Melanie Seiler Hames is the Executive Director at Active Southern West Virginia and a treasure to the people of the New River Gorge and surrounding area.  Melanie brings Stand Up Paddle Boarding, and more importantly, good health to the people of West Virginia by having them take an active part in sports and recreation that is right in their back yard.  Ms. Seiler, is also a very important leader who is improving the overall health quotient of West Virginia–a state heavily dependent on disappearing Coal Mining jobs, yet at the same time, one of the most beautiful places on earth ripe with economic opportunity in recreation. Hames