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Board Member Elizabeth (and Frank) Dix Awarded Business Persons of the Year

New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) Board Member Elizabeth Dix and Frank Dix of Kirkwood Winery and Isaiah Morgan Distillery were recently awarded Business Persons of the Year at the Summersville Area Chamber of Commerce’s End of Year Banquet on November 7th! Their hard work, dedication, and determination to building a successful business is formally recognized by the local community.

The entire staff of NRGRDA congratulates Elizabeth and Frank Dix for this outstanding honor and we could not be more proud to have Elizabeth as a valued member of our Board of Directors. Members of the NRGRDA Board of Directors collaborate to provide strategic vision, set organizational policy, ensure compliance, determine programs and budgets, set fundraising strategies, enhance the organization’s public image, evaluate the organization’s effectiveness, as well as run and serve on various committees.

Located in beautiful Summersville, WV, Kirkwood Winery is home to some of West Virginia’s finest wine and the Isaiah Morgan Distillery, Southern West Virginia’s first mini-distillery which crafts Bourbon, Rye, Southern Moon, and Grappa spirits. Learn more at kirkwood-wine.com.