Governor's Council

In December of 2018, former ​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

BeckerJames B. Becker, M.D.     Marshall University, 
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
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  CraneMajor General Bill Crane​ Adjutant General, West Virginia Joint Forces




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


garrett​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

photo coming soon.jpg Shawn Schwertfeger
WV State Coordinator, AHID​TA
 Lyn O’Connell, Ph.D.  ​Associate Director of Addiction Science, Marshall University





saunders​​Amy Saunders
Managing Director, Marshall University Center of Excellence and Recovery
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RachelThaxton24 (1).jpgStephen Loyd, M.D.
​Director, Department of Human Services, Office of Drug Control Policy


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




Ex-Officio Members

​​​ Linda Boyd, D.O.
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean; Chief Academic Officer, Title 2
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State Health Officer, Department of Health, ​Bureau for Public Health

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Commissioner, Department of Human Services, 
Bureau for Behavioral Health

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




mockAllen 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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TBA 
​​Chairwoman​, ​​Cabinet ​Secretary, 
​Department of Health
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