Technology Integration Program Contacts

Jordan Foster serves as the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for the North Central Region and is the primary point of contact for Clean Cities and Communities coalitions located within Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Jordan started at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in 2023. Jordan supports the Energy Efficiency and Manufacturing Division within NETL’s Technology Development Center. Prior to joining NETL, Jordan worked as a project manager within the heavy civil construction industry. Jordan’s experience includes managing federal, state, and municipal projects and providing expertise with global project management functions ranging from design and engineering to project operations and execution.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
P.O. Box 10940
626 Cochrans Mill Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Trev Hall is the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for the Southeast Region. He is the point of contact for Clean Cities and Communities coalitions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Trev has been a Clean Cities and Communities regional manager since January 2013. Prior to that, he started with the U.S. Department of Energy as a project manager in the Weatherization Assistance Program in 2009. He has a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a master's degree in business administration from West Virginia University. Trev brings experience working as a process-improvement engineer, co-founding start-ups, and leading small-growth companies. Trev has served as an adjunct professor at West Virginia University teaching entrepreneurship/business planning and has a passion for training, technology, marketing, and outreach.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
3610 Collins Ferry Road
P.O. Box 880
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880

Hannah Hathcock serves as the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for the Northwest Region and is the primary point of contact for Clean Cities and Communities coalitions in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Hannah also supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office Technology Integration Program work.

Hannah started at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in 2024. Prior to joining NETL, Hannah worked as a port engineer and project manager for the United States Coast Guard. Hannah received her Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering and naval architecture from the United States Coast Guard Academy. She is a certified project management professional and is preparing to take her professional engineer’s licensure exam.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
3610 Collins Ferry Road
Morgantown, WV 26507

Nicole Kirby is the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region and acting manager for the North Central Region. She is the point of contact for Clean Cities and Communities coalitions in Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Nicole also supports Technology Integration related to the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office.

Prior to joining the National Energy Technology Laboratory in 2022, Nicole worked as project manager, chemist, and educator. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Glenville State University and a master's degree in educational leadership from Western Governors University. Nicole is a certified special education dyslexia advocate and actively volunteers in her state, working with parents and schools to increase access to an equitable education.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
3610 Collins Ferry Road
Morgantown, WV 26507

Neil Kirschner is a senior project manager and engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Neil’s group directly supports the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.

Neil Kirschner is the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for the South Central Region and is the point of contact for Clean Cities and Communities coalitions in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. He also serves as the team supervisor for the Technology Integration/Energy Efficient Mobility Systems Team, which houses all of the Clean Cities and Communities regional managers located at NETL.

Neil has been a Clean Cities and Communities regional manager since August 2006. Prior to that, he worked at NETL performing a wide variety of duties as a DOE employee in support of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection and DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Neil has extensive knowledge and experience in advanced vehicle technologies and energy sources, as well as a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
P.O. Box 10940
626 Cochrans Mill Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940

Erin became a Clean Cities and Communities regional manager with NETL in 2009. She has over 25 years of experience in the transportation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy fields. She initiated the Northeast Ohio Clean Cities Coalition in 1997, where she was the director until 2001, and then served as the director for Vermont Clean Cities until 2003. She was honored with the Clean Cities Coordinator of the Year Award in 2003 and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011.

She has supported programs for the former U.S. Department of Energy Northeast Regional Office, the Gas Technology Institute, Renewable Energy Vermont, the Vermont Biofuels Association, and the Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative. Additionally, Erin has an extensive portfolio of nonprofit organizational skills, including fundraising, grant writing, marketing, and media relations.

Erin has a Graduate Certificate in sustainable transportation: planning and livable communities from the University of Washington, a Master of Science in environmental studies from Antioch University New England, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio University. She is also a certified project management professional.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
626 Cochrans Mill Rd.
P.O. Box 10940
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Damara Strong is the Clean Cities and Communities regional manager and point of contact for the California Region coalitions. Damara also supports the Technology Integration program in the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.

Prior to joining this position at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in 2024, Damara worked as a project coordinator and data analyst as a research support contractor for NETL. Damara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s degree in Geology and Environmental Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Damara is also a STEM and Environmental Science consultant and writer for children’s activity books and has a professional background in STEM outreach.

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National Energy Technology Laboratory
P.O. Box 10940
626 Cochrans Mill Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940

Stacy Davis is a technical senior staff member of the Transportation Analytics & Decision Sciences Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) National Transportation Research Center, where she manages the Fuel Economy Information (FEI) project. The FEI project supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by preparing and distributing the annual Fuel Economy Guide, as well as maintaining and continuously updating the website fueleconomy.gov.

Stacy has worked with transportation energy data at ORNL for 37 years and has been the lead author of the Transportation Energy Data Book since 1988. She has written and prepared the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office Transportation Fact of the Week since 2001. In addition, Stacy led data-related research for the Department of Transportation in policy and safety. She is active in the Transportation Research Board's Committee on Transportation Energy and the Committee on Alternative Transportation Fuels and Technologies. She holds a Bachelor of Science in transportation and logistics from the University of Tennessee.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
230 Cherahala Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37932

John Gonzales is a senior engineer in the Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He works with the Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum and is researching gaseous fuel storage equipment. He also leads and manages the Tiger Teams Technical Assistance program, which helps Clean Cities and Communities coalition staff, stakeholders, original equipment manufacturers, and fuel providers overcome obstacles to deploying alternative fuels and advanced vehicles.

