Brent Baker, Chief Executive Officer
Brent is a pioneer of the biodiesel movement and has been a biodiesel entrepreneur, educator and producer of biodiesel fuel since the fuel emerged in the United States about 15 years ago. Brent founded Tri-State Biodiesel in 2004 after working for years as the Executive Director of Biotour.org, a non-profit organization that specialized in global warming, sustainability, and biodiesel education. Under Baker's leadership, TSB has become the first, most well-known and biggest biodiesel company in the region, and a national pioneer in urban, sustainable biodiesel. Brent is a nationally known spokesman on biodiesel and related issues and has educated hundreds-of-thousands of Americans about the dangers of global warming and the benefits of biodiesel fuel. Brent and Tri-State has been the subject of numerous print articles, radio and television programs including the New York Times, National Public Radio, ABCs Business Week Weekend and PBS News Hour, which called him a “Johnny Appleseed of biodiesel”. Mr. Baker is currently advising members of the New York State Assembly and the New York City Council on biodiesel policy. He is also featured in the award-winning documentary “Fuel”. Mr. Baker, who has met with Al Gore and biodiesel superstar Willie Nelson, is called upon regularly to be interviewed or speak at biodiesel industry and environmental forums. More recently, Brent was awarded Social Venture Network’s Innovators Award for his work at Tri-State Biodiesel. Email Brent

Dehran Duckworth, Fuel Sales Manager – Dehran has been with Tri-State Biodiesel as a partner/ member since 2006, on the board of directors since 2008, and is currently head of the fuel sales division. Dehran brings a forward thinking and innovative approach to the marketing of biodiesel and the public education of its benefits and easy implementation. He is responsible for acquiring and maintaining biodiesel accounts in all applicable sectors including truck fleet sales, bioheat sales, and marketing through filling stations, as well as administering company public outreach efforts around the tri-state area. Email Dehran

Norman Felsen, Controller – Norman Felsen, Controller – Norman manages the accounting needs of Tri-State Biodiesel. A CPA, he brings over twenty five years of financial and human resource experience to Tri State Biodiesel. His background includes many years in corporate accounting for various businesses. He was the controller at Air Industries Machining Corp for many years, which grew from a small disadvantaged business into a publicly traded corporation. Prior to that he was at Toshiba America Inc. a holding company established by Toshiba Corp. He has his degree from the C.W. Post School of Professional Accountancy. Email Norman

Joshua Sabo, Chief Counsel – With his professional legal experience in energy and technology projects, Joshua brings a high level of legal expertise to the Tri-State Biodiesel team. As Tri-State's legal counsel, he writes business contracts and other documents, advises on strategy, and oversees our general activities to insure against for future litigation. Joshua's experience in Albany and Washington , D.C. , leaves him well suited to advise Tri-State on lobbying and public partnership issues. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. from Wesleyan University . He is special counsel to the Green Island Power Authority and is experienced in litigation and appellate work in State and Federal Courts throughout New York State . Email Joshua

Kip Moncrief, Operations Manager- Connecticut BioFuels – Kip has been with the TSB team since early 2007. He helped in the launch of Connecticut BioFuels and is also a partner. Connecticut BioFuels is a division of TSB and collects waste cooking oil in Connecticut offering the same great, timely, and professional service as TSB. Kip is no stranger to biodiesel or the machines fueled by it. In the early 1980’s Kip’s father was making his own biodiesel and running it in the family Peugeot diesel station wagon. Kip himself is the first man to race an international car race on only waste cooking oil. This was done during the 2008 La Carrera Panamericana in his 59’ Mercedes 190d. On most weekends you can find kip competitively racing at some road course or circle track in New England . Kip received a BA in Economics from Hobart College in 2006. Email Kip

Ethan Garber, Board Member
— Garber has more than 20 years experience analyzing, advising, and financing businesses in a wide range of industries. As a restructuring specialist, Garber frequently serves on creditor committees of major national and international companies and is currently consulting as a distressed debt and derivatives trader for the post-bankruptcy liquidation of the Lehman Brothers estate. Prior to joining Lehman, Garber was a proprietary trader for both Bear Stearns and Credit Suisse First Boston and was also a well-regarded distressed debt and restructuring expert at a number of firms including Lehman Brothers, where he was ranked by Institutional Investor magazine as an "All Star" analyst. Garber has also been a senior debt analyst at Jefferies & Co. and Chase Manhattan and was a founding investor in several successful green-tech ventures including ThermalHouse. Garber graduated from Wesleyan University in 1990 with a B.A in religious studies.