PresidentWest Virginia University By Samantha Cart “If you don’t like change, you are going to like irrelevance even less.” This quote by retired U.S. Army General Eric Shinseki is a driving force for Dr. Gordon Gee, president of West Virginia University (WVU). Over the course of his 50-year career, he has experienced countless changes in…
Executive DirectorLeadership West Virginia By Maggie Matsko “The true measure of leadership is not how much you achieve. It is how much you inspire others to achieve.” This quote by John Maxwell inspires Pam Farris every day in her role as executive director of Leadership West Virginia (LWV). The Pennsylvania native’s passion for the Mountain…
Owner & Vice President, Mining Repair Specialists, Inc., and Owner & Managing Member, Holy Smoke Coal LLC and MRS Manufacturing, LLC By Jennifer Jett Prezkop While Diana Barnette refers to herself as an accidental entrepreneur, the spunk and determination she has exhibited from an early age are evidence that her success has been anything but…
West Virginia Managing PartnerDixon Hughes Goodman LLP By Samantha Cart Allison Ballard can’t remember a time when she wasn’t participating in some type of sport. Now the West Virginia managing partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), she recognizes that athletics helped shape the competitiveness, ambition, teamwork skills and commitment to equality she uses as…