Department of Health, Department of Health Facilities, and Department of Human Services

Sherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP

Cabinet Secretary

​​​Russell Crane

Deputy Secretary

Justin Davis

Interim Commissioner, Bureau for Public Health

Matthew Christiansen

State Health Officer

Col. Robert Kincaid

Director of the Center for Threat Preparedness

Donnie Haynes

Deputy Commissioner for Health Protection

​​​Ann Urling

Interim Inspector General (OIG)

West Virginia Department of Human Services

Cynthia A. Persily, Ph.D.

​​Cabinet Secretary 

Cammie Chapman

Deputy Secretary of Children and Adult Services

​​​Christina Mullins

Deputy Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders/Co-Interim Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy

​​​Cynthia Beane

Commissioner of the Bureau for Medical Services (BMS)

​​​Rachel Thaxton

Co-Interim Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP)

Kimberly Ricketts

Special Consultant to the Secretary for the Bureau for Social Services (BSS)

​​​Garrett Jacobs

Commissioner of the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE)

​​​Janie Cole

Commissioner of the Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA)

​​​Nicholas Stuchell

Interim Commissioner of the Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH)

West Virginia Department of Health Facilities

Michael Caruso

Cabinet Secretary 

​​​Shevona Lusk

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Health Facilities (OHF)

Chief of Staff - West Virginia Departments of Health, Health Facilities, and Human Services

Rae Bates

Office of Shared Administration​

John Lopez

Director of the Office of Constituent Services

Annie Moore

Director of Communications 
West Virginia Department of Health | West Virginia Department of Health Facilities​

Whitney Wetzel

Director of Communications 
West Virginia Department of Human Services​

​​​Tara Buckner

Chief Financial Officer

​​​Shaun Charles

Chief Information Officer​

​​​Angie Jacobs-Ferris​​

Chief Human Resources Officer​​