Clean Cities Program Contacts
Clean Cities staff members at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are available to assist you. Please contact them with your questions or suggestions.
DOE Headquarters
Clean Cities is funded and managed by DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C. The following staff members oversee the Project Management Centers at NETL and program activities at NREL.
Dennis A. Smith
Technology Deployment Manager & Clean Cities Director
dennis.a.smith@ee.doe.gov
202-586-1791
Linda Bluestein
Clean Cities Co-Director
linda.bluestein@ee.doe.gov
202-586-6116
DOE Headquarters Support
Barb Wolfe
Project Assistance
barbwolfe@comcast.net
410-343-0363
Michelle Avillanoza
Project Assistance
mavillanoza@nwttech.com
301-429-1180, x35
Project Management Centers
Staff at the NETL Project Management Centers at NETL offer guidance to coordinators in their regions, monitor regional coalition activities, and foster relationships between coordinators in neighboring states.
Mike Scarpino, Pittsburgh Office
michael.scarpino@netl.doe.gov
412-386-4726
- Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Kay Kelly, Morgantown Office
Kay.Kelly@netl.doe.gov
304-285-4535
- North Central: District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Golden Office
U.S. Department of Energy — NETL
1617 Cole Boulevard
Mail Stop 1501
Golden, CO 80401-3393
Morgantown Office
U.S. Department of Energy — NETL
PO Box 880
3610 Collins Ferry Rd.
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
Pittsburgh Office
U.S. Department of Energy — NETL
PO Box 10940
626 Cochrans Mill Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940
Steven Richardson, Morgantown Office
steven.richardson@netl.doe.gov
304-285-4185
- Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Neil Kirschner, Pittsburgh Office
neil.kirschner@netl.doe.gov
412-386-5793
- South Central: Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Ernie Oakes, Golden Office
ernie.oakes@go.doe.gov
303-275-4817
- Northwest: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Mike Bednarz, Pittsburgh Office
michael.bednarz@netl.doe.gov
412-386-4862
- West: California, Hawaii, Nevada (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
NREL
NREL provides technical support and assistance by publishing informative documents and creating online educational tools. It also developed and manages the Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC). In addition, NREL manages the Technical Response Service and offers direct assistance through Tiger Teams (e-mail the Technical Response Service).
Margo Melendez
Project Leader
margo_melendez@nrel.gov
303-275-4479
Wendy Dafoe
AFDC Manager
wendy_dafoe@nrel.gov
303-275-4470