[ contributors | winter 2018 ]
Sarah Goodrich
Sarah Goodrich is a graduate of Fairmont State University, where she
received a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in journalism. As
the Buckhannon reporter for The Inter-Mountain, she covers anything
from city council concerns to board of education meetings and special
events. When she’s not out enjoying everything West Virginia has to
offer, Goodrich enjoys traveling and lounging around with her dogs,
Lucy and Gretta.
Jean Hardiman
Jean Hardiman came to West Virginia in 1998 not expecting to stay,
but when the time came, she chose to remain in the place she’d grown
to love. Today she works in Marshall University’s communications
office and freelances for publications, businesses and organizations
throughout the region. Hardiman lives in Huntington with her family
and enjoys writing about the people and amazing things happening in
her adopted home state.
Maggie Matsko
Maggie Matsko is the communications and development specialist
for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, an organization of
women who minister to the needs of the communities in which they
serve. Matsko is a graduate of West Virginia University, where she
received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism. She resides
in Owensboro, KY, and devotes her free time to serving the Chamber
Young Professionals and Education Elevators.
Jamie Null
Jamie Null is the executive director for the Mercer County Convention
& Visitors Bureau. An award-winning journalist, she joined the tourism
industry in 2014. A graduate of both Bluefield College and Concord
University, she holds bachelor’s degrees in print journalism and English
literature. She is a native of Mercer County and enjoys running, being
with kids, traveling and promoting wild, wonderful West Virginia.
Carly Stover
Carly Stover is a project coordinator for the West Virginia Farmers
Market Association. A native of Spencer, WV, she holds a degree in
public relations from West Virginia University. As a sister of Kappa
Kappa Gamma and former West Virginia pageantry participant, Stover
has participated in a variety of community service roles, and she is an
advocate for West Virginia local businesses.
Katlin Swisher
Katlin Swisher is the interim director of communications and marketing
for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University
(WVU). She graduated summa cum laude, as a university honors scholar
and as a WVU Foundation outstanding senior in 2012, and she earned
her master’s degree in higher education administration in 2014. She is
currently pursuing a doctor of education in higher education administration
at WVU.
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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 and its sister
publications. 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
Citizens 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. Last
fall, she graduated from the Goldman Sachs
10,000 Small Businesses program. She may be
reached at [email protected].
Jennifer Jett Prezkop
Jennifer Jett Prezkop,
the managing editor at
Executive Ink, LLC,
has had a passion
for putting words to
paper since elementary
school. A graduate of
Herbert Hoover High
School, she studied at
West Virginia University and received her
Regents Bachelor of Arts degree from West
Virginia State University. In her spare time,
she freelances as a manuscript editor and
enjoys creative writing, reading young adult
fiction and boating on Lake Erie with her
husband, Doug. A lifelong Mountaineer,
she resides in Columbus, Ohio, with her
husband and their two cats, Jovie and Miles.
She may be reached at [email protected].
Tracy Toler
Tracy Toler scaled
Seneca Rocks at the
age of 5 and has been
reaching new heights
ever since. Through
his business, Tracy A.
Toler Photography, he
has served as creative
director and feature
photographer for many
of the region’s largest magazines. Known
as Mr. McGyver, he can fix anything with
a bobby pin, rubber band or Swiss Army
knife, which comes in handy at home with
his two daughters. Toler may be reached at
[email protected].