Welcome 2025 - 26 Young Leaders
The United Way’s Young Leaders Society is an international network of young professionals, who share a passion for advancing community solutions, in their own backyard and around the world. Through unique networking events, hands-on volunteering opportunities, and innovative leadership training, members leverage the power of the United Way to connect, serve and grow, both personally and professionally.
In an effort to encourage younger individuals to become involved in philanthropic efforts, give back to their community, and become engaged with nonprofit entities, the United Way of Greenbrier Valley initiated the Young Leaders program in 2021. We are now in year five of this successful program, with nine individuals in the class of 2025-2026. Several past participants have gone on to serve on the boards of nonprofits and continue their support of the United Way of Greenbrier Valley.
Kelli
Fogus Eggleston
Kelli Fogus Eggleston is the owner and operator of A Taste of Eggcellence Catering Company that specializes in full-service catering, charcuterie and grazing displays. Eggleston hopes to continue to grow her business and is appreciative of the support she has received from the community.
Eggleston was an LPN and is currently enrolled in the respiratory therapy program at West Virginia Junior College. Her family is a top priority…to teach her children a good work ethic, skills and all the tools needed to be a contributing member of society. She resides in Sweet Springs with her husband and their three children.
Sabrina Vance
Sabrina Vance graduated from Marshall University with a degree in Marketing. Originally from Hurricane, WV, she moved to Lewisburg in 2007 and shortly thereafter became involved with her husband Tommy’s family concession business which has grown to 12 events throughout the east coast, most notably the State Fair of West Virginia.
While building the concession business Vance also became involved in the family Dairy Queen franchises. She coordinates local marketing and development relationships with charitable organizations, schools, nonprofits and churches. Her most recent venture was the establishment of a self storage business. The first facility was purchased in 2023 and she currently manages three in Greenbrier County.
Vance and her husband are the parents of two children, Brayden and Addy.
Allie sharp
Allie Sharp is a Universal Banker and Head Teller at the Marlinton branch of Pendleton County Bank and is active with the Bank’s Bank at School program at a local elementary school. She has an AS degree from Glenville State College.
Sharp is also the owner of an online clothing boutique, Blush and Bashful Boutique, LLC and assists her husband with marketing efforts for his small turkey call business, FarmBoy Custom Calls. She serves on the board of the Pocahontas County Chamber of Commerce, is on the WV Roadkill Cook-Off/Autumn Harvest Festival planning committee and is pageant director for the WV Roadkill Cook-Off. She is actively involved in pageants associated with the West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals.
Sharp volunteers for a variety of organizations and events in the Marlinton area including First Fridays, the Greenbrier River Trail Marathon, and The Great Greenbrier River Race.
She resides in Marlinton with her husband, Austin and their Golden Retriever, Ivy.
Christin Withrow Leech
Christin Leech is the General Manager of The Livery Tavern in Lewisburg. The Livery is owned by her father-in-law, David and her husband, Nathan, is the chef. For ten days every August, she works with her parents at their three stands at the State Fair of West Virginia. She takes great pride in the opportunity to work with family in all these ventures.
A graduate of Greenbrier East High School, Christin serves on the board of the Lewisburg Downtown Business Association which sponsors numerous events including First Fridays, The Chocolate Festival and the Magic of Christmas. She has been actively involved in organizing Restaurant Week in Lewisburg.
Leech is the mother of 16 year old Harrison, a student athlete at Greenbrier East High School.
Nathan Seldomridge
Nathan Seldomridge has been a guitarist and singer-songwriter for over 20 years and has a decade of live performances on his resume. Between his solo work and performances with local groups including Deep State, Seldom Free and Allan Sizemore and the Lost Souls, he has become a regular presence on stages across the Greenbrier Valley and greater Appalachia, playing 100 shows a year. The people, culture, history, natural beauty and everyday curiosities of West Virginia are central components in his songwriting and the reason he is proud to call West Virginia home.
Seldomridge is on the board of the Southern Appalachian Musicians Association, a nonprofit that revived the Lewisburg Winter Music Festival, an event that brings the community together to raise funds for music education and to assist working musicians when emergencies strike. His priorities are to continue building a sustainable career in the music industry and to support a strong music community in the Greenbrier Valley and greater Appalachia.
Jessica Hunter
Jessica Hunter is the Office Manager and Escrow Officer at BesTitle Agency, Inc. She received a paralegal degree from New River Community and Technical College and previously worked as a legal assistant. In 2018 she received a BS degree in Legal Studies from Concord University.
A resident of Grassy Meadows, Hunter is a Special Olympics Cheer Coach for Greenbrier County and has served as a Girl Scout leader in Smoot where her troop sponsored dinners, donated annually to the Children’s shelter in Rupert and local nursing homes at Christmas. Hunter is an active supporter of her daughter who participates in volleyball, cheer and softball.
Richie Holliday
Richie Holliday is the owner of Morgan Funeral Home and a Greenbrier County Commissioner. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Mortuary Science with a specialty in postmortem reconstruction from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. His professional expertise and commitment to excellence have earned him leadership roles within the funeral service field, including serving as Past President of the Greenbrier district of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association.
Holliday currently serves on numerous boards and committees, including the Arts & Recreation Allocation Committee, Community Corrections Committee, Courthouse Security Committee, Greenbrier County Local Emergency Planning Commission, Region 1 Workforce Local Elected Officials Board, Greenbrier County Planning Commission, E-911 Advisory Board, the Central Greenbrier Little League Board and the Ronceverte Raiders Youth Football Board. He is a Past President of the Peterstown Ruritan Club.
Jedediah Smith
Jedediah Smith is the Director of Operations for Backroads of Appalachia in West Virginia. He has helped elevate Appalachia’s profile as a premier destination for adventure. He spearheaded a $7.4 million Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE grant to expand adventure tourism and conservation efforts across the region and has hosted multiple community fundraisers through Backroads of Appalachia.
Smith served in the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged. His professional background spans marketing, sales, and shooting sports, giving him a unique blend of operational experience and technical knowledge he brings to every project. He resides in Lewisburg with his spouse, Jennifer Sprouse and is the proud father of two sons.
Rasman Walker
Rasman Walker is a State Farm agent. A native of Ronceverte and a graduate of Concord University, he has dedicated his life to family, community and service. Outside of the office, he invests deeply in youth and community development. He is a middle school football coach and serves as Vice President of the local Little League, giving back through leadership, mentorship and teamwork.
Walker and his three children, Zayden, Callen and Gwen, share a love for sports, the outdoors and time together. When not coaching or volunteering, he enjoys golf and making memories with loved ones.
