CEOs You Should Know - Wheeling

Annmarie O’Grady began her role as Executive Director for A Special Wish Foundation – Ohio Valley Chapter in January 2021. She served on the Board of Directors for A Special Wish four years prior to becoming the director.

She has a great deal of experience working with children. O’Grady was previously the Project Manager at The University of Akron (UA) for the Ohio Valley region for five years. In this role, she worked with area high schools and their students in the College Credit Plus program. She also managed the Surveying and Mapping program for Akron on the campus of Belmont College so students could obtain their bachelor’s degree to become a Professional Surveyor.

Prior to her education career, she spent years in Government Relations as a Legislative Aide in Washington, D.C. for then-Congressman Bob Ney. She also worked as the Director of Government Relations at the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce in El Paso, TX.

Annmarie is very involved in her community. She proudly serves on the Board of Directors for the Belmont County Port Authority, is a fellow Rotarian and board member of the Rotary of St. Clairsville and is the Vice President of the Red Devil Club at St. Clairsville High School.

She resides in St. Clairsville with her husband, Kevin, and their two children, Sean and Erin.

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Jim Scheetz is the chairman, CEO and president of SmartMouth Oral Health Laboratories, a leading innovator in the fight against bad breath through a patented zinc-ion-activated technology designed to eliminate the root cause of bad breath: sulfur gas.

Scheetz began serving the company as a consultant in 2005, later joining the company’s board of directors in 2018. In his role, Jim leads SmartMouth’s team in their commitment to eliminate and prevent bad breath.

Scheetz is an accomplished C-Suite executive officer with a distinguished career and a solid reputation for advancing organizational strategy, mission and objectives to spearhead revenue, profitability and growth. During his 40-plus year career, he has worked in a variety of industries including banking, manufacturing and real estate development.

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After graduating West Liberty University in 1978 with a degree in biology, Brian Joseph attended The Ohio State University studying biophysics in the microbiology department for one year. Brian moved back to Wheeling in 1980 to own research and development business – Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. It has grown to 4 buildings and over two acres of laboratories and prototype manufacturing space. Brian has been granted over 20 patents, with many more in process and his company has produced an average of a patent application per month for ten years. Touchstone has developed new automotive aluminum alloys, new steel products, invented a foam made from coal – CFOAM, developed a fiber reinforced aluminum material, new ways to build carbon fiber airplane parts and new ways to grow algae on large scale. In addition Touchstone has solved thousands of manufacturing problems and currently is helping to qualify parts for jet engines, wind turbines and next-generation rockets. Outside of his business activities, Brian has served as Chairman of the Board of Governors West Liberty University, 3 of the past 4 years and serves on the board of the JB Chambers Foundation. When not working, Brian enjoys playing with his 21 month old daughter and driving his hydroplane race boats at events across the eastern U.S.

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COMPANY WEBSITE: https://www.bigboy.com/
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Prior to forming Jet It, Glenn provided transportation solutions as the Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern United States for Honda Aircraft Company. In this role, Glenn developed and executed a sales, communication, marketing business plan, and strategy to sell Honda’s first venture into aviation, the $5M+ HondaJet.

Preceding his efforts with Honda Aircraft Company, Glenn performed a sales support role as an International Demonstration Captain for Gulfstream Aerospace Company. Glenn began his career in the USAF as a T-38A Instructor Pilot and his military career culminated as an F-15C Flight Commander and 4-Ship Flight Lead. Glenn also participated as an active member of the US Embassy Kyrgyz Republic Country Team while deployed during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

Mr. Gonzales has MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, and a Masters in Aeronautical Sciences from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He completed his undergraduate studies at the United States Air Force Academy earning a B.S. degree in Behavioral Sciences with a concentration in Human Factors Engineering.

