The American Wind Energy Association has tapped Denise Bode as its new chief executive officer, the association announced Friday.

Bode replaces Randall Swisher, who is retiring after 19 years with AWEA.

Bode, who is currently CEO of the American Clean Skies Foundation, is a longtime Washington lobbyist. She previously headed the Independent Petroleum Association of America and spent nine years as legal counsel to former Sen. David Boren (D-Okla.).