President & Principal-in-Charge,WYK Associates, Inc., and President, Architectural Salvation, LLC By Maggie Matsko For James Swiger, president of WYK Associates, Inc. and Architectural Salvation, LLC, there was never a question of what he wanted to be when he grew up. He has always known his calling in life is to be an architect. “I have…
Principal, Partner and Treasurer, Edward Tucker Architects, Inc., and Member, BOWR, LLC By Samantha Cart Nate Randolph, AIA, NCARB, principal at Edward Tucker Architects, Inc. (ETA), isn’t just an architect. He’s also an Eagle Scout, an excellent marksman, an aspiring pilot, a proficient heavy equipment operator, a former member of the band Trunk Monkey and…
Director of Nonprofit Advisory Services & Business Development Manager McKinley Carter Wealth Services By Samantha Cart While Wheeling native Kathleen McDermott’s first job consisted of washing laboratory equipment at her family’s analytical testing, sampling and consulting business, it was her hobbies that truly foreshadowed what her future would hold. Even as a young girl, she…
CEOThe Manahan Group By Samantha Cart George Manahan, CEO of The Manahan Group, grew up in Morristown, NJ, and came to West Virginia in 1979 to attend Bethany College. While he never thought he would stay in West Virginia, like so many, he fell in love with the state’s natural beauty and incredible people. Manahan’s…
The Adjutant GeneralState of West Virginia By Jennifer Jett Prezkop Major General Jim Hoyer’s uniform may be his most recognizable attribute, but those who have talked to him one on one know him more for his unwavering love for West Virginia and his self-appointed mission to make the Mountain State the center of the universe.…
President & CEO, MATRIC, Inc., and Chairman & CEO, Appalachia Development Group, LLC By Jennifer Jett Prezkop Steve Hedrick’s first job was that of a soldier, serving as a commissioned officer and scout platoon leader in the U.S. Army. Embracing a lifelong calling to be a professional soldier, he had just graduated from West Point…