INNOVANT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at Innovant PR
Ally Copple is a partner at Innovant PR, where she provides leading clean energy companies hands-on public affairs counsel and support, including strategy development, as well as guidance on branding, event management and media relations. She is an enthusiastic leader with an innate talent to identify storylines and connect to trends. She has honed her corporate communications skills over more than a decade of experience working for both established and startup renewable energy companies.
Prior to Innovant PR, Ally was Director of Communications at Cypress Creek Renewables, an integrated solar and energy storage company, where she led external and internal communications. Before joining Cypress Creek, Ally held roles in development and public affairs at Clean Line Energy. Ally graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Public Policy Studies.
Ann is a Graphic Designer at Innovant Public Relations with a determination to deliver high-quality graphics tailored to client needs. Ann puts her creativity and research skills to work when designing communication solutions for clients and their audiences. Ann as a BA in Graphic Design from North Carolina State University's College of Design and a master's in Design and Innovant from IED Madrid.
Diana is a Graphic Designer at Innovant Public Relations, where she specializes in creating visually compelling graphic deliverables. As a proud alumna of the University of Houston's Graphic Design Program at the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, Diana excels at blending functionality, communication, and creativity to produce designs that are both cohesive and effective. Her design process often includes insightful research, creative experimentation, and a cup of green tea.
Elise is an Associate at Innovant Public Relations with a passion for collaborating with team members and clients for excellent outcomes. She aids in media relations, social media, website management and has prior agency experience interning for Three Ships in Raleigh.
Elise has a B. A. in Communications and a minor in Business Administration from NC State.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Policy Associate
As a policy associate at Innovant Public Relations, Emily facilitates regulatory operations, assists in the creation of deliverables, and monitors the renewables energy policy landscape. Having managed operations and customer relations for the software company Hotplate, Emily has become a connoisseur of systems building and information management.
With over twelve years of project management and public outreach experience in the renewable energy industry, Erin leads project-specific, tailored community outreach strategy and support for several leading utility-scale wind, solar, transmission, and battery storage development clients. Erin's focus is on public involvement and advising clients on how to properly engage stakeholders during state and local permitting processes in project areas across the United States.
Prior to joining Innovant PR, Erin served as Senior Counsel and Head of Land at Clean Line Energy Partners, where she actively led and managed regulatory filings with state corporation commissions as well as oversaw right-of-way acquisition for a strategic transmission project pinch points. In these roles, Erin gained first-hand experience that strong brand identity and project support can greatly bolster public perception and enhance a desired narrative with target audiences. Erin holds a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and a B.A. in Psychology from Baylor University.
Louis graduated from the University of Houston's Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Graphic Design program. Louis has worked in-house as a graphic designer for Clean Line Energy and also worked for ttweak, a top-tier branding agency in Houston. Louis has a deep understanding of design elements and communications standards necessary to create inviting, simple, and clear narratives. Louis brings a modern and clean aesthetic to his design products and works to ensure that messaging is presented effectively. Louis is a true creative and outside of work enjoys writing music and playing the drums and piano.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations
With more than 15 years of combined experience in the energy, government affairs and public policy sectors, McCall Johnson provides strategic direction and counsel to help maximize value in regions across the country where Innovant PR's clean energy clients are active.
McCall was an advisor to Chairman Donna Nelson at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, where she handled legislative relations, speechwriting and matters pertaining to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. This experience led her to join Recurrent Energy where she was the Director of External Affairs. In this role she was responsible for all aspects of Recurrent's public affairs initiatives and legislative and regulatory efforts at the federal, regional, state and local levels. McCall closely collaborated with and directed lobbyists and consultants across the United States while also managing independent advisers consulting on specific market regulations.
McCall's political savvy and leadership contributed to energy diversity in Texas and in several other states. She is an early pioneer in laying the foundation for emerging energy technologies with key policy makers at both the state and federal levels, and as such her work has positioned her as a leader in bringing the broad benefits of a diverse suite of infrastructure projects to communities across the United States.
McCall earned a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Energy Policy at the American University of Paris and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Finance from the University of Texas.