About
Semper Liberi

Neil McLaughlin has served in healthcare leadership roles over the past 30 years in WV, NC and PA. For the 5 years immediately prior to his current position, Neil was concurrently president of two WV hospitals. An Eastern Panhandle native, Neil holds master's degrees in business administration (WVU) and adult education (Penn State) and a bachelor's degree in nursing from Alderson-Broaddus College. Early in his career, Neil was very active in pre-hospital and emergency care and for fourteen years he was engaged at the national level in the organ and tissue procurement and transplantation field. He presently serves on the boards of several area civic and public organizations and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Cara is the treasurer of the Semper Liberi advisory board. She holds and accounting degree from George Mason University. She has worked as an internal auditor for the Department of Veteran Affairs for 13 years. Prior to working for the VA she worked 2 years in public accounting. In her free time, Cara stays busy traveling with her family, keeping an active fitness lifestyle, and keeping up with her kids sports schedule.

Dr. Jonathan Hartiens is a Clinical Psychologist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. He operates a private practice in Martinsburg, WV. In 2018, Dr. Hartiens was awarded the Ryan Brown Grant for $3 million which has been used to open the first residential addiction treatment facility in the Eastern Panhandle. It is currently operated by Pyramid Health Care. He has over 30 years experience and developed expertise in the treatment of addictions. In addition to being a prominent therapist, he is frequently invited to speak at national conferences and general audiences on addiction treatment.

Mary Beth is the owner of Kisner Communications, a full-service advertising, graphic design, and marketing firm serving a broad range of clientele for over three decades across West Virginia from healthcare and banking, to tourism, non-profit and small business industries. Born and raised in Berkeley County, Mary Beth has a passion for serving her community and is actively involved with many organizations, donating much of her professional and personal time to help market their messages. Currently, she serves on the boards of the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival and the Martinsburg Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. Mary Beth and her husband Rob are Elders and founding members of Airborne Church, where she also serves as the Community Liaison. They reside in Martinsburg and have children; Robby, Brady and Lexy, a daughter-n-law Esther and two grandchildren William and Hazel.

Chris has spent the last 22 Years at Hope Community Church. Aside from pastoring, Chris and his wife Beth are small business owners, employing 17 people in our local communities. Equipping people to accomplish their calling shows up in every area of Chris' life, from Pastoring a local church, to running a business, and even global mission work. In his time off you'll find him building or fixing just about anything. Chris and Beth have 3 children, Madelynne, Emma, her husband Trip, and Carter.

Mike is currently of-counsel with the Bowles Rice LLP law firm at its Martinsburg, WV office. He primarily practices in the areas of tax planning and tax controversy work at all levels — federal, state and local. He graduated from WVU in 1968 with a degree in Business Administration and, then, after serving in the US Army, graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1974, and, after passing the WV Bar Exam later that year, has practiced law ever since. During that time, he also served as West Virginia State Tax Commissioner from 1985 to 1988 and was president of the 12-state Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators, 1987-1988.

Stewart M. Borger, AAI, is president of Smith-Nadenbousch Insurance, Inc. an independent insurance agency that has two locations in the Eastern Panhandle. He has been involved in the insurance industry on the local, state and national level for over 50 years. Stew has served on the board of directors of numerous community non-profits and was a charter board member and president of the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation. He serves as the vice-chairman and was one of four men who founded the Eastern Panhandle Recovery Foundation whose mission is to provide a safe, drug free environment for 12 step meetings for individuals in recovery. This foundation currently operates a local "Clubhouse" in Martinsburg where over 20 meetings are held on weekly basis. Stew and his wife Candy have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Kristie Hadley, a native of the Eastern Panhandle, is a Sr. Vice President/Market Leader at BCT (Bank of Charles Town), with more than 29 years' experience in the financial industry. Kristie, her husband Keith and three daughters reside in Hedgesville. She is actively involved in her church, Airborne Church, along with several non-profit organizations; Children's Home Society, the Berkeley County BackPack program, Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival, Martinsburg Sunrise Rotary, and Women of Distinction Committee. In 2021 Kristie was elected Chairman of the BCT Cares Foundation, she was the United Way's Volunteer of the Year in 2016, is a graduate of the Leadership Berkeley program and has held a seat on the Board of Directors for the Martinsburg/Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce where she Co-Chairs the Government Affairs committee. She is an active member of the Community Bankers of WV and was awarded the Robert “Bob” F. Baronner Jr. Outstanding Community Banker Award in 2019 and also was named the 2019 Musselman High Outstanding Alumni for her contributions to the Eastern Panhandle Community. She contributes her successes by following the quote; “You have two hands, one to help yourself and the second to help others.”