined the Tahoe City Public Utility District where she worked for 26 years.
• Held a variety of positions, including her final eight years as the General Manager. 
• She secured and administered $30 million in grant funding for a variety of capital projects including bike trails, sidewalks, water and sewer system upgrades, community buildings, public parks, beaches, and environmental restoration projects.
• In 2003 she was appointed to the California Fish and Game Commission by Governor Schwarzenegger, where she served four years.
• In 2017, retired from local government and took over as the Chief Executive Officer of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association and North Tahoe Chamber, until she was appointed as the District 5 Supervisor for Placer County. 
• Also chaired the Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force, charged with developing recommendations for protecting the State’s waters along the North Coast of California. 
• Volunteered for a number of departments and commissions, including transportation, education, environmental stewardship, economic development and land use. 

Krista Bernasconi (R), Mayor

Email: kbernasconi@roseville.ca.us

Phone: 916-223-1060

Term: November 2018 – December 2022

City council election in November 2022 (campaign kicked off)

• Named in Sacramento region’s “40 Under 40,”.
• Former chamber board member. Served as a planning commissioner for the City of Roseville for 8 years. 
• Served on Roseville City School District Board of Education for 8 years. Founding board member of IGNITE Young Professionals in Roseville and the Roseville City School District Foundation.
• Owns a public relations firm in Roseville. No public statements regarding opposition to solar and wind power were found.

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Bruce Houdesheldt (R), Vice Mayor

Email: bhoudesheldt@roseville.ca.us 

Phone: (916) 365-5863, (916) 952-1287

Term: December 2020 - December 2022 

Promotion as the Mayor due in December 2022

• More than 25 years of experience representing small business and national companies on transportation, housing, water resource, land use and air quality policy and regulatory issues both in California and Maryland. 
• Active with organizations such as the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Placer County Association of Realtors, Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Sacramento Water Forum, Cleaner Air Partnership and Valley Vision.
• Committees: Electric Utility Risk Oversight Committee, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (Sub of PCTPA) School Districts / City of Roseville Issues Committee, Sites Reservoir Joint Power Authority

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Scott Alvord (D), Member of City Council Roseville

Email: salvord@roseville.ca.us

Phone: 916-784-0240

Term: Expires in 2024 — Running for Supervisor Dist 2 (Elections due November 2022)

• BS (CS) from Pacific Union College
• MBA-MCA from Sacramento State University
• CEO of Advanced Development Concepts, LLC.
• Highly involved in the regional business community including merchants. 
• Work involves developing solutions for the homeless and economic improvement of the neighborhoods.
• Served on the board of Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (RCONA)
• Other committees: Economic Development Advisory Committee (chair), Greater Sacramento Economic Council, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Placer County Economic Development Board, City of Roseville Revitalization Committee, Roseville Chamber of Commerce CORE (C3) Committee, Roseville Chamber of Commerce Revitalization Committee
• Close and tight-knit ties with the communities and neighborhoods in Roseville. He can be of great help in resolving any issue (if arises) over Point of Interconnection.

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Pauline Roccucci (R), Councilmember (Roseville)

proccucci@roseville.ca.us 

Phone: 916-508-5807

November 2018 - December 2022

Election for next term in November 2022

• Bachelor of Science (Nursing) – Sacramento State 
• Member of the Flying Samaritan Medical Health Team since 1988
• Roseville Soroptimist member since 1990
• Current president of EXCEL Roseville which provides services to underserved children
• Member of the South Placer Women’s Leadership Coalition since 2007
• Committees: Electric Utility Risk Oversight Committee