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Todd Mount
Chair
Todd A. Mount grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, and attended WVU for both undergraduate studies and law school. He is a member of the law firm Shaffer & Shaffer, PLLC, where he primarily engages in insurance and business litigation throughout the state.
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Darren Feeley
Vice Chair
A 1993 graduate from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Feeley is the Managing Director of The Ducats Group, a business and technology consulting firm.
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Tracy Schoenadel
Secretary
Schoendael earned both a bachelor’s degree in 1987, and a master’s degree in 1989, from the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.
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Greg Darby
Treasurer
Darby earned an accounting degree from West Virginia University in 1980. The president and co-owner of the Little General Store, Inc. convenience store chain and Cramer Security and Investigations, he has grown the company from eight locations to more than 120, employing 1,500 people, across West Virginia.
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Bill Beynon
Immediate Past Chair
Bill Beynon is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Capital Wealth Advisors and Vice Chairman & Partner of Fundamental Global.
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Pam Larrick
Ex-Officio
Pamela Larrick was formerly an advertising and marketing executive who spent her career in New York City. Larrick also was CEO/Chairman of two global digital agencies within the IPG Network and CEO/Chairman of Omnicom’s Javelin Agency. In 2005, she co-founded IPG’s Women’s Leadership Network. Larrick graduated from WVU in 1972 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and was president of KKG. In 2004, she received the WVU Perley Isaac Reed Achievement Award. A native of Clarksburg, she is a member of WVU’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Residing now in Vero Beach, Larrick is active in several cultural and non-profit organizations.
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Meshea L. Poore, Esq.
Ex-Officio
Meshea L. Poore, Esq. serves as vice president and chief diversity officer for the West Virginia University Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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E. Gordon Gee
Ex-Officio
Currently serving for a second time as president of West Virginia University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee has been a leader in higher education for more than three decades. In 2009 Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In addition to his service at West Virginia University, Gee served as president of The Ohio State University (twice), Vanderbilt University, Brown University, and the University of Colorado.
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Sarah Biller
Member
Ms. Biller is very active in the FinTech community. She is an Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor and teaches a graduate level course on the evolution of Financial Technology at Brandeis University. Ms. Biller studied Finance at West Virginia University and George Washington University.
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Kamau Brown
MEMBER
Kamau Brown, an English, history, and industrial and labor relations graduate of WVU, currently works for Microsoft managing Global Sales Accounts for LinkedIn. With twenty years of experience, Brown is recognized for his expertise in activating corporate vision. He is based in New York City.
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Tom Flaherty
Member
Tom Flaherty is a founding member of the law firm of Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC with offices in Charleston, Morgantown, Wheeling, Clarksburg and Lexington, Kentucky. He is a 1971 graduate of the WVU College of Business and Economics and received his law degree from the College of Law in 1974. During undergraduate school he was the president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was subsequently named an honorary member of Mountain, WVU’s ranking honorary. During the course of his legal career he has represented multiple Fortune 100 companies, three West Virginia governors and four separate members of the West Virginia Supreme Court.
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Sharon Flanery
Member
Sharon earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from West Virginia University in 1978 and was the first female graduate of the program. She began her career as a petroleum engineer before attending law school at Duquesne University, while continuing to work full-time.
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James "Rocky" Gianola
Member
A 1978 accounting graduate from the Chambers College of Business and Economics and 1982 graduate of the College of Law, Gianola is president and managing director of Gianola Barnum Bechtel & Jecklin LC, where he specializes in commercial estate planning and business transactions.
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Bill Gray
Member
Bill attended WVU and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1991. After graduating from WVU, Bill completed a Master of Engineering in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado in 2004.
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Sharon Martin
Member
Sharon Martin is vice president for University Relations and Enrollment Management at West Virginia University. She oversees marketing and communications, brand experience, as well as recruitment and admissions.
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Marilyn McClure-Demers
Member
Marilyn finished a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as well as a Juris Doctorate from the WVU College of Law. She is Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a Fortune 66 insurance and financial services company headquartered in Columbus, OH.
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Zach Mendelson
Member
Zach graduated from WVU in 1982 with a Master's degree in Sports Management. Zach serves as principal in EPIC's Pittsburgh office and has been in the construction and insurance industry since 1989.
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Morris Morrison
Member
As CEO of StoryMaker Brands and co-owner of Windmill Park Media, Morris Morrison is a world-class Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur whose story began in the bright lights of New York City before being adopted, raised and orphaned again in Fairmont, West Virginia. Today, Morris Morrison’s clients include global leaders such as Microsoft, McDonalds, The NBA and many others. His company equips leaders throughout the world to become Stronger, Smarter, Kinder human beings - while successfully leading organizations. Morris is the author of OVERNIGHT SUCCESS: An Inspiring Story About Culture, Results & The American Dream, and the upcoming book titled DISRUPT YOURSELF: Thinking, Growing & Living On Purpose.
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Darin Rogers
Member
Darin Rogers, a native of Keyser, WV, attended Potomac State College from 1983-1985 before graduating from Davis and Elkins College in 1988. Darin received a Master's Degree in Management from Troy University.
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Nesha Sanghavi
MEMBER
Nesha Sanghavi, a graduate of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, is the owner and president of two women’s clothing brands. In 2016, she was named West Virginia’s 2016 Entrepreneur of the ear and in 2018, delivered the WVU December Commencement keynote address.
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Gabrielle St. Léger
MEMBER
Dr. Gabrielle St. Léger, a three-time graduate of West Virginia University, has dedicated her career to serving students through roles in higher education leadership. Currently, she serves as the Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life at La Salle University.
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Monté Williams
MEMBER
Monté Williams, Esq. is a three-time alumnus of West Virginia University who leads the General Litigation Practice Group at Steptoe & Johnson in Morgantown. For almost ten years, he worked as a trooper and investigator for the West Virginia State Police and has dedicated many years of service to nonprofit and community service governing boards.