Ryan Huebsch, executive director

Ryan Huebsch is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum (WICEF), a non-profit organization that launched in fall 2017. As executive director Ryan leads the effort to provide a voice for conservatives in the state’s energy policy debate, with a focus on advancing clean, reliable, affordable renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Huebsch is a lifelong resident of La Crosse County, having been born in Onalaska and raised in West Salem. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he graduated with honors.

Prior to joining WICEF, Huebsch worked as a legislative assistant in the offices of Wisconsin State Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay) and for then-Majority Leader, now Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05). He was campaign manager for former State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) and most recently was the 2022 Republican candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 94th District in Western Wisconsin.

Brandon Scholz, Capitol Group LLC

Brandon Scholz is a founding partner in The Capitol Group, a government and public affairs consulting firm located in Madison and has represented a wide variety of clients in the business sector since 2001.  He serves as the Executive Director of Wisconsin Small Businesses United as well as the Managing Partner of the Wisconsin Propane Gas Association.

Scholz has served as the President and CEO of the Wisconsin Grocers Association since 1997.  He directs the statewide, member trade group representing the retail food and grocery industry.  He serves on the WGA’s Foundation Board of Governors, the National Grocers Association’s Government Relations Committee, is a Board Member and Past Chairman of the Food Industry Association Executives and a past member of the  NGA Board of Directors.

Prior to joining the WGA, he served as the Director of Public Affairs for Wisconsin Power & Light, one of Wisconsin's largest utilities.  Capping a 15-year career in local, state and national politics, Scholz served as a Congressional Chief of Staff directing both the Washington and Wisconsin offices.

His professional and civic involvement include serving on the boards of Wisconsin Executive Residence Foundation, WisconsinEye, Hunting Works for Wisconsin and WisPolitics.com Advisory Board He has also served on Second Harvest of Wisconsin, Council on Public Utility Benefits, Digital Television Conversion, Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board, the Wisconsin State Elections Board, the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Campaign Finance Reform, Friends of WHA-TV as well as numerous legislative committees and gubernatorial commissions.  He appears on a variety of television and radio shows as a political analyst and business industry spokesman.  Scholz has served as a volunteer in the White House Office of Presidential Advance for President George W. Bush.

Alyssa Birkeland, Director of programs and operations

Alyssa is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Madison with a BBA in Management & Human Resources and Political Science. She is enthusiastic about sharing her love for all things Wisconsin, including the Badgers, brandy old fashioneds, and most importantly, cheese.

kaden crapp, WI Field representative - Land & Liberty Coalition

Kaden Crapp is the Field Representative for the Wisconsin Land & Liberty Coalition.

Kaden was born and raised in Lancaster, Wisconsin. A graduate of Lancaster High School, Kaden currently attends the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he is furthering his political ambitions and also increasing his love for the driftless area as well. While at UW-Platteville, Kaden is earning his degree in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Political Science. Kaden currently serves as the chair of the College Republicans, a Liberal Arts and Education Senator for the Student Senate, and secretary for the Campuses Pre-Law Society. In addition, he serves as an at-large representative for the City of Lancaster’s City Council and serves as an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster.

As a former Field Representative for Wisconsin Victory, a subsect of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, Kaden coordinated targeted door-knocking initiatives during the 2022 midterm elections in Grant and Crawford counties. He played a pivotal role in securing victories for prominent candidates such as Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Derrick van Orden. Kaden also has experience working at the Grant County Jail as a Master of Control.

albert turkington, WI Field representative - Land & Liberty Coalition

Albert was born in Georgetown, Malaysia and immigrated to America ten years ago to pursue an undergraduate degree in Economics and Business Finance at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. Having stayed in the area after graduation in 2017, he has accumulated an extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the area’s economy, environment, and political scene, in addition to having formed an extensive network in Northeast Wisconsin.