Christina Mullins is the Commissioner for the Bureau for Behavioral Health. Previously, she served as the Director of the Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health and has worked in a variety of maternal and child health programs. In her nearly 20-year tenure with the Department of Health and Human Resources, she has worked to establish West Virginia’s youth anti-tobacco campaign, collaborated with a multitude of partners to launch a surveillance system for neonatal abstinence syndrome, and co-authored the 2016 West Virginia Overdose Fatality Analysis. Christina was honored with the Maternal Child Health Bureau Director’s Award in October 2018 for her national contributions to the health of infants, mothers, children and children with special health care needs. Christina graduated from Marshall University with a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.

Bob Hansen, Executive Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), plans and directs West Virginia’s efforts in combating the opioid epidemic. He was appointed to this position in December 2018 by Governor Jim Justice. Bob also serves as the Director of Addiction Services for Marshall Health. Early in his career, Bob served as Director of DHHR’s Office of Behavioral Health Services. He then became President and CEO of Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Inc. of Huntington, West Virginia, where he managed an annual budget of $44 million and 825 staff members. Bob has served as a governing board member of Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, President of the Behavioral Health Care Providers Association of West Virginia, and as a member of the statewide Governor’s Advisory Council on Substance Abuse. He earned a B.A. from Marietta College, and an M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Syracuse University.

Mishka Terplan is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and in addiction medicine. His primary clinical, research and advocacy interests lie along the intersections of reproductive and behavioral health. He is Associate Medical Director at Friends Research Institute and adjunct faculty in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco where he is a Substance Use Warmline clinician for the National Clinician Consultation Center. He is also the Addiction Medicine Specialist for Virginia Medicaid and a consultant for the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. Dr. Terplan has active grant funding and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles with emphasis on health disparities, stigma, and access to treatment. He has spoken at local high schools and before the United States Congress and has participated in expert panels at CDC, SAMHSA, ONDCP, OWH, FDA and NIH primarily on issues related to gender and addiction.

Richard A. Rawson, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and a Research Professor at the Vermont Center for Behavior and Health at the University of Vermont. He received a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Vermont in 1974. Dr. Rawson conducted numerous clinical trials on pharmacological and psychosocial/behavioral addiction treatments for the treatment of individuals with cocaine and methamphetamine disorders. He was a member of the Federal Methamphetamine Advisory Group to Attorney General Janet Reno (1996-2000) and represented the US at numerous international meetings on methamphetamine. He has led addiction research and training projects for the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the U.S. State Department, exporting science-based knowledge to many parts of the world. Dr. Rawson has published 3 books, 40 book chapters, and over 250 peer-reviewed articles and has conducted over 1,000 workshops, paper presentations, and training sessions.

Laura Lander, MSW, AADC is an Associate Professor Social Work Section Chief and Addiction Therapist in the Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, and Department of Neuroscience, at West Virginia University, School of Medicine. She graduated with a Masters in Social Work from Columbia University in 1994, and currently holds licensure as an Independent Clinical Social Worker under the West Virginia Board of Social Work Licensure. Ms. Lander has over 25 years of clinical experience in the field of mental health and substance abuse and has worked to develop a nationally recognized innovative model of group-based (MAT) with buprenorphine for individuals with OUD, and an integrated MAT Centering model specifically for the treatment of pregnant women. Ms. Lander’s primary research focus is clinical translational research in the area of opioid use disorders (OUD) and developing effective ways to measure and improve clinical outcomes. Ms. Lander is a Co-Investigator in the NIDA Clinical Trials Network Appalachian Node. Her research over the last 15 years has primarily focused on developing effective therapeutic interventions for the treatment of substance use disorders among both men and women, pregnant women, and adolescents. She has incorporated the use of genetics, neuroimaging and adjunctive treatments such as yoga and mindfulness-based relapse prevention to measure and improve treatment effectiveness. The treatment of pregnant women with OUD and assessment of neonatal outcomes is also an area of clinical and research focus. She is currently Co-Investigator on several SAMHSA SOR grants including MAT expansion in WV, initiation of buprenorphine in the ED using Peer Recovery Support Specialists and is a member of the Addictions Center of Excellence at WVU. Through her research efforts she strives to develop ways to develop evidence-based treatments for patients struggling with substance use disorders.

