# Natasha Kalergis Healey

> Natasha Kalergis Healey is the founder and CEO of Bantam Communications, a Charlottesville-based public affairs firm focused on advancing energy infrastructure in the United States. Her career spans advertising, social media, community engagement, and campaign strategy. She also lists advisory work with Greenlight America and mentorship at the University of Virginia’s i.Lab Incubator.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Bantam Communications
- **Organizations:** Bantam Communications, Greenlight America, University of Virginia Batten Institute i.Lab Incubator, Virginia National Bank Advisory Board, Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance, SEIA, American Clean Power Association
- **Education:** Dual degree in photography and journalism, Virginia Commonwealth University, Parsons School of Design - The New School
- **Known for:** Founded Bantam Communications and serves as its CEO., Moderated community-engagement discussions at CLEANPOWER 2023, ACP Siting & Permitting 2024, and RE+ 2025., Listed as a panelist for Greenlight America’s Power Surge event in New York.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Joined Payne, Ross and Associates; later became communications director.
- **—** — Worked at Olson in Minneapolis on consumer-brand social media campaigns.
- **2015** — Founded Bantam in Charlottesville, according to the 2019 C-VILLE profile.
- **2018** — Joined Virginia National Bank Advisory Board in June, as listed on LinkedIn.
- **2023** — Moderated CLEANPOWER’s community-relations panel on May 25.
- **2023** — Began advising Greenlight America in December, as listed on LinkedIn.
- **2024** — Moderated a panel at ACP’s Siting & Permitting Conference.
- **2025** — Moderated a community-engagement and partnerships panel at RE+ in Las Vegas.
- **2026** — Began mentoring at the Batten Institute’s i.Lab Incubator in June, as listed on LinkedIn.

## Achievements

- Founded Bantam Communications and serves as its CEO.
- Moderated community-engagement discussions at CLEANPOWER 2023, ACP Siting & Permitting 2024, and RE+ 2025.
- Listed as a panelist for Greenlight America’s Power Surge event in New York.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — LinkedIn lists the start of her i.Lab Incubator mentorship at the University of Virginia’s Batten Institute.
- **2025-09** — Moderated a community-engagement and partnerships panel at RE+ 2025 in Las Vegas, according to Jonathan Drobis’s post.
- **2025-05** — Posted about attending CLEANPOWER 2025 in Phoenix to discuss trust, support, and project development.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bantamcommunications.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-kalergis-healey-61986720

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Last updated: 2026-10-22