Alaska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition (apprentice)
The Alaska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition works with vehicle fleets, fuel providers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to identify community-driven choices that save energy and promote the use of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies in transportation.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Tim
Leach (acting)
907-715-2382
tim.leach@launchalaska.com
General Stats
- Recognized: October 15, 2024
- Population: (based on 2022 Census estimate)
- Local/Regional Service Area: Entire state of Alaska including Tribal lands
Alternative Fueling Stations
Including public and private stations
- Biodiesel (B20 and above): 0
- Electric (charging outlets): 148
- Ethanol (E85): 0
- Hydrogen: 0
- Natural Gas: 0
- Propane: 1
Tim Leach (acting)
Tim Leach is the Deputy Director of Transportation for Launch Alaska, an Anchorage, Alaska-based nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the energy transition and decarbonize the globe, starting in Alaska. Tim also leads the Alaska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition, which harnesses local and national networks to decarbonize ground, marine and air transport. Over the past 18 years, Tim has worked in the energy and transportation sectors for nonprofit, for-profit, state-owned corporations, and academia. Tim has supported utilities, tribes, municipalities, and the State of Alaska as a subject matter expert in energy and transportation decarbonization planning. Tim led the Alaska Electric Vehicle Working Group, managed EV demonstration events like the Arctic Road Rally, and spearheaded regulatory reform to enable vehicle electrification.
Tim graduated from Vermont Law School in 2019 where he achieved a Master of Energy Regulation and Law with Distinction. During his schooling he focused on innovative energy policy and utility programming, electric vehicles, and climate law.
Outside his work on clean energy and transportation, Tim spent 15 years leading courses with the National Outdoor Leadership School, teaching college students, business executives, and Naval Academy Midshipmen leadership and mountaineering skills. He also built and lived in an off-grid cabin where his son was born. Now, Tim lives in the heart of the Matanuska Valley with his son and husky. He loves chasing light with his camera, volunteers as a board member of the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center and plays in the mountains and on the rivers in all seasons.