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 entity – East River Electric Power Coop., Inc. 
- Chris Studer, Chief Member and Public Relations Officer
 Chris Studer |
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 |
Administrative Team
Jonathan Overly has spent 20 years building partnerships towards implementing cleaner-fuel projects and programs. While Tennessee is his primary focus, multi-state collaboratives are of unique interest to Jonathan as they provide opportunities to make a larger difference.
Eleanor Jersild is the Senior Manager of Compliance and Operations at Clean Fuels Ohio, and is the administrative lead for the DEUSA1 project. She coordinates all aspects of the contracts and reporting with the remaining 12 partner states.
Daniel is an experienced rhetorician who has successfully applied a critical thinking mindset to create an extensive skillset including business management, digital media coordination, and public outreach.
Valerie is an intern at ETCleanfuels. She has worked on multiple projects since her start at the coalition and has recently become the “webmaster” of the DEUSA site.
Jacob Schwemlein is the director of Drive Electric Ohio and participates in DEUSA project management with the leadership team.
Darcy Ayers is a Project Manager at ETCleanFuels. She is the administrative lead for the DEUSA2 Project.
Sam Spofforth served as the Executive Director of Clean Fuels Ohio from 2002 until 2021 when he left to join NREL. Spofforth was part of the original team (with Overly) that developed the DEUSA project idea and was a programmatic lead until his departure.
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