Antero Resources Corp. appointed Joyce McConnell to the board, effective Feb. 20.

McConnell's appointment will bring Antero Resources' board to nine members. She will be a member of the board's nominating and governance committee, according to a Feb. 20 news release.

McConnell is the provost and vice president of academic affairs at West Virginia University.

Antero Resources is an independent natural gas and oil company focused on natural gas liquids in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Ohio.