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
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
Kim C. Anderson
Bookkeeper
North Carolina / Tennessee program staff
Ridge Graham
North Carolina Program Manager
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 Coordinator
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
Elizabeth “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
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
Lorelei Goff
Associate Editor for The Appalachian Voice
Rance Garrison
Communications Coordinator
Nicholas Larkin
IT Support Specialist