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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.
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Council Members
James B. Becker, M.D.
Marshall University,
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Bio
James H. Berry, D.O.
Medical Director, Chestnut Ridge Center
Bio
Major General Bill Crane
Adjutant General, West Virginia Joint Forces
Bio
Kathy D'Antoni
Assistant State Superintendent of Schools with the West Virginia Department of Education
Bio
Jonathan Dower
Executive Director,West Virginia Sober Living
Bio
Brian Gallagher, R.Ph.
Chief of Government Relations, Marshall University
Bio
Michael E. Kilkenny, M.D.
Executive Director, Cabell/Huntington Health Department
Bio
Stefan Maxwell, M.D.
Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Charleston Area Medical Center
Emma Morton-Eggleston, M.D., MPH
Associate Vice President for Community Health Innovation, WVU Health Sciences
Bio
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
Bio
Shawn Schwertfeger
WV State Coordinator, AHIDTA
Bio
Lyn O’Connell, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Addiction Science, Marshall University
Bio
Stephen M. Petrany, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Bio
Thomas M. Plymale
Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
Amy Saunders
Managing Director, Marshall University Center of Excellence and Recovery
Bio
Beverly Sharp
Executive Director, The REACH Initiative & WV Reentry Councils
Bio
Stephen Loyd, M.D.
Director, Department of Human Services, Office of Drug Control Policy
Bio
Stephanne Thornton
Criminal Justice Specialist, Public Defender Corporation Resource Center
Bio
Kim Barber Tieman
Benedum Foundation
Bio
Ex-Officio Members
Linda Boyd,
D.O.
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean; Chief Academic Officer, Title 2
Bio
TBD
State Health Officer, Department of Health, Bureau for Public Health
TBD
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
Bio
Clay Marsh, M.D.
Chancellor and Executive Dean for Health Sciences, West Virginia School of Medicine
Bio
The Honorable Michael Maroney
Chair of the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Bio
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
Mark Sorsaia
Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
Bio
The Honorable Judge William Thompson
United States Attorney, United States Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Bio
The Honorable Amy Summers
West Virginia House of Delegates to Ex Officio
Bio
TBA
Chairwoman, Cabinet Secretary,
Department of Health
Bio