Carolyn Mehta
Development Manager, Apex Clean Energy

Over the past decade, Carolyn has managed a wide range of successful projects across the public and private sectors. She received her undergraduate degree and master's from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Her career has been focused on promoting civic engagement and economic development. She has experience building public support for renewable energy projects across Illinois and she's passionate about creating economic opportunity within rural communities.

Angie Hummels
Public Engagement Field Manager

Angie is the public engagement field manager for the Goldrush Apple Wind project. A central Illinois native, Angie is grateful for the opportunity to raise her three daughters here with her husband, Dan, who is a Peoria Public Schools teacher. She earned both a bachelor’s of science and an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Angie worked for 12 years as a reporter and editor for the Peoria Journal Star, covering public safety and Peoria County government and its rural municipalities. She left journalism in 2012 to serve as director of public relations at a local nonprofit, followed by 2 years as a speechwriter at Bradley University, and then a decade in marketing and communications at Caterpillar Inc. She joined Apex’s Illinois Public Engagement team in March 2025, proud to work for a company dedicated to affordable, reliable American clean energy and job creation with tremendous local benefit.

Ray Hoover
Public Engagement Manager, Apex Clean Energy

Ray Hoover is the Public Engagement Manager who leads Apex Clean Energy’s public and community engagement efforts for projects throughout Illinois. Ray holds a degree in Political Science and Communications from St. Cloud State University and has more than 15 years of experience in government and as a community organizer for nonprofits and campaigns. As a Public Engagement Manager, Ray works closely with local elected leaders, community leaders, landowners, and residents to gather local feedback, answer common questions, and work with communities to help realize their opportunities for renewable energy development. Ray lives in Minnesota with his wife Sarah and their cats, Pancake and Hashbrown.