CALSTART
Member Symposium
May 13–14, 2025
Washington Athletic Club
1325 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
CALSTART
Member Symposium
May 13–14, 2025
Washington Athletic Club
1325 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
The road to clean transportation has never been easy — but we’ve come too far to let momentum slip now. The CALSTART Member Symposium is back, and this year, we’re taking the fight to Seattle.
This isn’t just another industry event. It’s a strategic gathering of the brightest minds in clean transportation, a coalition of doers and disruptors ready to defend the progress we’ve made and seize the opportunities that lie ahead.
Over two action-packed days, you’ll gain insight from top industry leaders, engage in powerful collaboration with fellow members, and walk away ready to drive real action in your organization and beyond.
The work ahead is bigger than any one company — but together, we can shape the future. Will you be in the room?
Register now and be part of the movement.
HOTEL LODGING INFORMATION
The CALSTART Member Symposium will be held at the Washington Athletic Club, just a short walk from the Sheraton Grand Seattle.
Most of our attendees are staying at the Sheraton Grand Seattle, which is located in downtown Seattle. Sheraton Grand Seattle is adjacent to the Seattle Convention Center and steps from Seattle’s most iconic local attractions such as Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, Lumen Field, and Chihuly Garden & Glass.



2025 Program
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Time |
Program |
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| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Opening Reception | Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA Happy Hour: Welcome from CALSTART Leadership |
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Time |
Program |
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| 7:00 AM | Check-In Begins | Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast | Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome Address: The Case for the Clean Tech Industry (Jobs, Economics, Etc.) | John Boesel – CEO and President, CALSTART |
| 9:00 AM | Session 1: Navigating Current Realities and the Opportunities That Exist | Trisha Dellolacono – Head of Policy, CALSTART (Moderator), Henrik Holland – Global Head, Prologis Mobility, Andrea Pratt – VP Government & Utility Relations, Greenlane, Jose Daugherty – Director of Business Development, ZeroNox, Chris Brown – Associate General Counsel – Government Affairs Office, Harbinger |
| 9:50 AM | Break | |
| 10:00 AM | Session 2: Investor Council Roundtable – New Innovations and Opportunities to Target for 2025 | Marc Gottschalk – Chief Legal Counsel, CALSTART (Moderator), Cody Evans – Co-Founder and Partner, Homecoming Capital, Julia Grinshpun – Managing Director, Renewable Energy | Clean Mobility, JP Morgan, Quincy Lee – CEO & Founder, Electric Era |
| 10:50 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 AM | Session 3: Transit Innovations Transit has led M/HD innovations for years, and while other markets have caught up in some technologies, others are just starting |
Mike Hynes – Deputy Director, Transit, CALSTART (Moderator), John Hroncich – Director, North American Transit Sales, BAE Systems, Doran Barnes – Chief Executive Officer, Foothill Transit, Wendy Cho-Ripp – Utilities & Resiliency Strategist, King County Metro |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch-Keynote | Sarah Severn – Outreach Director, Clean & Prosperous Washington |
| 12:30 PM | Session 4: Clean Freight Corridors | Michael Joseph – Senior Manager, Market Development, CALSTART (Moderator), Roselyn Byrd – Senior Manager, Business Development & Partnerships, EV Realty, Emilia Sibley – General Manager, Heavy Duty, Terawatt, Anurag Komanduri – President, LOCUS |
| 1:00 PM | Session 5: Recalibrating the Revolution: Steering Light-Duty EVs Through Market Realities | Jason Zimbler – Senior Director, Light-Duty Vehicles, CALSTART (Moderator), Chris Nevers – Senior Director, Public Policy, Legal, Rivian, Cynthia Williams – Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, Ford, Bill Ehrlich – Managing Policy Advisory – Charging, Tesla |
| 1:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:00 PM | Session 6: Trucking & Drayage in Washington State As one of the most trade-dependent states in the U.S., Washington relies on truckers and drayage drivers to move the state’s economy. Hear from on-the-ground practitioners of WA’s trucking and drayage industries as they discuss the state of the sector prior to the launch of WA’s truck incentive program. |
Jennie Abarca – Owner, King Fio Trucking (Moderator), Tracey Whitten – Transportation Policy Advisor, City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, Leela Rao – Manager of Air Quality Practices, Port of Long Beach (POLB), Steve Nicholas – Senior Manager of Air Quality & Sustainable Practices, Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) |
| 2:45 PM | Networking Break | Networking Opportunity for Members |
| 3:15 PM | Session 7: Innovative Mobility The Next Frontier: Innovation in Mobility through Public and Private Sector Coaction |
Jeff Allen – Executive Director, Forth (Moderator), Robyn Marquis – Senior Director, Innovative Mobility, CALSTART, Bonnie Trowbridge – Executive Director, Drive Clean Colorado |
