Coming Home: Before and After Deinstitutionalization in West Virginia

Council Members

​​​People with Developmental Disabilities and Family Members

Shawn Allen.jpgShawn Allen, Mercer Co.
Shannon Blosser.jpgShannon Blosser, Marshall Co.

Christen Dougherty.jpgChristen Dougherty, Kanawha Co.


Darla Ervin, Monongalia Co.
Rose Fair.jpgRose Fair, Hancock Co.
Lynsay Frye.jpgLynsay Frye, Wetzel Co.



JaQue Galloway.jpgJaQue Galloway, Ohio Co.
Tracey.jpgTracy Harnett, Lewis Co.


Kim Hawkins, Kanawha Co.


​Samantha Ribeiro Matos, Lewis Co. 
Sheri Mills.jpgSheri Mills, Jefferson Co.
Cara Price.jpgCara Price, Barbour Co.
Charlotte Roth.jpgCharlotte Roth, Preston Co. 
​​​Anna Smith.jpgAnna Smith, Wood Co. Co-Chairperson
Jessicca Sykes.jpgJessica Skyes, Berkley Co. Chairperson​



At-Large Members

Lydia Milnes.jpgLydia Milnes, Mountain State Justice             Paulette Southerly.jpg Paulette Southerly, LiveAbility

Agency Representatives or Designees
Steve Brady
Bureau for Behavioral Health
IDD Division   ​​​
​Angela Signore, Program Manager 
Bureau for Medical Services
Home and Community Based Services
Jacqueline Proctor.jpgJacqueline Proctor, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau for Senior Services
Michelle Angus.jpgMichelle Angus, Bureau of Social Services

​Tonya Rutkowski
Coordinator of Secondary Transition Services
Department of Education/Special Education
Susan Given.jpgSusan Given, Executive Director, DisabilityRights of WV

Marsha Spiker
Division of Rehabilitation​​
Mel Woodcock.jpgMel Woodcock, Director, WV Birth to Three
Carissa Davis.jpgCarissa Davis, Olmstead Coordinator, Office of Inspector General
Leslie Cottrell.jpgLesley Cottrell, Ph.D, Director, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities

Council Staff 
Tina Wiseman.jpgTina Wiseman, Executive Director, (304)558-0418, Tine.E.Wiseman@wv.gov
Katie Arbaugh.jpgKatie Arbaugh, Program Operations Coordinator, (304)558-4185, Katie.O.Arbaugh@wv.gov

For General Questions or Assistance: dhwvddc@wv.gov


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