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2022 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
Lane Dilg
Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy
Taylor Brown
Student, Concord University
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
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
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
Alys Smith
Co-Founder, Wing 2 Wing Foundation, First Lady of Marshall University, and Attorney
Sara Payne Scarbro
AVP of Government Relations, Marshall University
Dr. Casey Sacks
President, BridgeValley Community and Technical College
Dr. Josh Baker
President, Mountwest Community and Technical College
Dr. Martin S. Roth
President, University of Charleston
Ericke Cage, J.D., LL.M.
President, West Virginia State University
Derek Scarbro
Deputy Director, RCBI
Jill Upson
Executive Director, Herbert Hoover Office of Minority Affairs
Dr. John Maher
Vice President for Research, Marshall University Executive Director, Marshall University Research Corporation
Kelly Workman
Director, WV Broadband Office
Gayle Manchin
Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
Deb Harris
Lead Transition Agent, Jobs & Hope WV
Brooks Crislip
Director, Business Development, West Virginia American Water
Amy Saunders
Managing Director, Marshall University Center of Excellence for Recovery
Beverly Sharp
Director of Reentry Initiatives, West Virginia Council of Churches
Dr. Bill Bissett
Director of Economic Development, Senator Capito's Office
Brad D. Smith
President, Marshall University
Brandon Dennison
Founder & CEO, Coalfield Development
Brittany Bruce
Project Manager, Marshall University Research Corporation
Charlotte Weber
Vice President for Government Relations, Marshall University
Dr. Drema Hill
VP for Community Engagement and Development, West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabeth Manuel
Senior Director of the Division of Student Affairs, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Dr. James Nemitz
President, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin
Dr. Kelli Johnson
Associate Dean, University Libraries, Marshall University
Dr. Kendra Boggess
President, Concord University
Lata Menon
CEO, First Choice Services, Inc.
Dr. Michelle Taylor
Department Chair & Associate Professor of Business, Bluefield State University
Susie Mullens
Coordinator, West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network
Scott Adkins
Commissioner, Workforce WV
Stephanie Tyree
Executive Director, West Virginia Community Development Hub
Past Speakers Archive
Crystal Thompson Lively
Coordinator, WV Schools of Diversion & Transition with the West Virginia Department of Education
Kelli Crabtree
Senior Director of Employee Development, Coalfield Development
Wendy Patriquin
(Moderator)
Dean for Transfer and Pre-Professional Programs, New River Community and Technical College
Brandon Mills
Instructor of Communications, New River Community and Technical College
Patricia Hoover
Assistant Professor, Computer Science/IT, New River Community and Technical College
Charles Coates
Instructional Specialist, Automotive, New River Community and Technical College
Christie Alexander
Instructor, Mathematics, New River Community and Technical College
Sylvia Stinson
AFB Chief Programs Officer, or Stephanie Enyart, Chief of AFB Public Policy and research Institute
Reverend Matthew Watts
Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church, Director of HOPE Community Development Corporation, member of the WV Workforce Development Board
Scott Pitt
Director of BSC Safe Zone Initiatives’ and LGBT advocate (Educational Outreach Counselor/BSC’s Academic Success Center)
Charlotte Crowe
Transition Agent, Jobs & Hope WV
Chris Morris
Senior VP, Business Development & External Affairs
Terri Giles
Director of Government Affairs, Appalachian Headwaters
David Wertz
CEO and Co-Owner of Infinity Marketing Solutions
Caitlin Ashley-Lizarraga
Manager, International Trade for the WV Department of Economic Development
Leslie Drake
WV Director for the U.S. Commercial Service
Sarah Riley
Co-Founder, High Rocks
Joshua Ball
Associate Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer, SOAR
Angela Vance
(Moderator)
Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP West Virginia
Alex Weld
Executive Director, Generation West Virginia
Briggs White, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Director, The Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, US Department of Energy
Janelle Coleman
V.P. of Community Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, AEP
Sharon Lansdale
President/CEO, Center for Rural Health Development, Inc.
Dr. Mary Roary
Director, SAMHSA, Office of Behavioral Health and Equity
Coralette Hannon
Senior Legislative Representative, AARP
Delgate Daniel Linville
Delegates, 16th District (R-Cabell)
Brian Sampson
(Moderator)
Interim Dean of Workforce, Technical and Community Education, New River Community and Technical College
Patrick Morrisey
WV Attorney General
Gaylene Miller
(Moderator)
State Director, AARP West Virginia
Jenna Hinkle
Education Specialist, WVSOM
Christina Mullins
Commissioner, WV DHHR, Bureau for Behavioral Health
Dr. Bob Foster
Associate Dean for Osteopathic Medical Education, Osteopathic Principles and Practices Department, WVSOM
Melanie Seiler
Executive Director, Active Southern West Virginia
Katie Johnson
Fayette Prevention Coalition
Julian Levine
Director of Community Engagement & Outreach, WVSOM Center for Rural and Community Health, Executive Director, Greenbrier County Health Alliance.
