Innovation Challenge Leadership
The EcoCAR Innovation Challenge is guided by a dedicated team of leaders from Argonne National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, Stellantis, and MathWorks. Together, they provide strategic direction, technical expertise, and industry leadership to ensure the competition delivers an exceptional educational experience while advancing the future of mobility.
Executive Steering Committee
Jesse Alley
EcoCAR EV Challenge Program Director
Argonne National Laboratory
Micky Bly
Senior Vice President and Head of Global Propulsion Systems
Stellantis
Austin Brown
Director, Transportation Technologies Office
Department of Energy
Bill Cawthorne
Chief Engineer - Ultium GEN1 Renewal Energy Storage System
General Motors
Connell D'Souza
Manager of Education Programs - Students
MathWorks
Jon Darrow
Vice President of Propulsions
Stellantis
Kimberly DeClark
Head of Strategic Communications
Argonne National Laboratory
Mike Laughlin
Program Manager for the Technology Integration Program at the Vehicle Technologies Office
Department of Energy
Lucas Shoults
AVTC Technical Project Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
Mark Smith
Technology Integration Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Office
Department of Energy
Lauren Tabolinsky
Global Academic and Student Programs Manager
MathWorks
Bill Venner
Executive Chief Engineer for Affordable Electric Vehicles
General Motors
Kristen Wahl
Director, Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs)
Argonne National Laboratory
Operations Steering Committee
Lisé Badeaux
Strategic Communications Intern
Argonne National Laboratory
Ashley Balaberda
Senior Program Manager - Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions
Stellantis
Jen Heimberg
Special Event Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
Amy Hortop
Instructional Design Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Ashley Kronsell-Oller
Communications Manager
Argonne National Laboratory
Jacque LeBreck
AVTC Special Events Lead
Argonne National Laboratory
Helen Lomas
Principal Student Programs Marketing Specialist
MathWorks
Andrew Macoit
EcoCAR Program Leader
General Motors
Technical Steering Committee
Billy Cawthorne
Software Engineer
General Motors
Dave Craig
Chief of Maps
General Motors
Kayla Hamilton
Pre-Doctoral Connected and Automated Vehicle Research Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Vance Hudson
Platform Calibration Engineer
General Motors
Raheem Khan
Senior Software Test Engineer, Infrastructure and Tool Development
General Motors
Vincent Lombardi
Technical Project Manager & Vehicle Systems Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Priyash Misra
Principal Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Research Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Nick Moore
Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) Technical Project Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Aaron Mull
Software Engineer, Electrification Propulsion
General Motors
David Ord
Propulsion Controls & Modeling Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
Akshra Ramakrishnan
Senior Student Programs Engineer
MathWorks
Alex Rath
Software Engineer
General Motors
Sam Reinsel
Senior Student Programs Engineer
MathWorks
Matt Sinclair
Executive Director
General Motors
Sam Thurston
Electrical Engineer, Argonne Transportation and Power Systems division
Argonne National Laboratory
Josh Wilke
Senior Software Engineer
General Motors
Grace Woolson
Student Programs Engineer
MathWorks
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