President & CEO, Claudio Corporation By Cathy Bonnstetter Dominick Claudio, Morgantown native and president and CEO of Claudio Corporation, did not plan to be a mover and shaker in West Virginia or even a businessman. His goal was much simpler. “I wanted to be my dad,” he says. “I knew I wanted to be a…
Chief of Staff for Laboratory Operations, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy By Maggie Hatfield Growing up in Keyser, WV, Lee Ann Haley, chief of staff for laboratory operations at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, displayed the grit and determination to tackle any obstacle that was in her way. “When I was younger,…
Athletic Director, West Virginia State University By Portia Smith & Samantha Cart Growing up in Charleston, WV, Nate Burton was always at a sports field or gym. An all-state basketball and baseball player for Charleston Catholic High School, he went on to play basketball at Washington & Jefferson College, where he graduated with a bachelor’s…
President & CEO, Infinity Natural Resources, LLC By Lori Kersey Zack Arnold, president and CEO of Infinity Natural Resources, LLC, was a teenager in his hometown of Waterford, Ohio, when he got his first taste of entrepreneurship: mowing lawns for a handful of families and businesses. It wasn’t until his senior year of high school,…