2021 SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS 

Keynote Speakers:

Paola Santana - Founder and CEO of GLASS

Dennis Elsenbeck - President of Viridi Parente

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Bill Van Amburg

Executive Vice President

CALSTART

Tom Ashley

Vice President

Policy & Market Development

Greenlots

Andy Abrams

President

EVauto

Beth Baird

Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition Board of Directors

Richard Battersby

Assistant Director

Public Works

City of Oakland

Eric Bayani

International Transportation Service LLC

Long Beach

Angela Becker-Dippmann

Director

Energy & Environment Directorate’s Program Development Office

PNNL

John Boren

Fleet Program Manager

Policy, Data & Analysis Section

Oregon Department of Transportation

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Nico Bouwkamp

Technical Program Manager

CaFCP

Tony Cademarti

Fleet Program Manager

Everett Transportation Services

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Sheri Call

Executive Vice President

Washington Trucking Associations 

Keith Brandis

Volvo Group North America

James Campbell

Director

Innovation & Sustainability Policy

PacifiCorp

Ryann Child

Sr. Environmental Management Specialist

Port of Seattle

Michael Coates

Principal

MightyComm​

Lance Deng

Vice President

Mobility & New Markets Development

Plug Power

Joel Creswell

Climate Policy Section Manager

Air Quality Program

Washington Department of Ecology

Adam Davis

Interim Executive Director of Maintenance

Pierce Transit 

Jacqueline DeSouza

President

Apparent, Inc.

Francisco Dóñez

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Jonathan Elkin

Innovation & Advanced

Engineering Manager

ConMet

Greg Dronkert

Founder & President

Pacific Mobility Group

Erin Galiger

Senior Business Development Manager | Rocsys, Inc.

Mark Fitz

President

StarOilco

Chad Gordon

Operations Manager

J&M Sanitation

Michael Graham

Director of Policy & Communications

Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition

Mike Grainey

Principal

Michael W. Grainey Consulting LLC

Zach Henkin

Associate Director

Cadeo

Kelly Hoell

Sustainability Program Manager

Lane Transit District

Matt Holmes

Community Engagement Specialist

Eric Huang

Program Manager

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Colin Huwyler

CEO

Optimus Technologies

Jim Jensen

Director

Washington Green Transportation Program

Sabrina Johnson

Senior Advisor

Office of Environmental Justice at the US Environmental Protection Agency

Jeremiah Jones

Senior Manager

Marketing

Renewable Energy Group

James Kast 

ZEV Business Development Consultant

Toyota Motor North America

Randal Kaufman

Sales Director

Black & Veatch

Rachele Klein 

Manager

Business Development & Governmental Affairs

Republic Services

Rustam Kocher

Team Manager

Transportation Electrification

Portland General Electric (PGE)

Scott Koonce

Vice President

Sales

BayoTech

Matt Kunic 

Program Manager

Planning and Freight

FHWA Washington Division

Michael Laughlin

Technology Manager 

Technology Integration Program 

Vehicle Technologies Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Cam LeHouillier

Energy Research & Development Manager

Tacoma Power

Simon Lonsdale

Co-Founder & Head of Sales  & strategy

AMPLY

Alan Mace

Product Application Manager

Ballard Power Systems

James Mast

Director

Business Development

Chargeway

Paul Menig 

CEO

Business Accelerants

Penny McDaniel 

Director

U.S.-China Green Ports & Vessels

Initiative Lead U.S. West Coast Collaborative

United States Environmental Protection

Agency

Marten Mills

Business Development Manager

Western States, U.S. Gain a division of U.S. Venture, Inc.

Tom Mourmouras

Commercial Manager

Heavy Duty

Shell Hydrogen

Ruthie Norton

Engineering Consultant

Center for Transportation and the Environment

Fred Patricio

Project Manager

Port of Long Beach

Tim Payne

Principal 

Nelson|Nygaard Consulting

Associates

Todd Pendexter

Director of Sales

Onboard Dynamics

Giles Pettifor

Environmental Manager

Port of Hueneme

Dr. Mark Quarto

Chief Technical Officer

FutureTech Auto, LLC

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Miguel Rodriguez 

Community Outreach Manager

Port of Hueneme

Jared Ruiz   

E-Mobility Regional

Sales Manager

Volvo Trucks North America

Luc Samson

Sales Director

Effenco

Paola Santana

Founder and CEO

GLASS

Philip Saunders 

Deputy Division Director,

Logistics and Emergency

City of Seattle

Alex Schay 

Membership Services

NW Alliance for Clean 

Transportation

Jason Sekhon 

Senior Consultant

Advanced Technology Research

Toyota Motor Corporation

Karl Simon  

Director of the Transportation and Climate Division of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Lisa Shafer  

Program Manager

Coordinated Fleet Portfolio

King County Metro Transit

Angela Song  

Portfolio Manager

Transportation Electrification

Seattle City Light

Mike Stark 

Product Manager

Commercial Trucks

Daimler TSS

Faye Swift

DERA Grants & Policy Team Leader

USEPA, Office of Transportation and Air Quality

Chris Stoner  

Fleet Management Relationship Manager

XL Fleet

Rose Szoke

Environmental Specialist

Port of Long Beach

Chris Thompson

Regional Sales Director 

TEC Equipment

John Thornton  

President

CleanFuture, Inc.

Mary Till

Director of Business Development

Sawatch Labs

Andrea Tousignant

WSU Energy

Green Transportation Program

Diane Turchetta

Transportation Specialist 

FHWA’s Office of Natural Environment (HEPN)

Mike Usen

Electromobility & Resiliency Lead

‎DKS Associates

Austin Vaillancourt

Business Development Manager‎

Gevo

Dr. Gokul Vishwanathan

Director of Research & Sustainability

Propane Education & Research Council

Alex Voets

Sales & Marketing Manager

eMobility

Daimler Trucks North America 

Meghan Weinman

Director

Transportation Electrification 

Edison Energy

Kendell Whitehead 

Western Region lead

Heavy Vehicle Charging Solutions 

ABB

Cory-Ann Wind 

Oregon Clean Fuels Program Manager

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Jeff Wilkerson 

Director 

Market Development 

Nebraska Corn Board

Kevin Wood

Clean Transportation Specialist

CSE

Jennifer Wong 

Head of Sustainability

Convoy

Kelly Yearick

Senior Program Manager

Forth

Dan Yuska

US Maritime Administration

Office of Environment