[ contributors | summer 2017 ]
Bonnie Branciaroli
With 35 years of experience in the West Virginia travel industry, Bonnie Branciaroli took her tourism and writing skills abroad this year, spending two months in Europe. A Mountain State native, she resides in Elkins on a farm, which is also a commercial camping and music park known as Pegasus Farm Campground. She has authored and self-published several statewide tourism publications throughout her career. As an Appalachian folk musician, she performed in many places during her European journey.
Blair Dowler
Blair Dowler is the communications specialist for the West Virginia University( WVU) College of Business and Economics. She is a lead writer, manages all social media for the college and helps coordinate all marketing projects. Dowler is a native of West Virginia and a two-time graduate of WVU with a bachelor’ s degree in journalism and a master’ s degree in integrated marketing communications.
Kevin Duvall
Kevin Duvall, a native of St. Albans, WV, holds bachelor’ s and master’ s degrees in journalism from West Virginia University( WVU). Duvall is a freelance writer and a student in the master’ s of arts and certification in secondary education program at WVU. He lives in Morgantown, WV, with his wife, Kayla. In his free time, he enjoys reading, bowling and competing in Team Trivia.
Rachel Gouhin
Rachel Gouhin is an intern for the West Virginia Division of Tourism and a member of the 2017 West Virginia Governor’ s Internship Program. A Charleston native, she graduated from Charleston Catholic High School in 2016 and is currently a sophomore at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, pursuing a double major in public relations and business. While at school, she enjoys being an avid Buckeye fan, and while at home in Charleston, she loves volunteering her time with the residents at Edgewood Summit.
Chase Gunnoe
Chase Gunnoe is the business development manager for the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. He joined the railroad in 2015 as a college intern and has since helped transform the company’ s brand and marketing efforts. Gunnoe holds a bachelor’ s degree in integrated communication and splits his residence between Nitro and Elkins. He is an advocate for economic development and tourism in all corners of West Virginia, and in his free time, he travels with his fiancé, McKenzie Greer, and assists other companies with marketing and social branding campaigns.
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Samantha Cart
Samantha Cart is the editor for Executive Ink, LLC and its publications. A native of Buffalo, WV, she holds a bachelor’ s and master’ s degree in journalism from West Virginia University. She previously worked as an assistant editor for Omnistream and a social media specialist for Atkins & Ogle Law Offices. In her spare time, she serves as a volunteer with Putnam County 4-H and the Come and Serve Team. Cart currently lives in Hometown, WV, with her husband, Caleb, and their dog, Wednesday. She may be reached at sdc @ wvexecutive. com.
Kensie Hamilton Fauber
Kensie Hamilton Fauber is the editor in chief and one of three partners at Executive Ink, LLC, the publishing company for West Virginia Executive, Discover West Virginia and Profiles magazines. A native of Charleston, WV, she holds bachelor’ s degrees in corporate communications and journalism from Elon University. She is a 2015 graduate of Leadership West Virginia and the FBI Citizen Academy, the current chair of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’ s small business committee and a member of the 2016-2017 class of Leadership Mon. She may be reached at kmh @ wvexecutive. com.
Jennifer Jett Prezkop
Jennifer Jett Prezkop, the managing editor at Executive Ink, LLC, has been putting words to paper since elementary school. A graduate of Herbert Hoover High School, she received her Regents Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia State University and is a graduate of Leadership Kanawha Valley. In her spare time, she freelances as a manuscript editor, and she enjoys creative writing, reading young adult fiction and boating on Lake Erie with her husband, Doug. A lifelong Mountaineer, she now resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and their two cats, Jovie and Miles. She may be reached at jlj @ wvexecutive. com.
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