Networking & Professional Development

Business After Hours

Business After Hours is Charleston, West Virginia’s premier networking event, hosted monthly by the Charleston Area Alliance and members. The networking event provides a unique experience for guests and serves as a great way to meet other professionals living and working in the Charleston area. 

Business After Hours is held at member locations throughout the Charleston Area. Each event provides the host with an opportunity to showcase their facility and local chefs, restaurants and caterers. 

Elevations

The Charleston Area Alliance’s Elevations Professional Women’s Network Luncheon Series strives to enrich, empower and elevate women. The luncheon series features female speakers and unites Charleston’s professionals, both women and men, to learn and be inspired by the journeys, challenges and accomplishments of strong female leaders and role models.

Former speakers include: 

Gayle Manchin, Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Co-Chair

Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Global Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor 

Dr. Elizabeth A. Dooley, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs at the University of Central Florida

Dr. Susan T. Goodfellow, Director, Energy & Environmental Readiness for the U.S. Navy