Contributors
Jean Hardiman
Jean Hardiman is a freelance writer from northern Ohio who moved to West Virginia more than 20 years ago. She loves to shine a light on the amazing people, organizations and positive developments in the Mountain State.
Jennifer Jett- Prezkop
Jennifer Jett- Prezkop is the disaster workforce engagement manager for American Red Cross of Central Appalachia Region. Prior to joining the Red Cross, she spent 15 years in the print media industry as a writer and editor.
Kitty Lindsay
Kitty Lindsay works in women’ s advocacy. She holds a master’ s degree in women’ s, gender and sexuality studies from George Washington University in Washington, D. C. She is an accomplished writer in the feminist news media space.
Jessica Martin
Jessica Martin serves as development director for the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, where she leads fundraising and strategic partnerships to advance the arts statewide. She serves on Rotary Club of Charleston and Women for Economic & Leadership Development boards.
Micaela Morrissette
Micaela Morrissette is senior director of editorial storytelling for West Virginia University. She is the former managing editor of the literary journal Conjunctions and former managing director of the Ashbery Resource Center.
Andrea Oxley
Andrea Oxley studied psychology at West Virginia Wesleyan College and earned an MBA from Liberty University. She now leads business development, policy and strategic initiatives for West Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Gabriela Schoolcraft
Gabriela Schoolcraft is a West Virginia native with a background in marketing and communications from Glenville State University. She works as a writer for an immigration law firm and also takes on freelance projects.
McKenzie Stalnaker
McKenzie Stalnaker holds an associate’ s degree in strategic communication and a bachelor’ s degree in communication and media studies with a concentration in strategic communication. Stalnaker hopes to one day publish a book in honor of her grandmother, Diana.
Seth Stover
Seth Stover is the graphic designer for Executive Ink, LLC. He holds a bachelor’ s degree in integrated marketing from Glenville State University with a minor in graphic design. Stover lives in Wallback, WV, with his wife, Leslee.
Tracy Toler
Tracy Toler scaled Seneca Rocks at the age of 5 and has been reaching new heights ever since. Toler is the owner of Tracy A. Toler Photography and co-owner of Adventure Trail Systems.
Cody Tomblin
Cody Tomblin serves as director of strategic initiatives for BridgeValley Community and Technical College. His work focuses on workforce strategy, industry partnerships and securing federal, state and philanthropic funding to expand technical training and career pathways.
Interested in pitching a story or being a contributor? For story pitches, submit at least 100 words by email explaining the main points of the suggested story. Freelance writers should submit writing samples and a résumé. For more information, email info @ wvexecutive. com.
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