National Electric Vehicle Consortium Holds First-Ever Meeting at IRSC Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie
National Electric Vehicle Consortium Holds First-Ever Meeting at IRSC Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie
August 19, 2022 Suzanne Seldes
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL—On August 4 and 5, more than 50 national leaders, representing education, government, and industry gathered at the IRSC Pruitt Campus in Port St. Lucie for the kickoff meeting of the National Electric Vehicle Consortium (NEVC). The NEVC promotes the interaction of a critical mass of academic, agency, and industry experts across all EV disciplines to help secure the nation’s electric vehicle workforce pipeline.
Featured speakers included:
- Dr. Celeste Carter, Lead Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Kevin Cooper, Executive Director of Innovation and Business Development, Indian River State College
- Paul Morrison and Suresh Jayanthi, NextEra Energy
- Ken Mays, NEVTEX (Central Oregon Community College)
- Paul Vosper and Chris Anastasi, Juice Bar
- Ken Walz, CREATE (Madison Area Technical College)
- Shawn Bennett, State Farm
- Ben Cruz, CAAT (Macomb Community College)
- George Guirguis, BHI Energy
- Brandon Stevenson, Weber State University
- Martin Massuh, Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA)
In June, Indian River State College announced a three-year, $2,735,771 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the National Electric Vehicle Consortium (NEVC). Dr. Kevin Cooper, IRSC Executive Director of Innovation and Business Development, serves as the project’s Principal Investigator.
