United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley Names Staci Stephen New Executive Director
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WHEELING – The United Way of the Upper Ohio Valley will begin the new year with a new executive director.
The organization's board of directors announced Monday that Staci Stephen will step into the executive director role vacated in December by Jessica Rine. Rine finished with the United Way to pursue other professional opportunities. She was the organization's executive director for the last six years.
Stephen brings 17 years of nonprofit and fundraising experience to her new position.
"We are happy to bring Staci on board with her vast fundraising experience," said United Way board president Todd Cover. "Staci carries the values of hard work, integrity, and outstanding client services. She's a great fit for the United Way."
Stephen's nonprofit career began at the Augusta Levy Learning Center in 2006 where she served as the director of development and spearheaded many special events such as Dancing with the Ohio Valley Stars and COLOR ME AU-SOME 5K. She most recently served as director of development at Youth Services System, Inc.
Stephen is a graduate of Marietta College where she earned a bachelor's degree in allied health and is also a graduate of Hondros College of Real Estate. She was honored as the State Journal's Generation Next: Top 40 under 40 in West Virginia in 2015 and she is a 2017 graduate of Leadership Wheeling. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Rotary Club of Wheeling and OV Connect and is currently a member of Rotary of St. Clairsville.
A St. Clairsville resident, Stephen has a passion for helping others and has enjoyed volunteering for many nonprofits in the Ohio Valley, including the United Way.