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John Ruddick
Vice President - Public Affairs


John R. Ruddick assumed the position of Vice President of Public Affairs on June 1, 1997. He is responsible for the

preparation and presentation of action plans and strategies concerning company issues with elected officials, policy makers & key stakeholders. Ruddick is a 1980 graduate of Villanova University, with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting. In 1983, he received his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license from the State of Maryland. He received a Certificate of Professional Management from the WV College of Graduate Studies in 1989. He also has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Charleston.

Ruddick is a member of the finance board of the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). He is the treasurer and member of the board of directors of the Education Alliance and Charleston Renaissance. He is chairman of the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the West Virginia University School of Business and Economics advisory committee, the West Virginia Humanities Council and the Marshall University Yeagers Scholars Board. Ruddick, his wife Patricia and their two children reside in Teays Valley, where they have lived since 1986.

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Kathy L. Buckley
Vice President - Public Policy

Kathy Buckley was named Vice President of regulatory matters in December, 2000, after serving as manager of Verizon Corporate
Communications since April, 1995.A native of Poca, West Virginia, Buckley began her career in 1982 at C&P Telephone Company in Charleston, West Virginia, in the Network Engineering organization. Her responsibilities have included the implementation of statewide projects such as the Voice Messaging System and the Operator Services Integrated Network, and the installation of network switches (5ESS and DMS technologies).

Buckley is a 1982 graduate of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, with a bachelor's degree in engineering. She also has a master of business administration degree from the West Virginia Graduate College and a master's certificate in project management from George Washington University School of Business. In addition, Buckley is a licensed Professional Engineer.

She, her husband, Dana and their two sons, Quentin and Christian, live in Teays Valley.