East Bay Clean Cities (Oakland) Coalition

Richard Battersby is director of fleet services at the University of California, Davis and has been Coordinator of the East Bay (Oakland) Clean Cities coalition since 2003.

Battersby has over 25 years of experience in the fleet industry and has written and participated in numerous local, state, and federal grant-funded projects. Battersby is a certified automotive fleet manager and a certified public fleet professional. He holds over 40 Automotive Service Excellence certifications.

Battersby is an active member in Public Fleet Supervisor's Association, American Public Works Association, and the California County Fleet Managers Association. He is also a past chairman and officer of the NAFA Fleet Management Association San Francisco Chapter.

Chris Ferrara is a board member and a founding coordinator of the East Bay Clean Cities coalition in Oakland. Ferrara has been involved with the coalition for 10 years and has been a coordinator since 2003.

Ferrara accepted a Region 9 Environmental Protection Agency award for work at the Port of Oakland with the CleanAir Logix project. Ferrara is a 25-year employee of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company and has worked in the alternative fuel and clean air industry for 10 years. He has extensive grant experience, including work with compressed natural gas fueling stations and natural gas vehicles, and he has specialized in port operations and liquid natural gas applications.