Terri R. Cutright is the President of Terri Reed Cutright & Associates (TRC & Associates).  TRC & Associates was established in 2008 and is a management and marketing company in Morgantown, West Virginia.  The company specializes in:

  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning Facilitation
  • Grant Development
  • Community & Downtown Revitalization
  • Special Events
  • Farmers’ Market
  • Town/Gown and Tourism Expertise
  • Fundraising Counsel
  • Historic Preservation
  • Affordable Housing
  • Economic Development.

In January 2015, Terri began to work full-time in her company. Recent and current clients include:  Morgantown Area Partnership, Morgantown Community Resouces Inc, The Mylan Park Foundation, GAI/City of Charleston, WV, AECOM/Garrett County MD, Charleston Area Alliance, Arts Monongahela/ACGM, City of Morgantown, Callie Ann Atkins Foundation, City of Elkins, PACE, Girls on the Run WVNC, Empty Bowls Monongalia, WV Small Business Development Center, Operation Welcome Home, Sutton Community Development, Main Street West Virginia, Pennsylvania Downtown Center, The City of Bluefield,  and the Economic Development Authorities for Monongalia, Preston and Barbour WV Counties.  Other clients and projects can be found here.

In December 2015, TRC & Associates received certification as a Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (DBE) by the West Virginia Department of Transportation Unified Certification Committee and began working on West Virginia transportation projects.

Also, since 2015, Terri has been able to secure over $65M in grant funds for her clients.  Some notable grants that she has written and been awarded are:  Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, West Virginia Art Culture and History, WV CARES Act, Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust, Weldon Foundation, US EDA, BB&T (Truist) Foundation, Hott/Brown Foundations, Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program, Congressionally Directed Spending,  and many others.

TRC & Associates is an active small business member of the Morgantown Area Partnership (Chamber of Commerce). TRC & Associates is also an active business member of the West Virginia Nonprofit Association.

Currently, Ms. Cutright serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for Truist Bank (BB&T), Truist Bank WV Charitable Foundation, Mountain Line Transit Board, and the Morgantown Area Partnership’s Transportation Committee.   Terri serves on the American Red Cross Allegheny Highlands Chapter’s Philanthropy Committee and Board of Directors. In December 2022, she completed over 20 years of service on the Mountaineer Country Convention & Visitors Bureau, twice leading the organization as the Board Chair.

During her professional career, Terri has served on the Board of Directors in many local and state-wide organizations that work in the areas of community development, such as the WV Preservation Alliance, Arts on the River Festival, and the Metropolitan Theatre Foundation.

Over the last 30 years, Terri has been recognized for her leadership with many awards.  In 2015, she was selected as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia 2015 Women in Business Champion of the Year.

Terri has also been a presenter at the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Annual Conference, numerous National Main Street Center National Town Meetings, and the Illinois Main Street Spring Conference.  She was a presenter at the Ohio Heritage Conference,Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Summit, West Virginia University’s Community Leadership Academy, Monongalia County Leadership, and presentations for city, county, and state elected officials.  Her featured topics are Main Street success stories, Organization, Economic Development and Promotions/Special Events, Fundraising, Farmers’ Market Recruitment, small business management, and Town/Gown relationships.  She is a 1999 graduate of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Certification Institute in Professional Downtown Management and is one of the most experienced professionals in the country, with 28 years of downtown management experience.

Terri Cutright graduated from West Virginia University with a BS in Business Administration with a major in marketing.  She has also completed graduate hours in personnel management.  Upon graduating from college, she worked in banking for seven years (Marketing Representative).  In 1984, Ms. Cutright relocated to Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky with her husband.  Before moving back to West Virginia, Ms. Cutright was a Main Street Program Manager in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and a college instructor in business and marketing at Prestonsburg Community College.