Fire Chief Zoraida Diaz joined the Fremont Fire Department in 2021 and was appointed as the City’s first female Fire Chief on April 7, 2023. During her tenure with the Fremont Fire Department, Chief Diaz has led developing and implementing incident action plans for civil unrest, public safety power shutoff events, the COVID-19 pandemic, and, most recently, unprecedented weather events. Chief Diaz’s additional accomplishments include developing Special Operations Task Force redeployment plans based on analytics and collaboration between labor management and operations staff, revising the Fire Department’s Operations Policy section, and helping a team of employees secure an Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Wellness and Fitness that established cancer and cardiac preventative health screenings. Prior to working for the City of Fremont, Chief Diaz spent 18 years with the City of Oakland, where she grew her career in the fire service and was promoted through the ranks to Assistant Fire Chief. Before becoming a firefighter, Chief Diaz spent 15 years working as a social worker. Chief Diaz is proud of her Afro-Latina heritage and is bilingual in Spanish and English. Born and raised in New York City, Chief Diaz attended the State University of New York at Albany where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Spanish and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Alok Singhania is a partner/Advisor Gridscape where he is focused on scaling the company and manages various business aspects including company/product strategy, project financing, Marketing, Business and Channel development. Under his leadership, Gridscape has seen a several fold growth over the last 3 years.

As Sustainability Manager for the City of Fremont, Rachel is responsible for implementing Fremont’s Climate Action Plan, helping the city transition from an auto-oriented suburb into a resilient, sustainable, innovative, and strategically urban city. Rachel is a LEED O+M Accredited Professional with a Master’s degree in Natural Resources & Sustainable Development. She is an accomplished sustainability practitioner with demonstrated expertise in strategic climate mitigation, distributed energy resources, smart city technology deployment, adaptation and resiliency planning, and community-based social marketing.