Laura Fernandez

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Senior Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at San Diego Community Power

San Diego, California, United States

Overview

Laura Fernandez serves as the Senior Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at San Diego Community Power. An alumna of the University of California, Davis School of Law, she is an expert in clean energy policy and has extensive experience representing Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs.

Beyond her legal and regulatory work, Laura has a clear passion for environmental topics, having authored a publication on water policy. She is also a PADI certified Open Water SCUBA diver, indicating an interest in marine exploration and adventure.

Unique fact: She published a detailed comparison of water law and policy between Australia and California.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Status Quo Seeker

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Clean Energy Policy
Her entire career, including a fellowship at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute, has been focused on advancing clean energy through regulatory and legislative affairs.
Community Choice Aggregation
She has deep expertise in furthering the interests of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs, a core focus of her work both presently and in past roles.
Water Law
Demonstrated a specific academic and policy interest by authoring a publication on water law and policy, comparing Australian and Californian frameworks.

Media Appearances

Laura has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Senior Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at San Diego Community Power
1-2021 - 4-2025
Director of Regulatory and Legislative Affairs at San Diego Community Power
9-2016 - 1-2021
Associate Attorney at Braun Blaising Smith Wynne, P.C.
9-2018 - 12-2018
Fellow at Clean Energy Leadership Institute
1-2016 - 5-2016
Law Clerk at Braun Blaising Smith Wynne, P.C.

Education

2013 - 2016
Doctor of Law (J.D.) from University of California, Davis - School of Law
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Arts from UC San Diego

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Insights For Selling To Laura

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Laura is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Laura

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Laura move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Laura take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Laura

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