Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit: The Judges
Sustainable Cities Challenge Detroit: The Judges
Dave Schaller
"For 40 years, I've been parts of teams developing transportation innovations. This contest is a huge opportunity to see more creativity brought forward to help Detroit and beyond with cleaner transportation systems."
Dave Schaller is the Industry Engagement Director for NACFE, responsible for fleet and supplier engagement, workshops, and social media. He manages Run on Less demonstrations and holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MBA. With 27 years at Navistar, he worked in design, research, strategic planning, and marketing, gaining insights across five countries. Dave has five US patents, authored SAE papers, and published numerous NACFE reports.
Justine Johnson
"We are also proud to serve as a partner alongside the Toyota Mobility Foundation and the Sustainable Cities Challenge. I look forward to reviewing their ideas and working together to make our Motor City a cleaner, greener place for all Michiganders to enjoy.”
Justine Johnson is an accomplished mobility executive with more than 10 years of experience in external affairs, strategy and government and community relations. As Chief Mobility Officer for the state of Michigan, she leads the state’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) in working across state government, academia and private industry to enhance Michigan’s mobility ecosystem, including developing dynamic mobility policies and supporting emerging mobility technologies and businesses.
Parth Vaishnav
"My motivation is to help reduce pollution, which disproportionately hurts the health of poor and vulnerable people. Doing so requires the deployment of clean technologies."
Parth Vaishnav is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan. His research aims to understand how technology can ameliorate the environmental and human health consequences of energy production and use, promoting energy and environmental justice. He holds a PhD in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MPhil in Technology Policy from Cambridge University.
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