OUR PEOPLE
Different skills.
A shared purpose.
Engineers, volunteers, local partners, and board members bring their experience to one transportation challenge: helping practical vehicles serve people and support livelihoods.
OUR TEAM
A practical mission powered by people.
Will Austin — Executive Director
The wider network contributes in research and development, design, training, operations, communications, fabrication, accounting, logistics, and field implementation.
Design & fabrication
Engineering, welding, prototyping, testing, and documentation.
Training & field support
Operator preparation, partner communication, troubleshooting, and learning from use.
Operations & outreach
Administration, freight, fundraising, and telling the story clearly.
BOARD & GOVERNANCE
Stewardship grounded in experience.
The board of the Institute for Affordable Transportation provides governance and financial oversight, helping keep programs, partnerships, and resources aligned with the charitable purpose.
Chair
Wes Gerbig, PhD, PE
Engineering, leadership, education, and business-as-mission experience.
Treasurer
Ralph Meyer, MBA
Manufacturing, business leadership, and long-standing East Africa partner development.
Board member
Awujoola Itua, MBA
Healthcare, public health, community leadership, and West Africa perspective.
Board member
David Olawale, PhD, PMP
Industrial and manufacturing engineering, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship.
Founder & executive director
Will Austin, MBA
Automotive, manufacturing, finance, and international experience.
A WIDER COMMUNITY
Many hands have helped move the work forward.
Contributors over the years
The network has included Bruce Hamilton, Karen Crawford, Chris Cox, Chris Hart, Scot Evans, Rick Clawson, Craig Austin, David Harbeck, Aaron Deckard, Guy Dingman, Roland Shoup, John Blackson, Ty Huber, Jason Montgomery, Alan Dyck, Jim Risk, Clyde Good, Jim Setty, Jim Childs, and project-specific volunteers and overseas partners.
MOVE THE WORK FORWARD
Put your skills to useful work.
Tell us about your experience, interests, and the time you can offer.