Jonathan Adler

Jonathan Adler joined the West Virginia Association of Counties as executive director in 2017. 

He began his professional career as a newspaper reporter and photographer at his hometown newspaper, the Weston Democrat. His career in public service started 1991, when he served as an aide to Governor Gaston Caperton, traveling West Virginia and promoting the Governor's policies, doing outreach work with public officials and citizens. Adler also briefly served in the Office of Treasurer John Perdue as an assistant, performing many of those same duties.  

From 2001 until 2008, Adler served as the state government relations manager for Columbia Gas Transmission, followed by a brief stint in a similar role for CONSOL Energy. For three years he worked in fundraising and development as assistant vice president for advancement for West Virginia State University.  

Before joining the WVACO, Adler served as executive director for the West Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science (1989) and an Executive MBA (2001), both from West Virginia University. A native of Weston, West Virginia, he and his family currently reside in Charleston.