Faith Tyler
Development Director, Apex Clean Energy

Faith is the Development Director for Apex’s Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas projects, overseeing approximately half of the portfolio in these states. Faith oversees site acquisition, permitting, public affairs and power marketing. She  began with Apex in 2015 as a consultant--assisting in the development of projects in the Texas Panhandle and representing Apex in the Panhandle and West Texas--then became permanent in 2016 and quickly rose to the role of Senior Development Manager. In particular, she spent time on the development of Cotton Plains Wind (50 MW), Phantom Solar (15 MWac on-site at Ft. Hood), and Old Settler Wind (150 MW), all of which began operating in 2017.

During her role as developer, Faith represented Apex in a lead role of the development of Aviator Wind (525MW which began operations in 2020) and White Mesa Wind (500MW which began operations in 2021).

Faith was 2015’s Ms. Texas for the Today’s American Woman Pageant (a community service and civic-based national pageant) and was named a “National Ambassador” for her dedicated community service work for the state. This community service award included her work for No Boundaries International, an organization dedicated to stop human trafficking in Texas; Downtown Women’s Center, an organization dedicated to providing housing and services to overcome homelessness and addiction in the Texas Panhandle; and Angels in Green, a community website she created to bring awareness to an incurable condition known as gastroparesis.

Barrett Thomas
Sr. Development Manager, Apex Clean Energy

Barrett Thomas joined Apex Clean Energy after retiring from the Army following 20 years of service as an Infantry officer.  During his time in the Army, he deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, taught Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy, and served across the globe in every level of leadership from platoon leader to battalion commander.  Barrett’s time in uniform, witnessing the ever-increasing need for power, inspired him to start his new career as a renewable energy developer of wind, solar, battery storage, and green fuel projects.  Barrett earned his bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Anna Richey
Director of Public Engagement, Apex Clean Energy

Anna Richey is Director of Public Engagement for Apex Clean Energy. Anna’s career has included managing local, state, and federal campaigns, and working in and around government for the better part of two decades. Before joining Apex in 2021, she worked in the nonprofit sector, leading energy policy development in rural Minnesota. This experience solidified a passion for clean energy and how it can contribute to the stability and revitalization of rural areas, particularly. Now, she oversees Apex’s community outreach efforts in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. When she’s not working, she enjoys fishing Minnesota’s lakes and rivers.