Dan Conant
Founder & CEO
A West Virginia native, he began his career as the first employee at SunCommon, Vermont’s largest solar developer and installer. He then served as a technical advisor to the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative, where he financed the initial round of solar software automation tools and financing platforms.
As the founder of Solar Holler, he has become an industry leader in renewables policy. He played an instrumental role in the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and has testified before the US Senate and House, the WV House and Senate, and the WV Public Service Commission on state and federal renewables policy.
He holds an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in International Studies from Allegheny College.
Jessica Edgerly Walsh
VP of Commercial Development
Jessica’s career in the solar industry began in 2011, when she co-launched a solar company in the Northeast with colleagues from the clean energy advocacy sector. She was a key member of SunCommon’s leadership team, initially serving as the department head for marketing before establishing an innovation program. As Director of Marketing, she consistently drove year-over-year growth, spearheaded geographic expansion, and successfully launched into new market segments, evolving from a residential focus to include commercial and, finally, community solar.
Leading the company’s internal innovation work, Jessica gained experience across all facets of the organization. She built a partnership with Vermont’s largest utility to introduce a joint battery leasing program. She developed and launched a successful consumer-facing purchase tool, enabling customers to buy a community solar share in just four clicks. Last, she teamed up with the largest solar installer in Rochester, NY to introduce community solar into their market.
Jessica joined the Solar Holler team in 2020 as the Director of Marketing, where she navigated the company’s shift from community-based to digital marketing during the pandemic. Over three years, she fueled the company’s expansion through increased brand awareness and lead generation, and she supported the growth of the sales department through hiring and staff development. Transitioning from her marketing role, she created an innovation team that successfully launched West Virginia’s first third-party ownership models, including consumer leasing and Power Purchase Agreements. In 2024 and 2025, she worked with tax equity investors to bring 1.4MW of Solar Holler-owned arrays online. She currently holds the position of VP of Sales and Commercial Development.
Heath Lambert
VP of Operations
Heath, a native of eastern Kentucky, grew up connected to the region’s strong energy and industrial heritage. His deep technical foundation and proven operational leadership, honed over a career in demanding sectors like oil and gas, coal, and high-performance alloys, are now accelerating the clean energy transition at Solar Holler.
For the past five years, Heath has directed the company’s operations, project management, and procurement teams. During that time Solar Holler has increased operating capacity by 500%. Prior to joining Solar Holler, he led engineering and operations efforts in industrial environments across both the US and Europe. His Bachelor of Science in Mathematics underpins his highly analytical approach to solving complex operational challenges and building resilient, high-performing teams. Today, Heath is passionate about driving innovation and building robust systems that create long-term value for communities.
Christina Dalton
VP of Finance
Christina is a proven strategic finance executive with a history of driving fiscal transformation across the renewable energy, higher education, and government sectors. Since joining Solar Holler in 2023, she has been instrumental in aligning financial strategy with organizational growth and stability, including the structuring and execution of multimillion-dollar capital stacks.
In her first year, she spearheaded the transition from a lean finance operation to a fully built-out department. This involved process optimization and system modernization across FP&A, spend management, and HRIS/payroll platforms, introducing automated tools, strengthening internal controls, and improving financial reporting accuracy for more agile decision-making. Her leadership has delivered record-breaking financial results and significantly enhanced cash flow forecasting and multi-entity financial reporting with the company’s expansion into asset ownership.
Before Solar Holler, Christina held senior leadership roles in higher education, overseeing institutional budgets, endowments, and major capital projects. She managed cross-functional teams in operations, accounting, HR, IT, and procurement. Her notable accomplishments included restructuring debt to improve credit ratings, leading cost-saving workforce transitions, and implementing innovative strategies to match academic offerings with regional workforce needs.
Christina holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She is actively involved in nonprofit boards supporting energy access and workforce development.
Heather Ransom
Director of Marketing
Heather Ransom is a seasoned marketing and communications executive with over a decade of experience driving content strategy and executive communications across government, hospitality, and clean energy sectors.
At Solar Holler, Heather is responsible for enterprise-wide storytelling, public relations, legislative advocacy, and residential sales teams. Her data-driven approach and attention to process improvement has significantly boosted efficiency and conversion performance for the company.
Before joining Solar Holler, Heather was the Director of Marketing and Sales at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Earlier in her career, she served as Deputy Press Secretary in the Office of Governor Joe Manchin III.
Throughout her career, Heather’s work has focused on transforming complex, regulated, and often sensitive topics into clear, emotionally resonant narratives that foster understanding, engagement, and policy impact. She holds a Master of Arts in Ecocriticism and Appalachian Literature from Marshall University and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from High Point University.
Haley Hoffman
Director of IT and Innovation
Haley is a seasoned IT and business process expert with more than a decade of experience managing enterprise technology, data, and workflows across fast moving, distributed teams. Early in her career, Haley held roles in Project Management and Business Systems Analysis across automotive, healthcare, and technology sectors.
Haley joined Solar Holler in 2022 as IT Director and has since been charged with overseeing all aspects of the company’s technology, systems, and data infrastructure.
In this role, Haley leads the strategy, implementation, and day-to-day management of the digital tools that support Solar Holler’s sales, operations, and financial teams, ensuring technology enables efficiency, security, and growth across a distributed workforce. She is known for her ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable guidance, her strong organizational skills, and her customer-centered approach to internal support.
Emily Gaskins
Director of People Development
Emily, a West Virginia native, holds a degree in Communications from West Virginia State University, where she also played volleyball. She furthered her education at Marshall University, earning a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management and serving as Vice President for the university’s inaugural National Society for Human Resource Management Chapter.
Her extensive background in Human Resources began in healthcare, starting as the HR Director for ContinuumCare Pharmacy, a long-term care pharmacy with 125 employees. Much of her career was spent at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV, a major regional hospital employing over 3,000 staff, where she held roles including HR Representative/Recruiter, Senior HR Coordinator, and Employee Relations Manager. She also served as the Executive Director of Human Resources at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Pt. Pleasant, WV, a smaller, 600-employee rural hospital and sister facility to Cabell Huntington.
In 2022, seeking a new challenge outside of healthcare, Emily joined Solar Holler. During her tenure, she has made a significant impact by establishing a successful high school apprenticeship program in collaboration with Wayne County Schools. This initiative provides high school students with on-the-job solar installer training, has involved students installing solar panels on their own school buildings, and allows participants to earn hours toward their respective Union classification.
Tracie Hatfield
Service Director
Shay Taylor
Director of DC Installation
Jeremy Donald
Director of AC Installation