Five women who are thriving in business and entrepreneurial ventures across the state of West Virginia will speak to the West Virginia University and business communities on Monday (March 2) about their professional ventures.

The spring 2015 edition of the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series will continue with the Women in Business panel on March 2 at 6 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center. The panel will feature Aly Goodwin Gregg, Vicki Dunn-Marshall, Georgette Rashid George, Diane Strong-Treister and Kathleen Walker. The series is hosted by the WVU College of Business and Economics.

Gregg, who will serve as moderator of the panel, currently serves as chief marketing officer at MVB Bank. Her most recent honors include awards as 2014 Outstanding PR Practitioner by the Public Relations Society of America – West Virginia Chapter, as well as the 2014 Best in West Virginia award from the chapter for her work at MVB Bank. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Harless Center at Central Place and the Board of Advisors for the Rosenbaum Family House Advisory Board at WVU Hospitals. Gregg is a journalism graduate from WVU.

Dunn-Marshall is the franchise owner and operator of 25 Little Caesars Pizza restaurants in three states including West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. She started her career with Little Caesars at the age of 15, working her way up to a franchise saleswoman at the corporate headquarters before becoming an owner. The West Virginia-headquartered franchise is consistently recognized for being in the top 10 operators of the brand, and Dunn-Marshall has employed more than 10,000 employees throughout her 40-year history with the company.

George is currently the president of Monarch Holdings Family of Hotels, co-president of Affiliate Services and co-manager of Monarch Holdings, of which she manages the administrative and financial operations. She has been engaged in these businesses for more than 20 years. Previously, she held a position in sales management at the Hewlett-Packard Company where she received the President’s Award, the company’s highest sales achievement award. She also serves as a director of the WV Regional Tech Park, Summit Financial Group, Inc./Summit Community Bank and the Tamarack Foundation.

Strong-Treister is the president of Manpower, a local franchise of ManpowerGroup with 11 offices throughout West Virginia and Kentucky. Manpower is a major employer in the state with Strong-Treister’s local franchise employing more than 3,000 people in 2014 within the administrative, industrial and professional divisions. ManpowerGroup is an international company with offices worldwide in 80 countries, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Rio Grande College and West Virginia State College, majoring in business administration.

Walker is the co-owner of Epiphany Consulting, where she works with people to provide insights into how they can more effectively communicate and interact. A native of South Charleston, Walker draws upon her diverse career background in the telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, law and personal service industries when working with clients, and often brings direct experience to the table that relates to clients’ challenges and needs. Walker went into business to launch Epiphany Counseling in January 2000 with Kathi Richards after having worked together for a Charleston consulting and counseling practice.

This is the second of four scheduled events in the Distinguished Speaker Series during the spring 2015 semester. For further information, please visit http://www.be.wvu.edu .

-WVU-

mm/02/27/15

CONTACT: Patrick Gregg, College of Business and Economics
304.293.5131; Patrick.Gregg@mail.wvu.edu

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