Code Advisory Committees
The following tables identify the six Code Advisory Committees (CAC), their representative membership and position. CAC members serve two 18-month code adoption cycles, one triennial and one intervening. CACs are reconstituted for each new triennial code adoption cycle.
2024-26 Code Advisory Committees
|
Members |
Positions |
| Brad S. Wungluck, CBO, CASp | Chair — Local Government Building Official |
| Eugene Lozano, Jr. | Disability Access Advocate — Visual Impairment |
| Arfaraz Khambatta | Disability Access Advocate — Hearing Impairment |
| Daniel Kaiser, CAS | Disability Access Advocate — Mobility Impairment |
| Bill Zellmer, AIA, CASp | Disability Access Advocate — Cognitive Impairment |
| Janis Kent |
Architect |
| Michael P. Gibbens, CASp | Construction Industry |
| VACANT | Fire Official |
| David M. Field, AIA, CASp | Public Member |
| April Dawson-Rawlings | Ex-Officio — CCDA |
| Trevor Finneman | Ex-Officio — University of California, Office of the President |
|
Members |
Positions |
| Randall Metz, MPA, EFO, CFO | Chair — Fire Official |
| Ara Sargsyan, PE, CBO | Local Government Building Official |
| Ronnie Thomas, PE | Registered Fire Protection Engineer |
| Gary Dunger | Construction Industry |
| Christopher Ochoa, PE | Commercial Building Industry |
| Nathan Dison |
Architect |
| David M. Field, AIA, CASp | Disability Access Advocate |
| Mark Blanchette, PhD | Public Member |
| Jose Sanabria | Ex-Officio — OSFM |
| Stephen Guarino | Ex-Officio — University of California, Office of the President |
| Carl Newth |
Ex-Officio — University of California, Los Angeles |
| Jena Garcia - Alternate | Ex-Officio — Office of the State Fire Marshal |
|
Members |
Positions |
| Osama Younan, PE | Chair - Local Government Building Official |
| Robert E. Raymer, PE | Residential Construction Industry Representative |
| Alejandra Nieto | Commercial Building Industry Representative |
| Sharon Refvem, FAIA | Architect |
| Michael Stone | Environmental Organization Representative |
| Wes Sullens | Public Member/Local Water Efficiency Official |
| Jake Tomlin | Fire Official |
| Scott Wayland, PE |
Mechanical Engineer or Energy/Building Performance Specialist |
| Ron Takiguchi, PE |
Electrical Engineer/Inspector or Energy/Building Performance Specialist |
| Ellen Owens, AIA | Ex-Officio — UC Office of the President |
| Hank Kaplan | Ex-Officio — CSU OC |
| Adrienne Harris | Ex-Officio — ARB |
|
Members |
Positions |
| Bill Zellmer, AIA, CASp | Chair — Skilled Nursing Facility Representative |
| Belinda Young | Acute Care Hospital Representative |
| Cheryl L. Domnitch, PE | Fire Protection Engineer |
| Dawn Anderson, AIA, CASp | Architect |
| Rene F. Amy | General Contractor |
| Sudhir Kumar Agrawal, PE | Mechanical Engineer |
| Michael Stone |
Electrical Engineer or Inspector |
| Sharon Goei, PE, CBO | Local Government Building Official |
| Gary Dunger | Primary Care or Specialty Clinic Representative |
| Heber Barrera-Vite | Ex-Officio — UC San Francisco |
| Stephen Guarino | Ex-Officio — UC Office of the President |
| Connie Christensen | Ex-Officio — HCAI/OSHPD |
|
Members |
Positions |
| Ron Takiguchi, PE | Chair—Electrical Engineer or Inspector |
| Brad S. Wungluck, CBO, CASp | Local Government Building Official |
| Michael Stone | Environmental/Energy Organization |
| Harry Moos | Construction Industry |
| Jenny Meng-Chun Chang | Architect |
| Jake Tomlin |
Fire Official |
| Gale E. Bate | Public Member or Local Water Official |
| Shane (Peters) Murphy |
Plumbing Inspector |
| Scott Wayland, PE |
Mechanical Engineer |
| Eric Wolff, PhD, PE, PMP |
Ex-Officio — University of California, San Diego |
| Nathan Ho | Ex-Officio — UC Irvine |
| Rachel Patterson | Ex-Officio — CSU OC |
|
Members |
Positions |
| John C. Oglesby - Alternate | Chair — General Contractor |
| Sharon Goei, PE, CBO | Chair — Local Government Building Official |
| Gwenyth Searer, PE, SE | Structural Engineer |
| Yihauo “Clark” Shen, SE | Structural Engineer |
| Shahen Akelyan - Alternate | Structural Engineer |
| Gary L. McGavin, AIA | Architect |
| Ara Sargsyan - Alternate | Local Government Building Official |
| Martin Ledezma | Public Member |
| Eric Wolff, PhD, PE, PMP | Ex-Officio — University of California, San Diego |
| Jack Andersen | Ex-Officio — CSU OC |
| Jia Wang-Connelly | Ex-Officio — SSC |
code advisory committees
Per Section 1-409 of the California Administrative Code (Cal. Code Regs., Title 24, Part 1), and prior to conducting any hearing or public comment period as part of the rulemaking proceeding required by the Administrative Procedure Act, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) assigns the initial code change proposals to one or more of the six Code Advisory Committees (CACs) specifically knowledgeable in the proposed building standards. CACs provide special technical review of proposed building standards and provide recommendations to CBSC and state proposing agencies.Public meetings are noticed and scheduled to ensure adequate opportunity for public participation and technical review. For information about the six CACs, members and the application process, see Section 1-209 through 1-211 of the California Administrative Code.