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Katlin Swisher

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Facts about Katlin

What are 3 traits that define you?
Faith, focus, motivation

What was your first job?
At age 16, I was hired as a reporter for both the then-Charleston Gazette and my home county’s now-defunct weekly paper, the Putnam Standard. 


What are your favorite hobbies?
Reading, playing the clarinet, cross-stitching, biking, hiking and cheering on the Mountaineers. After the pandemic began, my husband and I set an unofficial goal of visiting all of West Virginia’s state parks to spend more time outdoors and be active yet socially distant. Since March 2020, we’ve hiked 116 miles and counting!

What is your favorite place to travel/visit? or If you could visit anywhere, where would you go? Anywhere with the WVU Alumni Band! During our 2018 European Tour, we visited France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

What is at least one thing on your bucket list?
Attend a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field

What is your name, unit, and position?
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Instructor, Reed College of Media

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