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West Virginia

ECS State Liaison
Heidi Normandin (303) 299-3629 hnormandin@ecs.org

Governor
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)		http://www.governor.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Chief State School Officer
James Phares State Superintendent of Schools		http://wvde.state.wv.us/

Legislative Committee Chairs
Robert Plymale Senate Education Committee
Mary Poling House Education Committee

State Higher Education Executive Officer
Paul Hill Commissioner West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission		http://www.hepc.wvnet.edu

ECS Commissioners
* indicates Steering Committee member.
Patricia Kusimo President and CEO The Education Alliance
Steven Paine VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development CTB McGraw-Hill
Robert Plymale Chair, Senate Education Committee West Virginia Senate
Mary Poling * Chair, House Education Committee West Virginia House of Delegates
Nancy Sturm Principal Consultant The Sextant Group
Earl Ray Tomblin Governor State of West Virginia

Links to State Pages
http://www.wv.gov/
State Legislature
State Education Statutes (Chapters 18 through 18C)

State Administrative Code

Links to Major Newspapers
Charleston Gazette
Charleston Mail
Morgantown Dominion Post
Beckley Register-Herald
Huntington Herald-Dispatch

State Policies and Reports

Linking Education and Economic Development: A Very Local, Very Rural Vignette

From the ECS State Policy Database: West Virginia

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