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Allan Hug is co-founder of KAOH Media and its Fieldwise Civic Engagement division. For more than 15 years, he has helped energy and infrastructure developers navigate complex permitting environments through strategic communications, community engagement, stakeholder outreach, and local advocacy. His work spans renewable energy, transmission, energy storage, data centers, and other high-stakes development projects. Allan is based in the St. Louis, Missouri, area and works with clients nationwide.

Do you work for a national, regional, or a local company?: KAOH Media and Fieldwise Civic Engagement are national firms.

Is there any additional information you would like to share?: Allan specializes in helping companies understand local dynamics, build credible community relationships, and earn support for projects where public acceptance and land-use approvals are critical to success. His approach combines strategic intelligence, disciplined communications, and authentic local engagement.

https://kaohmedia.com

Jonathan Drobis is President of Bantam Communications, a public affairs firm that specializes in growing the clean energy economy. Jonathan has spent over two decades working at the intersection of policy, advocacy, politics and public affairs. He joined Bantam because of his commitment to accelerating advanced energy deployment by building public support and social license for the next generation of American energy. He works across Bantam’s portfolio of campaigns and initiatives on behalf of utility-scale energy developers as well as non-profit and philanthropic efforts to accelerate renewable energy deployment. Previously, as a principal with the Dewey Square Group, Jonathan leveraged his expertise in campaign management and communications to lead multi-state issue campaigns. His energy sector work has included successful federal and statewide advocacy campaigns and local permitting efforts across solar, wind, storage, nuclear, hydroelectric, transmission, and EVs. Earlier in his career, Jonathan worked on the full spectrum of campaign and public affairs efforts across the country and on Capitol Hill. He has worked on behalf of five presidential campaigns, managed a U.S. Senate race, and organized for congressional and mayoral campaigns. Over the span of his career, Drobis has managed campaigns spanning all 50 states, and has worked on the ground in California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nebraska, New Mexico, Montana, Pennsylvania and Texas. He also previously served as a legislative aide to Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06). Jonathan grew up and resides in Washington, DC, where he now lives with his wife and their two young children. He is a graduate of Duke University and spends his spare time shuttling his kids around town, cleaning the kitchen, aspiring to be present, and occasionally running and playing basketball.

Do you work for a national, regional, or a local company?: National

https://www.bantamcommunications.com/

Mariah Lynne is Founder/CEO of Good Steward Consulting. Mariah is a seasoned businesswoman, agriculture/clean energy enthusiast, and mother who established GSC as a community engagement and outreach firm serving renewable energy developments in rural areas. She has deep agricultural experience and is committed to the intersection of renewable energy and rural/farming economic success. Mariah has been involved in more than 100 rural renewable energy developments and currently oversees project services for wind, solar, transmission, BESS, and natural gas projects. She serves as a member of the RENEW Wisconsin Board of Directors and can often be found presenting or participating as a panelist at industry conferences.

Do you work for a national, regional, or a local company?: Regional

Is there any additional information you would like to share?: At Good Steward Consulting, our grassroots approach is grounded in the belief that community engagement in rural areas requires rural experience. The vast majority of our operations staff, and all of our leaders, have rural and/or agricultural backgrounds allowing us to speak the language of agriculture and walk alongside farmers with a firsthand understanding of their challenges and opportunities. GSC is a one-stop shop for outreach and community engagement needs, providing all services in-house from strategy, event planning/execution, and boots on the ground support to graphic/web design and social media management.

goodstewardconsulting.com