| 3:45 PM | Session 8: Accelerating Hydrogen for Long Term Success | Kelly Ratchinsky – Technical Project Manager, Hydrogen Infrastructure, CALSTART (Moderator), Bill Elrick – Executive Director, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership, Harrison Nealley – Research and Development Engineer, Modern Hydrogen, Seamus Nolan – Director, Commercial & Government Affairs, SWITCH Maritime |
| 4:20 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM | Closing Dignitaries Forging Ahead: Industry Alliances Driving Zero-Emission Progress |
Jasna Tomic – Vice President, CALSTART (Moderator), Adam Browning – EVP of Policy & Communications, Forum Mobility, Paul Bloom – Program Director, Breaking Barriers Collaborative, Senator Jake Fey – 27th District Representative, Washington State Legislature, Chelle Izzi – Board Member, Gateway Fleets, CALSTART |
| 5:00 PM | End of Symposium |
2025 Program
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Opening Reception
Happy Hour: Welcome from CALSTART Leadership
Location: Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7:00 AM
Check-In Begins
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
Location: Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, WA
8:30 AM
Welcome Address: The Case for the Clean Tech Industry (Jobs, Economics, Etc.)
John Boesel – CEO & President, CALSTART
9:00 AM
Session 1: Navigating Current Realities and the Opportunities That Exist
Trisha Dellolacono – Head of Policy, CALSTART (Moderator), Henrik Holland – Global Head, Prologis Mobility, Andrea Pratt – VP Government & Utility Relations, Greenlane, Jose Daugherty – Director of Business Development, ZeroNox, Chris Brown – Associate General Counsel – Government Affairs Office, Harbinger
9:50 AM
Break
10:00 AM
Session 2: Investor Council Roundtable – New Innovations and Opportunities to Target for 2025
Marc Gottschalk – Chief Legal Counsel, CALSTART (Moderator), Cody Evans – Co-Founder and Partner, Homecoming Capital, Julia Grinshpun – Managing Director, Renewable Energy | Clean Mobility, JP Morgan, Quincy Lee – CEO & Founder, Electric Era
10:50 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Session 3: Transit Innovations
Transit has led M/HD innovations for years, and while other markets have caught up in some technologies, others are just starting
Mike Hynes – Deputy Director, Transit, CALSTART (Moderator), John Hroncich – Director, North American Transit Sales, BAE Systems, Doran Barnes – Chief Executive Officer, Foothill Transit, Wendy Cho-Ripp – Utilities & Resiliency Strategist, King County Metro
11:45 AM
Lunch-Keynote
Sarah Severn – Outreach Director, Clean & Prosperous Washington
12:30 PM
Session 4: Clean Freight Corridors
Michael Joseph – Senior Manager, Market Development, CALSTART (Moderator), Roselyn Byrd – Senior Manager, Business Development & Partnerships, EV Realty, Emilia Sibley – General Manager, Heavy Duty, Terawatt, Anurag Komanduri – President, LOCUS
1:00 PM
Session 5: Recalibrating the Revolution: Steering Light-Duty EVs Through Market Realities
Jason Zimbler – Senior Director, Light-Duty Vehicles, CALSTART (Moderator), Chris Nevers – Senior Director, Public Policy, Legal, Rivian, Cynthia Williams – Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, Ford, Bill Ehrlich – Managing Policy Advisory – Charging, Tesla
1:45 PM
Break
2:00 PM
Session 6: Trucking & Drayage in Washington State
As one of the most trade-dependent states in the U.S., Washington relies on truckers and drayage drivers to move the state’s economy. Hear from on-the-ground practitioners of WA’s trucking and drayage industries as they discuss the state of the sector prior to the launch of WA’s truck incentive program.
Jennie Abarca – Owner, King Fio Trucking (Moderator), Tracey Whitten – Transportation Policy Advisor, City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, Leela Rao – Manager of Air Quality Practices, Port of Long Beach (POLB), Steve Nicholas – Senior Manager of Air Quality & Sustainable Practices, Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)
2:45 PM
Networking Break
Networking Opportunity for Members
3:15 PM
Session 7: Innovative Mobility
The Next Frontier: Innovation in Mobility through Public and Private Sector Coaction
Jeff Allen – Executive Director, Forth (Moderator), Robyn Marquis – Senior Director, Innovative Mobility, CALSTART, Bonnie Trowbridge – Executive Director, Drive Clean Colorado
3:45 PM
Session 8: Accelerating Hydrogen for Long-Term Success
Kelly Ratchinsky – Technical Project Manager, Hydrogen Infrastructure, CALSTART (Moderator), Bill Elrick – Executive Director, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership, Harrison Nealley – Research and Development Engineer, Modern Hydrogen, Seamus Nolan – Director, Commercial & Government Affairs, SWITCH Maritime
4:20 PM
Break
4:30 PM
Closing Dignitaries
Forging Ahead: Industry Alliances Driving Zero-Emission Progress
Jasna Tomic – Vice President, CALSTART (Moderator), Adam Browning – EVP of Policy & Communications, Forum Mobility, Paul Bloom – Program Director, Breaking Barriers Collaborative, Senator Jake Fey – 27th District Representative, Washington State Legislature, Chelle Izzi – Board Member, Gateway Fleets, CALSTART
5:00 PM
End of Symposium
2025 Symposium Lunch Keynote Speaker

