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.
Yunny Youm, Director of Marketing and Communications
Born in South Korea, Yunny moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at age 8 and has called Wisconsin home ever since. After graduating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Communications, Yunny previously served at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards as the Communications and Marketing Specialist. She specialized in developing and implementing marketing and business development strategic plans for events, products, and services for Wisconsin School Board members. She also has extensive experience in creating content and marketing materials for traditional and digital markets, including print publications, electronic communications, social media, and video.
As a first-generation immigrant, Yunny has a mission to help bridge the communications gap and promote clean, reliable, and affordable energy in Wisconsin. We are looking forward to utilizing Yunny's unique talent and skills to push things forward in Wisconsin!
Ben Behlke, WI Field Director - Land & Liberty Coalition
Ben Behlke is the Wisconsin Field Director for Land and Liberty Coalition. In this role Ben is responsible for all of implementation, communications, programming, and operational functions instrumental in developing and managing strategies that promote and advance clean energy development in Wisconsin. Ben was born and raised in Galena, Illinois. However, after graduating from Galena High School, Ben attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville where he grew a strong connection to the State of Wisconsin. During his time at UW-Platteville, Ben earned a dual major in Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems. During this time, he served as Student Body President from 2019-2021, City of Platteville Intern from 2019-2021, Pennycress Biofuels Student Researcher from 2019-2022 and served as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Platteville in 2020. Additionally, Ben spearheaded the effort by students at UW-Platteville to get the university’s landmark 2.4 megawatt, behind-the-meter, solar array which at the time was the largest state-owned solar array and the 5 th largest solar array at a university nationwide.
Ben previously worked as a solar installer and design intern for Eagle Point Solar out of Dubuque, Iowa from 2020-2021. Before coming to the Land and Liberty Coalition, Ben served as Government Affairs Intern for Renew Wisconsin over the summer of 2022. Through his experiences Ben has developed an ability to effectively communicate and understand the complexities of Renewable Energy.