Vanessa Coleman

Vanessa Coleman currently serves as the Sustainability and EHS Governance Manager at Scout Motors Inc., a position held since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles such as Battery Compliance Lead at Volkswagen of America, Inc. from January 2021 to August 2023, and Senior Consultant at W&M Environmental Group, LLC from January 2018 to January 2021. Vanessa's career also encompasses significant positions in environmental management, including Director of Environmental at TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. and Corporate Environmental Manager at Trinity Industries, Inc. Notably, roles at Exide Technologies and Telefunken Semiconductors involved hands-on management of environmental programs and compliance. Vanessa began the professional journey with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Detroit Mercy and enhanced expertise with a Certificate in Industrial Hygiene from Tulane University School of Medicine.