The WVPEC is a non-partisan collaborative of diverse state and national leaders committed to championing public education at all levels through outreach and innovation, while engaging government, education and business leaders to rapidly respond to emerging issues. By creating a pipeline from educational and training opportunities to jobs, the WVPEC helps strengthen West Virginia's future workforce and economy.
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Senior Program Officer, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Read More: Melanie ClaxtonFounding Dean of the WVU College of Applied Human Sciences
Read More: Autumn Tooms Cyprès
Executive Director, June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development
Read More: Tarabeth HeinemanVice President for Economic Innovation, West Virginia University
Read More: General James HoyerCoordinator in the Office of Teaching and Learning, WV Department of Education
Read More: Erika KloseExecutive Director, Rural School and Community Trust; President, Organizations Concerned about Rural Education; Vice Chairman, Coalition for Community Schools
Read More: Robert Mahaffey
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Marshall University
Read More: Dr. Avinandan MukherjeeWVPEC Chair and Member, West Virginia State Board of Education
Read More: Scott Rotruck
Associate Vice President for Government Relations, Marshall University
Read More: Sara Payne ScarbroChancellor, WV Community and Technical College System and WV Higher Education Policy Commission
Read More: Sarah Armstrong Tucker
Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Shepherd University
Read More: Rob Tudor
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Pierpont Community and Technical College
Read More: Michael Waide