continuing the great work underway and partnering with
the board of directors, clinicians and Mon Health colleagues
in advancing our mission of best-in-class community-
focused health care.
Orion Strategies Opens Pittsburgh Office
Orion Strategies, a public relations and strategic communi-
cations firm founded in West Virginia, has opened a Pittsburgh
office with Brittany Ramos joining the firm to lead the new shop.
Ramos comes to Orion Strategies as a senior account executive
after having served many years at Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation,
where she directed strategic outreach efforts and represented
the industry and company to the general public, media, elected
officials, landowners and other stakeholders.
“Brittany Ramos is an extremely valuable addition to Orion
Strategies,” says the firm’s founder, Curtis Wilkerson. “Her
insights and experience in the energy industry augment what
Orion has been doing for years in the Marcellus and Utica
region.”
Having recently won the Pioneer Award from the Greater
Pittsburgh Chapter of Women’s Energy Network, Ramos is
deeply engaged in energy issues both throughout Pennsylvania
and nationally as a leader of many business development
organizations. For a number of years, she has served on coun-
cils and boards of area nonprofit organizations such as The
Challenge Program, Inc. and the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
as well as both the local chapter of Women’s Energy Network
and its national board of directors.
“The Orion team is extremely skilled in assisting clients
in their outreach to gain real results, and I am thrilled to be
a part of their latest expansion into Pennsylvania,” she says.
West Virginia Society of Certified Public
Accountants Recognizes Pioneer West
Virginia Federal Credit Union CEO
Dan McGowan, president and CEO of Pioneer West Virginia
Federal Credit Union (FCU), has been honored as the 2018
Outstanding CPA in Business and Industry by the West
Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
“This recognition is simultaneously uplifting and hum-
bling,” he says. “I appreciate a moment in the spotlight, but
these 15 minutes of fame are not necessarily about me. It’s
just my turn to represent many other fine CPAs in business
and industry who labor each day to help their organizations
achieve great things.”
The achievement of great things is a common occurrence
at Pioneer. During McGowan’s term of service, he and the
credit union have received numerous national awards for
excellence, including being named the nation’s CEO of the Year
in 2017 and Credit Union of the Year in 2012 by the National
Association of Federal Credit Unions. Additionally, Pioneer
was named as one of the nation’s Best Credit Unions to Work
For in 2016 as revealed through joint research conducted by
the Credit Union Journal and the Best Companies Group.
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