[ contributors | winter 2019 ]
Kate Reed
Kate Reed is the alumni coordinator for Leadership West Virginia, where
she manages the engagement, volunteer involvement and communications
of 1,400 graduates from across the state. She holds a bachelor’s degree
in political science from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a master’s
degree from the George Washington University School of Political
Management. An avid outdoor enthusiast, she recently launched the
nonprofit Wonder & Grow Mindful Nature Experience. Reed was
recognized as a Young Gun by West Virginia Executive magazine in 2017.
Danny Scalise
Danny Scalise is the executive director of the West Virginia State
Medical Association and its subsidiary organizations. He holds bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in business management and a master’s degree
in public health, and he is certified in public health by the National Board
of Public Health Examiners. He has been recognized as a leader nationally
by Opportunity Nation and as a Rising Star by the APHA, and he is a
member of West Virginia Executive magazine’s Young Guns Class of 2019.
Katlin Swisher
Katlin Swisher, a native of Hurricane, WV, is the interim director of
marketing and communications for the Eberly College of Arts and
Sciences and an instructor in leadership studies at West Virginia University
(WVU). She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s
degree in higher education administration from WVU and is currently
pursuing a doctor of philosophy in higher education administration.
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].
Jennifer Vieweg
Jennifer Vieweg is the corporate affairs manager at Greylock Energy.
Prior to this role, she spent 12 years at Charles Ryan Associates, where she
served as vice president of client services and headed account teams for
clients in a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, banking
and tourism. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and is
pursuing a doctorate of executive leadership at University of Charleston.
Vieweg is a member of the board of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and
Gas Association and the Chemical Alliance Zone.
Tiffany Wright
Tiffany Wright is the editorial manager in the marketing and communications
department at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in
Lewisburg, WV. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Marshall
University and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications
from West Virginia University. She grew up as an Army child, and as a
result, she enjoys traveling to other countries. In her spare time, Wright
likes to read, make digital scrapbooks, listen to live music and attend
hockey games.
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Kensie Hamilton Fauber
Kensie Hamilton
Fauber is the
publisher and owner
of 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 graduate of the
Leadership West Virginia Class of 2015, the
2015 FBI Citizens Academy and the 2016-
2017 class of Leadership Mon. In fall of
2017, 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 editor in chief 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. A lifelong
Mountaineer, she resides in Ripley, WV,
with her husband, Doug, and their two cats,
Jovie and Miles. She may be reached at
[email protected].
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