CARINATA - Key Persons

Alex Clayton

Job Titles:
  • VP Business Development

April Groover-Combs

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board

Canan Balaban

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Assoc. Dir. FL. Energy Syst. Consortium

Chris Cassidy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Renewable Energy Advisor USDA

Chuck Red

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • VP - Fuels Development Applied Research Associates

Dan Geller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • Lead

David Wright

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • Project Director

Dr. Bisoondat Macoon

Job Titles:
  • Associate Research Professor Br / Mississippi State University

Dr. Brian Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Professor Br / Mississippi State University

Dr. Jesse Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Ed Coppola

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • Fuel & Co - Product Development Br / Applied Research Associates Liaision to Industry Cooperators
  • LEAD Fuel & Co - Product Development Br / Applied Research Associates Principal Engineer, Fuels Program
  • Lead Fuels and Coproducts

George Philippidis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • LEAD EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEV
  • University of South Florida Bioenergy Workforce Development

Glenn Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board

Ian Small

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee

Jerry Davis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • District Director FL Farm Bureau

Jim Marois

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board

John Dyer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Program Lead - Indus. Oils & Biofuel Crops USDA - ARS Pacific West Area

Kip Balkcom

Job Titles:
  • Systems Specialist

Mary Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Plant Materials Specialist USDA - NRCS

Mike Shoemaker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Environmental Compliance & Permitting Wenck Assoc

Nicolas DiLorenzo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • LEAD
  • Lead Meal Efficiency

Ozkul Seckin

Job Titles:
  • University of South Florida Br / Supply Chain Logistics Optimization

Puneet Dwivedi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • Lead System Metrics & Modeling
  • LEAD University of Georgia Br / Sustainable Bioenergy Policy Analyst

Ramdeo Seepaul

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • Co - Lead Feedstock Development / Risk Management / Decision Support

Richard Altman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee
  • LEAD Executive Director Emeritus Br / CAAFI East Coast State Project Lead - Farm to Fly 2.0
  • Lead Supply Chain / Commercialization / Policy Engagement

Richard Kamin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board

Sheeja George

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Steering Committee

Steve Csonka

Job Titles:
  • Member of the SPARC Advisory Board
  • Executive Director CAAFI