STAFF

Katherine D. Wagner, PCED, IOM, President
kathy@harrisoncountychamber.com

Kathy WagnerKathy was selected to lead the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce in August 1999. Kathy previously worked at the Marion County Chamber of Commerce for more than ten years.

In addition to over 19 years of Chamber experience, Kathy was awarded the IOM graduate recognition after completing the US Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Organization Management in 2000. She has also participated in economic development basic training through the Council for Urban Economic Development, completed Leadership West Virginia in 2003, and completed the three-year Community Development Institute East program 2006. She earned her Professional Community & Economic Developer (PCED) certification in 2006 through the national Community Development Council.

As Chamber President, Kathy serves on the I-79 Development Council, is a past President of the Mountaineer Development Council, is a past President of the West Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, is a member of the West Virginia Economic Development Council and a former member of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She is serving her third appointment on the Region VI Workforce Investment Board and is presently Chairman of that Board. She is also a member of the Peirpont Community & Technical College Board of Advisors and the Association for Industrial Development of Harrison County's Board of Directors.

Kathy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mountain State University with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership, Management and Development. She has served as Treasurer of the WV Three Rivers Festival Board of Directors since 1996. She also serves on the Board of Directors for HOPE, Inc. Task Force on Domestic Violence and volunteers for the American Heart Association. Kathy is a native of the north central West Virginia area.




Mary Beth Aman, IOM, Director of Operations
marybeth@harrisoncountychamber.com

Mary Beth AmanSince 1994, Mary Beth has been with the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce. During that time, she has served with many board of directors, community leaders and other professional business leaders. In August 2005, Mary Beth received the IOM graduate recognition through the US Chamber's Institute for Organization Management at Villanova University.

Mary Beth graduated from the 2001 Leadership Harrison Program and serves as Alumni. Currently, she sits on the WV State Chamber Small Business Committee, Harrison County Coalition for the Homeless, WV Vision Shared, Governor's I-79 Highway Safety Council and the WV Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Banking from Fairmont State College. In addition, she completed the ACC-I Insurance Adjuster Certification Program in Chicago, IL.

A native of Harrison County, she is married to Tom, who is Managing Partner of Toothman Rice PLLC, and they have one son Thomas Jr., an attorney at Steptoe & Johnson, and a granddaughter Emily.




Joye K. Menendez, Administrative Assistant
joye@harrisoncountychamber.com

Joye MenendezJoye started at the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce in October 2003. For 11 years she worked as a waitress at Eat' n Park Restaurant in Clarksburg.

To look out for her future, Joye attended Stanley Technical Institute to take Microsoft Office. She had courses in Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power Point, and Microsoft Word. She graduated with a 4.0 in August 2003. Joye has certificates as Microsoft Specialist for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. She is planning in the near future to take the tests to be a Microsoft Specialist in the remaining three programs.

A native of Harrison County, Joye is married to Steven and she has two sons, Jason who is attending Fairmont State University, Justin who is attending Bridgeport High School, and Granddaughter Bianca.


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