President : Carol S. Ice
Carol has been in the working world for many years. She was a member of the temporary service teams in the Parkersburg area while her boys were in school. She started her business and also was employed for a real estate development firm in the accounting department. Carol's BPW activities include: BPW/USA Mentoring Committee 2003-2004; BPW/WV 1st Vice President, BPW/WV 2nd Vice President and Treasurer; BPW/WV State Membership Chair, State District Chair, Young Careerist Chair, Judge for BPW/WV IDP, and Mid-Winter Board Speaker. On the Local level,,,, Carol is a member of the St. Marys Local, Newsletter Editor, and Parliamentarian. Carol is an honors graduate of Glenville State College with a BA in business and also Parkersburg Community College with an AAS in Data Processing. She attains the Certified Professional Secretary rating and the Certified Administrative Professional rating and is working toward her Certified Virtual Assistant rating. She is a notary. Ms. Ice is active in the community as well. She is a two term past state president for the International Association of Administrative Professionals, past president of the Professional Women's Association, past president of the Parkersburg Zonta, secretary of the Parkersburg Altrusa, and NAFE Parkersburg Director to name a few. Carol has received honors that include being the WVIAAP Professional Member of the Year and WV Division IAAP Secretary of the Year. Carol is married to her high school sweetheart and they are the parents of two sons. Charles and Krista live in Santa Clara, CA where he is an environmental scientist and she works in the marketing department of Palm. Trevor and Megan live near Charlottesville, VA where he is a chemical engineer with Merek and she teaches art therapy in the school system. Jim and Carol enjoy going to the beach, going to concerts, camping, and riding on the Rails for Trails. President Elect: Connie Corder
Connie Corder currently serves the Business and Professional Women of West Virginia as the First Vice President and Membership Committee Chair. A native of Buckhannon, she has worked in the oil and gas industry for 23 years and has been employed for the last 14 years as an Administrative Assistant for the West Virginia office of The Houston Exploration Company. Connie ha had many duties within
BPW/WV as Second Vice President in 2002-2003, District Director in 2002-2003,
Recording Secretary in 2001-2002, and State Project Chair for the West
Virginia Coalition of Domestic Violence in 2000-2001. She served
two terms as the President of the Buckhannon Local starting in 2001 and
ending in 2003, and has held various positions as an officer and a committee
chair. During 1999, Mc. Corder was named
the Buckhannon BPW Woman of the Year and received a highly coveted Outstanding
Leadership Award that was given by 1998-1999 BPW/WV President Evelyn
Howdershelt to recognize significant contributions toward furthering
women throughout the state of West Virginia. Connie is a member of Reger Chapel
United Methodist Church, and has also served as the Upshur County Republican
Women as Recording Secretary. First Vice President: Ann H. Parsons
Ann has served s BPW/WV Recording Secretary in 2002-2003, State Parliamentarian in 1992-1993, and Corresponding Secretary in 1991-1992. She joined the Weirton Local in 1976 and was President in 1981-1982, and District Chair in 1982-1983. Ann was
named Weirton Woman of the year in 1978 and Spirit of BPW for West Virginia
in 1991. She was proud to represent West Virginia and Region 2 on
the BPW/USA Political Action Committee for two terms (January 1, 1999
- December 31, 2002). Ann has
a BS degree in Accounting from the University of Steubenville, Ohio.
She was employed for 25 years as Office Manager at Rohrich Automotive
Group in Pittsburgh. Currently, Ann is a Senior Tax Consultant for
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Ann is
married to husband Jack, and they have three very career minded daughters
and six grandchildren. Jack and Ann enjoy antique flea markets and
spend their winters in Florida. Ann is a member of the GFWV Weirton
Women's Club, where she is co-chair of the Drama Committee and past Chairman
of the Literary Department. Second
Vice President: Ramona Allen-Ramsey
Ramona
is a member of the Charleston Area Local. At the local level she has
served as president many times, vice president-2 terms, and was chair of
numerous committees. She was honored as Business Woman of the Year
in 2002. She represented the Charleston Area Local as IDP representative
and went on to win at the district and state levels. She represented
BPW/WV in St. Paul, Minnesota in the first IDP competition held in many years.
At the district level she has been District Chair and won the Nike
award. Ramona served as Mid-Winter Chair twice, State Convention Chair
once, workshop presnter, Public Relations Chair and Leg/PAC Chair.. Ramona is a member of The Mountain State Charter
Chapter of The American Business Women's Association, The Optimist Club
of South Charleston, and the Jackson County Optimist Club. She was
honored as a Competent Toastmaster in 1999. She serves on the Board
of the Mental Health Association where she is immediate past Vice President.
