West Virginia Association of
School Facility Administrators

The first meeting of the WVASFA was held at Ritchie County High School on June 1, 2000. Nine people comprised of county administrators and WV Department of Education representatives were in attendance, including:

Joe Ammons Harrison County
Bill Elswick WVDE
Harry Given Webster County
Rock Hoover Ritchie County
Ken Hughart WVDE
Mike Pickens WVDE
Tom Ridenour Preston County
Ben Shew WVDE
Mike Stalnaker Marion County

The Constitution and Bylaws were drafted and approved.
The first officers of the WVASFA were:

  • Jim Maley, President
  • Rock Hoover, Vice President
  • Ken Hughart, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Mike Stalnaker, Immediate Past President
  • Tom Ridenour, Members at Large #3
  • Joe Ammons, Members at Large #2
  • Harry Given, Members at Large #1

Initially, four annual meetings were scheduled with the annual and semi-annual meetings, coinciding with the WVAPPA conference meetings.

The most recent WVASFA trade show had over 450 attendees and 49 of the 55 West Virginia Counties were represented.