Meet the Speakers!
Aaron Kirby - Senior Project Manager, Impact Enterprise Team, Ohio University
Deeply committed to the economic vitality of Southeast Ohio, Aaron joined the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service in 2018 as a Business Development Associate for TechGROWTH Ohio, working closely with regional technology start-ups. In 2022, he joined the Impact Enterprise Team as Social Enterprise Development Associate and later advanced to Senior Project Manager, expanding his impact by providing strategic business advisory services to mission-driven organizations.
https://www.ohio.edu/voinovich-school/economic-development/impact-enterprise-team
Amber Ravenscroft - President and Founder, Bridging Innovation Institute
Amber Ravenscroft is a nationally recognized expert in entrepreneurship ecosystem building and entrepreneurship-led economic development. As the President & Founder of the Bridging Innovation Institute, she leads a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing local economies by fostering innovation-driven environments. Under her leadership, Bridging Innovation serves as the backbone organization for the West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, which Ravenscroft directs to align statewide resources, policy, and community impact.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberravenscroft/
https://www.bridginginnovation.org/
Amelia Bandy - Executive Director, EDGE
Originally from Tazewell County, VA, Amelia Bandy is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of Economic Development Greater East. EDGE creates solutions for economic revitalization and health improvement in McDowell County and southwest Virginia. Having grown up in the region, Amelia is driven to address the region’s intersecting health dilemmas.
She is also an opioid and addiction educator for eight counties in Southwest Virginia through Virginia Tech University Cooperative Extension. She is a community organizer and advocate who initiated a health and wellness coalition, helped start a farmer’s market and worked on entrepreneurial farm-to-table projects in Southwest Virginia. Amelia also founded the Central Appalachian Faith Collective, an collaborative organization aimed at addressing land ownership in the region.
Amy Parsons - Director of Sustainability - Marshall University Appalachian Resiliency Center
Amy Parsons is a native West Virginian and is passionate about the region’s people, environment, and economy. She serves as Director of Sustainability at the Marshall University Appalachian Resiliency Center, developing programs that connect environmental stewardship with economic, workforce, and fiscal priorities. She also co-directs the Mountain State Advanced Transportation Coalition to expand alternative fuels and education statewide. Her recent work includes West Virginia’s first commercial compost facility, a campus thrift store, and alternative agriculture for education and food security, along with statewide workforce efforts in emerging energy sectors such as solar and hydrogen.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-parsons-white/
https://www.marshall.edu/muarc/sustainability/
Andrew Daniels - Witness Health
Anna Adkins - President & CEO at Huntington Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Anna Adkins is an experienced tourism professional with multiple travel industry certifications and a lifelong passion for travel. She brings deep destination knowledge, industry insight, and a people-first approach to crafting meaningful travel experiences.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-adkins-mpa-90381b68/
https://visithuntingtonwv.org/
Annie Forrest - Appalachian Ecosystem Manager, Redefine Alliance
Annie Forrest is the Appalachian Ecosystem Manager for Redefine Alliance and RIIF (pronounced “reef”), leading the organizations’ regional partnerships and coordinating capital deployment (primarily through the Appalachian Growth Fund) to employment social enterprises and inclusive and supportive employers throughout Central Appalachia. Annie is an 8th generation Appalachian from Southwest Virginia and currently based in Asheville, North Carolina.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-forrest/
Bay Epperly - Sustainable Manufacturing Coordinator, Reimagine Appalachia
Bay Epperly is the Sustainable Manufacturing Coordinator at ReImagine Appalachia. Her work is rooted in years of experience leading place-based circular economic strategy and initiatives. Bay has expertise in community organizing, program design, grant writing, workforce development, and project management.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/baleigh-epperly/
https://reimagineappalachia.org/
Becky Honeycutt - 4th Generation Owner, Stroud's Hardware
Becky is a proud Veteran and WV resident for life. She recently moved back to her hometown to reopen the family business. Stroud's Hardware served the Dunlow Community for over 6 decades before closing it's doors in 2013. They can't wait to give back to the community they love so much.