Ramona volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House of Southern West Virginia
and helps WV Friends of ALS and the Relay for Life. Ramona works for Logan Corporation out of
their Charleston office. She has been in outside sales for Logan for
more than seven years. Ramona travels West Virginia calling on the
industrial, chemical and power plants as well as the machine shops' original
equipment manufacturers, and any other manufacturing facilities. She
sells industrial supplies, steel, heavy equipment parts, and rental equipment. Ramona has an Associate Degree in Business
Management. She also has over 100 hours of continuing education credits,
and numerous certificates of achievement and awards pertaining to her professional
field. Ramona is married to William (Willie) Ramsey,
and has one daughter, Kimberly Dawn Davis. She is the grandmother
of two lovely girls, Barbara Sue and Ashley Dawn. Recording Secretary: Alexis Gainor
Alexis
Gainor is employed at Rock Forge Neighborhood House as Executive Director
in Morgantown, WV. She earned her B.S. from Shepherd College in 1998,
majoring in Political Science, and her Master of Public Administration
degree from WVU in 2000. As a founding sister of the Phi Sigma Sigma
sorority at Shepherd, Alexis chaired Philanthropy and Membership committees
and was a VA Hospital volunteer. Prior to her current position she
worked at WVU, as well as for the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club and the
Kaleidoscope Community Learning Center. Alexis
is 28 years old and resides in Morgantown with her fiance, Stacy. She
is a member of the Morgantown Business and Professional Women's Club where
she serves as 1st Vice President and Membership Chair for the 2004-2005
year. She volunteers regularly with community programs and is a
native West Virginian. She grew up in Clarksburg and her interests
include cooking, gardening, and photography. Corresponding Secretary: Eleanor Little
Eleanor Little is the 2004-2005
Corresponding Secretary of BPW/WV appointed by the State President, Carol
Ice. She has been the Finance Chair, Young Careerist Chair, Health
Concerns Chair, and National Business Woman's Week Chair on the state
level. She has co-chaired the State Convention in Morgantown and
Parkersburg. She has served as the chair and co-chair of her District
and chaired the Interim Board Meeting held in St. Marys. She
has held various offices in her local BPW including four 2-year terms as
President. She is currently serving as President-elect and Issues
Management Chair. Eleanor recently retired from
her position as a medical technologist at Dr. Dejosef's office with more
than 20 years of service. Eleanor was born in Pocatello,
Idaho, and graduated from Idaho State University with a BS in Bacteriology
and a minor in Medical Technology. She trained at Sutter Memorial
Hospitals in Sacramento, California, before moving to St. Marys in 1966
with her husband, George Little. They have two children, Mark and
Susan, and three grandchildren, Katie, Maggie, and Drew. Treasurer: Donna K. Conway
A member of Hinton BPW since 1996, Donna has served the organization on the local, district and state level. She was elected Hinton Club President in 2000. Since joining the organization she has chaired the Public Relations, Domestic Violence, Issues Management, Networking, and the State Project (Voting) committees. She has received a number of Club Choice Awards and in the year 2000 was chosen Woman of the Year by the Hinton Local. In 2001, Donna served as State
Finance Chair and District III Co-chair and Chair. She is the Vice
President of Safe And Sound Security Systems, Inc., a Beauty Control Image
Consultant, a Notary Public, and also assist in the day to day operation
of C & H Rental. She is the past president of the REACH-Family Resource
Center Board of Directors and a member of the Three Rivers Retiree Committee.
Donna serves BPW on the local level providing behind the scenes support. Donna is married to Thomas J. (TJ) Conway, Jr., and has one daughter and two grandsons. Currently Donna is a student with Mountain State University majoring in Business Management. Donna is proud to serve BPW/WV
as Treasurer for a second year. She is excited about what State President
Carol Ice's theme, "T-N-T" (Teamwork, Networking and Training) will mean not
only to the women in BPW, but all women across the state. By focusing
on "T-N-T", Donna believes we will become stronger than ever being the leading
advocate for working women in West Virginia. Parliamentarian: Bernice Pitcock
Bernice Pitcock is a registered nurse and the Clinical Manager for the 5th floor at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. She works as a nursing supervisor for Trinity as well. She is a past state president of BPW/WV and has also held the state offices of 1st and 2nd vice president, recording secretary, and parliamentarian. She is currently serving as District 1 co-chair. On the local level, Bernice has served as local
president, 1st and 2nd vice president, and recording secretary. She
has chaired several committees on the local level including issues management,
membership, health, bylaws, and legislation. Bernice is married to Gary and has one daughter,
Jamie (a Weirton BPW member), one son-in-law, Ray, and one dog, Pebbles.
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