Jack Bailey
contributors
Jack Bailey is the
assistant vice president
for communications
and marketing at West
Virginia State University.
Prior to this position,
he spent 20 years as a
newspaper reporter, editor and publisher before
transitioning to public relations in 2012. He is
a 1992 graduate of Marshall University where
he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Dr. Tim Barry
Dr. Tim Barry is the
president of Alderson
Broaddus University
(AB). He is a graduate
of Briar Cliff University
and Northern Illinois
University. He is actively
involved with AB’s community, including
Barbour County’s chamber of commerce and
economic development authority.
Ken Bays
Ken Bays is an editor-
writer for the West
Virginia School of
Osteopathic Medicine.
A graduate of West
Virginia University,
he has written for
numerous magazines and newspapers with
regional, state and national reach. He is a
native of Raleigh County and now resides in
Lewisburg, WV.
Cathy Bonnstetter
Cathy Bonnstetter has
covered West Virginia’s
business industry as
a journalist for more
than a decade and now
works as an adjunct
lecturer at West Virginia
University’s Reed College of Media. She holds
a bachelor’s degree in elementary education
and a master’s degree in journalism.
Melanie Boyd
Melanie Boyd is the
graphic designer for
Executive Ink, LLC
and its publications.
She holds a bachelor’s
degree in graphic design
from Marietta College
and previously worked as the graphic designer
for the West Virginia Education Association.
Boyd resides in Nitro, WV.
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Lindsey Byars
Lindsey Byars is the
communications liaison
for Concord University
and a contributing
writer for university
publications. She is
currently working on her
master’s degree in creative writing and literature.
Samantha Cart
Samantha Cart is an
editor for Executive
Ink, LLC and its
publications. A native
of Buffalo, WV, she
holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in
journalism from West Virginia University.
Cart currently lives in Hometown, WV, with
her husband, Caleb, and their dog, Wednesday.
Connie Conrad
Connie Conrad is
a marketing and
advertising associate
for Executive Ink, LLC.
A native of Capon
Bridge, WV, she holds
a bachelor’s degree in
public relations from West Virginia University.
She lives in Fairmont with her husband, twin
sons and niece. She can be reached at
[email protected].
Dr. Bonny Copenhaver
Dr. Bonny Copenhaver
is the president of New
River Community and
Technical College. She
received her bachelor’s
and master’s degrees
in English and her
doctorate in educational leadership and policy
analysis from East Tennessee State University.
Kensie Hamilton
Fauber
Kensie Hamilton
Fauber is the publisher
and owner of Executive
Ink, LLC, the publishing
company for West
Virginia Executive and
its sister publications. She holds bachelor’s
degrees in corporate communications and
journalism from Elon University and is
a graduate of Leadership West Virginia,
Leadership Mon and the Goldman Sachs
10,000 Small Businesses program. She can be
reached at [email protected].
Jean Hardiman
Jean Hardiman is
a communications
specialist for Marshall
University. She
previously worked for
The Herald Dispatch
and now does freelance
writing for publications, businesses and
organizations throughout the region. A
transplant from northern Ohio, she lives in
Huntington, WV, with her husband and
daughters and finds joy in writing about
events and people in the Mountain State.
Maggie Hatfield
Maggie Hatfield is the
communications and
development specialist
for the Ursuline Sisters
of Mount Saint Joseph.
She is a graduate of
West Virginia University
and now resides in Owensboro, KY, with her
husband and two cats.
Torie Jackson
Torie Jackson is
the vice president
of institutional
advancement at West
Virginia University
(WVU) Parkersburg,
president of the WVU
at Parkersburg Foundation and general manager
of WPKM 96.3FM, the college radio station. She
is also president of the Ritchie County Board of
Education, where she strives to make sure students
find success through opportunity and support.
Jennifer Jett
Prezkop
Jennifer Jett Prezkop
is the editor in chief of
West Virginia Executive
magazine and its sister
publications. She is
a graduate of West
Virginia State University and a volunteer for
Read Aloud West Virginia. In her spare time,
she enjoys reading, writing fiction, running 5k
races and caring for rescue cats. She may be
reached at [email protected].