[ contributors | spring 2018 ]
Anne Blankenship
Anne Blankenship is the
executive director of the
West Virginia Oil and
Natural Gas Associa-
tion. She has served the
oil and gas industry for
more than 15 years as an
industry lawyer in the environmental, regulato-
ry and utility sectors. Blankenship holds under-
graduate and graduate degrees in biological sci-
ences from Marshall University and a law degree
from Capital University.
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 Ex-
ecutive Ink, LLC and its
publications. She holds
a bachelor’s degree in
graphic design from
Marietta College and
previously worked as the designer for the West
Virginia Education Association. Boyd resides
in Scott Depot, WV.
Charlie Burd
Charlie Burd is the ex-
ecutive director of the
Independent Oil and Gas
Association of West Vir-
ginia, where he manages
the operations and over-
sees its legislative efforts.
He holds degrees from Mountain State College
and Glenville State College and is also a gradu-
ate of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic
Development Institute.
Samantha Cart
Samantha Cart is an edi-
tor for Executive Ink, LLC
and its publications. A
native of Buffalo, WV,
she holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in jour-
nalism from West Virginia
University. Cart currently lives in Hometown,
WV, with her husband, Caleb, and their dog,
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Rachel Coffman
Rachel Coffman is the
vice president and direc-
tor of creative services
at TSG Consulting. She
holds a bachelor’s degree
in public relations from
Marshall University and
an MBA from the University of Charleston.
Coffman is also a graduate of Leadership West
Virginia and Leadership Kanawha Valley.
Blair Dowler
Blair Dowler is the com-
munications specialist for
the West Virginia Uni-
versity (WVU) College
of Business and Econom-
ics (B&E) and serves as
an adjunct instructor in
the B&E’s marketing department. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s
degree in integrated marketing communica-
tions from WVU.
Kevin Duvall
Kevin Duvall, a native
of St. Albans, WV, holds
bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in journalism
from West Virginia Uni-
versity (WVU). He is
a freelance writer and a
student in the Master of Arts and Certification
in Secondary Education program at WVU.
Duvall resides in Morgantown, WV, with his
wife, Kayla.
Alicia Elkin
Alicia Elkin is a senior
manager for the strategic
communications team at
Signal Group in Wash-
ington, DC. A graduate
of West Virginia Univer-
sity with a degree in pub-
lic relations, Elkin enjoys reading and writing