www.linkedin.com/in/becky-honeycutt
https://youtube.com/@stroudshardware?feature=shared
Betsy Franjola - CEO, Hocking Hills Garment Center
Betsy Franjola grew up in Athens, Ohio. 20 years in corporate fashion — The Limited, Abercrombie, Karl Lagerfeld, Juicy Couture. Two companies launched in LA. Then she came back. She repurposed a 150-year-old Catholic church in Buchtel into a garment manufacturing facility. Training makers. Creating jobs. Building something that lasts.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-franjola-a035354/
Bill Woodrum - Senior Program Officer, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Bill Woodrum is a Senior Program Officer for Community and Economic Development at the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, where he advances initiatives that strengthen resilient communities and drive a vibrant West Virginia economy. He previously cofounded the WV Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, the WV Local Agriculture and Food Systems working group and has led efforts in economic development, technology commercialization, and small business support in local, state, national, international and virtual communities.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-woodrum/
Brandon Dennison - VP for Economic and Workforce Development, Marshall University
A native of Cabell County, Brandon Dennison is a driving force in the resurgence of economic activity in southern West Virginia. Through his work as founder and CEO of Coalfield Development, and through the ACT Now coalition, Dennison guided the partnership that brought almost $63 million through federal revitalization grants last year to the Mountain State. A nationally renowned social enterprise expert, he brings unparalleled passion, intense energy and a knowledge of Appalachia to his position at Marshall.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-dennison-5a026638/
Christa Krohn - Executive Vice President, Future Plans
Christa Krohn is the Executive Vice President of Social Enterprise and Strategy at Future Plans, where she develops enterprise opportunities that sustain the organization’s mission-critical work of ending poverty and leads overall organizational strategy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christa-krohn-40336964/
Clare Loftus - Co - Owner, Blue Thistle Fibers
Clare Loftus is a native of Huntington in Cabell County, WV. She graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy and commissioned as a Coast Guard Officer in 2019. In 2024, she returned home to West Virginia to pursue entrepreneurship. Her business Blue Thistle Fibers is a naturally dyed yarn and fiber company based in Cabell and Fayette counties. Her solution to increase fiber processing within WV is a critical node in rebuilding Appalachia’s fiber shed and textile manufacturing sector. She has cats named Willow and Juniper, and loves teaching fiber arts workshops and yoga classes.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-loftus/
https://bluethistlefibers.com/
Clarissa Schauseil - Director of Economic Strategy and Partnerships, Pike County Ohio
Clarissa is an economic development professional focused on building the partnerships, programs, and systems that help communities and entrepreneurs thrive. She previously served as an Economic Recovery Corps Fellow with the International Economic Development Council at the Shawnee State University Kricker Innovation Hub. She is now the Director of Economic Strategy and Partnerships for Pike County Ohio.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarissa-schauseil/
https://pikecountydevelopment.com/
Crystal Good - Founder and Publisher, Black By God
Crystal Good (@cgoodwoman, she/her/hers) is a sixth-generation West Virginian, writer-poet, and founder of Black By God THE WEST VIRGINIAN (BlackByGod.org), a news platform amplifying Black voices in central Appalachia. A graduate of WVSU, West Virginia Wesleyan (MFA in Poetry), and WVU (MA in Journalism), she is an Irene McKinney Scholar and Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellow.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalgood2018/
Danna Barnett - Director of Entrepreneurship, Shaping Our Appalachian Region
Danna Barnett is the Director of Entrepreneurship at Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR), where she leads the Business and Innovation Unit as the designated Innovation Hub for Eastern Kentucky through KY Innovation and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. She leads the growth of a tech-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem, develops programming for student and community entrepreneurs, and connects Eastern Kentucky to statewide and national innovation resources. Danna also oversees the Eastern Kentucky Runway Social Enterprise Accelerator, which supports entrepreneurs building businesses that address workforce barriers such as childcare, housing, and transportation. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, she earned a BBA in Marketing with a minor in Communication as a Robinson Scholar and Chellgren Fellow, and she holds a Credential of Readiness in Business Analytics, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Economics from Harvard Business School Online. Passionate about mentoring the next generation, she is committed to advancing leadership, innovation, and economic opportunity in Appalachia.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannabarnett/
