Kent Dougherty
Vice President of Project Development, Apex Clean Energy

Kent has worked for Apex Clean Energy for over a decade and has been in the renewable energy industry since 2009. He has developed 1,500 megawatts of now-operating wind facilities and has worked on projects in Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, and Illinois. As a vice president of project development, Kent oversees a team that focuses on land leasing and project permitting, and he coordinates with the numerous specialists who contribute to a project’s development, including in wind resource, engineering, public engagement, and grid interconnection.

Kent is a strong believer in the promise of renewable energy, not only for the environmental benefits it brings, but also for the strong economic development opportunities it creates in the form of manufacturing and skilled service jobs and as a powerful source of local community revenue. He also believes in the energy security it delivers for our nation, weaning us from foreign energy sources and helping to build a new and transformative electricity infrastructure that will power our economy into the future.


Meagan Van Vuren
Senior Development Manager, Apex Clean Energy

Meagan is Apex Clean Energy’s lead developer for Indiana, focusing on potential projects across the state. She previously worked in Apex’s land department as a property analyst, managing land leases. Meagan also worked as a paralegal before joining Apex, and she has an extensive background in law, ranging from corporate to estate law.

Growing up in a rural farming community in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, Meagan developed a passion for the environment. She understands farming and the benefits of land use for a bigger cause. Meagan is a firm believer that renewable energy takes us closer to being able to live off the land, whether through crops or the animals we harvest, without worrying about the possibility of having our resources contaminated.


Taylor Strayer
Field Organizer, Apex Clean Energy

Taylor has worked as an organizer for Apex since 2021. Prior to joining Apex, she worked for a local State Farm Insurance agency and at IEA in Clinton as a Human Resource Associate.

Taylor graduated from South Vermillion High School in Indiana and continued her education at Saint Mary of-the-Woods College where she received degrees in Business Administration and Marketing. She was also a part of the SMWC Softball Team.

Taylor and her husband Dru have lived in Vermillion County, Indiana all their lives. In her free time, she loves to travel, give softball lessons, spend time with friends, family, daughter Miley, and dog Wrangler.


Jack Elsnes
Public Engagement Manager, Apex Clean Energy

Jack's background is in nonprofit development and organizing communities in Minnesota, and Maryland. He is passionate about wind and the economic benefits that it brings to communities. Jack understands how difficult permitting projects like this can be on a community. His goal is to work with located elected leaders by providing transparency and knowledge. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and 5 dogs.