Director, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center & Associate Professor of Surgery, West Virginia University Health Science Center By Kensie Westerfield Rolling up her sleeves and getting involved is in Alison Wilson’s blood. Growing up in Ohio and Indiana, everyone had a job. Whether it was doing laundry or making dinner, everybody was expected to lend…
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Platinum PR By Kensie Westerfield Growing up in Great Falls, Virginia, Sandy Sponaugle wanted to be a flight attendant because she wanted to travel and loves to meet new people. While she never became a flight attendant, her childhood dream job carried over into her career of choice, through which…
Owners, Advanced Technical Solutions By Jennifer Nugent The thing Gary Sims remembers about his first job as a paper boy is what he learned about work ethic and responsibility. The thing his brother, Brian, remembers about helping his older brother with the 150-house paper route is throwing newspapers from his seat on the back of…
Director of Corporate Communications, Chesapeake Energy By Dawn Nolan In the natural gas industry, Matt Sheppard is a bit of a rarity. After all, there aren’t many Emmy Award winners working behind the scenes of a drilling rig. In 2002 as Sheppard was transitioning out of a career as a television sports journalist and into…
Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education Commission By Jennifer Nugent Growing up in Sterling, Virginia, Brian Noland decided at an early age that he wanted to be a doctor. As an athlete who broke a lot of bones, he was impressed by the way his physician, Dr. Lawrence Cohen, could make his pain go away. “No…
Owner, Dirtbean Ohana By Jennifer Nugent “I believe everyone and every situation is unique and therefore must find their own path to success.” Kristy Lanier, the owner of Dirtbean Ohana in Marlinton, West Virginia, is one who lives by this belief. Early on, Lanier knew she didn’t want to have the typical 9 to 5…