Chief Human Resources Officer, Director of Human Resources & Marketing, SDI Family of Companies By Pagett Dusic Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography Christopher Willis, chief human resources officer and director of human resources and marketing for the SDI Family of Companies, understands the values of hard work, integrity and volunteering. From growing up on…
Vice President of Operations, PureTech Scientific By Jean Hardiman Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography Ask Ashley Rine about her greatest successes, and she’ll point to three things that make her proud. Two are related to her career—she’s the first chemical engineer in her family and the first female to have served as plant manager…
Executive Director, Parkersburg-Wood CountyArea Development Corporation By Olivia Miller Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography Lindsey Kerr Piersol stepped into the role of executive director of the Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation just two days after her 26th birthday and immediately faced the biggest challenge of her career: starting an executive leadership role as a…
Assistant Professor, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine By Kenzie Dye Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography Christopher Pankey, Ph.D., assistant professor at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), learned early in life the secret to getting anything he wanted—work for it. A northwest Colorado native, Pankey is no stranger to the rural way…
Director of Sales & Catering, The Resort at Glade Springs By Lori Kersey Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography Heather Ouimette was just a child when she discovered her drive to compete and win. As the only girl among the group of kids in her neighborhood outside Mullens, WV, she played just as hard and…
Associate Professor of Neurology & Movement Disorders Division Chief, West Virginia University Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute By Samantha Cart Photo by Tracy A. Toler Photography “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” These words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspire Ann Murray, associate…