Diana McKeown joined the Great Plains Institute in July 2013 and directs the Twin Cities Metro Region of the Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Team, a public private partnership that connects communities to the resources to get clean energy projects in place. Over the past three years, she has supported over 60 cities becoming electric vehicle ready through Cities Charging Ahead!, peer learning cohorts of cities from across the state working together to become electric vehicle ready. With this experience, Diana and other GPI staff have developed and now lead EV-Ready Communities. She has led a number of additional clean energy initiatives over her 14 years with CERTs. Diana holds a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of Minnesota.