Ben Newhouse
Project Coordinator
Regional Intergovernmental Council

Professional Bio
Work Experience:
City Manager-Hurricane
County Manager-Cabell County
WV Energy Office-USDOE
ARC State Representative
U.S. HUD State Representative
Lily’s Place
Coalfield Development
City of Huntington
WV Division of Natural Resources
Education:
Bachelor’s – Accounting (WV Institute of Technology)
Master’s – Strategic Leadership (Mountain State University)
FBI Citizen’s Academy
Boards (Served on 45 boards). Some are:
Coalition for Home Repair
Charleston Area Alliance
Habitat for Humanity
Hatfield-McCoys Trails
Putnam Co. Chamber of Commerce
UKV Starting Points
United Way
HADCO
Children’s Place
Freshwater Institute
Coached 28 years:
Pole vault, soccer, football, track, volleyball
City Manager-Hurricane
County Manager-Cabell County
WV Energy Office-USDOE
ARC State Representative
U.S. HUD State Representative
Lily’s Place
Coalfield Development
City of Huntington
WV Division of Natural Resources
Education:
Bachelor’s – Accounting (WV Institute of Technology)
Master’s – Strategic Leadership (Mountain State University)
FBI Citizen’s Academy
Boards (Served on 45 boards). Some are:
Coalition for Home Repair
Charleston Area Alliance
Habitat for Humanity
Hatfield-McCoys Trails
Putnam Co. Chamber of Commerce
UKV Starting Points
United Way
HADCO
Children’s Place
Freshwater Institute
Coached 28 years:
Pole vault, soccer, football, track, volleyball
Organization
Parent: Regional Intergovernmental Council