Dave Lavender - Apprenticeships and Films, West Virginia Division of Economic Development
Dave spent years spinning stories in newspapers, radio, TV, and social media. You may have seen him as Devil Anse Hatfield in the History Channel documentary, but now he's telling a new story. As an apprenticeship coordinator for the West Virginia Development Office, I connect businesses with workers training for rewarding careers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davelavenderwv/
Debbie Phillips - Principal, Debbie Phillips Consulting
Phillips brings cross-sector expertise and practical experience navigating shifting funding and policy landscapes. Services include fundraising support, foundation and government grant-writing, capital stack development, strategic planning, and project implementation assistance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-phillips-38b801143/
Devin Preston - Director of Programs, High Rocks
Devin Preston has been with High Rocks in various capacities since 2010, as a camp teacher, AmeriCorps volunteer, High Rocks parent, part-time staff member, and now, as manager of The Hub. He fervently believes in the mission of High Rocks and how it is vital in making West Virginia a viable place for young people to live, work, play, and stay. His degree from Bluefield State is concentrated in History, Psychology, and English (because he couldn’t seem to pick just one), and while Devin grew up in Greenbrier County, he’s spent several years living in Florida, Alaska, and his beloved hometown of Seattle. Although he’s never learned how to actually juggle, he does a pretty good job juggling his time with High Rocks with the other facets of his life as a performance artist, writer, movie theatre manager, husband, and father to four. He’d really like to add lead singer for a rock band to that list, so let him know if you’re looking!
Dr. Denise Reading - CEO, Future Plans
Dr. Denise Reading is the founder and CEO of Future Plans, Inc. Future Plans is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty one person at a time by supporting individuals in discovering their own greatness and adding value to the communities they are a part of. Dr. Reading and Future Plans serve as a catalyst for revitalization, building grassroots coalitions of committed citizens supporting capacity building in schools, non-profits, agencies, social service organizations and businesses.
Devon Hayes - Senior Workforce Development Manager, Coalfield Development Coordinator
Devon Hayes is a Huntington, West Virginia native and works as Coalfield Development’s Senior Workforce Partnership Manager. Devon attended Marshall University and received his bachelor's degree in Anthropology in the fall of 2016. He went on to earn his master's degree in communication studies at Marshall University in the fall of 2020. Devon is extremely grateful to be a part of a mission that helps unlock the potential, power, and purpose of underserved communities and individuals in Central Appalachia.
Donna Salisbury - Executive Director, Clay Action Network, Inc
Donna Salisbury is the Executive Director of Clay Action Network, where she is dedicated to helping families, strengthening community connection, and creating opportunities for people to work together. Through her nonprofit leadership and lifelong commitment to service, she strives to build a stronger Clay County by bringing people together, addressing local needs, and helping others thrive.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-salisbury-467a36358/
Dreama Buck - Special Projects Manager, Coalfield Development Corporation
Dreama Buck (she/her) is the Alumni and Special Projects Manager at Coalfield Development, where she has been deeply immersed in workforce and capacity development for over four years. While West Virginia is her first love, she also has an affinity for the written word and lightning bugs.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dreama-craig-buck-b78092126/
Faith Knutsen - Director of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Ohio University
Knutsen is the Director of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service, where she is employed since 2008. She is a graduate class and community instructor in social entrepreneurship and strategic planning. She works with regional philanthropic and investment organizations, bringing venture development services and capital access to social enterprises in rural Southeast Ohio and contiguous states.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithknutsen/
Gina Collinsworth - Director of Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, Kricker Innovation Hub
Gina is a seasoned public relations and development professional with a deep commitment to fostering innovation and economic growth in Southern Ohio. She is a seasoned public relations and development professional with a deep commitment to fostering innovation and economic growth in Southern Ohio.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginacollinsworth/
https://www.ssuinnovation.com/
Harini Swarna - Agribusiness Coach for Community Vitality and Economic Development at West Virginia State University Extension Services.
