Clean Cities and Communities 101 Training – October 2026

Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) 101 training is offered to new CC&C coalition directors and co-directors. This training provides onboarding training for new coalition directors, co-directors, and staff. Attendees receive an overview of the partnership, training on resources and tools available from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Transportation Technologies Office (TTO) and TTO’s Technology Integration Program, and peer-to-peer sessions with veteran directors sharing their experiences and expertise.

Workshop Overview

Date: Oct. 28 – Oct. 29, 2026

Location:

Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown
535 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Agenda: Workshop agenda

Registration is at capacity. To be added to the waitlist, contact Sandra Loi.

Travel Expense Reimbursement

Coalitions will be reimbursed for travel expenses related to the 101 training, including hotel, airfare, ground transportation, and a per diem for meals and incidentals. Coalitions will pay these expenses as they are incurred and will need to save and submit most of the receipts for reimbursement. View travel reimbursement guidelines. If you have further questions, contact your regional manager.

While attendance for the training will be prioritized for new coalition directors and co-directors, coalition staff are also invited to attend, space permitting. If you have questions on who can attend, please email Sandra Loi and/or reach out to your regional manager.

Agenda

This agenda includes presentations featured at the workshop.

Oct. 28, 2026
Time	Session	Presenter
9:10 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.	Welcome From Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities	Lisa Iadiccio (Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities) and Kristen Sabol (Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Resources, Training, and Technical Support	Amy Snelling (National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)) and Hallie Rosenfield (ICF)
11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	Coalition Administration Best Practices	Lauren Reichelt (NLR), Joy Gardner (Empire Clean Cities), and Megan Upchurch (Centralina Clean Fuels)
11:40 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Planning for an Impactful Coalition - Part 1	Margaret Smith (U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)), Lauren Reichelt (NLR), and Trev Hall (National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL))
12:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.	Working Lunch - Re-Designation Overview and Meet Your Regional Managers	Grace McGinnis (DOE) and Regional Managers (NETL)
1:55 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.	Planning for an Impactful Coalition - Part 2	Lauren Reichelt (NLR)
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Breakout 1 - Establishing and Managing Boards and Advisory Committees	Victoria McGarrill (Energetics), Lisa Iadiccio (Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities), and Megan Upchurch (Centralina Clean Fuels)
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Breakout 2 - Convening Stakeholders With Different Perspectives	Joanna Allerhand (NLR)

Oct. 29, 2026
Time	Session	Presenter
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Tale of Two Coalitions	Joy Gardner (Empire Clean Cities) and Megan Upchurch (Centralina Clean Fuel)
9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.	Creating an Implementation Plan: Part 1	Lauren Reichelt (NLR) and Kristen Sabol (Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities)
10:25 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Creating an Implementation Plan: Part 2	Lauren Reichelt (NLR)
12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.	Local-National Feedback Loop: Coalition Reporting	Margaret Smith (DOE), Lauren Reichelt (NLR), Kristen Sabol (Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities), and Megan Upchurch (Centralina Clean Fuels)
1:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.	Breakout 1 - Relationships and Networking: Building Connections To Expand Coalition Impact	Victoria McGarrill (Energetics), Joy Gardner (Empire Clean Cities), and Megan Upchurch (Centralina Clean Cities)
1:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.	Breakout 2 - Communicating the Value of CC&C and Your Coalition	Joanna Allerhand (NLR)