The West Virginia Press Association has two membership categories in addition to the general memberships of WV’s daily and weekly newspapers.
- Lifetime Memberships are bestowed on individuals who have made outstanding contributions with their service to the newspaper industry in West Virginia.
- Associate Memberships are made available to individuals, companies or organizations that don’t work directly for a newspaper, but depend on the newspaper industry for advertising and communications.
Lifetime Members
- Delbert Benson, Kingwood
- Linda Benson, Kingwood
- James S. Buzzerd,* Berkeley Springs
- Edward Chadwick,* Huntington
- Meade Dorsey,* Shepherdstown
- Bob Earle,* Weston
- Phil Fourney,* Ravenswood
- Harry Hamm,* Wheeling
- Cecil B. Highland,* Jr., Clarksburg
- G. Ogden Nutting, Wheeling
- Roy Owens,* Sistersville
- Richard Ralston,* Buckhannon
- Jane Price Sharp,* Marlinton
- Guy Stewart, Morgantown
- Ralph Turner, Huntington
- George* and Mariwyn Smith,* Parsons
- James Hoffman*, Elkins
- W.F. Childress, Charleston
- Gloria Flowers, Charleston
- George Wallace, Wellsburg
* Deceased
Associate Members
Our Associate Member Program has been redesigned, reactivated and energized with new member benefits and access to the WVPA Corporate Partner components. For more information, click here for an introduction, list of benefits and application.
 | WVONGA Anne Blankenship, Executive Director PO Box 3231 Charleston, WV 25332 Anne Blankenship (304) 343-1609 www.wvonga.com |
 | AARP-WV 300 Summers St., Suite 400 Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: Gaylene Miller, State Director (304) 340-4602 www.aarp.org |
 | Asher Agency 117 Summers Street Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: Steve Morrison, Vice President 304-341-1668 asheragency.com |
  | Appalachian Power P.O. Box 1986 Charleston, WV 25327-1986 Contact: Jeri Matheney, Communications Director 304-348-4130 Additional Contacts: Phil Moye, Corporate Communications Manager, 304-348-4188, [email protected] Carmen Prati-Miller, External Affairs Manager, 304-348-3109, [email protected] www.appalachianpower.com |
 | WVU Reed College of Media P.O. Box 6010 Morgantown, WV 26506 Contact: Maryanne Reed, Dean 304-293-2505 reedcollegeofmedia.wvu.edu |
 | West Virginia Public Broadcasting 600 Capitol Street Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: Scott Finn, CEO and Executive Director 304-556-4901 wvpublic.org |
 | Charles Ryan Associates 601 Morris Street, Suite 301 Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: Susan Lavenski, Managing Partner 304-342-0161 x129 charlesryan.com |
 | The Manahan Group 222 Capitol Street Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: George Manahan, President 304-343-2800 [email protected] www.manahangroup.com |
 | The State Journal NCWV Media 324 Hewes Ave. Clarksburg, WV 26301 Contact: Matt Harvey, Managing Editor 800-982-6034 www.wvnews.com/statejournal |
 | Contractors Association of West Virginia 2114 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 Contact: Cassidy Webb, Communications Manager 304-342-1166 www.cawv.org |
 | Highmark West Virginia 200 Tracy Way Charleston, WV 25311 Contact: Cathy McAlister Manager, Corporate Communications 304-437-7754 [email protected] www.highmarkbcbswv.com |
 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 400 N. Lee St. Lewisburg, WV 24901 Contact: Amy Goetz, Director of Marketing and PR [email protected] www.wvsom.edu |
 | MVB Financial Corp. Contact: Amy Baker, Vice President, 113 Platinum Drive, Bridgeport, WV 26330 Office: (304) 848-0112 Cell: (304) 288-9540 Cell: (304) 549-5092 [email protected] mvbbanking.com |
 | Bluefield State College 219 Rock Street Bluefield, WV 24701 Contact: Joan Buchanan, Director Student Activities 304-327-4186 [email protected] www.bluefieldstate.edu |
 | West Virginia Hospital Association 100 Association Drive Charleston, WV 25311 Contact: Tina Rymer Director of Communications & Grass Roots Advocacy (304) 353-9717 [email protected] www.wvha.org |
 | Read Aloud West Virginia PO Box 1784 Charleston, WV 2536 304-345-5212 Executive Director: Mary Kay Bond Communications and Development: Lynn Kessler www.readaloudwestvirginia.org |