Before joining NREL, John worked for the Natural Fuels Corporation promoting natural gas as an alternative fuel for automobiles, trucks, and buses. As the fleet manager for Adams 12 Five Star School District in suburban Denver, he was responsible for 140 school buses and 120 support vehicles along with the maintenance and custodial equipment for the school district of 42,000 students. His hands-on experience has helped John relate to the concerns of fleet managers who are adopting and using a variety of alternative fuels and technologies.

John graduated from the University of Southern Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in automotive parts and service management. He has served as a board member for the American Lung Association of Colorado, as chairman of the Denver Metro Clean Cities, and as chairman for the Colorado chapter of the Rocky Mountain Fleet Management Association.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
15013 Denver West Parkway, MS 1610
Golden, CO 80401

Sandra Loi is a project manager in the Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). She focuses on Technology Integration (TI) coordination, education, training, and outreach activities, including supporting coalitions, preparing new program initiatives, and organizing training for coalition staff and stakeholders. Sandra supports the network of more than 75 local Clean Cities and Communities coalitions throughout the United States as the main NREL point of contact. She develops and strengthens partnerships with community organizations, industry partners, media, and other stakeholders. She leads and manages the Technical Response Service, a resource available to both coalitions and external stakeholders to help answer transportation-related questions. She also manages the Peer 2 Peer program, which pairs coalitions with peers to tackle a specific idea, project, or challenge. In 2020, Sandra received the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office Distinguished Achievement award for outstanding service to DOE and TI partners.

Before joining NREL, Sandra worked for the Propane Education & Research Council in Washington, D.C. as a project manager, focusing on product commercialization and marketing for on- and off-road vehicles, forklifts, and agricultural engines. Sandra also conducted education and outreach for propane technology.

Sandra holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business and marketing from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a Master of Science in management and organizations with a specialization in global management from the University of Colorado.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
15013 Denver West Parkway, MS 1610
Golden, CO 80401

Marcy Rood worked for Clean Cities and Communities at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Office in Washington, D.C., from 1995 to 2008. She currently manages a team of experts at Argonne National Laboratory supporting the Technology Integration program in a number of areas, such as training and analysis of the electric-drive markets; Clean Cities and Communities Accelerate; and management of the development of tools and information on idle reduction technologies, renewable natural gas, telematics, plug-in electric vehicles and charging, emissions reductions, economic impacts, and total cost of ownership of alternative fuels and infrastructure. She leads the monthly Ports Working Group. She also supports the Joint Office United Support for Transportation Lab Consortium for the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.

During her time at DOE, she served as the deputy director of Clean Cities and Communities and the director of Clean Cities and Communities coalitions, directing the efforts of both headquarters and regional DOE staff; overseeing the activities of the network of coalitions; and collaborating with national and international stakeholders, fuel trade associations, infrastructure developers, and federal agencies. She provided direction for grant programs, training initiatives, and the Alternative Fuels Data Center, and assisted in the planning of national Clean Cities and Communities conferences. She is a native Ohioan, with a Master of Public Administration from The Ohio State University.

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Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S Cass Avenue
Building 362
Lemont, IL 60439

Mike Scarpino works at the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center and provides technical and programmatic support for Technology Integration through various special projects and interagency collaborations. Mike's current responsibilities involve providing support for DOT and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for various transportation electrification and alternative fuel initiatives and activities, such as the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program and Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program, Federal Highway Administration’s Alternative Fuel Corridor Designation Initiative, and DOE’s Clean Cities and Communities.

Mike has been involved with Clean Cities and Communities and Technology Integration since May 1997, previously working as the Northeast Clean Cities and Communities regional manager for DOE's Northeast Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts, until June 2006, and at DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory from June 2006 to September 2013. Mike is considered one of the "program old-timers" and in 2009 received a Lifetime Achievement Award for "leadership, creative thinking, and devotion" to Clean Citiesand Communities. Mike also received a 2015 DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office Distinguished Achievement Award for contributions to Clean Cities and Communities and strengthening DOE and DOT collaboration.

Mike worked for two years as a nuclear engineer at the DOE's Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina (1995–1997) and for 10 years as a nuclear engineer for the Department of the Navy at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (1985–1995). Mike has a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Maine.

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U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142

John Smart leads Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Mobility Systems & Analytics Group. During John’s 15-year tenure at INL, he has led cross-functional teams of experts in electric transportation, energy storage, power systems, cybersecurity, and data science. John has fostered successful partnerships with numerous private companies, universities, Clean Cities and Communities coalitions, and government agencies to conduct electric vehicle and charging infrastructure research and development, demonstration, and deployment projects across the country. Prior to joining INL, John spent six years at Ford Motor Company, leading powertrain product development and manufacturing teams from multiple automakers and suppliers. John earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business Administration from Boise State University.

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Idaho National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415