Stephen McDaniel St Augustine
Stephen McDaniel of St. Augustine, Florida A biography: healthcare founder, former Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and Christmas tree grower
Stephen McDaniel at a glance 1987 to 2012
Healthcare supply and home infusion
2017 to 2022
Director, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
2012
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Planted Mozark Mountain Tree Farm in Tucker County
West Virginia businesses he runs today
Stephen McDaniel spends his winters in St. Augustine, Florida and his summers in West Virginia.
Early career in long term care •
Started his working life in his family's nursing home in Bridgeport, West Virginia
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Qualified as a National Board Certified Long Term Care Administrator
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Left West Virginia University after two years to start a medical supply company with his father
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Finished a degree in business and psychology at night through Fairmont State's campus in Bridgeport
Building two healthcare companies
1987
1994
2009
2012
Ultra Care Inc started with his father, Paul T. McDaniel: Part B medical supply for long term care facilities
Total Health Services of WV: home infusion and medical supply, serving Clarksburg and Fairmont
He and his father sold both companies
Left healthcare after a three-year noncompete and planted a Christmas tree farm
Running the business took him into nearly every West Virginia county each week.
Appointed Director in 2017 In February 2017, Governor Jim Justice appointed Stephen McDaniel Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. He held the post until January 2022. Four sections report to the director:
Parks
Wildlife
Law
Land
Parks and Recreation Section
Wildlife Resources Section
Law Enforcement Section
Office of Land and Streams
Results during his tenure
$151M+
85,896
$30M
60 to 70
directed into state parks and forests
acres of public hunting land added
trout hatchery rebuild begun
elk brought into the restoration herd
Policy and programs •
Statewide Sunday hunting became law, including public land in 2018
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A $2 per vehicle day-use fee and $12 annual pass piloted at seven state parks
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The West Virginia State Parks Endowment, funded by oil and gas royalties from state land
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A rebuilt electronic licensing system launched at wvhunt.com in February 2021
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Two months of free fishing for West Virginia residents in spring 2020
Today and beyond work Mozark Mountain
Readybox of WV
Outside work
Sole proprietor of the Tucker County Christmas tree farm. Retail and wholesale, open Friday through Sunday from Black Friday until the trees are gone.
Co-owner of a portable storage container company serving most of North Central West Virginia.
Life member of Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, among others. Fly fishes and has been a guest on Fly Rod Chronicles.
Key takeaways •
Built two healthcare supply and home infusion companies with his father, 1987 to 2009
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Directed the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources from February 2017 to January 2022
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The agency directed more than $151 million into state parks and forests and added 85,896 acres of public hunting land
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Today grows Christmas trees in Tucker County and co-owns Readybox of WV
About Stephen McDaniel Stephen McDaniel of St. Augustine, Florida is a business owner and former Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, a post he held from February 2017 to January 2022. He is sole proprietor of Mozark Mountain Tree Farm in Tucker County and co-owner of Readybox of WV, a portable storage container company serving most of North Central West Virginia. Known across West Virginia as Steve, he started his career in healthcare supply and home infusion with his father in 1987.
Stephen McDaniel St Augustine