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Current Directors
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General Member - Dr. Joseph Audia (term expires 12-31-10)
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Joseph Audia, a native of Clarksburg, WV, received his doctorate in Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, PA. He returned to West Virginia and established a private practice in Optometry located in Salem in 1983 and added a branch location in Harrisville in 1998.. He is a past president of the West Virginia Optometric Association, nine time past president of the Harrison County Parks & Recreation Commission and serving his thirteenth term as president of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. He served as four term legislative chair of the West Virginia Optometric Association and worked at the State Capitol on vision health care reform. Audia is a co-author of the Salem City Charter and former member of the Salem Planning & Zoning Commission. He currently serves on the Blueprint Community Development Committee for Salem. He resides in Salem with Lena, his wife, and daughters Jennifer and Brittany.
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General Member - David Conway (term expires 12-31-08)
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Bio to come
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General Member - David Cutlip (term expires 12-31-10)
David Cutlip has lived the larger part of his life in Harrison County. He came to the county in 1959 at the age of 10 when his father, Reverend George L. Cutlip, was appointed Vice President of Salem College. He attended Salem High School and went on to earn a BS degree in Chemistry from Salem College. His Masters Degree is from West Virginia University in Industrial Relations and he has done advanced work in the field of business finance. His work with the Association for Governmental Finance and Leasing has lead to numerous presentations on rural government financing. In West Virginia alone, he and his group have financed over $400,000,000 of projects for the cities, county commissions, volunteer fire departments, hospitals, and public service districts. Mr. Cutlip started his career in the education field completing numerous evaluations of the Elementary, Secondary Education Act, more commonly known as Title I. He moved on to work with the Small Business Administration for fifteen years as their specialist for the District in business restructuring and special projects. During part of this time he operated a construction company which specialized in solid cedar buildings. Most notable of this work were the cabins at North Bend State Park, the visitor center at Snowshoe Ski resort and the original visitors’ building at the New River Gorge National Park, as well as many houses and townhouses. In 1987 Mr. Cutlip joined with James R. Christie to form what would become Comvest Ltd. Inc. This firm develops and finances governmental projects throughout the Middle Atlantic States. Comvest Ltd. Inc. manages leasing programs for the West Virginia Municipal League, the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Firefighters Association, and the West Virginia Association of Counties. Other members of the Comvest family of firms are; Comvest Capital LLC is most notable for its ownership of the Methane Buster, equipment which removes methane from the mines and landfills; Comvest Export Capital, is a Small Business Administration licensed company to assist in loans to exporters of products; Moon and Stars Studio LLC develops video projects and music videos as well as productions for TV and movies. Mr. Cutlip has served on the Salem City Council, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, as well as serving on various boards of his church and the Rotary Clubs of Clarksburg and Harrison County. He currently is President of the Harrison County Development Authority. He resides in Salem with his wife, a retired school teacher, Lynn. They have two children, Rena, Washington, DC and JG, wife Charlotte and grandson Max, who resides in Perth Australia.
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Chairman - Kevin Fluharty (term expires 12-31-08)
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Kevin was born in Clarksburg on April 1, 1962. His Paternal and Maternal grandparents lived in Salem and he lived there with his parents, Henry and Carole Fluharty until 1965. Henry worked for the Kroger company and with each promotion the family relocated, 14 times in the next twelve years. When Kevin graduated from Hurricane High School in 1980, his father decided to retire and bought a small grocery storefront in Salem so the family could return home. Kevin, his parents and his sister Karla saw the business grow and in 1987 built a new 15,000 sq ft facility to better serve the area. Now, 25 years later the business is prospering and Kevin's' daughter Elizabeth is working for him and his son Jordan can't wait until he can help too. Kevin resides in Salem with wife Rhonda and Elizabeth and Jordan. He is vice-president of the Salem Chamber of Commerce , a member of the Salem Baptist Church and currently serves on the Blueprint Community Development Committee for Salem..
on the Blueprint Community Development Committee for Salem..
General Member - Robert Fulton (term expires 12-31-10)
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Bob Fulton resides in Clarksburg with his wife Linda. They have four children, Rick, Gina, Christi and Drew and two grandchildren, Nathaniel and Tyler. Bob is manager of media and community relations for Dominion Transmission, Inc. and Dominion Hope in Clarksburg.
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Treasurer - Mark Kiger (term expires 12-31-08)
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Mark Kiger is a self employed Certified Public Accountant, specializing in tax and forensic accounting with an office in Salem, West Virginia. Mark is also a professor at Salem International University, in charge of the accounting program. Mark has a Masters Degree in Professional Accountancy from West Virginia University with a certificate in forensic accounting and fraud detection. Mr. Kiger earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Salem College in 1979. He completed advanced courses in accounting at the University of Maryland in 1989. He passed the examination to become a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Maryland in 1989. Mr. Kiger currently holds certified public accounting certificates from the states of Maryland and West Virginia. He was formerly employed as a CPA with the firm Toothman Rice & Co. in Clarksburg. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the West Virginia Society of CPAs. Professor Kiger serves as the faculty advisor for the SIU accounting club. Mr. Kiger is a past president of CRISS CROSS, Inc., a Harrison County United Way non-profit organization. He served on the board of directors for six years. He is a former board member of the North Bend Rail Trail Business Loan Program, a non-profit economic development organization. Mark has served as an adjunct faculty member for both SIU and Fairmont State College. His experience includes conducting a series of seminars for small business owners that were co-sponsored by local chambers of commerce. Mark served the U. S. Congress on Capitol Hill for five years in a technical support role. Mr. Kiger also served as the campaign treasurer for a candidate running for the office of United States Senator.
