Board & Staff
Staff:

President & CEO

Director of Operations & Revenue

Membership & Operations Assistant

Program and Engagement Manager

Communications Fellow
Board of Directors:
Adam Sanders, Chair
President, Roy & Gwen Steeley Foundation
Marian Clowes, Vice-Chair
Associate Director for Community Leadership, Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional Affiliates
Elizabeth Pellegrin, Secretary
Board Member, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation
Mike Lewis, Treasurer
Vice President, United Bank
Samuel “Tres” Ross III, Immediate Past Chair
Executive Director, The Ross Foundation
Dena Cushman
Executive Director, Beckley Area Foundation
Dr. Michelle Foster
President & CEO, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Megan Hannah
West Virginia American Water
Christine Mitchell
External Affairs Manager, Dominion Energy Services
Susie Nelson
Executive Director, Community Foundation of the Ohio Valley
Janell Ray
Executive Director, The Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon &
CEO, The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington
Patty Showers Ryan
President, Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia
Renee Steffen
Executive Director, Sisters Health Foundation
Brett White
CEO, Tygart Valley United Way
Office:
Philanthropy West Virginia
Physical Address: 191 Scott Avenue Morgantown, WV – WVPB Building
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1584, Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 517-1450
Email
Nominations to the Board of Directors:
Philanthropy WV encourages nominations, including self nominations, for the Board of Directors. While nominations can be made at any time during the year, the Governance Committee proposes a slate of nominees to the membership each year in early autumn. The membership votes on the board membership during its annual meeting held in the fall.
The following criteria are used to review all nominations:
- Experience in the philanthropic sector as either trustee, staff, or founder/donor of a grantmaking organization;
- Familiarity with Philanthropy West Virginia, as evidenced by conference attendance, participation in seminar and workshop activities, or presenter/expertise in delivery training;
- Service on committees of Philanthropy West Virginia; and
- Diversity, including race, gender, geography, and type of grantmaking institution.
- Download a list of Board Roles and Responsibilities
