Appalachia Matters

This week  At The Leadership Table , General Hoyer sits down with  Sarah Fox , an Air Force veteran and current Director of Fundraising and Marketing for  Scouting America’s Mountaineer Area Council . Sarah reflects on her service as an Air Force medic and discusses how that experience and her civilian career drive her commitment to serving and mentoring the next generation of leaders.   As we com...

At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Angie Settle, CEO at West Virginia Health Right. Angie has served thousands of West Virginians as a nurse practitioner, care coordinator and leader. They discuss Angie’s perspectives on the role West Virginia Health Right plays in providing local communities with health-based services, and how listeners like you can support the health of all We...

At The Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer this week, David Thomas, President & CEO of Clear Mountain Bank joins the general. He is this year’s chair for the United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties. They discuss the importance of building a great team, the role of community banks in contributing to economic development, and how the United Way positively impacts our comm...

Being Thanksgiving week this is  best of episode. This week At The Leadership Table,  General Hoyer  sits down with  Mandy Curry , co-founder of Healthy Kids Inc. In this segment, Mandy shares the family and community mission behind their company and explains why it's about more than food security — it's about ensuring nutrition security too.    The Casto Family Farm i n Jackson County received th...

Goodbye Hemp, Making Success with Freeze Dried Food, Feeding the Hungry and a County Singer Making the Big Time   This week on  At The Leadership Table , General Hoyer hosts veteran and entrepreneur  Coleman Erwin of Harvest Trails Company . They discuss Coleman's military journey to West Virginia, how this outdoors-loving family man and military nurse got into the  freeze-dried fruits and vegetab...

This week, At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Liz Vitullo , Assistant Vice President for Economic Innovation at West Virginia University. She is co-founder of the WV Grant Resource Centers, program director for the Chambers Elite Climbers , and director of strategic initiatives for the West Virginia Cyber-Resilience Resource Center. They discuss her journey to service at Pantry...

This is a previously aired episode from Veterans Day week last year. This week’s podcast is dedicated to   Veterans  and Veterans Day.   At the Leadership Table with  Retired Major General Jim Hoyer talks with guests Mara and Ken Boggs , both veterans. Mara is an army veteran and former state director for Senator US Senator Joe Manchin , and she heads up the Charleston Area Alliance, Ken is also a...

This week, At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with  Josh Walsh, Vice President of Programs for Sierra Nevada Corporation , where he focuses on mission solutions, technologies, and operations. Josh was born and raised in southern West Virginia and is a proud graduate of Marshall University. They discuss his extensive experience in aerospace/defense and the military along with perspect...

This week At The Leadership, Table, General Hoyer sits down with  David McCormick, owner of the Morgantown-based business Omega Commercial Interiors, and a Representative for the 82nd District in the West Virginia House of Delegates. They discuss David's journey from growing up sweeping floors and tying bowties at Logan County’s historic McCormick's store to his career today as a West Virginia bus...

Cash May Be Waiting for You, Spotted Lantern Fly Primer, Get Your Mammogram & Leadership   At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Jason Ashworth, Chief Safety Officer , and Nurse Practitioner for Valley Health Network . They discuss Jason’s meaningful career path, marked by a deep commitment to protecting and serving others, including his involvement and impact with the Hershel...

Child Care Shortage, EHD Update, Hutson Talks Leadership and School to Farm This week’s Appalachia Matter:   At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Rusty Hutson, Co-Founder and CEO of Diversified Energy Company and current Chair of the West Virginia University Board of Governors. They discuss leadership experiences and goals to help shape and inspire the next generation of West Virg...

At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Gracie Johnson and Megan Osborne , two Clay County, WV natives who are interns with the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) IGNITE Interns Program at Fort Andrew in Lizemore, WV. They discuss their journeys as IGNITE interns and their hopes for shaping a brighter future for generations of West Virginians. In the rooted in the Mountain St...

