1975
1975 Hired as a maintenance
man for Crossgates, Inc.
1980
1985
1984 Co-founded
Glenmark Associates,
Inc. and purchased The
Willows Nursing Home
1990
1995
1995 Glenmark Associates,
Inc. became the largest
nursing home company in WV
1997 Began developing
Glenmark Centre, the first
large-scale retail power
center in Monongalia County
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2000 Named board president
of Mylan Park Foundation, Inc.
2001 Received Morgantown
Area Chamber of Commerce’s
Visionary of the Year Award
2002 Received WV
Governor’s Service Award
2004 Named board director
of West Virginia United
Health System, Inc.
2008 Received Mylan
Park Foundation, Inc.’s
Milan Puskar Award
2015 Completed public-
private partnership with
WVU for University Park
2016 Received the
Morgantown Area
Chamber of Commerce’s
Earl L. Core Award
2016 Received Mylan Park
Foundation Inc.’s inaugural
George R. Farmer, Jr. award
“In simple words, we have
helped our state and its people
be successful just as they have
helped us. Everything I am is a
result of being a West Virginian.”
own company was to start Glenmark in
Morgantown.”
A Morgantown native, Nesselroad
has lived in the college town for most
of his life, and he has used his impres-
sive business background to make a pro-
found impact on his community. Under
his care, Glenmark developed Mononga-
lia County’s first retail power center, led
the revitalization effort of Morgantown’s
Sabraton area, was the first major player
in the Wharf District’s renaissance and
developed a state-of-the-art on-campus
residence hall and apartment complex in
partnership with West Virginia Universi-
ty to replace outdated student housing.
Since 1996, Glenmark Holding LLC and
its affiliates and subsidiaries have devel-
oped or managed over 1.7 million square
feet of property and been responsible for
more than $300 million of construction
and property development.
Nesselroad believes hard work, hon-
esty and a firm belief in God and help-
ing others have had the greatest influence
on his success, and his integrity and love
of community translate into everything
he does. He serves on a variety of non-
profit boards and gives of his time and
money to several Morgantown schools
and charities. He currently serves as a
member of the board of directors, execu-
tive committee and chair of the risk com-
mittee for United Bankshares, Inc. and as
a member of the board of directors, ex-
ecutive committee and chairman of the
finance committee for the West Virginia
United Health System, Inc. Nesselroad is
the recipient of Mylan Park Foundation’s
2008 Mylan Puskar Award, Morgantown
Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Earl
L. Core Award and the 2016 George R.
Farmer Jr. Award for his community lead-
ership, vision and service.
“Charitable contribution is a very pri-
vate part of my life but an important part
of what our family does and strongly
believes in,” he says. “I try to inspire
others to contribute as they can by of-
fering their time and talents to our com-
munities, schools, churches and caring
organizations.”
Most notably, his vision for the Mor-
gantown area led to the creation of Mylan
Park, a community nonprofit recreation
and education campus that is currently
the largest event venue in North Central
West Virginia, where Nesselroad served
as board president for nine years and is
a current board member.
“I have been very fortunate to be a part
of that dream,” says Nesselroad. “If we
can continue to provide a park that gives
education and recreational opportunities
to all members of our community, we will
succeed with our mission.”
At the end of the day, Nesselroad cannot
imagine utilizing his time and talent any-
where but West Virginia.
“A lot of folks told us we could never be
successful in West Virginia, but we never
listened to them,” he says. “Over 30 years,
we have built businesses in West Virginia
that have and continue to employ hundreds
of people. In simple words, we have helped
our state and its people be successful just
as they have helped us. Everything I am
is a result of being a West Virginian.”
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