Appointed by the City of Elk Grove, Eugene currently serves as a Commissioner on the Sacramento Environmental Commission.
Eugene retired from the California Energy Commission, where he supervised teams working to improve building energy efficiency and decarbonization and promote clean energy equity in disadvantaged communities and tribal lands.
Born in Sacramento, Eugene studied at UC Davis and worked briefly at the California State Assembly. Later, he worked at a non-profit organization improving home energy efficiency in Sacramento County and served multiple board positions at a local affordable housing non-profit. Eugene has extensive experience launching and managing new state programs creating sustainable infill and transit-oriented developments and communities.
“I am passionate about helping others learn and protect our environment,” says Eugene. “I draw life inspiration from Robert F. Kennedy to improve the lives of others and ‘dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.'”
Eugene enjoys serving as a career advisor at UC Davis, cycling, hiking, kayaking, and playing drums.