OUR TEAM
The Auto Innovators team includes professionals with a wide range of experience deep within the automotive, policy, regulatory, and legislative arenas. The team utilizes their expertise to help guide the industry’s transformation as it strives for a cleaner, safer, smarter future.

John
Bozzella
President & CEO

Alexis
Hebert
Director, Strategic Communications

Angel
Punzalan
Chief Financial Officer

Brett
Kelly
Vice President, Product and Business Growth

Brian
Weiss
Senior Vice President, Communications

Cassy
LaRussa
Director, Events

Catherine
Palin
Senior Attorney and Director of Environment Policy

Charles
Haake
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

Colin
Kuhlkin-Hornsby
Communications Analyst

Colleen
Hogan
Executive Assistant

Curt
Augustine
Senior Director, State Affairs

Dan
Bowerson
Vice President, Energy and Environment Policy

David
Bright
Senior Attorney

Gary
Haglund
Director, Federal Affairs

Hilary
Cain
Senior Vice President, Policy

Iain
Hart
Director, Federal Affairs

Jennica
Sims
Director, Federal Affairs

Jessica
Simmons
Assistant General Counsel

John
Ohly
Head of Congressional Affairs

Josh
Fisher
Senior Director, State Affairs

Lauren
Collins
Director, Safety Policy

Lindsay
Abate
Director, Technology Policy

Michael
Hartrick
Senior Director & Executive Advisor, Energy and Environment Policy

Michelle
Hernandez
Manager, Membership

Nick
Steingart
Director, State Affairs

Nicole
Monger
Senior Manager, Human Resources

Paul
Scullion
Director, Safety Policy

Sandra
Henriques
Growth Operations Manager

Sarah
Puro
Vice President, Safety and Technology Policy

Scott
Rossow
Manager, State Affairs

Tara
Hairston
Senior Director, Technology Policy

Toi
Taylor
Policy Operations Manager

Tricia
Cauley
Senior Director, Research

Tyson
Megown
Director of Mobilization

Wayne
Weikel
Vice President, State Affairs

Zahid
Nangrahary
Senior Finance & Operations Analyst