DE Appalachian Highlands Info
Area: Northeast Tennessee, including the surrounding communities in southwest Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.
Counties covered: Hancock, Hawkins, Cocke, Greene, Washington, Sullivan, Carter, Unicoi, Johnson
Story: In early 2021, multiple partners stepped up to help form this Chapter. Jan Compton of TDEC’s Johnson City Environmental Field Office, Bonnie Donnolly of BrightRidge and David Hrivnak – a stalwart EV advocate from Kingsport – helped bring together others to support the Chapter’s development. In 2022, Victor Sherwood started getting heavily involved developing event opportunities in the area, acquired a Kia EV6 GT Line, and became a co-chair – thanks Victor!
Facebook Group: Drive Electric Appalachian Highlands (join now!)
Media/Event links: Cars & Coffee After Dark (Johnson City, 6/22), DEED 2021 Bristol, DEED 2021 Kingsport
DE Appalachian Highlands Members
Co-chair - Victor SherwoodIT Engineer
Co-chair - David HrivnakSales Manager, Ecological Energy Systems LLC
Co-chair - Bonnie DonnollyChief Development and Market Strategy Officer, BrightRidge
Co-chair - Jan ComptonRegional Dir., External Affairs for the Johnson City Field Office
- EV DRIVERS
Chris Bress – Tesla Model X
Kenny Dick – Tesla Model 3
Mark DiLuciano – Chevy Bolt
Wes Franklin – Nissan Leaf
John Frey – Nissan Leaf
Adam Gray – Tesla Model 3
Derek Guske – Mercedes-Benz B250e
Keith Halberg – Chevy Volt
Bill Horton – Ford Mustang MachE
Brenda Hrivnak – RAV4 Prime
David Hrivnak – Tesla Model 3
Marti Morenings – Tesla Model Y
Jacob Ratliff – Tesla Model 3
David Riggs – Nissan Leaf
Ken Roberts – BMW i3 REx
Victor Sherwood – Kia EV6
Michael & Karen Trepiccione – Tesla Model 3
- ORGANIZATIONAL & OTHER PARTNERS
Tim Henley, City of Johnson City
Clayton Dowell, Bristol TN Essential Services
Jeff Dykes, BrightRidge
Sam Ford, BrightRidge
Ted Jackson, Green Interfaith Network
Jodi Jones, Washington County Commissioner
Chris Quillen, TVA
Jason Smith, Appalachian Electric Power
Paul Sutton, Renewable Energy
Brandy Lemieux
