Senior Public Engagement Specialist
Jacobs
Tama Davis is a Senior Public Engagement Specialist at Jacobs. Before joining Jacobs in 2024, she developed significant electric utility experience holding various roles at American Electric Power (AEP) in Columbus, Ohio. She first joined the utility’s corporate communications team in 2008, then moved over to AEP Transmission to build an internal project outreach team. She established public engagement strategies and procedures to support transmission projects across the company’s 11-state service territory, plus handled public engagement for the company's competitive transmission projects. From there, she was selected to join the transmission asset strategy and policy group, where she led the effort to publish several studies on the Value and Benefits of Electric Transmission Investments and became well-versed in the impact of regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and state and federal regulators. She wrapped up her AEP tenure as director of government affairs with a focus on state-level energy policy.
Earlier in her career, Tama worked in television news, video production and pediatric healthcare public relations before entering the exciting world of electric utilities.
She’s passionate about the power of positive communications, the need to engage and educate stakeholders and understands the role of advocacy in support of infrastructure projects critical to our nation’s energy future.