Harini Swarna is an Agribusiness Coach with West Virginia State University Extension Services, where she supports entrepreneurs and small businesses through educational programs and technical assistance. Her work focuses on entrepreneurship, marketing and branding, financial literacy, and business development, helping small businesses strengthen their skills and long-term sustainability.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harini-swarna-55511a224/
https://wvstateu.edu/research-extension/
Heather Fuston - Upcycle Ohio Director, Rural Action
Heather Fuston is the Director of Upcycle Ohio, a social enterprise of Rural Action. Upcycle Ohio is a zero-waste thrift store and makerspace in Athens, Ohio. She is also a farmer and a small business owner who sells at the Athens Farmers Market.
Hylie Voss - President, Sugarbush Foundation
Hylie Voss is a visionary leader in philanthropy in southeastern Ohio. In addition to her role with the Sugarbush Foundation, she lovingly tends the farm she grew up on, instituting many sustainability measures and living into the family vision of helping people connect with a sense of wonder in nature.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hylie-voss-b3a518105/
https://give.ohio.edu/advancement/sugar-bush
Ian Norris - Director of Entrepreneurship for the Public Good, Berea College
Ian Norris is the Director of the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program and serves as the William and Kay Moore Chair in Entrepreneurship at Berea College. Dr. Norris is passionate about creativity, innovation, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability. His research interests are primarily in the area of consumer behavior, and, more specifically, consumer values and well-being, happiness, and sustainable consumption.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiannorris/
Jacob Hannah - CEO, Coalfield Development Corporation
Hermit turned hopeful. Jacob is a 5th Generation Appalachian, looking to make our region better for the next generation through a triple bottom line approach: empowering local people, place, and prosperity. GED, First Gen, Rockefeller Big Bet, White House Speaker, Forager, Cider-Maker.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-hannah-9b608642/
Jamie Cope - Executive Director of Innovation, University of Charleston
Jamie Cope is Executive Director of Innovation at the University of Charleston, where he oversees programming at the UC Downtown Innovation Hub and the UC Innovation Center. Prior to this role, he served as Business Development Manager at the WV Industrial Extension and Deputy Director of the Robert C. Byrd Institute (now Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center). His background includes managing the West Virginia Makers Festival, assisting small business owners with advanced manufacturing, and founding a successful computer animation company.
Jim Pajarillo - Attorney, Board member of the Discover Mingo CVB, Founder of the HeArt of WV. Arts 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Jim Pajarillo is a Williamson, West Virginia native who returned to Mingo County a decade ago after spending 17 years in California. An attorney and community arts advocate, he has helped develop grassroots cultural initiatives, including Open Mic Night, The Y'allternative Art Spot and WillCon, that foster creative expression, build community connections, and challenge traditional narratives about Appalachia.
https://www.facebook.com/HeArtOfWV
Joshua Lawson - Founder, Recover Appalachia
Josh is a social entrepreneur and small business owner, focused on helping people shape what comes next using the resources available to them now. He is founder of Recover Appalachia, which focuses on entrepreneurial mindset education for workforce development in communities facing addiction recovery and individuals in reentry from incarceration.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-lawson-6351412a
https://www.recoverappalachia.org/
Kaleb Hanshaw - Founder and Executive Director of The Wild Country Fellowship
Kaleb Hanshaw is the Founder and Executive Director of The Wild Country Fellowship, a West Virginia nonprofit that reclaims former mine land and employs people facing barriers to employment to learn reclamation, regenerative agriculture, and the trades.
