Appalachian Voices

Lobbyists Employed

• Allenbaugh, Matthew
  (Details)

  244 E High Street
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
  
  724-388-3075
  

  Registered: 1/12/2026
  Matters: Energy, energy efficiency, clean energy and utility policy
  Job title: Virginia Campaign Coordinator
  

• Anderson, Peter
  (Details)

  244 E High St
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
  
  434-249-6446
  

  Registered: 1/12/2026
  Matters: Matters related to energy production and regulation; environmental protection
  Job title: Director of State Energy Policy
  

• Counts, Austin Drake
  (Details)

  816 Park Avenue NW
  Norton, VA 24273
  
  276-219-2751
  

  Registered: 12/18/2025
  Matters: Policies affecting Southwest Virginia regarding solar energy, battery energy storage, data centers, utility programs, and community resilience.
  Job title: Southwest Virginia Solar and Electrification Projects Manager
  

• Dotten, Kara
  (Details)

  5768 N Bear Creek Road
  Wise, VA 24293
  
  276-870-5690
  

  Registered: 1/2/2026
  Matters: Flooding resiliency, clean energy, energy practices, data center buildout, unreclaimed minelands
  Job title: New Economy Program Coordinator
  

• Kelly, Emma
  (Details)

  816 Park Avenue
  Norton, VA 24273
  
  865-585-4939
  

  Registered: 1/2/2026
  Matters: Flooding resiliency, clean energy, energy practices, data center buildout, unreclaimed minelands
  Job title: New Economy Program Manager
  

• Lawhorne, Jennifer
  (Details)

  2013 Venable St
  Richmond, VA 23223
  
  804-368-4849
  

  Registered: 1/22/2026
  Matters: Matters related to energy and environmental issues in Virginia.
  Job title: Senior Communications Coordinator
  

• Moore, Molly F
  (Details)

  164 S Depot St
  Boone, NC 28607
  
  828-262-1500
  

  Registered: 1/13/2026
  Matters: Our priorities for the 2026 General Assembly include defending the progress we’ve made on clean, affordable energy, keeping power bills in check, enacting safeguards to protect communities from methane gas pipeline leaks, encouraging the expansion of energy storage and putting in place common-sense safeguards around data center growth.
  Job title: Director of Program Communications
  

• Sims, Jessica L
  (Details)

  244 E High Street
  Charlottesville, VA 22902
  
  804-356-1228
  

  Registered: 1/14/2026
  Matters: Environmental protection related to water quality, safety standards, energy production.
  Job title: Virginia Field Coordinator
  

Lobbyists Retained

• Lockwood, Christiana Trieste
  Firm: Lockwood Strategies
  (Details)

  3024 Kensington Ave
  Richmond, VA 23221
  
  570-977-8750
  

  Registered: 1/6/2026
  Firm: Lockwood Strategies
  Matters: Matters related to energy and utility services.