Who We Are

TEP is made up of representatives from Clean Cities coalitions in the United States and partners from a number of different mission-related organizations. Our Board of Directors steers the actions of TEP, and their are coalitions who are members of TEP for either their 501(c)3 or their 501(c)3 and their IRS annual reporting.


Brief Introduction to Clean Cities

As the major force at work in TEP, Clean Cities coordinators lead local coalitions composed of fleets, fuel providers, vehicle manufacturers, non-government organizations, policymakers, and private citizens that focus on a primary goal: petroleum reduction. Since its inception in 1993 as a Department of Energy (DOE) program, Clean Cities and its stakeholders have displaced more than 2 billion gallons of petroleum through the use of alternative fuels and vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles, idle reduction, fuel economy and low-level fuel blends. Moreover, coalitions have helped stimulate the annual growth of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) by 17 percent in their areas. Coalitions and their coordinators are notably fuel-, technology- and strategy-neutral. As such, Clean Cities serves as an "honest broker" in an arena crying out for acknowledgement that there are no silver bullets, only silver buckshot, to employ as weapons of choice. The Transportation Energy Partnership (TEP), a related nonprofit organization led by Clean Cities coordinators, acts to generate additional resources for Clean Cities coalitions.

Ninety Clean Cities coalitions, numbering over 5,700 stakeholders, represent 230 million people working to make America more energy-secure by displacing petroleum with cleaner domestic fuels and greater vehicle efficiency.



The TEP Board of Directors

2011 Officers
President | Sam Spofforth
Vice President | Jonathan Overly
Secretary | Ruth Horton
Treasurer | Lee Grannis

Term Expires October 2011
CoordinatorsIndustry Representatives
> Colleen Crowninshield, Tucson Clean Cities
> Chuck Feinberg, New Jersey Clean Cities
> Chelsea Jenkins, Virginia Clean Cities
> Charise Stephens, Middle GA Clean Cities
> Francis X. Vogel, Wisconsin Clean Cities, Southeast Area

 > Ruth Horton, NYSERDA
> Paul Kerkhoven, NGVAmerica

Term Expires October 2012
CoordinatorsIndustry Representatives
> Rita Ebert, Greater Long Island Clean Cities
> Lee Grannis, Greater New Haven Clean Cities
> Carl Lisek, South Shore Clean Cities
> Jonathan Overly, East TN Clean Fuels
> Sam Spofforth, Clean Fuels Ohio

 > Karen Coble-Edwards, The National Biodiesel Board
> Kimberly Taylor, CalStart
> Phillip Wiedmeyer, Alabama Clean Fuels Board



The Member Coalitions of TEP

Capitol Clean Cities of Connecticut
Clean Cities-Atlanta
Clean Communities of Western New York
Clean Fuels Ohio
Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities
East Bay Clean Cities Coalition (Oakland)
East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Eastern Sierra Regional Clean Cities (Reno)
Florida Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition
Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition
Greater Washington Region Clean Cities (DC)
Land of Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition
Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition
Middle Georgia Clean Cities Coalition
New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition
Northern Colorado Clean Cities
Ocean State Clean Cities
Sacramento Clean Cities
Silicon Valley Clean Cities (San Jose)
South Shore Clean Cities
St. Louis Regional Clean Cities
Tucson Clean Cities Coalition
Tulsa Area Clean Cities
Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition
Virginia Clean Cities
Wisconsin Clean Cities, Southeast Area





Clean Cities coalitions work for transportation fuels' change in the U.S. Local Action. National Impact. To see where Clean Cities coalitions are at work, click here.