Contributors
Megan Bevins
Megan Bevins is an editorial and production manager for Executive Ink, LLC. She is a native of Hurricane, WV, and graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a minor in political science. In her free time, Bevins enjoys reading, writing, listening to music and playing the guitar. She values quality time with her family and friends and has a deep love for animals. She is often spending time with Lilith, her niece, or taking her Chihuahua, Little Man, for walks in his stroller. Bevins has always loved to write, and she feels fortunate to pursue what she loves at West Virginia Executive.
Brooke Brown
Brooke Brown teaches middle school English language arts and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Western Kentucky University and a master’ s degree in teaching from the University of the Cumberlands. She is pursuing a Master of Science in library science at the University of Kentucky. She lives in Kentucky with her husband, who is from West Virginia, along with their four cats and two dogs.
Samantha Cart
Samantha Cart is the editor at large for Executive Ink, LLC. A native of Buffalo, WV, she holds bachelor’ s and master’ s degrees in journalism from West Virginia University. Cart is a member of the Come and Serve Team ministry group and leads the youth group at Buffalo Church of the Nazarene with her husband, Caleb. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing and organizing. Cart lives in Red House, WV, with her husband; daughters, Joanna and Ruth; and son, Gideon.
Connie Conrad
Joining the team in 2019, Connie Conrad is a partner and marketing and advertising associate for Executive Ink, LLC. She holds a bachelor’ s degree in public relations with a minor in communication studies from West Virginia University. Conrad lives in Fairmont, WV, with her husband, Jason, and three children, Austin, Logan and Summer. She is an enthusiastic dog lover and enjoys reading books of all genres. In her free time, she can be found cheering on her kids on the baseball and soccer fields or coaching middle school cross country and track. She can be reached at clc @ wvexecutive. com.
Amelia Courts
Dr. Amelia Courts, president and CEO of The Education Alliance, leads initiatives that improve student outcomes and workforce readiness in West Virginia. Under her leadership, the alliance launched the statewide STEM Council, WV Ready internships and CAREER pathway programs, securing a $ 4.7 million ARC ARISE grant in 2023. A former assistant state superintendent, she taught English as a second language in Japan and China and speaks Japanese and Chinese. She holds a doctorate in education administration from West Virginia University.
Kenzie Dye
Kenzie Dye is a native of Tornado, WV, and serves as an editorial and production manager for Executive Ink, LLC. She holds a bachelor’ s degree in journalism with a major in advertising and minors in Appalachian studies and interactive design for media. She currently resides in South Charleston, WV. In her free time, Dye enjoys hanging out with her friends and their dogs and co-parenting a dog, Maple, with her best friend.
Kensie Hamilton Fauber
Kensie Hamilton Fauber is the publisher and managing partner of Executive Ink, LLC and the publisher of West Virginia Executive, Discover West Virginia, Profiles and the West Virginia Medical Journal. She holds bachelor’ s degrees in corporate communications and journalism from Elon University. She lives in Elkview, WV, with her husband, Adam; daughter, Quinn; and twin sons, Cavan and Kieran. She may be reached at kmh @ wvexecutive. com.
Jennifer Jett-Prezkop
Jennifer Jett- Prezkop is the disaster workforce engagement manager for the American Red Cross of Central Appalachia Region. Prior to joining the Red Cross, she spent more than 15 years in the print media industry as a writer and editor. In her spare time, she volunteers with Read Aloud West Virginia and River Ridge Church, and she supports local cat rescue and trapneuter-return efforts in Jackson and Kanawha counties.
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