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Meet Our Team

Executive

Tom Cormons

Executive Director

Kate Boyle

Deputy Executive Director

Matt Wasson, Ph.D.

Director of Programs

Jackson Gibbs

Executive Assistant

Advancement

Leigh Harrison

Director of Strategic Advancement

Katie Bailey

Advancement Manager

Jude Swanson

Grants Writer & Coordinator

Heidi Williamson

Director of Individual Giving

Operations

Genevieve Silverman

Director of Finance and Operations

Kelsi Butler

Human Resources Manager

Katharine Yager

Accounting Manager

Jana Jones

Government Grants Manager

Meredith Shelton

Operations and Outreach Coordinator
Distribution Manager for The Appalachian Voice

North Carolina / Tennessee program staff

Ridge Graham

North Carolina Program Manager

Brianna Knisley

Brianna Knisley

Director of Public Power Campaigns

Gabi Lichtenstein

Tennessee Energy Democracy Field Coordinator

Angie Mummaw

Middle Tennessee Organizer

Naomi Albert

North Carolina Field Coordinator

Juhi Modi

North Carolina Field Coordinator

Kristin Stroup

Senior Energy Analyst

Leah McCord

Tennessee Projects & Coalition Coordinator

Virginia program staff

Peter Anderson

Director of State Energy Policy

Jessica Sims

Virginia Field Coordinator

Matt Allenbaugh

Virginia Campaign Coordinator

Central Appalachian program staff

Adam Wells

Regional Director of Community and Economic Development

Chelsea Barnes

Director of Government Affairs and Strategy

Willie Dodson

Coal Impacts Program Manager

Matt Hepler

Central Appalachian Environmental Scientist

Robert Kell

New Economy Program Manager

Emma Kelly

New Economy Field Coordinator

Quenton King

Federal Legislative Specialist

Autumn Long

Director, Appalachian Solar Finance Fund

Austin Counts

SWVA Solar & Electrification Projects Manager

Liz Holloway

Carbon Removal Project Manager

Kevin Zedack

Government Affairs Specialist

Kara Dotten

New Economy Program Coordinator

Amanda Marple, Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Program Coordinator

Amanda Marple

Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Program Coordinator

Communications & IT

Jamie Goodman

Director of Digital Innovation and Technology

Molly Moore

Director of Program Communications
Editor of The Appalachian Voice

Dan Radmacher

Media Specialist

Jimmy Davidson

Graphics and Digital Communications Coordinator

Jen Lawhorne

Communications Coordinator

Rance Garrison

Communications Coordinator

Nicholas Larkin

IT Support Specialist