This week on At the Leadership Table, Retired Major General Jim Hoyer sits down with Brogan Dozier , a young leader and graduate student at West Virginia University and a graduate intern with West Virginia VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster). They discuss how her previous roles in student government and interning with a U.S. Senator led her to find a passion for service - and how she...

Gold Star Month, Cooper’s Farm, Disease Impacting Deer and Great Gift Boxes     This week on  At the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer , in honor of Gold Star Families Month, the General reflects on a look-back interview with Stan and Shirley White. Gold Star Families have lost a loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice because of their military service. The General provides s...

This week on Appalachia Matters     At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Margaret O'Neal, President of United Way of Central West Virginia.   In the Rooted in The Mountain State, we replay a segment from October 2024 about honey and bees.   Angie Settle CEO of West Virginia Healthright talks with Tom Susman. We learn about the region’s largest free and charitable clinic, what driv...

At The Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer , we hear from Fanta-Marie Toure , a West Virginia educated social media influencer in cybersecurity.  In the Rooted in the Mountain State Segment provided by the Department of Agriculture we will learn about an organic egg producer in the state of West Virginia called Hamilton’s Lonesome Ridge Farm.   In our final segment Tom Susma n si...

This week at the Leadership Table,  General Hoyer  sits down with  Andy Henthorn , CEO of Buddy N Beast, a dog treat company in St. Albans, West Virginia. In this segment, Andy discusses his journey that took him to starting a business, what makes West Virginia the ideal place for entrepreneurs, and the role West Virginia local communities play in local leadership.    In an extended interview Tom...

At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down for a return visit with Dr. Chris Ramezan , Executive Director of the Cyber-Resilience Resource Center at West Virginia University. In this segment, Dr. Ramezan shares how his first teaching experience reshaped his view of leadership and discusses the mission of the new Cyber-Resilience Resource Center. He also shares insights from an article he aut...

This week At The Leadership Table,  General Hoyer  sits down with  Mandy Curry , co-founder of Healthy Kids Inc. In this segment, Mandy shares the family and community mission behind their company and explains why it's about more than food security — it's about ensuring nutrition security too.    The Casto Family Farm i n Jackson County received the Heritage Farm Award presented by the West Virgin...

    Welcome to Appalachia Matters we have a great show lined up for you today. This week At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Larry Pack, Treasurer of the State of West Virginia. Larry was a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, advisor to then Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Revenue., Larry discusses his history of entrepreneurship, the journey to becoming...

At the Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with David Lumsden , Chair of the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). In this episode, Dave shares his journey from the military to the West Virginia non-profit space, and how the folks at VOAD support our communities surrounding disasters such as the recent flooding we’ve seen here in the Moun...

This Week’s Appalachia Matters:   At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Pam Farris, the recently retired Executive Director of Leadership West Virginia. The General and Pam discuss the power of connection and trust in leadership, the impact of the Leadership West Virginia program on developing and empowering statewide leaders, and the importance of education and second chances for...

Last week, on At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sat down with William Ihlenfeld, a former U.S. Attorney and West Virginia State Senator, and currently a partner at the legal firm Flannery Georgalis. This week, they conclude their two-part interview by discussing the fentanyl crisis and how Ihlenfeld is leading the expansion of Flannery Georgalis’ legal services into West Virginia. In the Root...

This week on At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with William Ihlenfeld , a former U.S. Attorney and West Virginia State Senator, and currently a partner at the legal firm Flannery Georgalis. This is a two-part episode packed with insights and information. Part one this week includes leadership insights from Ihlenfeld’s time prosecuting crimes in Ohio County, including information abo...

Last fall we aired a special gold star family segment as part of Gold Star Family Awareness Month. The last Sunday of September is recognized as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in West Virginia. In honor of that, At the Leadership Table with General Hoyer were veteran advocates and Gold Star Parents Shirley and Stan White. They discussed what a Gold Star Family really is and offer insight into...