Our Team
Chad Schwitters - President
Chad, a former mobile software executive and technology evangelist, has spent 20 years bouncing between various forms of alternative transportation: walking, biking, bus, motorcycle, carpool, biodiesel, and hybrids. He and his wife have both settled in to electric vehicles, and his teens share a plug-in hybrid--all powered by the wind.
Tom Saxton - Vice-President
Tom Saxton has degrees in math and physics and works as a software design engineer. He has been an electric vehicle supporter since 2006 and an owner since 2008. He is actively involved with the broad electric vehicle community, from showing the practicality of a 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV at grocery stores to demonstrating the performance of a Tesla Roadster at drag race tracks. He works with local municipalities and businesses interested in building out effective and cost efficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Jennifer Krill - Secretary
Jennifer Krill has been directing campaigns at Rainforest Action Network since 2002 fighting for Old Growth Forest protection, more fuel-efficient cars by Ford Motor Company and pressuring banks to halt financing climate change-causing industries. Jennifer leads RAN's negotiations with corporations, acts as primary spokesperson to the media, and manages a talented team of organizers who mobilize thousands of activists.
Mike Kane - Treasurer
Mike spent over 20 years as a marketing and business development professional in the high-tech industry, including stints at Emulex, the semiconductor division of Rockwell International and Motorola.
Dan Davids - Director, Board Chair
Dan David's career spans oceanography, aviation, and software design. He is an active environmentalist promoting electric vehicles, solar power, sustainable building, and animal rights. He devotes much of his time to philanthropic and educational work in support of these causes.
Zan Dubin-Scott - Communications Director, Chair of Outreach and Education Committee
Zan is president of ZDS Communications, an international public relations and marketing agency specializing in energy and the environment, education and healthcare. She drives on sunshine, thanks to an all-electric car and the solar panels on her home that charge it with clean, renewable electricity.
Ron Freund - Director, Chair of Industry Committee
Ron has been the chairman of the national Electric Auto Assn. for ten years and he has driven plug-in vehicles for more than a dozen totaling over 100,000 miles. His expertise is hardware electronics and software engineering as well as technical training.
Jay Friedland - Legislative Director
Jay is managing partner of Cinemagic Partners Ltd, a consulting firm developing high technology ventures. A self-described serial entrepreneur, he has built successful companies as well as developing key industry alliances between companies both large and small.
Marc Geller - Director
Marc Geller is an advocate and writer in the area of public and corporate policy related to electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and related source energy. He is on the board of directors of the Electric Auto Association and co-founded the association's San Francisco chapter...
Richard Kelly - Director, Chair of IT Committee
Richard Kelly is a Programmer/Analyst for the University of California who is passionate about solar power and energy efficiency. He has driven conversion and factory highway-speed electric vehicles since 2003.
Paul Scott - Director
Paul is a founding member of Plug In America and a long-time EV driver and advocate for renewable energy. Paul has worked in the film business for most of his career while keeping involved as a population activist and environmental activist.
Rachel Rubin - Development Director
Rachel has worked in development for social service agencies,
grassroots lobbying campaigns, and progressive media. She’s thrilled
to bring her success in venture philanthropy and community
partnerships to Plug In America. Rachel’s been eager to work with
electric cars from the first time she saw the EV1. When she’s not
raising money for Plug In America, she’s working on her EV scooter
conversion.
Sherry Boschert - Driver's Seat Contributor
Sherry Boschert is a medical news reporter and author of the book Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars That Will Recharge America.
Ben Kane - Legislative Intern
Ben Kane is a History and Political Science major at Williams College in
Massachusetts. He is working towards legislation advancing the adoption of plug-in vehicles nationwide.
Linda Nicholes - Driver's Seat Contributor
Linda worked for 28 years as a Superior Court Reporter in Orange County. She is a self-described environmental activist and past president of Plug In America. Linda works to educate youth about the importance of electric transportation and transitioning to renewable energy sources.
Stefano Paris - Media Contributor
Stefano Paris is the official documentarian of Plug In America with a passion for photovoltaic solar power and electric vehicles. He is an AeroMechanical Engineer and was a core design, test, and flight engineer throughout the world record setting programs of Centurion, Helios, and Pathfinder solar electric aircraft.
Colby Trudeau - Social Media Manager, IT Committee
Colby Trudeau is an Engineering student at the University of San Diego. As Plug In America's IT volunteer, he develops web outreach communications, automobile company petitions, and monitors online coverage of battery electric vehicles and PHEVs developments. He also represents Plug In America at various events.