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TennSMART Board of Directors

TennSMART is a Tennessee-based consortium of research institutions, vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, fleet operators, software developers, utilities, and government officials and regulators working together to develop scientific knowledge and new technologies that could change how America transports people and goods. 
Board Chair: Rich Davies, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Board President: Andy Lucyshyn, Gresham Smith
Treasurer: Ryan Stanton, Tennessee Valley Authority
Directors:
Deputy Commissioner Preston Elliott, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Kenda Abkowitz, Metro Government of Nashville & Davidson County
Elsa Foley, Nissan North America

Victoria Hirschberg, University of Tennessee System
Cara Ince, Vanderbilt University
Suman Kharbanda, FedEx

Susan Marlow, Stantec
Terry Saltsman, Tennessee Tech University
Lang Wiseman, Baker Donelson


Ex Officio, Technical Advisory Committee Chair
Dr. Kevin Heaslip, University of Tennessee – Knoxville 
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