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	ARC Offices and Staff
  

To carry out its mission, ARC maintains a staff led by the Executive Director. The Federal Co-Chair is supported by a small staff of federal employees. The Appalachian States have a liaison office headed by the States’ Washington Representative. The Commission also has an Inspector General that leads the Office of Inspector General. View the ARC organizational chart here.Division
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				See AllClear all filtersOffice of the Federal Co-Chair    
    Federal Co-Chair Gayle Conelly Manchin

          arcfedco@arc.govOffice of the Executive Director    
    Executive Director Brandon McBride

          info@arc.govOffice of the Federal Co-Chair
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													Congressional Liaison Specialist    
    Guy Land

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          Budget and Policy
          Congressional Affairs
          Intergovernmental AffairsOffice of the Federal Co-Chair
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													Executive Assistant to Federal Co-Chair    
    Missy Phalen

          info@arc.govOffice of the Federal Co-Chair
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													Special Assistant    
    Jill Wilmoth

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          Budget and PolicyOffice of the Federal Co-Chair
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													Budget Analyst    
    Sarah Baron

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          Budget and PolicyOffice of the Federal Co-Chair
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													Administrative Assistant    
    Sydney Parker

          info@arc.govOffice of States
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													States’ Washington Representative    
    James Hyland

          info@arc.govOffice of States
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													Business Operations Manager    
    Fran Thomas

          info@arc.govOffice of Inspector General
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													Inspector General    
    Philip Heneghan

          oig@arc.govOffice of Inspector General
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													Deputy Inspector General    
    Rhonda Turnbow

          oig@arc.govOffice of Inspector General
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													Management Analyst    
    Joshua Baker

          oig@arc.govOffice of Inspector General
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													Counsel-Investigator    
    Clayton Fox

          oig@arc.govOffice of Inspector General
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													Program Anaylst    
    Virginia King

          oig@arc.govOffice of Executive Director
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													Chief of Staff to the Executive Director    
    Kelly Wismer

          info@arc.gov Appalachian Regional Commission

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