Kelsey Mills - Director of Agricultural Programs, Coalfield Development Corporation
Kelsey Mills, from Huntington, WV is Coalfield Development's Director of Agriculture Programs, overseeing program operations for Refresh Appalachia and The Wild Ramp. With a background in Natural Resource Management from Marshall University, Kelsey's passion for rooted, resilient places continues to guide her work in strengthening the Appalachian food system.
Lauren Kemp - Executive Director, Renewall
Lauren Kemp is the Executive Director of RenewAll, a nonprofit organization leading transformative projects in Huntington’s Central City District. RenewAll's team is deeply committed to place-based economic development and bringing people together to spark new partnerships, deliver technical assistance, and channel resources that help West Huntington thrive.
https://www.renewallhuntington.org/about/
Madison Donohue - Education & Culture Program Manager, Rural Action
Madison’s love for Appalachia stems from her experiences as a student at Hocking College where she studied Ecotourism and Adventure Leadership. Once graduating from Hocking College Madison hiked over 1400 miles of the Appalachian Trail over a six month period, this was a fundamental experience in her life that ultimately led her back to Southeast Ohio.Madison is honored to be living her passion by connecting people with the outdoors.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-donohue-04a448115/
Mark Burdette - Deputy Director and Network Builder, West Virginia Business Link
Mark Burdette, EDP, is the Deputy Director (WVSBDC) and Network Builder for WV BusinessLink, an online platform that connects West Virginia entrepreneurs with essential resources. WV BusinessLink is a service of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC). With 30+ years of entrepreneurial experience, Burdette co-founded Citynet and has led successful ventures in technology, manufacturing, and marketing.
Marilyn Wrenn - Chief Strategy Officer, Coalfield Development Corporation
A Charleston, West Virginia native, Marilyn Wrenn joined Coalfield Development in 2016 and serves as the Chief Strategy and Development Officer. Wrenn brings 30 years’ experience as a community and economic development professional in Appalachia, with a focus on microenterprise, employment social enterprise, generational poverty alleviation, nonprofit capacity building, program development and fundraising.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyn-wrenn-60602017/
Michelle Shively MacIver - Director of Project Development, True Pigments
Michelle Shively MacIver is the Director of Project Development for True Pigments, LLC. She previously served as Rural Action’s Sunday Creek Watershed Coordinator since 2011. During that time she worked throughout Appalachian Ohio, developing and implementing water quality projects addressing impairments, including acid mine drainage (AMD), sedimentation, wastewater, and protecting endangered aquatic species.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-shively-1a5719b4/
Nathaniel Berger - Director, Impact Enterprise Team
Nathaniel Berger joined the Voinovich School in October 2019 and has been with Ohio University since 2005. Nathaniel has directly served the tri-state Appalachian region, supporting entrepreneurs, small businesses, social enterprises, and nonprofits since 2016. Now serving as Director of the Impact Enterprise Team, he leads the development, execution, and management of strategic programs that support economic development, entrepreneurship, impact, and social innovation across Ohio and Appalachia.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-berger/
https://www.ohio.edu/voinovich-school/economic-development/impact-enterprise-team
Paul Smith - Chef Paul Smith
Chef Paul Smith is West Virginia's only James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef of The Southeast Award winner and was named the 2023 West Virginian of the Year. Paul’s ultimate vision is to give back to the state he has always considered home through his gifts of great food and warm hospitality. He continues to champion West Virginia and his community in all he does, and loves few things more than the way food brings people together.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-smith-1bb75341/
https://www.chefpaulwv.com/about
Paul Wright - Director of Investment, Invest Appalachia Fund
Throughout an extensive investment career, Paul has worked to cultivate healthy, resilient, and equitable communities through financial opportunity. As a seasoned economic development finance professional, he has worked in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and Entrepreneurship Support Organizations, both in urban and rural areas.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-wright-2b6a233/
Peter Corum - Founder of SEE Appalachia
