This week we have a virtual conversation with Stephanie Tyree. Stephanie is Executive Director of The Hub, a community development organization based in Charleston WV.

Learn more about Stephanie and The Hub at http://wvhub.org. 

This week we have a virtual conversation with Dee Davis. 

Dee is a lot of things...
He is the president of the Center for Rural Strategies, executive producer at Appalshop (a documentary production company that also established a media training program for Appalachian youth), a member of the Rural Advisory Committee of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Feral Arts of Brisbane, Australia. He is also a member of the Institute for Rural Journalism’s national advisory board, a member of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Work and the Economy, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship. As well as the former Chair of the board of directors of Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, and the list goes on....

An author and writer for The Daily Yonder (dailyyonder.com) He's also a native Appalachian and lives in Whitesburg, Kentucky.

To learn more about Dee and his work go to: 
dailyyonder.com
https://www.ruralstrategies.org/


We will be releasing new episodes bi-weekly, sometimes even more regularly, for the remainder of 2021! 

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This week we have a virtual conversation with Robert Thompson. 
Robert is a Wayne County native, school teacher, county commissioner, author of 18 books, & former House of Delegates member, all at the age of 33. 

To get a copy of Roberts books for yourself, check out his author page at https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/robt1687/. 

We will be releasing new episodes bi-weekly, sometimes even more regularly, for the remainder of 2021! 

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This week we have a virtual conversation with  Dural Miller. 
Dural is a West Virginia native & founder of Keep Your Faith Corporation based out of Charleston WV.  For more information about Dural's work and Keep Your Faith, go to  https://kyfc.org/.

We will be releasing new episodes bi-weekly, sometimes even more regularly, for the remainder of 2021! 

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This week we have a virtual conversation with  Don Perdue. 
Don is a West Virginia native and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 19. 

We will be releasing new episodes bi-weekly, sometimes even more regularly, for the remainder of 2021! 

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This week we have a virtual conversation with  Coalfield's very own, Jacob Hannah. Jacob is the conservation coordinator for Coalfield Development and is a huge asset to our work in Appalachia. 

Check out our social media pages to see some video clips of the conversation. 

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We took a couple weeks off for the Holidays but we're back with a brand new episode and a new name, Change in the Coalfields!! 
This week we have a virtual conversation with  Jason Walsh. Jason is Executive Director of Blue Green Alliance and is currently based out of Washington D.C. 
You can find more information about Blue Green Alliance and Jason's work with them by going to https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/

Check out our social media pages to see some video clips of the conversation and let us know what you think of this format! 

We will be releasing new episodes bi-weekly, sometimes even more regularly, for the remainder of 2021! 

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We took a couple weeks off for the Holiday but we're back with a brand new episode! This week we have a virtual conversation with  Bishop Charles Shaw about racism, the importance of vocational schools in rural areas and industry training, as well as Shaw's past as a coal miner. 
Check out our social media to see some video clips of the conversation and let us know what you think of this format! 

For our 6th episode we look at the Coalfield Development personal and professional  development themes for October. 
Each month we feature West Virginians from the past that we feel embody these themes.
 
We're featuring Cam Henderson & Ken Hechler this week. 

Produced at The West Edge Factory in Huntington West Virginia by JJN Multimedia. 

For our 5th episode we look back on the past 10 years of Coalfield Development.  We reflect with one of our first Coalfield champions, Josh Napier, about where he came from to where he is now. An inspiring story about why we do what we do. 

Guests this week include Larry Endicott, Josh Napier, & Chase Thomas. 

Hosted by Brandon Dennison. Music by Dressers. 
Produced at The West Edge Factory in Huntington West Virginia by JJN Multimedia.