Governor's Council

In December of 2018, Governor Jim Justice announced the formation of the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment. The Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) is tasked with providing administrative support and resources to the Council. The Governor’s Council acts as an advisory committee to the ODCP in the State's ongoing efforts to combat substance use. View the Executive Order here


​​​​​​​​Council Members

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James B. Becker, M.D.     Marshall University, 
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Bio​


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James H. Berry, D.O.
Medical Director, Chestnut Ridge Center

 Crane 
Major General Bill Crane​ Adjutant General, West Virginia Joint Forces
Bio
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Kathy D'Antoni​
Assistant State Superintendent of Schools with the West Virginia Department of Education
Dower 
Jonathan Dower ​Executive Director,West Virginia Sober Living
Bio
gallagher 
Brian Gallagher, R.Ph.
​Chief of Government Relations, Marshall University

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​Michael E. Kilkenny, M.D.​
Executive Director, Cabell/Huntington Health Department
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Stefan Maxwell, M.D.  
Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Charleston Area Medical Center

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Emma Morton-Eggleston, M.D., MPH   ​Associate Vice President for Community Health Innovation, WVU Health Sciences
Bio
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​Garrett E. Moran, PhD​
Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute; Professor, Health Policy, Leadership, and Management,​ School of Public Health; Professor, Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, School of Medicine

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Shawn Schwertfeger
WV State Coordinator, AHID​TA
  
Lyn O’Connell, Ph.D.  ​Associate Director of Addiction Science, Marshall University
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​Stephen M. Petrany, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Bio​



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Thomas M. Plymale
Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
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​​Amy Saunders
Managing Director, Marshall University Center of Excellence and Recovery
Bio​
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Sharp 
Beverly Sharp
Executive Director, The REACH Initiative & WV Reentry Councils

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Rachel Thaxton
​Interim Director, Department of Human Services, Office of Drug Control Policy
Bio​


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​Stephanne Thornton
Criminal Justice Specialist, Public Defender Corporation Resource Center


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​​Kim Barber Tieman
Benedum Foundation
Bio

Ex-Officio Members

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Linda Boyd, D.O.
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean; Chief Academic Officer, Title 2
Bio
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Matthew Christiansen, M.D., MPH
State Health Officer, Department of Health, ​Bureau for Public Health
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TBD
Commissioner, Department of Human Services, 
Bureau for Behavioral Health

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​David Gozal, M.D., MBA, PhD (Hon)
Vice President of Health Affairs Dean, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

  
Clay Marsh, M.D. ​Chancellor and Executive Dean for​ Health Sciences, West Virginia School of Medicine
  
The Honorable Michael Maroney
Chair of the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee​
Bio​


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Allen Mock, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner, Department of Health, Bureau for Public Health
  
Melanie Purkey ​Executive Director for Federal Programs, West Virginia Department of Education

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Mark Sorsaia
Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
Bio
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The Honorable Judge William Thompson
United States Attorney, United States Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

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The Honorable Amy Summers
West Virginia House of Delegates to Ex Officio

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Sheri Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP
​​Chairwoman​, ​​Cabinet ​Secretary, 
​Department of Health
Bio