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1996 Moved to Florida |
2002 Moved back to West Virginia
2004 Graduated from American Intercontinental University 2005 Began working for the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium
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2009 Graduated from WVU with a master ’ s degree
2017 Began working for the NRGRDA and promoted to WV Hive executive director
2018 Joined the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts board of directors
2020 Joined WV Women ’ s Business Center advisory board of directors
2022 Promoted to NRGRDA deputy director
2023 Joined the WV Community Development Hub board of directors
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Bright Enterprises . In this role , she helped the CEO lead not only Bright of America but Land Use Corporation , Winter Place Ski Resort , The Resort at Glade Springs and multiple other companies .
“ This position helped prepare me for my current role at the WV Hive , providing experience working within multiple types of businesses and carrying a load of responsibility , including my first supervisory role ,” she says .
After moving to Florida and working for a global concrete producer , Moore and her family moved back to West Virginia where , as an adult learner and first-generation college graduate , she earned a bachelor ’ s degree in visual communication from American Intercontinental University and a master ’ s degree in integrated marketing communications from WVU . Concurrently , she served as an assistant director for a WVU research corporation program .
By 2017 , she and her family moved once more , settling back down in her hometown where she started at NRGRDA as a business advisor for WV Hive . Before the end of the year , she was promoted to executive director of the entrepreneurship program and was tasked with providing local visionaries and small business owners the tools they needed to flourish . Additionally , under her leadership , the Country Roads Angel Network was created .
Moore ’ s immersion into the environment of Southern West Virginia ’ s entrepreneurs provided her the alignment she sought between her career and helping the community she loves .
“ I took the position of business advisor
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with WV Hive not only as a career move but also as an opportunity to return to my roots where my heart remained ,” she says . “ The Hive has always been a very important program because it is something that I built and will last long after I ’ m gone .”
Throughout her childhood , Moore ’ s parents taught her the importance of community service . Her mother , a homemaker , and her father , a coal miner , worked hard to provide for their family but made time to be pillars of their church .
Not only has Moore given back to her community through her nearly 20 years of not-for-profit and nonprofit work , but she sought opportunities to mentor students throughout their careers , build leaders among her staff and volunteer for church functions .
Her service includes preparing food for the Fairmont Soup Opera and organizing church events such as The Power Team and activities like vacation Bible school .
Currently , Moore leads the women ’ s group at her church , which includes Bible studies , nursing home ministries and Christmas outreach activities . She also serves on three boards : Tamarack for the Arts , West Virginia Women ’ s Business Center and the West Virginia Community Development Hub and serves as a partner in the Communities of Healing recovery to work program .
“ I was raised in a Christian home and believe in the spiritual discipline of service ,” she says . “ I believe we all have a responsibility to make our home a better place for future generations , and that belief charts my path . West Virginia is home , and I love it .” •
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