She is an active member of Create Buckhannon, attends City Council meetings, and is active in her church. She also volunteers at the Buckhannon Senior Center by calling "Bingorobics" (a combination of bingo and aerobics) for seniors.

Prior to moving to Buckhannon, Evelyn had a 36-year career with the federal government. Volunteering has been an active part of her life by serving through the years as: a Board Member on the Elvaton Towne Condominium Association; Chairman of the Pack Committee for Cub Scouts; and as a lay therapist for the Prevention of Child Abuse for the State of Maryland. Evelyn also volunteered as a financial councilor for her church, served/volunteered with the Combined Federal Campaign, Muscular Dystrophy, and Cystic Fibrosis. She also taught English Second Language (ESL) in two facilities for two years. Prior to leaving Baltimore, Evelyn worked part time as an Activity Specialist at both Arbutus and Lansdowne Senior Centers as well as coordinating their lunch programs.

Andi is a Volunteer Recovery/Life Coach and Recovery Coach Professional with Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment (GRaCE)-Blue Ridge Resource Center (BRRC). Andi completed her BA in Psychology at Quincy College in IL in 1982, and her MA and doctoral coursework in Psychology at the University of Nevada-Reno in 1987.

During graduate school, Andi served as a Volunteer, Trainer and Speaker Bureau member for a Crisis Call Center and its Sexual Assault Response Team; she also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Summer Instructor and Mental Health Tech. Andi then began a 27-year career working with a private contractor for the USDOL Job Corps program, starting in Counseling and Student Services at Job Corps Centers in NV, WV and MD. In 1994 Andi moved on to Corporate responsibilities for what became 15 Job Corps Centers operated by her employer for the USDOL. Responsibilities included: developing responses to requests for contract proposals and programming to meet new initiatives; overseeing contract and programming implementation and maintenance; and assuring integrity in student records and contract performance data.

In 2014 left her 27-year Job Corps career to return to WV, live with her mom and see what was next. She soon found outlets for continuing to learn, grow and serve with Buckhannon’s Celebrate Recovery, where she continues to serve. In 2018 Andi added the WV Leadership Academy (WVLA), AmeriCorps VISTA, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-Adult and the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy to her learning and growing experiences, while serving at Opportunity House Inc. In 2019, Andi moved on to the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) as a Peer Specialist for the Drop-In Center in Buckhannon and as a Peer Group Facilitator. In 2019 Andi also completed the Buckhannon ‘Citizen Police Academy’ and basic Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS), and she continues to serve with the Buckhannon Police Department. In 2020, Andi completed the WVLA’s Facilitator Training (“TTT”). In 2021, Andi completed the Buckhannon Leadership Academy, as well as the Recovery/Life Coach and Recovery Coach Professional trainings with Greater Recovery and Community Empowerment (GRaCE)/Blue Ridge Resource Center (BRRC), where she now serves as a volunteer Advocate, Community Recovery/Life Coach and a Recovery Coach Professional for Drug Court participants. Andi identifies as a person in long-term recovery from multiple addictions and mental health challenges, including acute and complex PTSD.  

Vito is a second-generation immigrant to the United States and a naturalized American citizen. He is proud to have received a commendation for good citizenship from the governor of Maryland. Prior to moving to Buckhannon, he spent many years in the Indexing Section of the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD as a contractor until his contract ended in 2016, at which time he decided to retire and move to West Virginia with his wife.

Vito holds a B.A. degree in music from the University of Maryland, College Park. His volunteer activities reflect his desire to give back to the community for the privileges he has enjoyed in a free country. Vito regularly attends Create Buckhannon and Buckhannon City Council meetings, is active in his local church, and a pianist with the Buckhannon Chamber Orchestra.In Maryland, he volunteered with the Maryland Food Bank and was a choral singer in a Bethesda, MD church choir for 28 years.

One of his interests is crime prevention and investigation, and watching crime shows on TV. The VIPS program assists the Police Department, freeing them to focus on law enforcement. With his respect for the police force, and the goals of VIPS, the program was an immediate match.

Brittney, a life-long resident of Upshur County is a 2012 graduate of Buckhannon Upshur High School and is a member of Faith Tabernacle Church. She is currently taking online classes through Southern New Hampshire University to receive her Bachelors degree in Health Administration.

When not assisting VIPS or working at the Upshur County 911 Center as a dispatcher she enjoys raising her two girls, singing, spending time with family and friends and giving back to her community through various organizations.