City Council Members

Community Involvement:

• Served on Cabell County Deputy Sheriff's Civil Service Board
• Member of TTA Board of Directors

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

The people are genuine. We also have a beautiful parks system and riverfront, world-class health care and first-class restaurants.

Community Involvement:

• Huntington Housing Authority, Commissioner
• Housing Development Corporation, board member
• Wayne County Economic Development Authority, board secretary
• Westmoreland Woman's Club, past president
• Westmoreland Neighborhood Association, past president

What do you like most?

We have access to world class health care, education and civic opportunities; entertainment venues; and a beautiful park system with hiking and bike trails. We are in close proximity to state parks, lakes and river, and our Police and Fire Departments are exceptional. Huntington has small town, friendly neighborhoods with the big city atmosphere downtown.

• Recovery Point Board of Directors
• Workforce WV Board of Directors
• United Way of the River Cities Board of Directors
• Recovered Solutions Board of Directors
• Quick Response Team faith coordinator
• Fairfield Community Development Corp. Board of Directors

What do you like most about living in Huntington?

Huntington offers a wide range of things to do for children, young adults, families and senior citizens.

Community Involvement:

• Tri-State Transit Authority Board of Directors (secretary)
• Mayor's Council for the Arts
• Arts Advocacy Council
• Generation Huntington/YPC
• Southside Neighborhood Organization
• Women's Caucus for Leadership
• Junior League of Huntington - Sustainer
• Toy Train of West Virginia
• Huntington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau volunteer
• Awards: MU Distinguished Alumni, Chamber of Commerce-Generation Huntington Award, Neighborhood Institute of Huntington Award (Public Safety)

What do you like most?

Besides having all the amenities of a big city with the charm of a small town, it is the people that I love the most. To be a Huntingtonian is to be kind, caring, compassionate and proud. Huntington is America's Best Community!

Community Involvement:

• Mayor's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

What do you like most?

It's a wonderful place for seniors and an equally wonderful place to raise children.

Community Involvement:

• Huntington Municipal Development Authority
• City Council Vice Chairman, 2009-2010
• City Council Chairman, 2011-2014, 2016-present

What do you like most?

Our park system, the YMCA, plenty of outdoor and indoor activities, the arts, the riverfront and local/small town feel of living in a planned city. 

Community Involvement:

• MU Quarterback Club board member
• Vice president/coach for Southeastern Babe Ruth
• Huntington Classic Regatta
• Huntington Rotary Club
• Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Chapter at Marshall University

What do you like most?

The community. I'm a lifelong resident with family and friends here.

Community Involvement:

• YMCA
• Elks

What do you like most?

The friendly people.

Community Involvement:

• Huntington Rotary Club President 2009-2010 and current member
• Boy Scouts Member of the Executive Board 
• Member of Finance Committee at Our Lady of Fatima 
• Member of City Club 
• Member of YMCA

What do you like most?

We live in the best place in the world to raise children, to live as a child and to live as you get older.

Community Involvement:

• Neighborhood Institute
• Tri-State Transit Authority
• Goodwill Industry Board of Directors

What do you like most?

I like living here with my family because it is home. I like being on the City Council and the committees because I can help make the city better. 

Community Involvement:

• League of Women Voters of Huntington
• Cabell County Democratic Women's Club
• AARP of Huntington

What do you like most?

Five generations of my family currently live in Huntington. This provides me a wonderful experience of activity geared at all age ranges. It's a great place to live.