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

United States map showing the Clean Cities regions and who the regional representatives are for each region. Mike Scarpino has the Northeast region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. Kay Milewski has the North Central region: District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Steven Richardson has the Southeast region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Neil Kirschner has the South Central region: Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. Ernie Oakes has the Northwest region: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Mike Bednarz has the West region: California, Hawaii, Nevada (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).

Click on this regional map to see a larger view.

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 Milewski, Morgantown Office

kay.milewski@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