Professional Staff

“I am passionate about aiding clients in reaching their licensing and relicensing goals through well-planned regulatory paths.”

Alison is a Principal Consultant with Kleinschmidt in the Lexington, SC office and has worked in the regulatory field since 2004. She has a background in fisheries and can apply that knowledge when working on FERC licensing proceedings. Alison has managed major hydroelectric licensing and exemption proceedings throughout the United States. She is knowledgeable in FERC’s regulatory processes and has worked on amendment proceedings, including those with expedited timelines. Alison develops permit applications to satisfy both state and federal requirements including 401 Water Quality Certifications, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits, Stormwater Permits, Sediment and Erosion Control Plans, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 and 408 processes.

She has been heavily involved in large and complex licensing proceedings and has aided in stakeholder group processes with respect to all resource areas. She has recently acted as regulatory lead on FERC Relicensing, Pre-Application Documents, Study Plans, Study Reports & Relicensing Activities, Process Coordination and Document Development projects. Additionally, Alison has worked on several successful stakeholder settlement agreements throughout her career.

Alison has a B.S. in Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Clemson University.