 | Stadelman Consulting 1106 Montrose Drive South Charleston, WV 25303 Contact: Kelly Stadelman 304-543-4215 |
 | Auto Round-Up Publications, Inc. PO Box 453, Jane Lew, WV 26378 Shaun Smith Vice President/Assistant Publisher Office: 304-884-7672 Cell: 304-871-1734 www.autoroundup.com |
 | Columbia Pipeline Group 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77056 Scott Castleman Communications Manager (304) 550-0915 website: www.cpg.com |
 | West Virginia American Water 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, WV 25302 Megan Hannah Community Relations Specialist (304) 340-2088 website: www.westvirginiaamwater.com |
 | West Virginia Land Trust P.O. Box 304 Morgantown, WV 26507 Jessica Spatafore Director of Communications (304) 413-0945 http://wvlandtrust.org |
  | Robert C. Byrd Center P.O. Box 5000, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, W.Va. 25443 Contact: Ray Smock, Director 304-876-5665 byrdcenter.org. |
 | The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences One Clay Square, Charleston, W.Va. 25301 Contact: Morgan Robinson, Director of Communications (304) 561-3586 www.theclaycenter.org. |
 | Legal Aid of WV 922 Quarrier St., 4th Floor Charleston, W.Va. 25301 Contact: Adrienne Worthy Executive Director (304) 343-3013, [email protected] www.lawv.net |
 | Philanthropy WV Paul D. Daugherty President/CEO P.O. Box 1584 Morgantown, WV 26505 [email protected] (304) 517-1450 www.philanthropywv.org |
 | Wheelhouse Creative Mitch Vingle Public Relations Strategist 16 Cypress Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003 [email protected] (304) 905-6005, Ext. 226 http://wheelhousecreativellc.com |
 | Digital Relativity Pat Strader, CEO 211 W. Maple Ave, Fayetteville, WV 25840 (304) 608-2121, Ext. 104 [email protected] www.digitalrelativity.com |
 | West Virginia Caring Cindy Woodyard, VP/Public Affairs, 519 G Road, 92 South Arthurdale, WV 26520 (304) 864-0884, Ext. 201 [email protected] www.wvcaring.org Facebook: @hospicecarecorp Twitter: @HCCHopice |
 | AFLAC Kevin Marion, agent 196 Hickory Drive, Jane Lew, WV 26378 (304) 884-7976 [email protected] |
 | Quality Insights Marc McCombs, Director of Corporate Communications, 3001 Chesterfield Ave. Charleston, WV 26304 (304) 346-9864 Ext. 2267 [email protected] www.qualityinsights.org |
 | First Choice Services Sheila Moran, Director of Marketing and Communications, 601 Morris St. Suite 401 Charleston, WV 26301 (304) 741-9999 [email protected] www.1stchs.com Twitter @WVNavicare |
 | Hartman Harman Cosco H2C Public Policy Strategies, LLC Scott Cosco 1412 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25301 [email protected] (O) 800-346-5127 (M) 304-633-7287 www.h2cstrategies.com |
 | From the Hip Communications Crystal Dempsey, Communications Consultant Charleston, WV area https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystaldempsey/ |
 | WVU University Relations John Bolt Senior Executive Director — Communications 304-293-5520 [email protected] |
 | IOGA 300 Summers St., Ste. 820 Charleston, WV 25301 Contact: Charlie Burd, Executive Director [email protected] 304-344-9867 |
 | Barnes Agency P.O. Box 699 Huntington, WV 25711 Jeff Barnes, President 304-523-2339 [email protected] thebarnesagency.com Facebook: Barnes Agency Twitter: @BarneAdAgency |
 | City National Bank 25 Gatewater Rd. Cross Lanes, WV 25313 Contact: LeAnn Cain Sr. Marketing Manager (304) 769-1138 [email protected] www.bankatcity.com www.facebook.com/bankatcity |
 | West Virginia Health Care Association 110 Association Drive Charleston, WV 25311 Dan Page Director of Communications 304-346-4575 www.wvhca.org www.facebook.com/wvhca |
 | Pallottine Foundation of Huntington 949 3rd Avenue Suite 100B Huntington, WV 25701 Janell E. Ray CEO (394)397-5955 ext. 101 https://pallottinehuntington.org www.facebook.com/pallottinehuntington |
 | West Virginia Times News 313 Mercer St., Princeton, WV 24740 Randolph Evans, publisher Jimm Norman, editor (304-425-5005 Website: www.wvtnews.com Email: https://wvtnews.com www.facebook.com/WVTNews |