The External Advisory Board is a multi-stakeholder group representing business and industry, government, NGOs and academia that meets twice a year to review the Center's progress, provide guidance in planning activities for executing the Center's mission, and help identify new areas for research that is timely and relevant to the public and private sectors.
Advisory Board Chairs
Erik Petrovskis, Chair
Director of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability
Meijer
David Gard, Vice Chair
Senior Consultant
5 Lakes Energy
Past Advisory Board Chairs
Peter M. Wege (Deceased)
Chair Emeritus
President, Wege Foundation
Past Vice-Chairman of the Board, Steelcase, Inc.
NPPC Chair 1991-1994
Thomas Zosel (Deceased)
Manager of Pollution Prevention
3M Corporation
NPPC Chair 1994-1999
Scott Noesen
Director of Sustainable Development
Dow Chemical Company
CSS Co-Chair 1999-2006
Terry Cullum
Director, Auto/Steel Partnership
CSS Co-Chair 1999-2006
CSS Chair 2006-2011
Ross Good
Senior Manager, External Affairs Department
Chrysler Group LLC
CSS Vice Chair 2006-2011
David Rinard
Director, Global Environmental Performance
Steelcase, Inc.
CSS Chair 2011-2013
Tim Wallington
Systems Analytics and Environmental Research Department
Ford Motor Company
CSS Vice Chair 2011-2013
CSS Chair 2013-2015
Candace Wheeler
Global Energy System Center
General Motors
CSS Vice Chair 2015-2017
Mark Retzloff
Chairman and Founder
Alfalfa's Market
CSS Chair 2016-2019
Shoshannah Lenski
Director
DTE Energy
CSS Chair 2019-2023
Advisory Board Membership
Industry
- 5 Lakes Energy
- Clarios
- Dow Chemical Company
- DTE Energy
- Ford Motor Company
- Franklin Associates, A Division of ERG
- General Motors Corporation
- Meijer
- Positive Scenarios Consulting
- Steelcase
- WorldView Consulting, LLC
Government Agencies
- Argonne National Lab
- City of Detroit - Office of Mobility Innovation
- Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
- U.S. Department of Energy - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 5
Environmental Organizations
Academic Representatives
- University of Michigan, College of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
- University of Michigan, School of Public Health - Environmental Health Sciences
Foundations
Past Advisory Board Membership
Industry
- 3M Company
- Alcoa
- Aurora Organic Dairy
- Auto/Steel Partnership
- DTE Energy
- Fiat Chrysler Autmobiles (Stellantis)
- GE Global Research
- Lucent Technologies (Nokia)
- National Grid
- SCS Global Services
- Solect Energy
- Worldsteel
- Xerox Corporation
Government Agencies
- City of Detroit - Office of Sustainability
- Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Railroad Administration
Environmental Organizations