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General Member - John Kaull (term expires 12-31-09)
John S. Kaull was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. During childhood he engaged in water sports, Boy Scouts and Wrestling. In 1960 he completed the requirements and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He worked in a number of capacities at Broad Creek Memorial Scout Camp culminating in his becoming the Aquatics Director and later the Reservation Director of the Camp. After graduation in 1964, he attended West Virginia University during which he participated in collegiate wrestling and debate. He graduated from the WVU College of Law in 1971. Between 1971 and 2001 he practiced law in Clarksburg, West Virginia as a partner in the law firm of West & Jones. In 2001 he was appointed and now serves as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Clarksburg and Elkins points of holding court for the Northern District of West Virginia. He is the father of statewide television new correspondent and anchor, April Kaull. In addition to serving on the Fort New Salem Foundation, he serves on the ruling body of the Presbyterian Church of Clarksburg; is a Board of Director of the West Virginia Horseman's Association; and as an officer of the Flemington Lions Club. He is an avid archer, hunter, skier and horseman.
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General Member - Stephen Kelley (term expires 12-31-09)
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Stephen Kelley is a Salem native. He is a 1995 graduate of Liberty High School and a 2000 graduate of Philadelphia University with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. While in college, he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and held several leadership positions within the fraternity. Between classes and his work-study job as a student athletic trainer, Stephen worked for the Kurtz Construction Company in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia. While at Kurtz Construction, Stephen got the opportunity to learn to restore the roofs and masonry structures of historic homes and buildings though-out the Philadelphia area. Stephen returned to Salem and began his architecture career with Blackwood Associates in Fairmont. He spent five years working there, first as an Intern Architect then as a Project Manager. Stephen was activated in November of 2003 and spent most of 2004 and part of 2005 in the Middle East with U.S. Army Reserve in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the summer of 2007, Stephen joined the firm of WYK Associates, Inc. in Clarksburg as Project Manager and is currently studying for his licensure as a registered architect. Stephen is a board member of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, Harrison County Development Authority and serves on the Blueprint Community Development Committee. He is also a lifetime member of VFW Post 9151 in Salem.
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General Member - Becky Nesbitt (term expires 12-31-08)
Becky came to Salem in 1986 as a student in the Museum Studies program at Fort New Salem, Salem College (now Salem International University). She learned many facets of 18th / 19th century life, such as spinning and weaving (her favorite), fireplace cooking, paper marbling, basketry, and even a little blacksmithing. She was employed by Fort New Salem in 1989 and continued working there until the Fort's closing in December 2003. While there, she helped develop and implement many types of programs, utilizing the knowledge gained while a student at the Fort. Becky now works part time at the SIU library and the Harrison County Court House.
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General Member - Scott Rogers (term expires 12-31-08)
Bio to come
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Vice Chairman - Rev. Dr. Dale Thorngate (term expires 12-31-09)
Dale Thorngate is the Senior Pastor of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church since August 1992. His wife Janet Van Horn Thorngate is a graduate of Salem College (MA from West Virginia University) and both are vitally interested in Seventh Day Baptist history and the church’s involvement in the founding of Salem and its history over the two hundred years since. Dale holds a Bachelor’s degree in business management from St. Benedicts College, Atchison, KS; a Masters Degree in Counseling from American University, Washington DC; a Master of Divinity Degree from The Methodist Theological School, Delaware, OH; and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, IL. Dale is retired from the US Army as a Chief Warrant Officer Three after 21 years. Prior to coming to Salem he served for five years as founding pastor of the Columbus, OH Seventh Day Baptist (SDB) church, nine years as Executive Secretary for the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. He also served as General Secretary for the SDB World Federation for 22 years. In his military service and work for the Conference, Dale has traveled to all 50 states and visited 18 different countries. He has also been an Adjunct Professor at Salem International University. Dale and Janet have a daughter, two sons and a foster son, nine grandchildren and one foster grandson.
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General Member - Steve Turner (term expires 12-31-10)
Bio to come
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Secretary - Terry Van Horn (term expires 12-31-09)
Terry Van Horn is retired from teaching in the elementary schools of Doddridge County for 31 years. She graduated from Salem College in 1971, and has a
Masters degree plus 45 hours from West Virginia University. A native of California, Terry came to Salem with her parents in 1951 when her father, K. Duane
Hurley, became president of Salem College. She and her husband Carroll Van Horn, also retired from teaching in Harrison County for 35 years, are parents of three
children and have six grandchildren. They have lived in the same home on Dog Run, just outside of Salem, for nearly 40 years. The Van Horns are both active in the
Salem Seventh Day Baptist church. They enjoy traveling extensively with their small 5th wheel trailer, and also camp frequently in West Virginia State Parks and forests.
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