Chief Executive Officer
A native of Bristol, Virginia Travis Staton currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the United Way of Russell and Washington Counties Virginia.
Prior to joining the United Way in 2005, Staton served as General Manager for Mahoney's Sports, in Abingdon, Virginia for 3 years where he developed and operated the new Abingdon, Virginia location. Before Mahoney's Sports, Staton worked as a Sales and Marketing Executive with Sodexho Management for the City of Johnson City, Tennessee where he was responsible for sales and marketing of the Millennium Center.
Dedicated to serving the community in which he lives and works, Staton currently serves on the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Industry Development Committee and the Washington County Federal Emergency Management Agency Executive Board. Staton earned a bachelor's in Business Administration from East Tennessee State University. He currently resides in Washington County, Virginia with son's Parley and Kellen and wife Ryiah who is the Assistant Vice President & Marketing Officer for TriSummit Bank in Kingsport, TN.