[ contributors | fall 2018 ]
MEET THE STAFF
Jennifer Jett Prezkop
Jamie Null
Jamie Null is the executive director for the Mercer County Convention
& Visitors Bureau. An award-winning journalist with the Bluefield
Daily Telegraph, she joined the tourism industry in 2014. A graduate of
both Bluefield College and Concord University, she holds bachelor’s
degrees in print journalism and English literature and enjoys
running, traveling and promoting West Virginia.
Carrie Stollings
Carrie Stollings is the public relations specialist at the University of
Charleston (UC). A native of Washington, D.C., she has a bachelor’s
degree in speech communication from West Virginia University. Prior
to working at UC, she was co-owner of Rocket Science Marketing
Labs, a digital advertising agency, and was the associate creative
director at The Arnold Agency.
Angela Sundstrom
Angela Sundstrom is the communications manager for West Virginia
Science & Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education
Policy Commission. She is editor of the Neuron, a quarterly science
journal, and also manages graphic design, media relations, video
production, photography and events. A West Virginia native, she earned
a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Marshall University’s W.
Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications in 2010.
Jennifer Jett Prezkop,
the managing editor at
Executive Ink, LLC,
has had a passion
for putting words to
paper since elementary
school. A graduate of
Herbert Hoover High
School, she studied at
West Virginia University and received her
Regents Bachelor of Arts degree from West
Virginia State University. In her spare time,
she freelances as a manuscript editor and
enjoys creative writing, reading young adult
fiction and boating on Lake Erie with her
husband, Doug. A lifelong Mountaineer, she
resides in Ripley, WV, with her husband and
their two cats, Jovie and Miles. She may be
reached at [email protected].
Tracy Toler
Tracy Toler scaled
Seneca Rocks at the
age of 5 and has been
reaching new heights
ever since. Through
his business, Tracy A.
Toler Photography, he
has served as creative
director and feature
photographer for many of the region’s largest
magazines. Known as Mr. McGyver, he can
fix anything with a bobby pin, rubber band
or Swiss Army knife, which comes in handy
at home with his two daughters. Toler may
be reached at [email protected].
Katlin Swisher
Katlin Swisher, a native of Hurricane, WV, is the assistant director
of marketing and communications for the Eberly College of Arts
and Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU). She holds a
bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in higher
education administration from WVU and is currently pursuing a
doctor of philosophy in higher education administration.
Alicia Willard
Alicia Willard is a senior manager for the strategic communications
team at Signal Group, a lobbying and communications firm in
Washington, D.C. Before joining Signal, she held multiple positions
at IQ Solutions, Golin and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation
of America, where she helped reposition organizations as health
and wellness thought leaders. Willard is a graduate of West Virginia
University, where she received her bachelors’ degree in public relations
and a minor in communications.
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WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE
Interested in pitching a story
or being a contributor?
For story pitches, submit
at least 100 words by email
explaining the main points
of the suggested story.
Freelance writers should
submit writing samples and a
resume. For more information,
contact Jennifer Jett Prezkop
at [email protected].