Planning and Technical Support Division

Planning and Technical Support Division Mission Statement: The Planning and Technical Support Division assesses the extent of the State's air quality problems and the progress being made to abate them, coordinates statewide development of clean air plans, maintains the CARB's databases pertaining to air quality and emissions, and applies practical and effective tools to use these data to explain the nature of California's air pollution problems in terms that may be used to design cost-effective strategies to improve the air quality. The Division's technical work provides a framework for clean air plans and ARB's regulatory programs. This support is provided in the areas of management and interpretation of emission inventory and aerometric (air quality and meteorological) data and of air quality modeling. For more detail, please go to the division's top page.

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• Telephone: (916) 322-5350
• E-Mail Address:  lmurchis@arb.ca.gov
• Mailing Address:
  California Air Resources Board, PTSD
  P.O. Box 2815 
  Sacramento, CA 95812
• Street Address:
  1001 I Street, 7th Floor
  Sacramento, CA 95814

• Cynthia Marvin, Assistant Division Chief
• Telephone: (916) 322-6021
• E-Mail Address: cmarvin@arb.ca.gov
• Mailing Address: Same as above
• Karen Buckley-Fitts, Goods Movement Strategies Section
  • Telephone: (916) 322-7673
  • E-Mail Address: kbuckley@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above
• Barbara Van Gee, Goods Movement Programs Section
  • Telephone: (916) 323-1523
  • E-Mail Address: bvangee@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above 

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Administrative Analysis Section

• Rachel Kirlis, Manager  
• Telephone: (916) 323-8413
• E-Mail Address: rkirlis@arb.ca.gov
• Mailing Address:
  California Air Resources Board, PTSD/EIB
  P.O. Box 2815
  Sacramento, CA 95812
• Street Address:
  1001 I Street, 7th Floor
  Sacramento, CA 95814
• Martha Ann Blackman, Assistant Division Liaison
• Telephone: (916) 322-6045
• E-Mail Address: mblackma@arb.ca.gov
• Mailing Address: Same as above

Emission Inventory Branch

• Richard Bode, Chief 

• Telephone: (916) 323-8413
• E-Mail Address: rbode@arb.ca.gov
• Mailing Address:
  California Air Resources Board, PTSD/EIB
  P.O. Box 2815
  Sacramento, CA 95812
• Street Address:
  1001 I Street, 7th Floor
  Sacramento, CA 95814
• Shelby Livingston, Environmental Justice and Special Projects Section
  • Telephone: (916) 324-7156
  • E-Mail Address: slivings@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above
• Gabe Ruiz, Emission Inventory Systems Section
  • Telephone: (916) 322-7673
  • E-Mail Address:gruiz@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above 
• Webster Tasat, Emission Inventory Analysis Section
  • Telephone: (916) 323-4950
  • E-Mail Address: wtasat@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above
• Doug Thompson, Climate Change Reporting Section
  • Telephone: (916) 322-7062
  • E-Mail Address: dthompso@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above
• Rajinder Sahota, Climate Change Verification & Protocols Section
  • Telephone: (916) 323-8503
  • E-Mail Address: rsahota@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above

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Modeling and Meteorology Branch

• John DaMassa, Chief
  • Telephone: (916) 324-7167
  • E-Mail Address: jdamassa@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:
    California Air Resources Board, PTSD/MMB
    P.O. Box 2815 
    Sacramento, CA 95812 
  • Street Address: 
    1001 I Street, 7th Floor
    Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Ajith Kaduwela, Regional Air Quality Modeling Section
    • Telephone: (916) 327-3955
    • E-Mail Address: akaduwel@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above 
  • Vernon Hughes, Atmospheric Modeling and Support Section
    • Telephone: (916) 324-4069
    • E-Mail Address: vhughes@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above 
  • Pingkuan Di, Meteorology & Verification Section
    • Telephone: (916) 322-6040
    • E-Mail Address: pdi@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above 

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Air Quality Data Branch

• Karen Magliano, Chief
  • Telephone: (916) 322-7137
  • E-Mail Address: kmaglian@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:
    California Air Resources Board, PTSD/AQDB
    P.O. Box 2815
    Sacramento, CA 95812
  • Street Address:
    1001 I Street, 7th Floor
    Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Gayle Sweigert, Air Quality Analysis Section
    • Telephone: (916) 322-6923
    • E-Mail Address: gsweiger@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above
  • Vacant, Air Quality Data Section
    • Telephone:
    • E-Mail Address:
    • Mailing Address: Same as above
  • Mena Shah, Air Quality & Statistical Studies Section
    • Telephone: (916) 324-7165
    • E-Mail Address: mshah@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above
  • Sylvia Zulawnick, Particulate Matter Analysis Section
    • Telephone: (916) 324-7163
    • E-Mail Address: szulawni@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address: Same as above

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Air Quality And Transportation Planning Branch

• Kurt Karperos, Chief
  • Telephone: (916) 445-5610
  • E-Mail Address: kkarpero@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:
    California Air Resources Board, PTSD/AQTPB
    P.O. Box 2815
    Sacramento, CA 95812
  • Street Address:
    1001 I Street, 7th Floor
    Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Ravi Ramilingam, Northern California SIP Section
    • Telephone: (916) 322-2085
    • E-Mail Address: rramalin@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address:  Same as above.
      
  • Doug Ito, SIP Local Government Strategies Section
  • Telephone: (916) 324-0356
  • E-Mail Address: dito@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:  Same as above.
  • Sylvia Oey, Southern California SIP Section
  • Telephone: (916) 322-8279
  • E-Mail Address: soey@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:  Same as above.
  • Jonathan Taylor, Transportation Analysis Section
  • Telephone: (916) 445-8699
  • E-Mail Address: jtaylor@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address: Same as above

Mobile Source Analysis Branch

• Michael Benjamin, D.Env., Chief
  • Telephone: (916) 323-2915
  • E-Mail Address: mbenjami@arb.ca.gov
  • Mailing Address:
    California Air Resources Board, PTSD/MSAB
    P.O. Box 2815
    Sacramento, CA 95812
  • Street Address:
    1001 I Street
    Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Jeff Long, Analysis Section
    • Telephone: (626) 450-6140
    • E-Mail Address: jlong@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address:
      California Air Resources Board, PTSD/MSAB
      9500 Telstar Avenue
      El Monte, CA 91731
    • Street Address:
      9500 Telstar Avenue
      El Monte, CA 91731
  • David Chou, D. Env., Off-Road Modeling and Assessment Section
    • Telephone: (626) 450-6136
    • E-Mail Address: cchou@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address:  Same as above.
  • Todd Sax, E.Env., Regulatory Support Section
    • Telephone: (916) 322-5474
    • E-Mail Address: tsax@arb.ca.gov
    • Mailing Address:
      California Air Resources Board, PTSD/MSAB
      P.O. Box 2815
      Sacramento, CA 95812
    • Street Address:
      1001 I Street, 7th Floor
      Sacramento, CA 95814