Meet the Staff
Dewey Houck — RAIL President
mullensproject@aol.com
RAIL Founder Dewey Houck is a retired railroad worker and Mullens-area native who commutes regularly between Mullens and his home in Roanoke, VA. After the catastrophic floods of 2001, Dewey committed to helping rebuild Wyoming County. Since then, his efforts have been recognized on local, state, and national levels. Dewey is a recipient of the 2001 Mullens Chamber of Commerce Civic Hero Award, 2006 Senior Volunteer of the Year in West Virginia, the 2006 Roanoke Civitan Club’s Good Samaritan Award, Stanford University’s 2006 National Encore Purpose Prize, and the 2009 Critical Impact Award from Philanthropy West Virginia.
Charlene Cook — Director of Operations
charlene@railwv.org
Charlene is a native of southern West Virginia and long-time Itmann resident. She runs the Wyoming County Diabetes Coalition, Shed Unwanted Pounds Weight Loss Group, and coordinates all events taking place at the MOC. Charlene is active in the Mullens Chamber of Commerce, Mullens Ministerial Association, and a number of other local organizations.
Board
As of January 2017
| Board Member | Occupation | Term |
| President: Dewey Houck, | Retired Railroad | 2017 |
| Vice-President: Charles Feller | CV Feller Insurance | 2017 |
| Treasurer: Reece Neely | Sales Representative/City Commissioner | 2017 |
| Orlan “Butch” McNeely | State Farm Insurance | 2017 |
| David “Bug” Stover | County Circuit Clerk | 2017 |
| Secretary: Dvon Duncan | Retired Teacher/Retired USAF | 2018 |
| Tom Marshall | WV Waste Management | 2018 |
| Anne Pauley | Retired Administrator | 2018 |
| Tommy Redden | Executive Director | 2018 |
| Sam Petsonk | Attorney | 2019 |
| Steve Clark | DOD Education Economic Development | 2019 |
| Shirley Weaver | Retired Aircraft Industry | 2019 |