About Advantage Valley, Inc.
West Virginia’s Charleston-Huntington Metro Region
What is Advantage Valley, Inc.?
Advantage Valley Inc. is a non-profit economic development organization that works with the State of West Virginia, local governments, county economic development authorities, sector and business leaders, chambers of commerce, academic and training institutions, and nonprofit partners to showcase our nine-county region and strengthen the economy. Our efforts represent Boone, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties.
P.O. Box 1925 • Charleston, WV 25327
Terrell Ellis
President & CEO
Marjorie Cooke
Marketing & Communications Director
Bryan Shaw
Director of Entrepreneurial Development
Barbie Wood
FASTER WV Business Coach
Sasha Strader
FASTER WV Business Coach
2026 Advantage Valley Board of Directors
Officers
Toney Stroud
Chair
Marshall University
Adam Krason
Vice Chair
ZMM Architects & Engineers
John Stump
Secretary
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Wayne Morgan
Treasurer
WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council
Board Members
Ashley Alford-Glance
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
Megan Archer
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Josh Arthur
Truist Bank
Rick Atkinson
City of South Charleston
Josh Baker
Mountwest Community & Technical College
Mara Boggs
Charleston Area Alliance
Matt Bond
United Bank
Nancy Bruns
Southern Land Company
James “J.L.” Brydie
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
L. Allen Burner
Community Trust Bank, Inc.
Ericke Cage
West Virginia State University
Jim Crenshaw
Nucor
Kevin DiGregorio
Chemical Alliance Zone
Charlie Dusic
WV Regional Tech Park
Mayor Patrick Farrell
City of Huntington
Kelley Goes
Jackson Kelly, PLLC
Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin
City of Charleston
Ian G. Henry
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Todd Hooker
WV Department of Economic Development
Joe Justice
Joe Justice Organization
Andy Skidmore
Putnam County Commission
Peter Markham
Bowes Rice LLP
Thor Meeks
Meeks Realty Group
Anna Rittenhouse
Mason County Development Authority
Amy Petry
Kanawha County Commission
Rebecca Polan
Allied Realty Company
David Sayre
WesBanco, Inc.
Sean Simon
Pickering Associates
Darian Smith
Optimum
John Spoor
State Electric Company
Aaron Sporck
Huntington National Bank
Morganne Tenney
Putnam County Development Authority
Virgil Underwood
Boone Memorial Hospital
Heather Vanater
Appalachian Power
Matt Wagner
Huntington Federal Savings Bank
Charles Walker
Cabell County Commission
Charlotte Weber
Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Paul White
Assured Partners
Veronica Lewis
Jackson County Development Authority
Dave Lieving
Huntington Area Development Council
Tamara Fuller
Vandalia Health
Jamie Cope
University of Charleston
Chad Riley
The Thrasher Group
Scott Wyman
WV American Water
Rocky Young
Poca Valley Bank
Kristin Margolin Anderson
WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals
James Owrey
Mountaineer Gas
Advantage Valley’s Partners
Advantage Valley is a non-profit economic development organization that works with the State of West Virginia, local governments, county economic development authorities, sector and business leaders, chambers of commerce, academic and training institutions, and nonprofit partners in order to showcase our nine-county region and strengthen the economy. We’re proud of these many local partners who have joined together to promote our unified vision for growth.
Chambers of Commerce
Charleston Area Alliance | Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce | Putnam County Chamber of Commerce | South Charleston Chamber of Commerce | St. Albans Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development Groups
Boone County Community and Economic Development Corporation | Charleston Area Alliance | Huntington Area Development Council | Jackson County Development Authority | Lincoln Economic Development Authority | Mason County Development Authority | Putnam County Development Authority | Wayne County Economic Development Authority
Convention & Visitor Bureaus
Cabell-Huntington | Charleston | South Charleston
Research & Development Institutions
Byrd Biotechnology Science Center at Marshall University | AVN Corporation | Tech Connect West Virginia | The Chemical Alliance Zone | The West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone | West Virginia Regional Technology Park
Workforce Development
BridgeValley Community and Technical College | Mountwest Community and Technical College | Southern Community and Technical College | West Virginia University-Parkersburg
Marshall University Advanced Manufacturing Center | FAME West Virginia | Putnam Career and Technical Center | Roane-Jackson Technical Center, Carver Career and Technical Education Center, Garnet Career Center, Wayne County North Vocational Technical School, Cabell County Career Technology Center, Boone Career and Technical Center