In the community, Gonzales has served as a spokesman for Make a Wish, founded a military
community outreach organization, The 71st Fighter Squadron Iron Foundation, and served as Program Coordinator for Special Olympics Area 22 regional competition. He has spoken at countless universities, corporations, primary schools and community organizations sharing his career experiences, and the business of private aviation.

Mr. Gonzales is a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF Reserves, and is married to his wife of 15 years, the former Tanika Archer. Their two daughters, Kearston and Kendall are classically trained musicians who have performed as a violin and cello duo for numerous private, philanthropic, community, political, and government events throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia.

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Scott Reager, Executive Director of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce, stops by to discuss how the county has been able to flourish over the last few years. Plus, why making connections paved the way for his success, his vision for the county in the future, and so much more in this latest episode.

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Richard Royse chronicles his experiences in social work, what brought him to the Valley, why Crittenton is a hidden gem in his eyes, and more in this latest episode.

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Ann M. Palmer - President and CEO - Arthritis Foundation

ANN M. PALMER President & Chief Executive Officer Ann Palmer, currently the President and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation, understands how living with a chronic disease affects the entire family. Empowering people, their family and friends, and their community to live their best life despite their disease is Ann’s passion.
Ann has held executive leadership positions with the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She has led organizational redesign initiatives to create successful models for effective mission delivery.
Throughout her career, Ann has successfully inspired volunteers to exceed fundraising goals, raising $100 million in major gifts, and doubling special events revenue during her time at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She is known for being an industry leader who makes sound business decisions based on the latest trends and data and for delivering programmatic impact that meets the needs of communities large and small across the country and internationally. She has partnered with leaders in Spain and China to establish new and viable osteoarthritis organizations and with other international leaders to grow and transform their organizations.
Ann values teamwork and collaboration. She excels at leading large and diverse teams to deliver results, thinking big, and always leading with a mission. She has guided organizations through extensive organizational redesigns resulting in significant fiscal savings while creating scalable delivery models enabling greater reach and impact to people and communities in need.
Ann has always been a volunteer herself, serving as PTA president and board member for many years, and she also continues to be active in community groups like Jaycees and the Chamber of Commerce. She is a frequent guest speaker for policy groups and is recognized as a successful leader for patient advocacy groups. She currently serves as the President of the National Health Council.
Family is important to Ann, a mother of three grown children. She lives in Florida with her husband Gary and their dog Charlie. She enjoys entertaining, gardening, painting, and maintaining her large dollhouse.
With more than 30 years of experience within the voluntary health space, Ann has revolutionized the organization’s approach, structure and focus to deliver the greatest impact in the lives of those with arthritis. Since joining the Arthritis Foundation in 2013, Ann has established the organization’s four pillar areas, introduced an annual planning process to identify and measure priority outcomes and successfully implemented a consolidated structure.
With a BS in education from the University of Delaware, Ann has a strong background at three large voluntary health organizations: the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Beginning her career with the American Cancer Society in 1979, she held numerous roles of increasing responsibility over 18 years. In 1997, she joined the American Diabetes Association to oversee increased fundraising for their Mid Atlantic region and led a nationwide operational restructuring that increased efficiency. During her 12 years at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ann’s leadership brought new business systems and a great team of staff and volunteers who annually raised a net income of more than $100 million.
Ann is the immediate past chair of the board of directors of the National Health Council, which consists of voluntary health agencies committed to helping people with chronic diseases and disabilities and their caregivers. She’s also recognized as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the health care industry by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Ann is passionate about her work as the Foundation’s leader: “I am truly inspired by the dedication of our volunteers...

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Belmont Savings Bank President & CEO Todd Cover stops by to talk about the experiences that honed his leadership skills, the bank's involvement in the community, what he's most proud of looking back on his time at Belmont Savings Bank, and so much more in this latest episode!

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Jessica stops by to talk about her passion for helping her community through The United Way, what made her feel confident to take on her role in the organization, her unique cooking combinations, and more in this new episode of The CEO You Should Know!

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