About Us
Our Staff
Executive Director, Clean Cities Coordinator
Alicia Cox
Alicia has been with YTCC since January 2011. She has held several roles within the organization and originally joined YTCC staff through the Department of Energy Clean Cities Workforce Development program. Alicia conceptualized and established the following longstanding programs: Drive Electric Greater Yellowstone, the EV Experience, Electric Vehicle Ambassador Program, Electric Vehicle Accelerator Program, our Electric Vehicle Charging Station rebate programs, Green Fleets, Sustainability Series, and our Alternative Fuels and Vehicle Curriculum. She received a B.S. in Biology from Central Michigan University and received her Masters degree in Environmental Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Alicia loves to hike, backpack, mountain bike, ski and play soccer. She spends as much time as possible experiencing the beautiful Greater Yellowstone region with family.
Dr. Jesse Therien
Montana Project Manager
Jesse has always been passionate about renewable fuels and environmental chemistry. After completing an undergraduate degree at Lake Superior State University in Michigan, he went on to complete a graduate degree in Biochemistry at Montana State University with a dissertation entitled “Insights into key barriers in the implementation of renewable biofuel technologies“. After graduating, he became the director and process engineer at Full Circle Biofuels, a new startup Biofuel company in Bozeman, MT. It was around this time in 2015-2016 that Jesse began interacting with what was then the Yellowstone-Teton Clean Energy Coalition through his efforts to help infuse biodiesel into our region. More recently, he helped facilitate a copule solar array installations coupled with EV charging stations in Bozeman. He has been an EV owner for years and continues to advocate for renewable energy in our area.
Haley Whittaker
Project Manager
Haley is from Boulder, Colorado and has called Jackson, Wyoming her home for the last four years. In Colorado, Haley served as the Communications, Programs and Outreach Director for the Colorado Cleantech Industries Association. There she worked closely with businesses, government entities and other nonprofits to strengthen the Colorado cleantech landscape. Her previous work addressed a spectrum of clean technology solutions with a focus on the energy transition. She’s looking forward to focusing on transportation and access to alternative fuels as a way to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the Greater Yellowstone Area. Haley is also an adaptive ski instructor at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and a yoga teacher in Jackson. In her free time, you can find Haley playing in the Tetons whether it’s backcountry skiing, climbing, hiking or swimming.
Kayleigh Smith
Project Associate
Kayleigh graduated from Montana State University in May 2024 with a BA in Environmental Studies. She is a strong advocate for sustainable practices and environmentalism, and facilitated the beginning of “Climate Week” during her time at MSU to help educate students and staff about climate awareness. She spent the following summer after graduating as the Fair Coordinator for the Montana Renewable Energy Association, helping plan the 2024 Clean Energy Fair in Billings. This is where she connected with YTCC and began interning in the fall, and she continues to work now as a Program Associate to further sustainable transportation solutions. In her spare time, Kayleigh loves to hike, go camping, and shop at her local thriftstores.
Our Mission
Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities’ mission is to encourage and expand the use of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies and promote efficient transportation options.
Our History
As the sole regional designee of the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program, Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities (YTCC) functions as Department of Energy’s on-the-ground advocate focused on petroleum displacement activities in the Greater Yellowstone Region. Currently consisting of nearly 90 organizations across the country, the Clean Cities program has been responsible for displacing over 2.5 billion gallons of petroleum fuel since its inception. Affiliation with the Clean Cities Program provides YTCC with access to regional and national support networks in order to bring a much broader perspective to local transportation projects. It also allows for access to unique funding opportunities related to supporting the Clean Cities mission. This affiliation, along with YTCC’s regional standing as a resource and advocate for sustainable and efficient transportation, creates an ideal scenario for YTCC to function as a clean transportation leader within the Greater Yellowstone Community in order to lessen the detrimental impacts of local transportation.
Board Members
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Derek Schaefer
BOARD PRESIDENT
Chief Financial Officer, Jackson Hole Land Trust
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Basil Barna
BOARD MEMBER
President, Wilderness Systems & Technologies
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Jim Evanoff
EMERITUS
Retired National Parks Employee
Clean Cities National Consultant -
Steve Parker
BOARD MEMBER
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Fleet Director
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Dylan Hoffman
BOARD MEMBER
Director of Environmental Affairs, Xanterra Parks & Resorts
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Jeff Brown
BOARD MEMBER
Manager, Transportation and Fleet Management Support Systems, Idaho National Laboratory