TOPEKA, KS — Tami Alexander has been named the Transportation Electrification Manager for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The position was recently created to help the agency focus on strategic planning for electric transportation and to administer federal program funds.

Alexander previously worked for Metropolitan Energy Center, a nonprofit organization, as their Senior Program Coordinator and served as the Central Kansas Clean Cities Coordinator. She was responsible for programs within the transportation department on alternative fuel infrastructure and vehicle deployments and also educated the public and governments on electric vehicles (EV) and EV charging equipment.

“I am passionate about promoting the economic and environmental benefits of alternative fuels and vehicles and working with rural and urban communities to help them plan and implement projects that support their goals,” she said.

Alexander has bachelor’s degrees in mathematics-statistics and geology and a master’s degree in environmental science, all from Wichita State University. She is a Kansas native and lives in Wichita.

KDOT is an agency of more than 2,500 transportation professionals who together plan, construct, and manage the transportation infrastructure in Kansas.