Kelly Vickers named executive director of New River Gorge Regional Development Authority

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Board of Directors has selected Kelly Vickers as its new executive director following a special meeting Sept. 25.
Vickers currently serves as chief financial officer and compliance manager for the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board. A Lincoln County native, she has nearly 20 years of public-sector executive experience in financial management, grants, compliance and board governance. She also chairs the Nicholas County Solid Waste Authority Board.
Summers County Commissioner Ted Kula led the committee that recruited and reviewed candidates. He said Vickers stood out during the search.
“She has outstanding qualifications and an inspiring leadership style,” Kula said. “We are very excited to welcome her to NRGRDA.”
Fayette County Commissioner and NRGRDA Board Chair Allison Rae Taylor presented Vickers’ candidacy to the full board. Taylor said she is confident Vickers will expand the authority’s programs and partnerships across its four-county region.
Vickers holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Marshall University and an undergraduate degree in business administration and finance from West Virginia University. She is pursuing a second master’s degree in business administration at Marshall.