About Us
Our Mission
We empower communities and organizations to advance sustainable, resilient projects by fostering collaboration, building coalitions, and guiding stakeholders through complex permitting challenges—transforming competing goals into shared solutions. By bringing together diverse voices, we uncover common ground and inspire collective action on complex initiatives. Drawing on deep experience and strong networks across federal, state, and local government, we help clients navigate regulatory uncertainty, streamline permitting, and forge strategic partnerships that deliver sustainable, impactful results.
Capabilities
Strategic Advice and Planning: Senior-level strategic guidance informed by three decades of federal leadership, converting vision to action on national energy, sustainability, and resilience priorities
Coalition Building: Forging durable alliances across federal, state, and local governments by leveraging decades of partnerships to overcome permitting hurdles and advance multi-billion dollar projects
Stakeholder Engagement Building of trust through direct engagement with Congress, federal agencies, Tribal leaders, industry, and communities, ensuring transparency and actionable input on complex infrastructure and energy projects
Permitting Guidance
Guides the full lifecycle of offshore energy, infrastructure and coastal resilience projects–identifying opportunities to reduce permitting timelines while maintaining rigorous stakeholder consultation
Areas of Expertise
· Environmental Compliance
· Environmental Remediation
· Renewable Energy
· Coastal Resiliency
· Sustainability
· Blue Economy Planning & Permitting
About Karen J. Baker
- 28+ years of federal experience in public affairs, environmental, and energy policy
- 10 years of executive leadership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management overseeing multi-billion-dollar programs in environmental remediation, military construction, coastal resilience, & renewable energy
- Led development and implementation of the first sustainability strategy for both the Army and the federal government
- Recognized coalition builder across federal, regional, and state levels, aligning diverse stakeholders to advance complex projects