Meghan Tuscano is a Project Assistant for the State Opioid Response grant at West Virginia University Research Corporation. Her primary focus is assisting the research and development of effective treatment for opioid use disorder and improving outcomes for patients. Ms. Tuscano has experience with data collection, organization, analysis, and presentation of results. She has worked previously with the Comprehensive Opioid Addiction Treatment (COAT) Program with Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, where she helped collect patient-level data to determine if it is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Ms. Tuscano currently holds an MPH from West Virginia University with a focus on Social and Behavioral Health Sciences.

Garrett E. Moran is a clinical psychologist, a former State commissioner for behavioral health, and has nearly 45 years of experience in behavioral health care services research and implementation. He is the Associate Director of Services and Policy Innovation at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and a Professor of Health Policy in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University. His primary role is to provide leadership to efforts to address the opioid and addiction epidemic in the State. Dr. Moran is principal investigator (PI) for WVU on the State Opioid Response Grant Professional Development project, charged with enhancing the knowledge base and relevant skills of those in the educational pipeline and professionals practicing throughout West Virginia. He is also PI for a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that is to develop strategies and a plan to improve the availability and quality of services for Medicaid enrollees with mental or substance use disorders. In addition, Dr. Moran is the PI and previously served as project director for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-supported Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. In that role he provided leadership for technical assistance efforts to AHRQ grantees working to implement medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas of five states. Before returning to WVU in 2018, Dr. Moran was the primary author of an AHRQ report, “Implementing MAT for OUD in Rural Primary Care: An Environmental Scan.” He also completed a study of the “Optimal Utilization of Psychosocial Support in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder” for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the Department of Health and Human Services. His major areas of substantive expertise include public policy and financing issues related to people with substance use or mental disorders, integrated health care delivery, and health information technology.

Sky Kershner, is the Executive Director of the KPCC Counseling in Charleston, WV, and is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at WVU School of Medicine, Dept of Behavioral Medicine. Sky has a Doctor of Ministry degree as well as a Masters in Clinical Social Work. Sky is a Member of MINT, the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, and is the Pastor of the Unity Church in Charleston.Sky has received several awards for his professional work, including the WV Civil Rights Award and WV Counselor of the Year. Sky was a contributing author for the book “ACT Therapy for Pastoral Counselors,” edited by Steven Hayes, and has used up his 15 minutes of fame when he appeared as a guest therapist on the Discovery Studios show “Hoarders.”

Dr. Delisi has served as a clinical psychiatrist for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation since 2005 and is board certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He is also an Assistant Professor with the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. For the two years prior to becoming the Medical Director of Professional Education Solutions, Dr. Delisi was the Assistant Dean of the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. He has also served as the Midwest Regional Medical Director for National Recovery Services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, and he has held faculty positions with Rush University Medical Center and currently with the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies. Dr. Delisi has co-authored numerous presentations and published abstracts, many of which focus on the use of evidence-based treatments for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Dr. Delisi is a nationally recognized speaker and leader in the effective implementation of integrated treatment to address substance use disorders, and he embodies a person-centered approach to the medical treatment of substance use disorders that is imperative when integrating medical services into the rest of the multidisciplinary treatment team. Prior to joining the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, he held positions as Director of Psychiatric Services at Rush Behavioral Health-DuPage and Associate Director of the Psychiatric Residency Program at Rush University Medical Center.

John V. Campo, MD is the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor, Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, as well as VP of Psychiatric Services at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He was previously Assistant Dean for Behavioral Health, Chief Behavioral Wellness Officer, and Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University. Dr. Campo is board-certified in pediatrics, psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry, and completed medical training at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by residencies in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His interests include the study and prevention of suicide, mental health services and policy research, the delivery of mental health services in general medical settings such as primary care, and the relationship between functional somatic symptoms and emotional disorders.

Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher is a Professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University. She is also the founder and executive director of the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit and the Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit. Dr. Halpern-Felsher is a developmental psychologist with additional training in adolescent and young adult health. Funded by the NIH and many foundations, her research has focused on understanding and reducing adolescent tobacco use, alcohol and marijuana use, and risky sexual behavior. Her research, including over 150 publications, committee, and advocacy work have been instrumental in setting policy at the local, state, and national level. She has served as a consultant to a number of community-based adolescent health promotion programs and has been an active member on several national campaigns to understand and reduce adolescent tobacco/e-cigarette use. She has testified in several cities, states, in congress, and at the FDA arguing for more tobacco/e-cigarette regulation. She has also served on six Institute of Medicine/National Academies of Medicine committees, and contributed to three Surgeon General Reports, all focused on reducing adolescent risk behavior and promoting health.

I am a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA and the Albany Medical College. I was a resident in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at University Hospital in Syracuse, NY, and a fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA.My career in health care spans 40 years in multiple roles from patient care to local, state and national leadership with responsibilities in regulation and policy creation. Most of my clinical medical practice was at the University of Rochester where I served as Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology from 1981-2007. At the University I was given multiple leadership positions related to clinical services, education and operating room oversite. In early 2002 I began my interests and responsibilities in regulation when I was appointed to the NYS Medical Conduct Board and eventually chaired that Board from 2012-2019. I was elected to the Board of the Federation of State Medical Boards in 2011-2018, and Chaired the Board in 2016-2017. I serve on the National Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Board from 2017-present. The National Academy of Medicine has an Action Collaborative on Well-being and Resilience that I serve as the representative for the FSMB. I am the father of 3 children and have 8 grandchildren. My outside interests are creating stained glass pieces and enjoy golf, biking and travel in this country and abroad.

Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP is a lifelong West Virginian who hails from Weirton, WV. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department Pediatrics at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown, WV and a Pediatric Hospitalist at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital. She is co-director of the Pediatrics Clerkship, leads a healthcare
literacy and patient advocacy curriculum thread for the M.D. program, and is the advisor for the medical student group, Student Advocates Impacting Decision on Healthcare. In 2007, she received a B.S. in biology with a minor in Communication Studies from West Virginia University where she was an invited walk-on to the women's basketball team for the 2003-2004 season. She later became involved in the WVU Student Government Association where she served as Chief-of-Staff and focused on student health and safety. For her academic work and extracurricular activities, she received WVU’s prestigious Ms. Mountaineer award in 2006, was inducted into Mountain Honorary (WVU’s ranking honorary), and was also named a Distinguished Mountaineer by Governor Joe Manchin III. She went on to complete her MD and MPH degrees at West Virginia University graduating in 2011. During medical school, she served as the WVU Mountaineer Mascot Selection Committee Chair, voting member of the WVU SoM Admissions and WVU SoM Dean Search Committees, and selected into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). She served as GHHS president and co-coordinated the nation’s first Gold Humanism Week. She received the School of Medicine Alumni Association President’s Young Alumnus Award.
From 2011-2015, Dr. Costello completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at WVU, serving as the program’s chief resident from 2014-2015. She then served as one of two Internal Medicine Chief residents from 2015-2016. As a resident, she was a member of the WVU Healthcare Culture Council, Medical Executive Committee, two-term member of the WVU Graduate Medical Education Committee, and selected into the national medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. At a state level she served as the resident board member on the West Virginia Political Action Committee (WESPAC). At a national level, she served on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Medical Students, Residents, and Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) executive committee, was a tri-chair for the SOMSRFT 2013-14 advocacy campaign, Pediatricians Against Violence Everywhere (#PAVE), and co-chaired the SOMSRFT member value workgroup where she helped develop a national mentorship program and spearheaded enhancing communication in the section. For her advocacy work, she was the first resident to receive the Advocate for Children award from the WV Chapter of the AAP.
Dr. Costello currently serves as the president of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, treasurer of the West Virginia State Medical Association, Vice-Chair of WESPAC, and Board of Directors for the WV Children’s Health Insurance Program. She is a member of Leadership WV Class of 2020. Dr. Costello currently serves as an advisor to the WV Department of Health and Human Resources during the COVID pandemic response through the Bureau for Public Health and helped launch the #LETSGOgratitude project that teaches students about helpers in the pandemic and provides an opportunity for students to send messages of support for the workers. At a national level, she is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on State Government Affairs. Dr. Costello is on Executive Council for the WVU School of Medicine Alumni Association and a past recipient of the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumnus Award from the WVU Alumni Association. Her academic interests include advocacy, healthcare policy, social media, and improving communication with patients, healthcare professionals, and the public by utilizing technology and media to amplify advocacy and education. Connect with her on Twitter (@LisaCostelloWV), Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Corinne Layne-Stuart DO grew up in Charleston, WV. She earned her undergraduate degree at Marshall University and her medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. While at WVSOM, she spent an additional year as a graduate teaching assistant for the osteopathic principles and practice department. Dr Layne-Stuart completed a rotating internship at Charleston Area Medical Center and went on to complete her physiatry residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where she also served as an academic chief resident. She completed a fellowship in pain management at the Western Pennsylvania Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, PA. She is board certified in physiatry and pain medicine. Dr Layne-Stuart began her career in Bridgeport, WV at United Hospital Center and then spent 8 years as an assistant professor with the WVU department of neurosurgery, working at the WVU Neurosurgery, Spine and Pain Center at UHC where she assisted in further development of spine and pain care in central WV. She transitioned the WVU department of Anesthesia’s Center for Integrative Pain Management in May of 2020 where she provides comprehensive pain management care.

