Getting involved in a chapter
The West Virginia University Alumni Association has more than 100 chapters and constituent groups located in 29 states plus the District of Columbia to help keep alumni and friends engaged and involved in the life of WVU.
The Alumni Association provides quality programs and services to alumni members and acts as a resource for extending the University’s presence worldwide. Our chapters are a big part of our outreach programs and initiatives. Chapters help to foster a sense of community – both on and off campus – by cultivating lasting relationships and enriching positive support and loyalty to West Virginia University.
Each and every chapter strives to incorporate five major principles into their organization:
- Service: Many chapters are making a positive impact on their community by doing community service projects such as Habitat for Humanity, Adopt-A-Street and other worthwhile programs.
- Student Recruitment: From time to time, chapters are asked to serve as admissions representatives in their area. This is a great place for alumni to meet the next generation of Mountaineers and to share their experiences with them. Making that personal connection truly makes a difference.
- Scholarships: Our chapters raise money to provide scholarships for local students who wish to attend West Virginia University.
- Social: Chapters often hold social functions to help our alumni stay in touch with fellow alumni in their area. This is a great way to relive the past, network with fellow alumni or just catch up on what is happening in the University City.
- Mentoring/Career Networking: The WVU Alumni Association and its members offer advice, guidance and support to other alumni and students. In addition, many chapters are developing networking opportunities for new grads and fellow alumni.
Select from the chapter list below to find out more information about your local chapter. In addition to our chapter presence, we also have our Mountaineer Ambassador program and various constituent groups
Arizona
Ian Hover
5620 W Thunderbird Rd
Suite B-1
Glendale, AZ 85306
IanWVU@gmail.com
California
Greater L.A.
Vacant
San Diego
Alan Hamrick
501 W. Broadway, Plaza A
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 322-3321 cell
(619) 235-7935 fax
alan@alanhamrick.com
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Michael Elkins
10828 Valleybrook Circle
Littleton, CO 80122
melkinsco@msn.com
(303) 773-9227
(303) 246-7847
Bill Gray
4612 W 99th Place
Westminster, CO 80031
wrgrayjr69@gmail.com
303-351-9961
http://www.wvurockymountaineers.com
Connecticut
OPEN
Contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in leading a chapter.
Delaware
Tim Wilson
twilson@wilsonfirmllc.com
http://www.wvudelaware.org
District of Columbia
National Capital Area
Kevin Nodianos
44337 Silkworth Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20147-6488
(703) 989-9677
kevin1nodianos@hotmail.com
http://www.wvualumni.org
Florida
Central Florida
Central Florida
Joe Abel
2215 Earleaf Ct.
Longwood, FL 32779
407-920-4760
jabel12@cfl.rr.com
http://www.wvualumniofcentralflorida.com
Jacksonville
Chad Dean
1334 Blue Eagle Way E
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(904) 221-7577
chadadean@comcast.net
Melbourne
If you are interested in leading the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
South FL Mountaineers
Andrew Von Gustedt
4560 Amherst Circle, No. 106
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
561-635-5151
avongustedt@comcast.net
Southwest Florida Chapter
Steve Plummer
President
P.O. Box 380393
Murdock, Fl. 33938
941-698-4653 (Cell)
steve@FlaGolfProperties.com
www.wvuswflalumni.org
Tampa Bay
Jeff Fenske
612 Seascape Way
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 601-5837
(813) 224-9824
jeffreywvu@hotmail.com
http://www.wvutampabay.com
West Coast Florida
If you are interested in serving the Chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Georgia
Peach State
Bill Toothman
3510 Stonecliff Way
Woodstock, GA 30189
(770) 928-8614
atleer@comcast.net
http://www.wvupeach.com
Illinois
Chicago Metro
To contact the chapter, e-mail WVUChicagoMetro@gmail.com
(630) 466-5017
(630) 207-9499 (cell)
Indiana
Central Indiana
Jackie Pride
7622 Eagle Valley Pass
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Phone: 317-902-5084
jpwv428@gmail.com
Kentucky
Bluegrass Chapter
Chris Green
Louisville, KY
tophergreen@hotmail.com
Central Kentucky Chapter
Tonya King
410 Lanakshire Place
Lexington KY 40509
859-619-6628
wvkings@insightbb.com
http://www.kentuckygoldandblue.com
Maryland
Baltimore
Scott Phillips, CPA, CLU
3700 O’Donnell Street
Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 443-957-6100
Fax: 443-957-6105
sphillips2@MetLife.com
http://www.wvubaltimorealumni.com
Frederick Chapter
Patrick Barber
Frederick, Maryland 21701
240.575.5795
patrickvbarber@yahoo.com
http://wvufrederickalumni.org/
“http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=21032253536”:
National Capital Area
Kevin Nodianos
44337 Silkworth Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20147-6488
(703) 989-9677
kevin1nodianos@hotmail.com
http://www.wvualumni.org
Massachusetts
New England
OPEN
If you are interested in volunteering to assist with a chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Michigan
Detroit
OPEN
Contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in leading a chapter.
