Adverse Childhood Experiences Coalition of West Virginia

Kathy Szafran

Board President | Executive Director of Mountain Health Promise

Szafrank@aetna.com

Debra Boyd

Board Treasurer | COO-CFO, WV Primary Care Association

Debra.Boyd@wvpca.org

Margaret Moore

Board Secretary | Center for Human Engagement 

majia1211@yahoo.com

Beth Collins

Board Member | Executive Director of Sisters of St. Joseph Health and Wellness Foundation

ecollins@ssjhwf.org

Stephanie Bond

Board Member | Awareness Task Team | co-chairman

Stephanie.Bond@courtswv.gov

Claudia Raymer

Board Member | The Ohio County FRN Executive Director

ohiocountyfrn@yahoo.com

Deborah Hill

Board Member | President and CEO Montgomery General Healthcare Systems, Inc

DHill@mghwv.org

Shanna Gray

Board Member | CASA State Executive Director

shanna@wvcasa.org

Lora L. Dunn-Miller

Board Member | Manager, Clinical Health Services for Aetna Better Health

DunnL1@aetna.com

Monica Oglesby Holliday

Board Member | Attorney for ChildLaw Services, Inc

monica.childlawservices@gmail.com

Dr. Todd Davies

Research Task Team

Goal:

Identify and measure the impact of ACEs in West Virginia.

Objectives:

1. Identify the most appropriate research methodology for West Virginia. 

2. Create partnerships with directly affected populations and those working with them. 

3. Identify critical value points of trauma consequences. 

4. Partner with ACEs Coalitions in other states with analogous research arms. 

5. Assist ACEs Coalition of WV Task Teams with data analysis.

6. Disseminate and report research findings

Shanna Gray

Legislative Task Team

Goal:

Become recognized by policy makers as a trusted source of expertise and valued partner regarding policies that prevent ACEs and childhood trauma and mitigate their impact when they have occurred.

Objectives:

1. Develop collaborative relationships with legislative leaders and advocacy partners.

2. Identify and champion policies that prevent ACEs and childhood trauma and mitigate their impact when they have occurred.

3. Publish legislative reports, issue briefs and fact sheets. 

4. Engage ACEs Coalition members in support of the Coalition’s policy goals.

Lora Dunn-Miller & John Kennedy

Training Task Team

Goal:

Establish an ACEs, PCEs, and resiliency resource hub. (Difference between Awareness and Training Task teams: Awareness is anything 15 minutes or less, training goes deeper into learning and understanding.)

Objectives:

1. Identify and develop a continuum of ACEs, PCEs, and resiliency training curriculum that is research-based and includes interventions and mitigation and provide ways for ACEs Coalition to endorse these trainings.

2. Match training requests with certified ACEs Coalition trainers and external/endorsed trainers that focus on ACEs, PCEs, and resiliency.

3. Provide coalition-certified trainings on a regular basis.

4. Resource Hub: Establish an ACEs, PCEs, and resiliency resource hub

Dr. Barb Brady & Stephanie Bond

Awareness Task Team

Goal:

Become recognized by policy makers as a trusted source of expertise and valued partner regarding policies that prevent ACEs and childhood trauma and mitigate their impact when they have occurred.

Objectives:

1.Maximize reach and engagement with our four target audiences caregivers, educators, policymakers, community leaders and child-serving professionals.

2. Host and participate in conferences, events, press conferences, etc.

3. Give a voice to ACEs and PACEs through storytelling and more.

4. Recognize champions of ACEs who are leading the way in awareness and best practices.

Kathy Szafran & Maggie Moore

Program & Services Task Team

Goal:

Incorporate ACEs/PACEs throughout WV’s child-serving programs and services.

Objectives:

1.Assess what programs and services are trauma-informed.

2. Provide ACEs/PACEs guiding principles that can be incorporated into programs and services.

3. Additional Objectives needed here once Task Team chairs and members are identified.

Tricia Kingery

tkingery@kingeryandcompany.com

(304) 205-5685

Bobbie Spry

bspry@kingeryandcompany.com

(304) 205-5685