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Bill Beynon
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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Todd Mount
Vice 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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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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Darren Feeley
Treasurer
A 1993 graduate from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, Feeley is the CEO of GeoPay, Inc., a digital financial service company.
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Sean Frisbee
President & CEO, WVU Alumni Association
Sean is a retired United States Air Force officer, entrepreneur, defense industry expert, and oil industry executive. He is the founder or co-founder of two Defense companies and currently serves as the President & CEO of the West Virginia University Alumni Association, Inc. and as the University’s Vice President of Alumni Relations.
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Charles Emanuel
Immediate Past Chair
Charles E. Emanuel, Jr. has over 11 years of combined leadership and legal experience. He is a former NFL football player for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mr. Emanuel’s legal expertise is within the fields of personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and commercial litigation.
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Dianne Anderson
Member
Ms. Anderson, who resides in Cleveland, OH, is a seasoned and highly accomplished senior executive with more than 30-years of experience leading energy organizations both at a public corporation and in a research university.
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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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Greg Darby
Member
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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Tom Flaherty
Member
A founding member of the firm, Tom Flaherty focuses his practice on personal injury defense and commercial civil litigation. What makes him stand out? “A blue-collar work ethic learned from my father and over 44 years of trial and appellate experience.”
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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 the Arts in Political Science degree from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences as well as a Juris Dotorate from the WVU College of Law. Marilyn 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 who’s 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.