About Us

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Our mission: To innovate, partner and invest to build community capacity and strengthen economic growth in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Our Goals

Goals

Strengthening the capacity of the Mid-Ohio Valley citizens, current and next-generation leaders, and organizations to innovate, collaborate, and advance community and economic development.

Strengthening MOV community and economic development potential by leveraging the natural and cultural heritage assets of the region.

Investing in developing and updating critical infrastructure in the region; specifically, water and wastewater systems, and broadband technology.

Aligning workforce preparedness efforts with employer needs and economic development efforts.

Investing in entrepreneurial and business development strategies that strengthen the Mid-Ohio Valley economy

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council (MOVRC) is a governmental planning and development agency serving Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt, and Wood counties in west-central West Virginia, also known as Region V.

The county commissioners, mayors or council members, and other development leaders from the communities in the eight-county region serve as the MOVRC Board of Directors. This group oversees the general activities of the Regional Council staff, and guides the direction of a number of programs and projects designed to improve their counties.

The goal of the MOVRC and its Board of Directors is to more effectively use available resources and to maximize the opportunities for local communities and public service agencies to secure federal assistance for economic development, water and sewer system construction and expansion, public facility improvements, and more.

The MOVRC is a local development district under the Appalachian Regional Commission and an economic development district under the U. S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration.

HELPFUL LINKS

https://www.movrc.org/s/FY-23-Audit-Report-y6h8.pdf

Our Team

Administration

Michael L. Fleak, Executive Director
304.699.3703
mike.fleak@movrc.org

Rose Kinney, Financial Assistant
304.699.3717
rose.kinney@movrc.org

Tonya Johnson, Financial Manager/Controller
304.699.3718
tonya.johnson@movrc.org

Community Development Program

Dana Tackett, Director, Wood & Wirt Counties
304.716.5951
dana.tackett@movrc.org

Andy Hartleben, Project Coordinator, Tyler, Pleasants & Jackson Counties
304.615.3213
andy.hartleben@movrc.org

Emily Canaday, Project Coordinator, Calhoun & Ritchie Counties
304.716.5954
emily.canaday@movrc.org

Jamie Jacobsen, Project Coordinator, Roane County
304.716.5949
jamie.jacobsen@movrc.org

Foster Grandparents Program

Janet Somerville, Director
304.699.3706
fgp@movrc.org

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

Reagan Shriver, Director
304.699.3713
reagan.shriver@movrc.org

Senior Companion Program

Becky Edwards, Director
304.699.3702
becky.edwards@movrc.org

WWW Interstate Planning Commission

Vincent Post, Transportation Planning Director
304.699.3721
vince.post@movrc.org

Jonathan Defibaugh, Bike/Ped Coordinator/Community Outreach
304.699.3705
jon.defibaugh@movrc.org

Paul Buck, GIS Manager and Digital Services
304.699.3701
paul.buck@movrc.org

Yusuf Zakaria, Transportation Specialist
304.699.3720
yusuf.zakaria@movrc.org

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors meet on the third Wednesday of every month at 709 Market Street in Parkersburg, WV. The public is always welcome to attend. For more information or questions about this meeting, please contact someone on our team.

Current Board Members:

Chair
Lindsey Piersol
Wood County Development Authority

Vice-Chair
Mark Whitley
Roane/Jackson Development Authorities

Secretary
Michael L. Fleak
MOVRC Executive Director

Treasurer
Randy Rapp
Mayor, City of Vienna

Committee Chairs

Audit
vacant

Finance
Randy Rapp
Mayor, City of Vienna

Loan Review
Jill Parsons
Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley