Stephen McDaniel St. Augustine

Stephen McDaniel of St. Augustine, Florida was appointed Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources in 2017 by Governor Jim Justice. The agency covers the Parks and Recreation Section, the Wildlife Resources Section, the Law Enforcement Section, and the Office of Land and Streams. During his tenure it directed more than $151 million into state parks and forests, added 85,896 acres of public hunting land, widened elk restoration in Logan County, and began a $30 million rebuild of the trout hatchery system. Statewide Sunday hunting became law.

He worked in healthcare from 1987 until 2012. He and his father, Paul T. McDaniel, started Ultra Care Inc in 1987, a Part B medical supply company serving long term care facilities, and in 1994 started Total Health Services of WV, a home infusion and medical supply company. He sold both companies in 2009 and left healthcare in 2012.