Chelsea Barnes
Advocate for sustainable, thriving Appalachian communities with a track record of bipartisan policy victories at the state and federal levels.
- Role
- Director of Government Affairs and Strategy at Appalachian Voices
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chelsea Barnes
Appalachian working with Appalachian communities toward a Just Transition. I\'m a policy advocate expert with experience in solar energy, climate, black lung, coal reclamation, clean air, clean water, and utility regulation policy, with the ability to adapt and learn new policy subjects quickly. I have a track record of working with diverse partners across party lines and cultural backgrounds to build coalitions that can win bipartisan victories at both the state and federal level.Experienced in lobbying, campaign planning, project management, community engagement, drafting and analyzing legislation, drafting regulatory comments, grant writing, public speaking, and conference and event planning.Specialties: Legislative advocacy and campaign planning; Project management; drafting legislation and public comments; quantitative and qualitative analysis; report and grant writing; project management; policy research and analysis; financing and budgeting; policy advocacy; policy strategy; budget management; coalition building.
Experience
Director of Government Affairs and Strategy
Mar 2023 — Present
Leading Appalachian Voices\' federal policy team and our organizational strategy around implementing new federal programs established in the Inflation Reduction Act. the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act.
Education
The College of Wooster
BS, Biology
2003 — 2006
Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment
MEM, Energy and the Environment
2006 — 2008
Skills
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Policy
- Policy Analysis
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental Policy
- Alternative Energy
- Research
- Sustainability
- Policy
- Analysis
- Energy
- Environmental Awareness
- Sustainable Energy
- Grant Writing
- Statistics
- Social Media
- Environmental Science
- Proposal Writing
- Technical Writing
- Event Planning
- Microsoft Office
- Cleantech
- Data Analysis
- Regulatory Affairs
- Climate Change
- Writing
- Public Policy
- Grant Management
- Powerpoint
- Photoshop
- Excel
- Report Writing
- Environmental Analysis
- Energy Conservation
- Budget Management
- Spss
- Problem Solving
- Budgeting
- Editing
- Constant Contact
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