Create West Virginia

Create WV is an independent grass roots organization launched by Vision Shared (www.visionshared.com) whose vision is to empower West Virginians at a local level to place themselves among the most innovative, dynamic, prosperous, creative communities in the world.

Our mission is to build creative communities for the new economy. Our strategies to achieve this include:

• Empowering communities at a local level to build their own "create" team and build a new economy growth plan through training and consulting support
• Developing and launching commercial and social entreprenuership projects, businesses and initiatives that improve WV
• Supporting and initiating statewide policies for building creative community pillars: quality of place, diversity, technology, education and entrepeneurship
• Promoting West Virginia as a great place to create today to encourage artists, entrepreneurs and other creatives to live and create here! 

Contact:

General questions, comments or interest in volunteering? Email info@createwv.com

Melissa Aguilar, Acting Executive Director

Create WV
601 Morris Street, Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25303

304.346.2230

Board Members:

• Jeff James - Board President
• Crystal Good - Vice President
• Bob Coffield - Treasurer
• Keith Pauley
• Mark Swiger
• Larry Groce

2011 - 2012 Plans

• Create WV 2011 Summits - Cities around West Virginia TBD! 
• Create WV Conference - Spring 2012
• Social and commercial entrepeneurship projects launched and grown
  • The Block
  • DigiSo Center - WV State University Extension
• Priorities
• • Form Create WV board - completed!
  • Organize and submit for 501c3 status
  • Support the WV State University Extension "DigiSo" (digital and social media) Center project
  • Support The Block program connecting childrren from Rand, WV, and Harlem, NY
  • Hold additional Create WV Summit and Workshop events in communities that request them
  • Support existing Create WV teams and help form new ones
  • Identify and secure funding sources
  • Hire Executive Director

Short-Term and Long-Term Goals - New goals published soon!

Questions? Feedback?

Email info@createwv.com