Contact our Teams
The DRIVE Electric USA program is large, spanning 14 states (and adding more!) that are part of the planning and programmatic work. Get in touch with our programmatic or administrative team members from each state to learn more about this groundbreaking project.
Program Teams
Lead entity – Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC)

- Mark Bentley, Director
- Michael Staley, President
- Shannon Tillman, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Bentley | Michael Staley | Shannon Tillman |
Lead Coalition – Valley of the Sun CCC
- Don Covert – Coordinator
Lead entity – Drive Clean Colorado 

- Julia Davila, Drive Electric Colorado Initiative Leader
- Bonnie Trowbridge, Executive Director
- Kristi Mladenovic, Business Manager
Julia Davila | Bonnie Trowbridge | Kristi Mladenovic |
Lead Entity – Connecticut Southwestern Area Clean Cities
- Daphne Dixon, Director
Other participants:
- Craig Peters, Director – Capitol Clean Cities of Connecticut
- Paul Wessel, Director – Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition
Lead Coalition – Greater Washington Region CCC
- Antoine Thompson, Coordinator
Antoine Thompson |
Lead Organization – Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida
- Colleen Kettles, Director of Workforce and Business Development
Colleen Kettles |
Lead Coalition – Clean Cities-Georgia (CC-GA)
- Sumner Pomeroy, Co-Coordinator
- Frank Morris, Executive Director
- Samantha Pettigrew, Program Manager
Lead Coalition – Drive Clean Indiana (SSCS)
- Carl Lisek, Coordinator
Carl Lisek |
Lead Coalition – Kansas City Regional Clean Cities (KCRCC)

- Jenna Znamenak, Program Coordinator & Central Kansas Clean Cities Coordinator
- Taylor Corn, Project Coordinator
Jenna Znamenak |
Lead Coalition – Louisiana Clean Fuels (LCF)

- Ann Vail, Executive Director
- Shawn Redding, Drive Electric Louisiana Coordinator
- Stephanie Keen, Member Services
Lead Coalition – Maine Clean Communities
- Sara Mills-Knapp, Coordinator
- Jon Gagne
Lead Coalition – ALA / Minnesota CCC
- Lisa Thurstin, Coordinator
Lisa Thurstin |
Lead Coalition – St. Louis Clean Cities (SLCC)
- Kevin Herdler, Executive Director
- Laura Jones, Project Partner
Other Participants:
- KCRCC staff – Kansas City Regional Clean Cities (KCRCC)
Laura Jones | Kevin Herdler |
Lead Coalition – New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition
- Chuck Feinberg, Chairman
- Caroline McCallum, Program Manager
Chuck Feinberg | Caroline McCallum |
Lead Coalition – Clean Communities of Central New York

- Barry Carr, Director ECC
- Veronica Cason, Program Manager
Other Participants:
- Joy Gardner, Executive Director – Empire Clean Cities
Lead Coalition – Triangle Clean Cities (TCC)

- Sean Flaherty, Co-Coordinator TCC
- Annie Lee, Program Specialist TCC
Other Participants:
- Jason Wager, Coordinator & Program Supervisor – Centralina Clean Fuels
- Sara Nichols, Regional Planner – Land-of-Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition
- Megan Upchurch, Regional Planner – Land-of-Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition
Lead Coalition – Clean Fuels Ohio (CFO)

- Jacob Schwemlein, Director, Drive Electric Ohio
Jacob (Jake) Schwemlein |
Lead Coalition – Central OK Clean Cities
- Eric Pollard, Coordinator
Lead Coalition – Eastern PA – Alliance for Clean Transportation (EP-ACT)

- Tony Bandiero, Executive Director EP-ACT
Other Participants:
- Rick Price, Executive Director Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
Tony Bandiero | Rick Price |
Lead Coalition – East Tennessee Clean Fuels (ETCF)
- Jonathan Overly, Chief Executive Officer
- Jennifer Kidd, Senior Project Manager
- Danniel J. F. Siksay, Project Manager & Chief of Staff
- Valerie Farmer, Project Assistant
Jonathan Overly | Jennifer Kidd | Danniel Siksay | Valerie Farmer |
Lead Coalition – Utah Clean Cities (UCC)

- Kelly Barrett, Project Manager
- Tammie Bostick, Executive Director
Tammie Bostick | Kelly Barrett | Anna Cook |
Lead Coalition – Virginia Clean Cities (VCC)

- Matt Wade, Deputy Director
- Bruce Vlk, Program Coordinator
- John Maiorana, Program Coordinator
Lead Coalition – Western Washington CCC
- Michael Graham, Coordinator
Lead Entity – Wisconsin Clean Cities (WCC)
- Lorrie Lisek, Executive Director
- Matthew Christman, Program Specialist
Lead Coalition – Yellowstone-Teton CCC
- Alicia Cox, Coordinator
Alicia Cox |

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