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Brandon L . Doerner
Director of Development , VDM Management Group
JEAN HARDIMAN
Photo by Ashley Gallaher Quinn .
“ NO MATTER THE SITUATION , there ’ s purpose and a larger plan in the works .”
These were words of faith and confirmation for a young Brandon Doerner as he stood before a podium , reciting his graduation speech to the Scott High School Class of 1996 . He saw his mother sitting with his father in the audience . She ’ d been fighting a devastating battle with cancer , and he hadn ’ t been sure she would be there .
She made it , and her son learned a valuable lesson : cling to faith and keep an eye on the bigger picture , the backdrop of each of life ’ s challenges . That ’ s an attitude he takes with him to his career in real estate development in West Virginia and as a community volunteer who has led the development of 31 miles of hiking , running and biking trails in Putnam County .
“ Success is taking what we have learned and adding value to others ,” Doerner says .
Real estate development is not what Doerner thought he would do . Having spent some time with professionals on the golf course , he thought he might like to be a dentist .
While working on his undergraduate degree in business
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