Contributors
James Bailey
James Bailey is a member at Spilman Thomas & Battle, where he chairs the firm’ s Business Expansion & Development Practice Group. Prior to joining Spilman, Bailey served as the West Virginia Secretary of Commerce under Governor Jim Justice.
Megan Bevins
Megan Bevins is an editorial and production manager for Executive Ink, LLC. She graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a minor in political science.
Cathy Bonnstetter
Cathy Bonnstetter has covered statewide business news for more than two decades. She also spent many years as an adjunct professional writing instructor at West Virginia University’ s Reed College of Media.
Brooke Brown
Brooke Brown teaches middle school English language arts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Western Kentucky University and a master’ s degree in teaching from the University of the Cumberlands.
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 lives in Red House, WV.
Jordan Charbonneau
Jordan Charbonneau is a freelance journalist from Poca, WV. She holds a bachelor’ s degree in ecology from Sterling College in Vermont and is passionate about writing on environmentalism and rural activism.
Rachel Coffman
Rachel Coffman, president and founder of Coffman Collaborative LLC, is an experienced strategist specializing in governmental affairs and public relations. Coffman received her bachelor’ s degree in mass communications from Marshall University and her MBA from the University of Charleston.
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.
Kenzie Dye
Kenzie Dye works 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.
Mike Friel
Mike Friel is director of communications for Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of a West Virginia-based producer and international distributor of educational materials.
Chris Hall
Chris Hall serves as lead administrator and financial overseer for Orion Strategies. He works with lawmakers and the executive branch to guide key bills to passage and shape pivotal policy, all benefiting the firm’ s clients.
Kensie Hamilton Fauber
Kensie Hamilton Fauber is the publisher and managing partner of Executive Ink, LLC. She holds bachelor’ s degrees in corporate communications and journalism from Elon University. She may be reached at kmh @ wvexecutive. com.
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