David Albrecht

David Albrecht is the Co-Coordinator of Kansas City Regional Clean Cities. He joined the Metropolitan Energy Center team in 2013, and has helped manage a range of programs in the years since, including the Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation, DERA and USDOE grants for vehicle replacement and alt-fuel deployments, AFV corridor designations and the National Parks Initiative.

Brandt Hertenstein

Brandt Hertenstein is the new co-coordinator for the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition. He joined Metropolitan Energy Center in the fall of 2020 as a Program Coordinator. Prior to his position at MEC, he was a member of Bridging the Gap’s city-wide recycling team. He received his bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he also went on to complete his Master’s in Bioenergy.

Hertenstein’s focus is in the transportation sector, specifically advocating for electrification of vehicles and infrastructure development in the Midwest region. He is lead for the Electrify Kansas initiative under the DRIVE for EVs project.

Learn about just some of the projects from Kansas City Regional Clean Cities. Visit the Kansas City Regional Clean Cities website for more projects and information.

• Safe Alternative Fuel Deployments in Mid-America
• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
• Nicodemus National Historic Site
• Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation
• Electrifying Terminal Trucks in Un-Incentivized Markets
• EVSE innovation: streetlight charging in the city right-of-way
• Safety Training and Design, Permitting, and Operational Guidance for Garage Facilities Maintaining and Parking Natural Gas, Propane, and Hydrogen Vehicles
• Kansas City Home to Nation's Largest Network of EV Charging Stations