Competition Leadership

Meet the EcoCAR EV Challenge Organizing Committee

Kristen Wahl

Director, Energy Justice & Workforce Readiness Director, AVTCs Section Manager, Sustainable Transportation Education & Partnerships

Argonne National Laboratory

Connie Bezanson

Connie Bezanson

Education and Outreach Manager

U.S. Department of Energy

Mark Smith

Mark Smith

Technology Integration Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office

U.S. Department of Energy

Steven Boyd

Steven Boyd

Program Manager, Batteries and Electrification

U.S. Department of Energy

Chris Trush

Director of ADAS Application Software (Super Cruise)

General Motors

Bill Venner

Bill Venner

Executive Chief Engineer for Affordable Electric Vehicles

General Motors

Lauren Tabolinksy

Lauren Tabolinksy

Global Academic Student Programs Manager

MathWorks

Jesse Alley

Jesse Alley

EcoCAR EV Challenge Senior Program Manager

Argonne National Laboratory

Kimberly DeClark

Kimberly DeClark

Head of Strategic Communications

Argonne National Laboratory

Trevor Crain

Trevor Crain

Advanced Mobility Research & Education Program Manager

Argonne National Laboratory

Nick Goberville

Nick Goberville

Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

Armani Hrobowski

Armani Hrobowski

Technology Integration Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

Ashley Kronsell Oller

Ashley Kronsell Oller

Communications Specialist

Argonne National Laboratory

Jacque Lebreck

Jacque Lebreck

AVTC Special Events Lead

Argonne National Laboratory

Amanda McAlpin

Amanda McAlpin

Technology Integration Project Manager

Argonne National Laboratory

Priyash Misra

Priyash Misra

Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

Nick Moore

Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) Technical Project Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

David Ord

David Ord

Propulsion Controls & Modeling Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory

Lucas Shoults

Lucas Shoults

AVTC Technical Project Manager

Argonne National Laboratory

Kenne Lewis

Kenne Lewis

Global Product Development Communications Manager

General Motors

Ryan Mansfield

Ryan Mansfield

Battery Calibration Engineer

General Motors

Jake McGrory

Control Systems Engineer

General Motors

Rami Mounajed

Rami Mounajed

EcoCAR EV Challenge Project Manager

General Motors

Connell D'Souza

Connell D'Souza

Senior Team Lead, Student Programs

MathWorks

Sam Reinsel

Sam Reinsel

Student Competition Technical Evangelist

MathWorks

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