Alana Mathews

Public Adviser

California Energy Commission

Alana Mathews was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as the Public Adviser for the California Energy Commission in 2013 and reappointed in 2016.  She provides procedural guidance to ensure the fair and adequate participation of interested parties and members of the public in all Commission proceedings.  She served as the project manager for the Senate Bill 350 Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act Barriers Study, and is the coordinator for the Senate Bill 350 Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group.  Additionally, she leads the efforts to implement the Energy Commission’s Diversity Initiative and Assembly Bill 865 Empower California Initiative.

Ms. Mathews is a former Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County. She earned a BA in Philosophy from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She also earned a J.D. and a LL.M in Governmental Affairs and Public Policy from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.

Ms. Mathews complements her work in the community with avid support of the arts.  She is an actress with Celebration Arts Community Theater and has also performed for the Sacramento Theater Company, and Davis Stories on Stage.  She is married to retired United States Army Sergeant Major Eugene Arcurio and is the proud mother of three beautiful children, Caleb (22), Jordan (21) and Josiah (19).