WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY - Key Persons

Anne Jones

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Director for the LaunchLab
Anne Jones the Director for the LaunchLab. As a Director, Anne shares her business knowledge with students as well as members of the West Virginia Community by providing coaching, access to resources, and networking. She has a BA from St. Lawrence University, MA from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, UK. She has worked in new product development at Citigroup and served as an Assistant Dean at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Management. Anne was Executive Director of Economic Development for Tucker County, WV, and Business Advisor for the Mon Forest Business Initiative.

Diana Woods

Job Titles:
  • BECKLEY DIRECTOR
  • Director of the Beckley LaunchLab at West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Diana Woods is the Director of the Beckley LaunchLab at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) in collaboration with the WV Hive. She is responsible for connecting and utilizing services within WVU, WVU Tech, and WV Hive to provide entrepreneurship support to the WVU Tech campus and community and throughout southern West Virginia. Woods, a Marshall University business administration graduate with concentrations in accounting and management, has held managerial, tax, and accounting positions with the State of West Virginia, as well as private and non-profit organizations. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.