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Sandy Hamilton
Executive Director,
Berkeley County Development Authority
AMANDA LARCH & SAMANTHA CART
Photo by Jenny DiCola Photography.
SANDY HAMILTON, executive director of the Berkeley County
Development Authority (BCDA), would not be where she is
today without her faith, which has always been her guide when
choosing new career paths and service opportunities.
“My career path was not intentional, but I feel it was divinely
appointed,” she says.
In her current position at the BCDA, Hamilton is able to
take steps every day to improve the quality of life in her home
county and state as well as bring in new businesses while
assisting existing businesses with growth and retention.
Each position she has held—from her beginnings as a tree
pruner to her first professional job as a clerk for the West Virginia
Department of Health & Human Resources—has contributed
to her success.
“Every position I have held in my professional career was
essential to have the knowledge to fully perform in my current
position. Those early jobs taught me the value of developing
a good work ethic and building life-long relationships,” says
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