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
 

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James H. Berry, D.O.

Medical Director, Chestnut Ridge Center

 

 

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Major General Bill Crane

Adjutant General, West Virginia Joint Forces 

 

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​Michael E. Kilkenny, M.D.​

Executive Director, Cabell/Huntington Health Department

 

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Stefan Maxwell, M.D.  

Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Charleston Area Medical Center

 

 

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​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

 

 

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Shawn Schwertfeger

WV State Coordinator, AHID​TA

 

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Lyn O’Connell, Ph.D.  ​Associate Director of Addiction Science, Marshall University

 

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​​Amy Saunders

Managing Director, Marshall University Center of Excellence and Recovery

 

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​Stephanne Thornton

Criminal Justice Specialist, Public Defender Corporation Resource Center
 

Ex-Officio Members

(1) The Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health, Human Services, and Health Facilities or his or her designee;  

(2) The Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security or his or her designee;  

(3) The State Superintendent of Schools or his or her designee;  

(4) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Behavioral Health or his or her designee;  

(5) The Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health;  

(6) The Chief Medical Examiner or his or her designee;  

(7) The Dean of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University or his or her designee;  

(8) The Executive Dean of the West Virginia University School of Medicine or his or her designee;  

(9) The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine or his or her designee;  

(10) The Chair of the Senate on Health and Human Resources;  

(11) The Chair of the House Committee on Health and Human Resources; and  

(12) The United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.