Peter Corum is the founder of SEE Appalachia, a West Virginia social enterprise building affordable, factory-built homes so working families can own a piece of the mountains they love. Its People, Places, and Prosperity model puts an at-risk workforce to work building affordable homes in their own communities, powered by a replicable, sustainable growth-capital model that reinvests every win into the next homes.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-corum-1731a2/
Robin Gabbard - President, Mountain Association
Robin Gabbard serves as President of the Mountain Association, a 50‑year‑old nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution committed to building a more diverse and resilient economy in Eastern Kentucky. With more than three decades of nonprofit leadership experience, she has dedicated her career to strengthening communities through community development, capacity building, and regional collaboration.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robingabbard/
Ryan Baker - Senior Manager, Redefine Alliance
As a member of the Capacity Building Team, Ryan manages and conducts technical assistance for Redefine Alliance’s network of employment social enterprise partners to help strengthen their business and programs. His work focuses on support for Redefine Alliance’s Growth Portfolio grantees as well as other Redefine Alliance programs, including technical assistance for employment social enterprises receiving funding through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmbaker/
Sandra Curd - Engagement Director, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation
In 2024, Dr. Sandra Curd was named Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation’s Engagement Director, responsible for maintaining and enhancing partnerships between federal and state agencies, local governments, and regional nonprofit agencies. Her position builds on her work in place-based, collective impact community development and includes responsibility for a 9,600-square-foot business incubator.
Sara Loftus - Co-Owner, Blue Thistle Fibers
Sara Loftus, Ph.D., MCP, is a fiber artist, natural dye practitioner, and co-founder of Blue Thistle Fibers, LLC, a fiber mill and natural dye studio in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Her work brings together botanical color, wool processing, and textile design, drawing inspiration from the landscapes and seasonal rhythms of Appalachia & the Adirondacks. With a background in geography and community planning, she connects creative practice with rural economic development, exploring how local materials, small-scale manufacturing, and hands-on learning can support resilient communities. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from West Virginia University and a Master of Community Planning from the University of Maryland, College Park.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-loftus-ph-d-43486588/
Naturally Dyed Yarn & Fiber | Blue Thistle Fibers, WV
Sassa Wilkes -Director of ReCreate Appalachia
Sassa Wilkes is an Appalachian artist who serves as the Director of ReCreate Appalachia, Coalfield Development's creative placemaking program. Based in Huntington, West Virginia, his work focuses on community-driven public art, participatory creative projects, and supporting local creatives of all kinds.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sassawilkes/
Stephanie Hyre - Co-chair of the Rural News Fund/Press Forward
Stephanie joined The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation team in 2012 and serves as Chief Program Officer. Stephanie currently serves as Coordinating Committee Co-Chair for the Rural News Fund, a program of Press Forward Central Appalachia, through the Appalachia Funders Network.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-hyre-11238ba0/
https://www.ruralnewsfund.org/
Tyler Bonner - Founder and President, Zero Waste Event Productions
After two years of AmeriCorps service with local non-profit Rural Action’s Zero Waste Program, Tyler was happy for the opportunity to continue working to reduce waste at festivals and events through the launching of Zero Waste Event Productions as a social enterprise in 2015. Tyler has a passion for the music, the arts, and the people that make festivals special and believes that while celebration is a key component to the human experience, we need to strive to celebrate sustainably.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-bonner-b0879398/
Ursulette Ward - Executive Director, Unlimited Futures, Inc.
Ursulette Huntley-Ward, executive director of Unlimited Future, Inc., is an accomplished professional in sales and marketing. She is a graduate of West Virginia State University. Ward has received more than 50 awards in management, training and sales over the course of her career.