Minnesota
OPEN
To volunteer to lead the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave at gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu.
Missouri
Gateway Chapter
Jana Shepard
3762 Monticello Plaza
St. Charles, MO 63304
(314) 704-9645
wvugateway@gmail.com
Nevada
Southern Nevada Mountaineers
Ryan Dunn
5225 W. Reno Ave. #129
Las Vegas, NV 89118
304-685-5145
eersalum1997@yahoo.com
http://www.nvmountaineers.org
New Jersey
Garden State Chapter
Tom Stack
381 Skyline Lakes Drive
Ringwood, NJ 07456
717.575.5490
gardenstatewvu@gmail.com
Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=126868954449
Jersey Shore
Brian Baldasare
732-449-4818
Rt34brian@aol.com
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jersey-Shore-WVU-Alumni/169042949853642
http://www.jerseyshorewvualumni.com/index.html
Liberty Bell
Ed McMahon
4 Tallowood Court
Mantua, NJ 08051
president@wvulibertybell.com
wvu-libertybellalumni@comcast.net
facebook: WVU Alumni Liberty Bell Chapter
http://www.wvulibertybell.com
NY/NJ Metro
Liam Gilroy
90 Park Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10016
917-676-0785
wvunynjalumni@hotmail.com
liamgil@hotmail.com
http://www.wvunynjalumni.org
New York
NY/NJ Metro
Liam Gilroy
90 Park Ave., 18th Floor
New York, NY 10016
917-676-0785
wvunynjalumni@hotmail.com
liamgil@hotmail.com
http://www.wvunynjalumni.org
Western/Central NY
OPEN
If you are interested in volunteering with the Chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Cameron Simmons
901 Hargett St Suite B
POB 7070
Jacksonville NC 28540
910-455-5599
capefearwvualumni@hotmail.com
www.capefearwvualumni.com
Charlotte
Michael Petruski
2330 Bonnie Butler Way
Charlotte, NC 28270
(704) 577-5230
wvumike942@gmail.com
mpetruski@greatamerican.com
http://www.wvucharlotte.com
Piedmont Triad
Brian Lehman
2315 Leeds Lane
High Point, NC 27265
blwvu@yahoo.com
RTP (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
WVU Alumni Assoc., RTP Chapter
4205 Pittsford Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
lmccrory@nc.rr.com
http://www.wvu-rtp.com
Ohio
Central Ohio
Tom Erb
1620 Kirkley Rd.
Columbus, OH 43221
(614) 451-8458
terb00@yahoo.com
http://www.cocwvu.org
Cincinnati/Dayton
Jason Smith
891 Hicks Blvd.
Fairfield, OH 45014
jsmithwvu@gmail.com
http://www.midwestmountaineer.com
Hall of Fame
OPEN
If you are interested in volunteering with the Chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
North Coast Cleveland
James J. Roop
President
3800 Terminal Tower
50 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44113-2202
(216) 902-3800
JRoop@roopco.com
http://www.wvu-ncc.com/index.html
Oregon
Portland Oregon Chapter
Jeremy Slaughter
6543 N Interstate Ave.
Portland, OR 97271
JeremySlaughter@gmail.com
E-mail: oregonwvualum@gmail.com
503.236.6706
Pennsylvania
Central PA
Tom Bold
215 Iroquois Trail
York Haven, PA 17370
tbold@pa.gov
tombold29@gmail.com
http://www.centralpamountaineers.com
Eastern PA
Daniel Dolphin
4755 Kathi Dr.
Bethlehem, PA 18017
(610) 868-7107 H
(484) 232-4414 W
dandolphinwvu75@hotmail.com
ddolphin@buckeye.com
Greater Pittsburgh
Bryan Bond
bryan.bond@gmail.com
http://www.wvu-eers.org
Laurel Highlands
OPEN
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Liberty Bell
Ed McMahon
4 Tallowood Court
Mantua, NJ 08051
president@wvulibertybell.com
wvu-libertybellalumni@comcast.net
facebook: WVU Alumni Liberty Bell Chapter
http://www.wvulibertybell.com
Uniontown
OPEN
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
South Carolina
Grand Strand Chapter
Barrett Slaughter
(843) 267-1915
baslaught@hotmail.com
Hilton Head SC Chapter
Dan Pinson
1038 William Hilton Parkway
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
843-341-3700×8232 (office)
843-422-4963 (cell)
