Three new members elected

We are excited to announce the new Electric Vehicle Association Board of Directors. Terri Kirsch was re-elected, and we welcome Arthur Burton, Kate Kruk, and Michael Yared as new board members.

Arthur M. Burton

Arthur M. Burton is managing agent/owner of AMB Renewable Energy, providing energy efficiency services and products for new development and retrofits for both residential and commercial businesses. The firm supports Community Outreach Group, working to develop and implement Clean Energy Jobs Act and Future Energy Jobs Act programs in underserved areas of Chicago. Burton hopes his new membership on the EVA Board will help him promote better access for not only Chicagoans who reside in charging deserts, but better access for all.

Terri Kirsch

We are happy to have Terri Kirsch on the board for a second term. She is vice president of  Electric Car Insider, working closely with EVA chapters for the Electric Car Guest Drive national tour. She is a serial entrepreneur, always thinking of ways to create businesses with thoughtful leadership. Kirsch is passionate about driving her 2022 red Tesla Model S. She is proud to say there are 6 electric vehicles (EVs) in her family, including her first Tesla, now driven by her 87-year-old father…creating generations of EV lovers.

Kate Kruk

As the director of community engagement at Livingtston Energy Group, a Lynkwell family company, Kate Kruk is charged with (pun intended) educating the public and private sectors about the benefits of EVs and providing turnkey project solutions for expanding the EV charging infrastructure in the state of New York and beyond. Kruk, who has been driving electric since 2015, is a long-standing member of the Capital District EV Drivers club, city captain for the National Drive Electric Week event in the New York Capital District, and president of the newly formed NY Capital District EVA chapter. She serves as the vice president of the Schalmont Central School District School Board of Education, as well as an advisory board member for the Capital Region Business & Career and Technical Education, and is a kinship caregiver and advocate/speaker for the New York State Kinship Navigator and Kincare Coalition.

Michael Yared

Michael Yared is the CEO of Echobind, a digital agency that specializes in custom web and mobile application development. He leads a team of skilled designers and engineers in creating innovative solutions for businesses. Throughout his 18-year career, he has provided strategic guidance to businesses across a range of industries, helping to launch new products, develop digital presence, and navigate risk. Michael believes that a single experience in an EV is often enough to convince drivers to switch to electric, and he is hoping to lend his skill set to EVA to help accelerate EV adoption by reaching as many as people as possible. He and his wife own two EVs and have been Tesla shareholders since 2012.

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