Sarah Severn
Clean & Prosperous WashingtonOutreach Director
2025 Symposium Speakers
Session 1: Navigating Current Realities and the Opportunities That Exist

Trisha DelloIacono
CALSTARTHead of Policy
Trisha oversees CALSTART’s advocacy efforts across the organization, leading a dynamic team to advance both state and federal policies that support the clean transportation industry.

Henrik Holland
PrologisGlobal Head of Prologis Mobility
Henrik is spearheading the company’s entry into the electric vehicle charging industry.

Andrea Pratt
GreenlaneVP Government & Utility Relations
Andrea has worked in transportation electrification since 2011. Focus areas include strategy, policy, grants, incentives, infrastructure deployment, fleet electrification, ZEV truck manufacturing, stakeholder engagement, utility collaboration and project implementation.

Jose Daugherty
ZeroNoxDirector of Business Development

Chris Brown
HarbingerAssociate General Counsel - Government Affairs Office
Chris is a dedicated futurist and Head of Government Affairs at Harbinger Motors. He brings deep experience from the aerospace sector, having held senior roles at Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit.
Session 2: Investor Council Roundtable: New Innovations and Opportunities to Target for 2025

Marc Gottschalk
CALSTARTChief Legal Counsel
Marc has pioneered the cleantech sector co-founding Wilson Sonsini’s cleantech practice as well as the world’s leading cleantech accelerator, the Cleantech Open.

Cody Evans
Homecoming CapitalCo-Founder and Partner
Cody leads major firm initiatives across strategy, originations, and capital formation.

Julia Grinshpun
JP MorganManaging Director, Renewable Energy | Clean Mobility
Julia leads the Clean Mobility vertical, providing capital solutions and expertise to clients who are advancing decarbonization.

Quincy Lee
Electric EraCEO & Founder
Quincy is the CEO & Founder of Electric Era, a company that helps fuel retailers modernize and electrify their car refill services for the 21st Century driver.
Session 3: Transit Innovations

Mike Hynes
CALSTARTDeputy Director, Transit
Mike leads the transit bus program as a member of the Bus Initiative team to assist agencies with planning, procuring, and deploying zero-emission vehicles.

John Hroncich
BAE SystemsDirector, North American Transit Sales
John is BAE Systems’ Director for North American Transit Sales. He has spent over 20 years helping fleets Get To Zero™ emissions by successfully commercializing green transportation technologies.

Doran Barnes
Foothill TransitChief Executive Officer
Doran leads a 38-line bus system and oversees the operations of 360 buses that serve thousands of commuters every day. Under his leadership, Foothill Transit has become the vanguard of successful sustainable transportation, and a leader in zero emissions transit fleet conversion.

Wendy Cho-Ripp
King County MetroUtilities & Resiliency Strategist
Wendy is the Utilities & Resiliency Strategist at King County Metro supporting its transition to a zero emissions fleet. She previously managed key customer relationships for King County Metro’s employer transportation program and worked on public-private partnerships to fund transit services.
Session 4: Clean Freight Corridors

Michael Joseph
CALSTARTSenior Manager, Market Development
For over two years, Michael has lead pioneering infrastructure deployment and coordination projects, including the East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor Planning Partnership.

Roselyn Byrd
EV RealtySenior Manager, Business Development & Partnerships
Roselyn develops strategic partnerships to electrify and charge medium and heavy-duty commercial fleets.

Emilia Sibley
TerawattGeneral Manager, Heavy Duty
Emilia is responsible for heavy duty sales, partnerships, and products, including Terawatt’s involvement in the I-10 Consortium.
Anurag Komanduri
LOCUSPresident
Anurag serves as the President of LOCUS Inc., a location intelligence technology company. He is a nationally recognized expert in transportation data analytics and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences.
Session 5: Recalibrating the Revolution: Steering Light-Duty EVs Through Market Realities

Jason Zimbler
CALSTARTSenior Director, Light-Duty Vehicles

Chris Nevers
RivianSenior Director, Public Policy, Legal
Chris is responsible for environmental, battery, and charging policies including regulatory development.

