About Us

Dana Knight

Dana Knight holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Georgia College & State University, and has 15 years of experience in retail accounting.

Dana enjoys spending time with friends and family, and lives in Monroe with her husband of 9 years and their daughter.

Scott Cohenour

Chief Information Officer

Scott Cohenour has been working in business process improvement through technology for over 25 years in companies such as Avondale Mills, Ford Motor Company, Cox Communications and The University of Georgia.

Scott holds a bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Georgia State University.

Liz Carmichael

Office Manager

Liz comes to us from working in the medical field for 12 years. New to the Biodiesel world, she handles various tasks from Customer Service to Bookkeeping.

She enjoys being outdoors, photography and spending time with family and friends.

Joe Cowart

Plant Manager

Joe comes from a variety of backgrounds, from carpentry to sprinkler systems and most recently working at a trucking company for the last 10 years. New to the Biodiesel world, he will be supervising multiple job functions.

Joe lives in Monroe with his wife of 13 years with their 3 children. He enjoys spending time with his family and camping.

Fredrick W. (Rick) Huszagh II

President, Co-Founder

Entrepreneur Rick Huszagh brings more than a decade’s worth of expertise in starting and growing business ventures in the technology and agriculture industries. Rick founded software company PMTI in 1995 and expanded operations with a subsidiary in Europe, growing a worldwide client base. In 2000, Rick sold PMTI to the largest technology venture capitalist group in the United States to form Law.com. While Rick continued to manage a family-owned livestock farm with his wife Crista Carrell, they expanded their focus in renewable energy solutions, founding non-profit Down to Earth Foundation to provide experiential environmental education for students. In 2003, Rick went on to begin biodiesel research and production and was awarded a USDA grant for renewable energy technology to further his efforts in 2007. In May 2008, Rick founded Down to Earth Energy, LLC with partners Crista Carrell, McKay Johnson and Tyson Johnson. Rick has served on the States Biofuels Clearinghouse Board and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer for Down to Earth Energy leading the business development and overall operations for the business. Rick is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

Hunter Blair

Chief Executive Officer

Hunter is a 2011 graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics. Hunter joined Down to Earth Energy in 2013 and currently manages daily operations of the biodiesel plant, logistics & scheduling, inventory management, and the truck maintenance & fabrication shops. In his spare time, Hunter enjoys spending time with family, hunting, fishing, and spending time in the outdoors.

Alex Johnston

VP - Oil Collections

Alex Johnston has been a biodiesel enthusiast since 2005 and in the biodiesel industry since 2007. He has worked for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy as a biodiesel plant operator in Atlanta, Georgia, and Knoxville, Tennessee. Currently, he manages the waste oil collection service for Clean Energy Biofuels. He lives in Atlanta with his wife of 17 years and their son.

Jacob Wills

Logistics Manager

Jacob has worked as a truck driver for 17 years and has experience driving everything from flatbeds to fuel tankers. He has been with DTEE since 2012 as our first truck driver. Jacob’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, and camping with his family.