Danny Franklin Scalise, II is the Executive Director and Chief Lobbyist of the West Virginia State Medical Association and its subsidiary organizations as well as a professor of Health Policy at the West Virginia University School of Public Health.
He is considered one of the health leading policy experts in West Virginia and is a passionate advocate for public health. Scalise has been a public policy adviser to two Governors. He is well known across West Virginia as a problem solver and a great student of West Virginia politics & the legislative process. As part of the Manchin administration, Danny was the Recovery Czar in West Virginia managing $1.8 billion in grants and entitlement funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Danny earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from West Virginia University Institute of Technology in 2002, his Master of Business Administration from West Virginia University in 2005, and his Master of Public Health degree in Health Policy in 2018. In 2016 he became Certified in Public Health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners and became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2019.
He has been published on and regularly speaks on issues of public health, health policy, and local health department governance & organizational structure. Danny sits on the Board of Directors for the Thomas Health System in South Charleston, WV and in 2019 Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin appointed him to serve on the Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health which governs the largest and first PHAB Accredited Health Department in West Virginia. Danny has been recognized by Opportunity Nation in 2013 as part of their national Opportunity Leaders & Scholars program and was awarded the
"Health Administration Rising Star" by the American Public Health Association in 2016. He is a 2012 Leadership West Virginia graduate, was on the State Journal's 2016 Generation Next: 40 under 40 list, was named a 2019 Young Gun by West Virginia Executive Magazine, and was given the 2019 Advocacy Award by the West Virginia Immunization Network for his work to protect West Virginia's childhood immunization laws. Since joining in 2007, Danny has been an active participant in Mensa.

Keith Humphreys was born and raised in West Virginia. He is now the Esther Ting Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and a Senior Research Career Scientist in Veterans Health Administration. His research addresses the prevention and treatment of addictive disorders and the formation of public policy.For his work in the multinational humanitarian effort to rebuild the psychiatric care system of Iraq and in the national redesign of the VA health system's mental health services for Iraq war veterans, he won the 2009 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Public Interest. He and the authors of "Drug Policy and the Public Good" won the 2010 British Medical Association's Award for Public Health Book of the Year.Dr. Humphreys has been extensively involved in the formation of public policy, having served as a member of the White House Commission on Drug Free Communities, the VA National Mental Health Task Force, and the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. He also testified on multiple occasions to the West Virginia State legislature regarding addiction and public health.