People Centered l Results Driven
Meet the Founder, Mariah Davis
Davis Strategies is a social impact consulting firm representing clients throughout the region. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, Mariah Davis brings more than 10 years of experience working on local, state, and federal environmental and social justice issues. She is an award winning policy, watershed restoration, and outreach professional with executive leadership experience in the nonprofit and state government sectors. She has focused her career on providing policy solutions on complex environmental challenges to state elected officials, members of Congress, nonprofits, grant makers, community members, and stakeholders.
By centering people, Davis Strategies was founded to create a healthier, more accessible, and inclusive environment.
We look forward to working with you!
Government Affairs
No matter your political affiliation, everyone deserves clean water, air, and a healthy environment. Davis Strategies provides a wide range of professional lobbying and customized advocacy services to help clients achieve their policy goals. Davis Strategies brings more than 10 years of experience working with lawmakers passing more than 50 bills across the region — we deliver fast results.
Services include direct lobbying, developing advocacy campaigns, press engagement, bill development, tracking, interpretation, and more.
This photo features Mariah Davis speaking with Governor Wes Moore and Secretary Kurtz on environmental justice issues facing Marylanders.
Partnership, Outreach, & Coalition Building
Davis Strategies is a proven leader at building strategic grassroots movements. Through people centered approaches, we have the skills and trusted relationships needed to bring like-minded individuals together to achieve your goals. We have experience building advocacy coalitions throughout the region with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQIA+, and fenceline communities at the forefront of environmental justice issues. We have vast networks with farmers and nonprofits working to restore the Chesapeake Bay. We also support multiple clients working at the local and national level to solve complex issues facing communities like harmful impacts from data centers and more. Let us help you reach larger audiences through meaningful engagement.
This photo is from the Marylanders for Data Center Reform’s first lobby day and press event planned by Davis Strategies. Nearly 100 attendees met with more than 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly. Featured here are community activists fighting data centers. The event was highlighted in several news outlets.
Technical Assistance, Project Design, & Implementation
In partnership with Synrgy Solutions, Davis Strategies proudly serves as a Field Liaison for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the nation’s largest private conservation grant-maker. We provide hands-on, technical assistance to prospective grantees applying to the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund. This program awards $40 million-60 million per year through competitive grantmaking to state, local, and tribal governments, municipalities, community groups, and nonprofits. Grant funding supports a wide range of projects to include urban stormwater, nature-based shoreline restoration, expanding wildlife habitat, urban farming, public access, community outreach, and more. We have the solutions you need to plan and design your next project that authentically engages communities.
These photos were taken during a site visit with grantees, Friends of Hart Miller Island and Masonville Cove. Thank you Dr. Mamie Parker for the excellent photos!
Testimonials
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"Mariah Davis brings a rare combination of deep environmental expertise, strategic insight, and a collaborative spirit to every challenge she takes on. She doesn’t just understand the issues—she immerses herself in them, building broad, inclusive coalitions that drive meaningful progress. Mariah has a unique ability to bring people together, foster community, and develop thoughtful, forward-looking solutions. With Davis Strategies, clients gain a true partner—one who leads with purpose, connects with authenticity, and delivers impact through strategy and heart."
Jared Littmann, Mayor of Annapolis
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“Mariah has a strong ability to connect people, ideas, and resources to advance community-driven solutions. Her strategic thinking and deep understanding of equity in environmental efforts make her a valuable leader in this space. Mariah blends technical expertise with a strong understanding of the relational side of environmental work. Whether she is building coalitions or securing grant funding, Mariah keeps community priorities at the center."
Bre’Anna Brooks, Walton Family Foundation
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"I have worked with Mariah for a decade and there is no one better at building and maintaining partnerships and coalitions to forward environmental and conservation goals. Her extraordinary ability to connect with everyone serves her and her clients well. In addition, she uses her communication skills to inspire and motivate others to create and forward common agendas. Mariah is a force you want to have on your side."
Peter J. Marx, Choose Clean Water Coalition
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"In my experiences working alongside Mariah, she brings a deep understanding of policy, outreach, and coalition building. She has provided valuable insights on improving organizational outreach and collaboration, and her expertise in justice initiatives has been instrumental in shaping thoughtful strategies for the larger Chesapeake movement. She is a skilled communicator, an empathetic collaborator, and approaches complex challenges with both technical knowledge and strategic thinking."
Kacey Wetzel, Chesapeake Bay Trust
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"Mariah Davis has first-hand experience in technical expertise on justice initiatives that directly affect our community. She has always been a strong advocate for social justice, public access and community. She's highly skilled in policy, outreach, community/coalition building and strategic thinking. She's uniquely skilled in seeking out differing points of view, weighing perspectives to reach reasonable conclusions, while being a careful and deliberate communicator. Ms. Davis is approachable, engaged and genuinely committed to the issues our community values."
Ray Smith, Outdoor Afro