Our Voice

Recharge America is a nonprofit partner of REACH Strategies doing path breaking work to document the economic benefit for communities from adopting electric vehicles. The organization has shown that, on average, every EV in a community delivers over $1,000 per year in local economic development benefit. Using that as a starting point, Recharge America works […]

What Does Sustainability Mean to REACH? Part Two: Looking to the Future In this second part to our discussion on sustainability, the REACH team explores the future of sustainability, in terms of policy, hope, and where their own focus lies.  Happy Earth Month! When did climate change become real to you? AS: When it became […]

In REACH’s work, it’s clear how much we care about the environment - but we also live pretty environmentally conscious lives outside of work! To celebrate Earth Month, we all sat down virtually together to discuss our successes and obstacles in incorporating sustainability into our everyday lives.  Enjoy this excerpt from our discussion, and pick […]

I’m originally from Buffalo, NY (Go Bills!), and 13 years ago, I made the move to Chicago, IL. After graduating from the University of Buffalo, I continued to Roosevelt University to obtain my Masters of Science degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. When I’m not diving into work that I love, I can be found doing […]

We were delighted to have the opportunity to hear from Anjali Bains, the Senior Clean Transportation Manager at Fresh Energy. How did you get started in the EV field? I actually started off my career in solar! But after seeing the industry expand and stabilize, I realized that there were other sectors that might benefit […]

When Amanda Scarborough, Senior Program Strategist at REACH Strategies, was able to get her race shop-owning dad to drive her Tesla, it felt like all her worlds were combining. For this passionate advocate for sustainability, cars, and communications, seeing a big grin spread across her previously skeptical father’s face was a big win. “His reaction […]

Leynah McGarghan, Experiential Strategist at REACH Strategies, did not expect to land in the world of electric transportation. “I was a history major! I wanted to work in museum curation,” she laughs. Having been raised in a community where sustainability and environmental impact was important, she ended up working with her college’s sustainability team on […]

Yep, REACH Strategies has a brand new look. REACH has always believed in collaboration first. We are passionate about creating and delivering purpose-driven communications campaigns that can help make the world a better place - and we have taken great joy in traveling all over the nation to meet our partners in person. However, the […]

Who Is This Guy and Why Is He Here? Greetings! My name is Chris Clark and I am the latest addition to the REACH Strategies team. Born and raised just outside Kansas City, Missouri, I am midwest to the core. After spending years following my “rockstar'' dreams, criss-crossing North America playing in a rock band, […]

On January 28th, 2021, after a very long year of losing jobs, moving from my home in New York, a massive reckoning with the white supremacist foundations of this country, and a little pandemic (thrown in just for fun), I turned 25. January 28th also roughly marked the twelve-week anniversary of my employment at REACH, […]