Cynthia Williams
FordGlobal Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance
As global director, vehicle compliance, Cynthia plays a central role in Ford’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and lead the automotive industry’s transition to electric vehicles.

Bill Ehrlich
TeslaManaging Policy Advisory - Charging
Bill has been on Tesla’s charging policy team for the past 5 years. He provides expertise on behalf of Tesla in regulatory proceedings related to EV charging across the country and electric utility engagement efforts more broadly.
Session 6: Trucking & Drayage in Washington State

Jennie Abarca
King Fio TruckingOwner
Jennie is the owner of King Fio Trucking, LLC. After 11 years in business, they have grown to a 32-truck operation and almost 50 employees. Jennie has dedicated the next 5 years of her career to lowering carbon emissions.

Tracey Whitten
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and EnvironmentTransportation Policy Advisor
Tracy is the City of Seattle’s advisor on climate and transportation policy, where she leads cross-departmental efforts to advance the City’s Transportation Electrification Blueprint.

Leela Rao
Port of Long Beach (POLB)Manager of Air Quality Practices
Leela manages a team whose primary work is implementation of the Clean Air Action Plan, a joint effort with the Port of Los Angeles to reduce emissions from all freight transportation sources operating at the ports.

Steve Nicholas
Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)Senior Manager of Air Quality & Sustainable Practices
Steve leads the team working to eliminate air and climate pollution by 2050 at the fourth-largest cargo shipping gateway in North America.
Session 7: Innovative Mobility

Jeff Allen
ForthExecutive Director
Jeff has served as Executive Director of Forth since 2011. He is a highly regarded expert on transportation electrification with a passion for bringing diverse stakeholders together, finding creative solutions to vexing challenges and building strong teams.

Robyn Marquis
CALSTARTSenior Director, Innovative Mobility
Robyn oversees a portfolio of personal mobility, school mobility, and last-mile delivery. This includes the Clean Mobility Options program administrator team and CALSTART’s Innovative Mobility Working Group.

Bonnie Trowbridge
Drive Clean ColoradoExecutive Director
Bonnie leads the charge toward achieving breathable air for everyone by accelerating the equitable adoption of clean transportation. She brings a deep knowledge of the market to her role—from consumer EVs to alternative fuels to heavy-duty manufacturers and fleets, and a comprehensive understanding of the vehicle incentives arena across the U.S.
Session 8: Accelerating Hydrogen for Long-Term Success

Kelly Ratchinsky
CALSTARTTechnical Project Manager, Hydrogen Infrastructure
Kelly has been an energy professional for over 10 years. Beginning her career as a field engineer in oil and gas, Kelly navigated offshore maritime energy challenges before transitioning into renewable energy and zero emission logistics.

Bill Elrick
Hydrogen Fuel Cell PartnershipExecutive Director
Bill has three decades of experience bringing new vehicle technologies and supporting infrastructure to the commercial market, with a specific focus on zero emission technologies.

Harrison Nealley
Modern HydrogenResearch and Development Engineer
Harrison leads several design efforts and has contributed to the completion of lab, pilot, and commercial-scale onsite hydrogen generation and natural gas technology products for Modern.

Seamus Nolan
SWITCH MaritimeDirector, Commercial & Government Affairs
Seamus leads engagement with partners to broaden SWITCH’s reach and expand its project pipeline of zero-emission vessels.
Closing Dignitaries

Jasna Tomic
CALSTARTVice President
Jasna is responsible for leading the vehicle and technology assessment and evaluation activities, including advanced vehicle technologies and fuels.

Adam Browning
Forum MobilityEVP, Policy & Communications
Adam is a seasoned cleantech and non-profit executive, with deep experience in changemaking, clean energy and climate policy, legislative campaigns, regulatory processes, grassroots advocacy, collaborative partnerships, communications, and fundraising.

Paul Bloom
Breaking Barriers CollaborativeProgram Director
Paul serves as Program Director of the Breaking Barriers Collaborative, an initiative that helps Pacific Northwest businesses and institutions accelerate efforts to equitably curb their climate emissions.

Senator Jake Fey
Washington State Legislature27th District Representative
During the 2022 Legislative Session, Jake led his colleagues in passage of the Move Ahead Washington transportation package—a $17 billion, 16-year package that makes unprecedented investments in transit, active transportation and highway preservation and maintenance.

Chelle Izzi
CALSTARTBoard Member, Gateway Fleets
Chelle is a Board Advisor at Gateway Fleets and Managing Director at Rising Energy Ventures where she works with investors, entrepreneurs, and corporations to drive the development, scaling, and optimization of ventures at the cutting edge of clean energy innovation.
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