Leadership Marion Class XXVII Announced
Twenty area residents have been selected to participate in Leadership Marion Class
XXVII.
Leadership Marion is a program for people who are motivated by commitment, involvement,
understanding and enthusiasm in an effort to foster leadership and stewardship in
the community. The program is supported by Fairmont State University and the Marion
County Chamber of Commerce.
"Each year, Leadership Marion continues its tradition of graduating citizens who
enhance the quality of life in and around Marion County," said Dr. G.H. 'Budd' Sapp,
Director of Leadership Marion.
Members of Class XXVII are the following: Donna M. Blood, CASA of Marion County &
Marion County Child Advocacy; Shana Bock, Pierpont Community & Technical College;
Andrew B. Carter, Fairmont State GEAR UP; Jennifer Ann Chipps, Henderson Jones Consulting
Group; Lynn Clough, Marion County Public Library; James B. Decker, Fairmont State
University; William R. Ford, Ford Funeral Home; Richard Lee Gaines, Greenhorne & O'Mara,
Inc.; Kimberly J. Ice, First Exchange Bank; Jeffrey A. Mullenax, Fairmont Marion Transit
Authority; Travus R. Oates, Marion County Board of Education; Aaron T. Pollock, North
Central West Virginia Vet Emergency Clinic; Raju Raymond, NASA; Tammy L. Riffle, Fairmont
Federal Credit Union; Tiffany D. Samuels, United Way of Marion County; Julie A. Sears,
Allegheny Power Company; Jerry L. Sims II, NASA; Deloris J. Spatafore, Marion Regional
Development Corp.; Rodney S. Stewart, Dick Moore Agency/Nationwide Insurance; Michael
T. Vira, The Huntington National Bank.