dan@weichertcp.com
Low Country
Sara A. Roth
156 Gordon Street
Charleston SC 29403
scloveswvu@yahoo.com
http://www.lowcountryeers.com
Palmetto SC
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Upstate SC Chapter
Alicia Thompson
416 Hedgerow Dr.
Greenville, SC 29607
WVUUpstateSC@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/groups/WVUUpstateSC/
Tennessee
Music City Chapter
Ann Smith Chalos
c/o AMS Appraisal Group
2817 West End Ave, Suite 126-411
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615.289.1054
email: ann@amsappraisalgroup.com
Join the Music City Facebook page—WVU Music City Alumni Chapter
Our website: http://www.wvumusiccityalumni.com/
Smoky Mountain Chapter
Tony Angelelli
12441 Early Rd.
Knoxville, TN
865-216-8087
tonyangelelli@tds.net
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
Doc Walker
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
817.822.5210 cell
doc@dfwmountaineers.org or info@dfwmountaineers.org
https://www.facebook.com/dfwmountaineers
Twitter: @dfwmountaineers
Send a blank email to subscribe@dfwmountaineers.org to join the local chapter mailing list.
Hill Country Mountaineers
Joe Mock
Austin, TX 78704
joemock@earthlink.net
http://www.hillcountrymountaineers.org
Lone Star (Houston)
Raymond & Gelareh Chafin
Houston, TX 77005
gelareh.chafin@gmail.com
raymond.chafin@gmail.com
http://www.wvulonestarchapter.org
Utah
OPEN
Contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in leading a chapter.
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Mike Chapman
P.O. Box 13774
Roanoke, VA 24037-3774
(540) 772-7708 H
(877) 320-6801 W
Mchap1rke@aol.com
http://www.wvubrmc.com
Blue Ridge Chapter – Lynchburg
Rick Youngblood
Transportation Planner
Virginia Department of Transportation
Lynchburg District
434-856-8331 (Work)
Rick.Youngblood@VDOT.Virginia.gov
http://www.wvubrmc.com
Central Virginia
Donna Alexander, President
PO Box 1505
Glen Allen, VA 23060
(804) 375-9716 home office
(804) 370-6784 cell
donnaalexander@msn.com
http://www.cvcwvu.org
Mountain Valley – Harrisonburg
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
National Capital Area
Kevin Nodianos
44337 Silkworth Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20147-6488
(703) 989-9677
kevin1nodianos@hotmail.com
http://www.wvualumni.org
Shenandoah Valley
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Tidewater
Chapter Contact:
Mark Mosser, President
mark.mosser@gmail.com
or
Lynne Helmick, Membership/Communications Director
wvutidewaterva@gmail.com
Washington
Seattle
Jonathan Rundle
Seattle, WA
206 658 3707
jerundle@gmail.com
http://www.skiilight.com/wvu-seattle-alumni/
West Virginia
Boone
Charles Piccirillo
PO Box 38
Madison, WV 25130
304-369-0511
cpiccirillo@shafferlaw.net
http://www.wvuboonealumni.com
Cabell/Huntington
OPEN
Contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in leading a chapter.
Eastern Panhandle
Ian Gingold
Ranson, WV
(304) 724-9155 (work)
Ian.Gingold@cityholding.com
http://www.epwvualumni.com/
Greater Kanawha Area
Steve Hastings
776 Lower Donnally Rd.
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 881-3540
shastings@eckertseamans.com
Greater Wyoming
Gerald Hayden
113 Crescent Rd
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 254-2260
geraldturk@aol.com
Greenbrier
Ed Rock
302 Comstock St.
Lewisburg, WV 24901
(304) 645-3706
esrock@chapter.net
Hancock-Brooke
John Olachuk
136 Estes Ave.
Weirton, WV 26062
(304) 723-0314
Harrison
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Highlands – Randolph/Pocahontas/Tucker
Penny Friddle
119 Mountain View Drive
Elkins, WV 26241
(304) 636-6377
Logan
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Marion
Jeannie Brenneman
Rt. 8 Box 138
Fairmont WV 26554
(304) 366-7431
swrunner@hotmail.com
Mason & Gallia, OH
If you are interested in volunteering to lead a chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Mercer
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
New River Mountaineers (Raleigh & Fayette)
OPEN
Contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in leading a chapter.
Nicholas
OPEN
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Ohio Valley
If you are interested in volunteering with the chapter, please contact Gregg Cave.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Pleasants
Richard Gerber
314 Barkwill St.
St. Marys, WV 26170
(304) 684-2204 (w)
wvgerb@hotmail.com
Potomac Valley
John Haines, President
1355 Cornell St.
Keyser, WV 26726
(304) 788-0367
Putnam
OPEN
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Roane
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
Summers
Please contact Gregg Cave if you are interested in volunteering to starting a chapter.
gregg.cave@mail.wvu.edu
University
Casey Quinlan
505 Sidney St.
Greensburg, PA 15601
304-685-9546
Casey_quinlan@hotmail.com
http://www.wvuaauc.org
Wood County
Scot Swartz
700 Market Sq.
Parkersburg WV 26102
304-424-9842
scot.swartz@highmark.com