Acclaimed Artist, Brand Strategist, and Motorsports Enthusiast Joins TeamWWF Leadership to Drive Sponsor Growth, Donor Retention, and Organizational Scale
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Wings and Wheels Foundation (TeamWWF), the 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping talented, diverse young drivers overcome the financial barriers standing between them and a career in motorsports, today announced the appointment of A.D. Cook as its new Vice President of Strategic Development.
In this new leadership role, Cook will oversee the Foundation’s corporate sponsorship pipeline, individual and recurring donor engagement, institutional grant strategy, and brand storytelling — the core pillars of TeamWWF’s strategic roadmap aimed at closing the well-documented funding gap that keeps promising drivers off the grid at every level of the Road to Indy ladder.
“Resources should never be the limiting factor in a driver’s career — cost shouldn’t be either,” said Cook. “Wings and Wheels already has the programs, the driver relationships, and the mission that sponsors and donors want to be part of. My focus is building the infrastructure — the partnership pipeline, the donor journey, the storytelling — that turns that mission into sustained, growing support for every driver who earns a seat on this team.“
Mark McAlister, Founder of Wings and Wheels Foundation, welcomed the appointment: “A.D. brings a rare combination to this role — decades of building brands that people trust, a genuine passion for motorsports, and the strategic discipline to turn that into real revenue for our drivers. We’re bringing him on at exactly the moment we need to scale our sponsor and donor base, and I couldn’t be more confident in his ability to get us there.“
About A.D. Cook
A.D. Cook is an internationally recognized contemporary realism and hyperrealism artist and brand designer based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a career spanning more than three decades at the intersection of art, design, and designing for the automotive and motorsports world. Early in his career, Cook served as the creative and marketing force behind the fast-growing Hollywood Video chain, building its corporate identity and painting large-scale murals for stores nationwide. He went on to found a successful graphic design and brand-development firm, working with clients including Iwata-Medea, PIAA Corporation, Crimson Trace Corporation, and WebTrends Software (A.D. Cook, LinkedIn).
Cook’s large-scale hyperrealistic automotive and motorcycle artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries from Key West to Hawaii and featured at ArtExpo in New York City and Las Vegas. He was a featured artist in the LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting national museum tour (2019–2025), and his diptych MOMENTUM, created to celebrate the Corvette’s 70th anniversary, was displayed at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky from March 2024 through November 2025. His work has been featured in Easyriders, Quick Throttle, Airbrush Action, The Ultimate Airbrush Handbook, The New York Times, American Sports Car, and the National Corvette Museum Annual Report (A.D. Cook — Automotive and Motorcycle Artworks).
Cook has been an active strategic contributor to Wings and Wheels Foundation since its founding, helping shape the organization’s brand positioning and multi-year development roadmap before formally joining its leadership team.
About Wings and Wheels Foundation
Founded by Mark and Alora McAlister, the Wings and Wheels Foundation (TeamWWF) identifies young, talented drivers from diverse backgrounds. It places them in a supportive environment led by professionals who have achieved a high level of success in motor racing. Beyond refining on-track skills, TeamWWF helps its drivers build the business and social skills needed to secure and retain the partnerships and sponsorships that make a motorsports career possible, through programs including Driver Support, Adopt-a-Driver, STEM Labs, Safe Driving Clinics, and the Ambassador Program (TeamWWF, “About Us”). Wings and Wheels Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, EIN 93-1688394 (TeamWWF, “Sponsors”).
For more information about Wings and Wheels Foundation, its driver programs, or partnership opportunities, visit teamwwf.org.
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A.D. Cook
Wings and Wheels Foundation
AD@TeamWWF.com
Phoenix, AZ
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Wings and Wheels Foundation
Director@TeamWWF.com
5445 South East St., Indianapolis, IN
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