A proud West Virginian, Ann serves as the associate vice president of land grant and community outreach for West Virginia University. Her role allows her to combine her passion for all things West Virginia with WVU initiatives to connect to citizens and communities in the state, including recruitment strategies and overseeing President E. Gordon Gee’s county tours program. Ann started her WVU career at the WVU Extension Service, holding various roles in communications, marketing and administration and remains an advocate for the power and importance of Extension. A native of Parkersburg, WV, some of her previous work includes press secretary for a political campaign, account executive for an advertising/PR agency, public affairs manager for a hospital and communications director for an international vision care company. Ann Berry is a Leadership West Virginia graduate, a West Virginia Living “West Virginia Wonder Woman” and a certified Gallup Clifton Strengths coach.