Dr. Anthony Woart
Founder and Director, Minority Health Institute
Trevor Darago
Communications Specialist, West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network
Mitch Carmicheal
WV Department of Economic Development Secretary
Karla Readshaw
Education Partner Manager, Intuit
Nico Valencia
Career Readiness Leader, Intuit
Dr. Pamela Alderman
President, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Chris Yura
Manager Strategic Partnerships, Coalfield Development Corporation
Chris Fussell
Managing Partner, McChrystal Group and New York Times best selling author
Dr. Kari Beth Law
Assistant Professor/Psychiatry Section Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Director Telepsychiatry and Forensic Psychiatrist, WVU
Sammi Brown
Member, WV House of Delegates
Ashley Shaw
Director, Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment (CORE), Marshall Health
Amanda Ramey
Assistant City Manager, City of Hurricane
Kim Donahue
Branch Manager, Charleston Office, U.S. Small Business Administration
Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin
Mayor, City of Charleston
Aaron Preece
AccessWorld Technology and Information Specialist, American Foundation for the Blind
Allison McGee
Corporate Affairs Manager, Kroger Co.
Andrew Dawson
Market President, United Bank
Anne Bowling Tuckwiller
Executive Director, Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation
Ben Eng
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Marshall University, Lewis College of Business
Mayor Beverly White
Mayor, City of Lewisburg
Dr. Bonny Copenhaver
President, New River Community and Technical College
Brad Hall
Vice President External Affairs, Appalachian Power Company
Carol Howerton
(Moderator)
Senior Strategic Advisor for Workforce Development, RCBI
Carolyn Canini
Director of Behavioral Health Programs, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Carolyn Long
President, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Charlie Dennie
(Moderator)
Director, Office of Broadband, West Virginia Department of Commerce
Chelsea Ruby
Commissioner, WV Office of Tourism
Chris Yeager
Owner, Appalachian Cannabis
Dr. Clay Marsh
West Virginia’s Coronavirus Czar and Vice President & Executive Dean for Health Sciences, West Virginia University
Clayton Burch
State Superintendent, WV Department of Education
Dr. Crystal Cook Marshall
Co-founder, EDGE
Dave Lavender
Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, West Virginia Development Office
Debra Davis
Founder and Executive Director, One Voice, Inc.
Diana Barnette
Business Leader, Appalachian Outpost, Fountain Place Cinema 8, Gatti's Pizza of Logan
Donna Peduto
Executive Director, WV Public Education Collaborative
Ed Gaunch
Secretary, WV Department of Commerce
Elaine Ryan
State Advocacy & Strategy Integration (SASI)
Emily Birckhead
WV Alliance of Recovery Residences
Greg Puckett
Executive Director, Community Connections, Inc.
Jamecia James
Director, Black Lives Matter Huntington
Janell Ray
CEO, Pallottine Foundation of Huntington and Executive Director, Pallottine Foundation of Buckhannon
Jeff Lusk
Executive Director, Hatfield-McCoy Trails
Dr. Jeremy Hustead
Assistant Professor and Medical Director, Inpatient Dual Diagnosis Unit, WVU Medicine’s Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Jeremy Turner
Founder and Managing Director, EPIC Mission
Dr. Jerry Gilbert
President, Marshall University and Chair, the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern WV
Joey Wiseman
Director, Office of Middle and Secondary Learning, Division of Teaching and Learning, West Virginia Department of Education
Dr. John Kelly
Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Karen Williams
Retired, Educator/Activist
Kathy Cosco
(Presenting Awards)
Communications Specialist, RCBI
Kayonjra Guerrant
Student, West Virginia State University
Kelli Crabtree
Director of Personal and Academic Development, Coalfield Development
Kris Warner
State Director, USDA Rural Development in West Virginia
Lisa Strader
Executive Director, Visit Southern West Virginia
Lorie Vincent
Founder & President, Acceleration By Design LLC
Lynne Fruth
President and Chairman, Fruth Pharmacy
Mac Warner
West Virginia Secretary of State
Tricia Ball
Associate Director, iCenter and Interim Associate Director, Brad D. Smith Business Incubator
Marilyn Wrenn
Chief Development Officer, Coalfield Development
Terri Baker
(Moderator)
Grants Project Manager, Center for Rural and Community Health, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Mike Graney
Executive Director, WV Development Office
Natalie Roper
Executive Director, Generation West Virginia
Nicole Coeburn
Owner, The Blue Spoon Café
Dr. Nicole Pride
President, West Virginia State University
Paul Daugherty
(Moderator)
President & CEO, Philanthropy West Virginia
Priscila Santos
Research Scholar, WV Forward
Rebecca Roth
Director, Office of Policy, Planning, & Research, West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health
Rev. Matthew Watts
Senior Pastor, Grace Bible Church & Executive Director, HOPE CDC
Rob Hinton
Former Chairman, West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council
Mayor Robert Rappold
Mayor, City of Beckley
Rocky Goodwin
(Moderator)
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic and Public Strategy, West Virginia University
Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker
Chancellor, WV HEPC and CTCS
Scott Pitt
Educational Outreach Counselor and Director of Safe Zone, Bluefield State College
Susan Reinhard
Senior Vice President, Public Policy Institute (PPI)
Ursulette Huntley
Executive Director, Unlimited Future
William Thompson
Judge, Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit
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