Brianna Knisley

Bio/Background

Brianna Knisley is the Director of Public Power Campaigns at Appalachian Voices.  Born to a family of eight in a small village in southern Ohio, Bri’s passion for rural solutions was formed through her upbringing in a community struggling with economic, social and environmental issues faced by many rural places across the U.S. She obtained her B.A. in sustainable development from Wilmington College of Ohio, where she spent three years as an assistant to the Curator of a Quaker Heritage Center.

“We are working towards energy democracy. It is a public power system, and it should be more responsive to the needs of the valley.”