Meet the Staff

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Meet the Staff

Executive Director

Erik Essington - Executive Director

Erik Essington is the Executive Director at WVCDHH. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Recreation from California State University, Northridge; a Master’s degree in Counseling in Business, Industry and Government from California State University Northridge; a School Counseling Credential from National University; and a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology from California Graduate Institute.

For the past 25 years, Erik has worked in the Mental Health and Educational setting specializing in Deaf services with state agencies, local community organizations, to ensure that appropriate and accessible educational and clinical services were provided to the Deaf and hard of hearing population.

You may contact Erik at Erik.J.Essington@wv.gov or at 304-400-6959 (Video Phone) / 304-205-6060 (Voice).

Project Director

Sarah Lowther is the Project Director at WVCDHH. She has been with WVCDHH since April 2015. Prior to working for WVCDHH, she worked as a technical analyst and customer support specialist. She provided advanced services, such as incident response and escalations operations, as part of a resolution team for major telecommunication, healthcare, and financial advisory companies. She brings analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills, along with an enthusiastic desire to help others.

Sarah’s hobbies include biking, crafting, video games, and spending time with family and pets.

You may contact Sarah at Sarah.B.Lowther@wv.gov or 304-558-1675.

Meet the Staff

Project Director

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