Past Speakers

Burton Pizzino

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE

Jennifer Crane

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, WV SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Melinda Price

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, NEW RIVER COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Brandon Proudfoot

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Brandon Whitehouse

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST, CONCORD UNIVERSITY

Eric Jackson

VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF STAFF WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

David Blaine, M.D.

WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC.

Jason Wilburn

CO-OWNER, PAUL WISSMACH GLASS COMPANY

Dr. James Becker

VICE DEAN FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND HEALTH CARE POLICY, MARSHALL HEALTH

Elizabeth Vitullo, PHD

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, JOHN CHAMBER’S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC INNOVATION , WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Speaker Roger Hanshaw

WV HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Minority Leader Doug Skaff

WV HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Richie Heath

ATTORNEY, BOWLES RICE LLP

Jan Rader

DIRECTOR, MAYOR'S COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & DRUG CONTROL POLICY

Jean Bennett, PhD, MSM, MSN, BSN

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, REGION 3

Nicole Christian

PRESIDENT & CEO, CHARLESTON AREA ALLIANCE

Sam Taylor

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND TECHNOLOGIES, WVU ENERGY INSTITUTE

Nick Guertin

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, REVITALIZE APPALACHIA, COALFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Cathy Burns

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HUNTINGTON MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Alex Weld

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GENERATION WEST VIRGINIA

Heather Vanater

ECONOMIC & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER APPALACHIAN POWER

Brian Anderson

DIRECTOR, INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON COAL AND POWER PLANT COMMUNITIES

Jennifer Garrison

SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR TO THE FEDERAL CO-CHAIR, ARC

Jen Giovannitti

PRESIDENT, CLAUDE WORTHINGTON BENEDUM FOUNDATION

Doug Lynott

DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION AND DISASTER RECOVERY, U.S. EDA

Ryan Thorn

WV STATE DIRECTOR, USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Emily Wilson-Hauger

DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS, WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT & LENDING

Taylor Bennett

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WV LAND STEWARDSHIP CORP

Shane Farthing

DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF MARTINSBURG

Sandy Hunt

MAYOR, CITY OF NEW MARTINSVILLE

Monica Miller

OWNER, M. MILLER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LLC.

Jay Ford

ATTORNEY, SPILMAN THOMAS & BATTLE, PLLC,

Traci Phillips

OWNER, FUN FITNESS KIDS CLUB LLC.

Michele O’Conner

SENIOR INVESTMENT MANAGER, WEST VIRGINIA JOBS INVESTMENT TRUST

Peter Butler

DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSOR AND EXTENSION SPECIALIST IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Alecia N. Allen, MA LPC

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS COORDINATOR, WV COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HUB

Jill Nolan, PhD

CHAIR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES; ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HEALTH EDUCATION; DIRECTOR, MASTER OF ARTS IN HEALTH PROMOTION

Rich Sutphin, MPH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WV RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Jack Jarvis

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, FAIRNESS WEST VIRGINIA

Kathy Herrington, M.S., M.A.,LSW

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HUMAN SERVICES & EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAIR, WEST VIRGINIA NORTHERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Dr. Lindsay Acree, Pharm. D.,AE-C

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

Carrie M. Staton

Carrie M. Staton

DIRECTOR, NORTHERN WV BROWNFIELDS ASSISTANCE CENTER, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Austin Sanders

PROGRAM MANAGER, COMPASS HUNTINGTON

Brent Tomblin

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOONE MEMORIAL’S BRIGHTER FUTURE

Kaycie Stushek

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SPECIALIST, WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HUB

Bryan Phillips

POLICY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR WV COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HUB

Catherine Wilt

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, AND APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION’S ALI FACULTY MEMBER

Susan Bissett

PRESIDENT, WEST VIRGINIA DRUG INTERVENTION INSTITUTE

Tina Ramirez, B.A.

DIRECTOR, GREAT RIVERS REGIONAL SYSTEM FOR ADDICTION CARE, MARSHALL HEALTH DIVISION OF ADDICTION SCIENCES

Sharon Lansdale, RPh, MS

PRESIDENT/CEO, THE CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Joe Deegan, MSW, LICSW, AADC-S

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIAISON, THOMAS HEALTH

Amy Knicely

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY COORDINATOR, PROJECT AWARE WV, MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR RECOVERY

Nikki Tennis

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, WEST VIRGINIA BUREAU FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Tia Welch

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WV HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

Hank Dial

CITY MANAGER, CITY OF HUNTINGTON

Meshea L. Poore, Esq.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Garry Clark

PRESIDENT & CEO, ECONOMIC ALLIANCE SNOHOMISH COUNTY, TEDX SPEAKER AND AUTHOR OF UNLIKELY VIKING-FROM THE D.C. PROJECTS TO RURAL NEBRASKA

Dr. Shanequa Smith

FOUNDER, RESTORATIVE ACTIONS

Lindsay Acree, Pharm.D., AE-C

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, PHARMACY PRACTICE DEPARTMENT AND PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE, PHARMUC PATIENT CARE CLINIC

Aaron Blankenship

PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST, WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGIATE RECOVERY NETWORK