LEADERSHIP
Frank Vitale
President & CEO
Frank Vitale is a resident of West Virginia with over 25 years of experience in business and community leadership. Frank currently serves as President and CEO of Forge Business Solutions – a veteran owned professional consulting firm headquartered in Morgantown, WV – with a focus on community and government relations, strategic planning, human capital development, veteran programs, and professional development. Read More Download Frank Vitale’s bio.
Corine Alexander
COO & Senior Strategist
Corine Alexander grew up in Vienna, WV, and currently resides in Morgantown. She studied at West Virginia University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Following graduation, Corine spent twelve years in business management and financial analysis roles. For the past seven years, she has worked as a Proposal Strategy Consultant for government contractors. Read More
Glenn Copen
Executive Vice President & Senior Strategist
A West Virginia native and 2004 graduate of Leadership West Virginia, Glenn Copen brings more than 35 years of experience in federal contracting, project management, strategic planning, and executive management to Forge Business Solutions. In his early career, Glenn was involved in software development in banking, insurance, and telephone industries. This experience allowed him to bridge the gap between technical and management functions to develop efficient solutions for complex problems. Read More
MEET THE TEAM
Richard A. Robison
Senior Strategist
Richard (Rich) Robison serves as a Senior Strategist at Forge, bringing over 30 years of experience in program, personnel, and financial management. He has an extensive background in requirements analysis, operational and end-user support, contract and resource management, process improvement, business development, employee/user training, acquisition, and planning, programming, budgeting, and execution.Read More
Kirk Judd
Senior Technical Writer
Kirk Judd brings more than 30 years of experience in business communications, quality management and process improvement disciplines to the company. Kirk is a professional editor, writer, and a qualified instructor for Lean Six Sigma methodology and ITIL v.3/2011 classes. Previously, he spent eight years teaching Leadership, Green Belt and Black Belt classes for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Recognized as a catalyst for change and an expert facilitator, Judd supports Forge’s team and clients with his knowledge in proposal writing, consultation and communication expertise for development, service and system activities, and growth, implementation and reporting status structures. Read More
Beth Ryan
Communications Director
Beth Ryan is a West Virginian by choice with more than 20 years’ experience in the news and communications industry. At Forge, Beth will be responsible for helping the company and its clients share their stories and successes. During her years as a reporter and communications director, Beth often was responsible for taking complex topics and issues and then breaking them down into easier to understand concepts. She loves sharing stories of people who work hard, follow their dreams, and never give up.
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Ashley Mayerich
Director of Operations
Ashley Mayerich has nearly two decades of experience in office management and security for a variety of government agencies, federal contractors, and research institutions.
Born in Weirton, Ashley worked for several years as a federal police officer and staff assistant for the Defense Intelligence Agency before joining two federal contractors as an administrative specialist, security assistant, and facility security officer.
She and her husband moved from northern Virginia back to West Virginia in 2015. Since then, Ashley has worked as an executive assistant, senior executive assistant, administrative manager and operations manager for health care and research institutions.
At Forge, Ashley will provide operational support and help coordinate and manage a wide variety of projects for both Forge, as well as its clients. Her experience supporting executive level management, overseeing security administration, and ensuring projects are completed in a timely and efficient manner will benefit Forge, its customers, clients, and partners.
Ashley earned a degree in criminal justice from West Virginia Northern Community College. She also graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Academy and completed the Defense Security Service Facility Security Officer Training Program.
When she is not working, Ashley stays busy with her husband, Adam, and their 8-year-old papillon dog and 5-year-old rescue cat. She is a competitive powerlifter, avid reader of fiction, and loves to bake everything from cakes to cookies.