Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition

Mark Bentley has been the executive director of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) since August 2006. ACFC is a nonprofit, membership-based, organization that participates in the U. S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities program, which promotes the use of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles throughout the United States. Bentley actively strives to lead efforts to build an alternative fuel industry in Alabama and leverages public-private partnerships to accomplish this goal. Through the efforts of ACFC, ethanol, biodiesel, propane, and natural gas infrastructure projects have been implemented in Alabama.

Prior to joining ACFC, Bentley was head of business development for a major engineering firm in Birmingham, Ala. He has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of business management including marketing, sales, operations, consulting, and entrepreneurial initiatives with both domestic and international companies.

Bentley holds an accelerated bachelor's degree in economics from Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.