Debrina J. Williams
Executive Director
Logan County Chamber of Commerce and
Hatfield McCoy Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dawn Nolan
Growing up in Logan and Mingo counties, Debrina Williams
would often spend weekends scrunched between her three siblings in the family Jeep as they cruised down mountain roads.
While she’s now more likely to be found on the back of a motorcycle, Williams’ sense of adventure and love of travel remains.
“My parents loved to travel, so my siblings and I grew up
with the opportunity to visit multiple places across the country,” she says. “I’ve zipped, repelled, whitewater rafted and
walked under the New River Gorge Bridge.”
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As executive director of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce and Hatfield McCoy Convention & Visitors Bureau,
Williams is able to share her travel experiences with other adventure seekers. Her passion for West Virginia fuels her mission to encourage others to get out and explore, which is an
easy sell in the Mountain State. “I love to travel, but there is
nothing as welcoming as the mountains of West Virginia,” says
Williams. “It’s the people who make the difference. West Virginians extend genuine hospitality. They are always willing to