Mr. Flores and Mr. Thomas were elected to serve a five-year term during the December 2024 Board of Trustees meeting.
Ian C. Flores
Ian Flores, Senior Vice-President of NVT Asset Management, LLC, serves as a Portfolio Manager. He designs customized investment solutions for clients based on their particular risk tolerance, time horizon, liquidity needs, and financial goals. He has investment experience since 1991. Prior to NTV, Mr. Flores served as the Senior Portfolio Manager for BB&T Wealth Management in Charleston, West Virginia, managing over $400 million in assets. Mr. Flores earned his BS in Business Administration from West Virginia State University, MBA from West Virginia University and completed the Southeastern Trust School at Campbell University. Mr. Flores holds the NASD Securities Series 65 license.
He currently serves as Vice Chair of West Virginia State University’s Board of Governors, and on the Finance Council of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, where he chairs their Investment Committee. He also helped create the Filipino American Association of West Virginia to share the culture and heritage of the Filipino community. He’s married to his beautiful wife of 29 years, Lora, and they have 6 children.
David Thomas
David Thomas has lived in Charleston all of his life. He and his late wife Sandy have one child who lives in Georgia. David is retired from the active practice of law at the firm Thomas, Combs & Spann PLLC, where he was a founding member, trial attorney and managing member. His practice covered various areas, including drug and medical device, toxic tort, legal malpractice, product liability, environmental, and general coal litigation. David is currently on the Visiting Committee at the West Virginia University College of Law and an Elder at The First Presbyterian Church in Charleston where he serves on Session and the Witness and Mission Committee. David also volunteers on the Special Projects and Development Committees for TGKVF.
When he is not pursuing the active practice of retirement, David enjoys golf, travel and driving.