contributors
Jamie Null
Jamie Null is the executive director for the Mercer County
Convention & Visitors Bureau. An award-winning journalist
with the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 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 and enjoys running, traveling and promoting
West Virginia.
Katlin Swisher
Katlin Swisher is the assistant director of marketing and
communications for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
and an instructor of leadership studies and journalism at West
Virginia University (WVU). She holds a Ph.D. and master’s
degree in higher education administration and a bachelor’s degree
in journalism from WVU. In her spare time, she enjoys playing
clarinet and traveling the world with the WVU alumni band.
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. Toler may be reached
at tracytoler@yahoo.com.
Kristen Uppercue
Kristen Uppercue is a graduate student at West Virginia
University pursuing a master’s degree in integrated marketing
communications. Serving as the student editor and graduate
assistant for 100 Days in Appalachia, the Martinsburg native
curates content for the digital publication from publishing
partners and affiliates. Uppercue also assists local businesses
in keeping up with their online and social media presence. She
enjoys traveling and photography and spends most of her free
time behind a camera.
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Kensie Hamilton
Fauber is the
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and its sister
publications. 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 lives
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daughter, Quinn. She may be reached at
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Prezkop
Jennifer Jett
Prezkop has been
a staff member
of West Virginia
Executive magazine
and its sister
publications for
more than 13 years
and currently serves as editor in chief. A native
of the Mountain State, she is a graduate of
West Virginia State University and Leadership
Kanawha Valley. She is also a volunteer for
Read Aloud West Virginia in Jackson County
and contributes to local cat rescue efforts. In
her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing
fiction, running 5k races and boating on Lake
Erie with her husband, Doug.
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