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2021 Student Success Summit

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Presenters

Amy Gatto, M.P.H.

Senior Campus Program Manager, Active Minds

Casey Sacks, Ph.D., M.A.

Vice Chancellor, WVCTCS

Vanessa Keadle, M.A., Doctoral Candidate

Senior Vice President, Student-Ready Strategies

Jessica Vodden, M.P.A.

Founder and Creative Director, Vodden Labs and Studio

Cynthia Persily, Ph.D., MSN, BSN, Fellow American Academy of Nursing

Senior Director of Health Sciences, WVHEPC

Sarah Beasley, Ph. D., Ed.M.

Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students, Concord University

Jade Irving, MA TESOL

First2 Network Program Coordinator, WVHEPC

Brian Weingart

Senior Director of Financial Aid, WVHEPC

Caitlin Howley, Ph.D.

Director, Child Welfare and Education, ICF

Michele Tine, Ph.D

Associate Professor, Dartmouth College

Kristin M Scardamalia, PhD, LSSP, LP (she/her/hers)

Asst. Professor, NCSMH, Div. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Univ. MD School of Medicine

Perry Blankenship, D.Min, Ed.S., LPC, ALPS

Coordinator of Student Support Services, McDowell County Schools, WV

Joseph Deluca, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

April L. Fincham

Outreach Coordinator, TBI Mentor, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities

Cynthia Sorsaia

WVDE, Communities In School Coordinator

Stephanie Hayes

Coordinator, School Counseling and Student Supports

Derek Lambert

WVDE Coordinator, Middle & Secondary Learning

Rebecca Derenge

WVDE Coordinator, McKinney Vento/Homeless

Robert Mellace

WVDE Coordinator

Brianna Allen, M.A.

Designer, Vodden Labs and Studio

Kelsey Clough, B.A. Public Relations

Marketing Specialist, Vodden Labs and Studio

Aisling Martin, MSSW

Families Strong

Anna Williams, B.A. English, B.A. Public Communication

Chair, Advisory Council of Students

Sarah Ancel, M.A.

Founder & CEO, Student-Ready Strategies

Theo Meek, Ph.D.

Director of Strategic Implementation, Student-Ready Strategies

JR Luyster, MA

Assistant Director of West Virginia GEAR UP, WVHEPC

Susan Gamble, Assistant Program Director & Extension Agent

WV Statewide Afterschool Network

Emily Schoen Pratt

Director of Federal Programs and Communications for the Education Alliance

Rev. Michael Farmer, Program Director

Step by Step WV

Debra Lopez-Bonnaso

Education/SANE Coordinator, WV FRIS

Sherry Swint

WVDE 21st CCLC Coordinator

Tracy Komorowski

WVDE Communities In Schools Coordinator

Melanie (Mel) English, MS, Psy.D. (they/them/theirs)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Allison Danielson

Senior Director: College and Career Connections, College Board

Tiffany Pittman, MA, WV LPC, AADC

School Mental Health Coordinator & Technical Assistance at Marshall University

Kelly Mordecki, MA, Ed.S., LPC

WVDE School Mental Health Coordinator

Christy Fubio

Project AWARE Behavior Support Specialist, WVMBH-TAC

JoAnne McNemar, MS, PFSII

Partnerships for Success Project Director, WVBBH

Jon Duffy, MA

Director of Counseling & Testing, Kanawha County Schools

Heidi Woody, MA

Counselor, Sissonville High School, ACAC School of Excellence Winner

Nikki Godfrey, MSW, LGSW (she/her/hers)

Assistant State Coordinator, WVFRIS

Sabrina Skidmore

WVDE Coordinator

Sonja Phillips

WVDE Coordinator of Accessibility and Alternate Assessment

Sara Hutchinson

WVDE Early and Elementary Learning Services Coordinator

Barri Faucett

Director, Prevent Suicide WV

Jennifer Correnti

NCWIT Counselor for Computing Consultant

Sarah Margiotta

MA, School Counselor

Bonnie Dunn, MS

Extension Specialist- Healthy Grandfamilies, West Virginia State University

Madison Stahl, JD

Legal Aid of West Virginia

W. Clayton Burch

State Superintendent of Schools

Lisa Costello, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University

Gina Sharps, B.S.D.H., M.P.H.

Coordinator for WV Oral Health Association

Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Ph.D.

Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

Miranda Talkington, LGSW, CBIS

TBI Program Manager, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities

Amanda Acord-Vira, EdD, OTR/L, CBIS

WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities

Sarah E. Whitley, Ph.D.

Assistant Vice President, Center for First-generation Student Success, NASPA

Jennifer Henning

WV GEAR UP Director, Office of Student Affairs, Marshall University

Loren Famer, MA, Program Coordinator

WV Afterschool Network

Marissa Altovilla

Student, Fairmont State University

Kadi Conn

Student/Resident, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University

Tana Pendell, MPA

Financial Aid Manager, WVHEPC

Chris Treadway, Ed.D.

Senior Director of Research and Policy, WVHEPC

Sonja Ardoin, Ph.D

Learner, Educator, Facilator, Author

Tom KRIEGLSTEIN

Lead Facilitator, Swift Kick

Sohan Daniel

Student, West Virginia University

Amelia Courts, Ed.D.

President and CEO, The Education Alliance

Perrin Robinson, MS

University of Maryland, National Center for School Mental Health

Jordy Yarnell, Ph.D.

University of Maryland School of Medicine's National Center for School Mental Health

Elizabeth English, Collaborative Classroom

Caring School Community

Ashley Atwood, Positive Action, Inc.

Positive Action

Mary Gilbert, Ed.S., Principal, Tullahoma City Schools, TN

Program Trainer, Harmony

Janice Eldridge

BARR Center

Drew McClanahan

Director, WVDE

Stacey Losh

Coordinator, WVDE

Kim Cook

Executive Director, NCAN

Kristin Boggs

General Counsel, WVHEPC

Lisa Fisher

WVDE Coordinator

Ariana Miron

Communication Manager, Barr Center

Erika Klose

Ginny Milsap

Acadia Bender

Afrin Naz

Tommi Kenneda

Caroline Anderson

Carolyn Canini

Director of Behavioral Health Programs , WVHEPC

Mary Gilbert

Program Trainer, Harmony

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West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

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West Virginia Department Of Education

Office of Student Support and Well-Being

Positive Action

Effective Social & Emotional Learning for the Covid-19 Era

West Virginia School Counselor Association

Advocating for School Counselors and Comprehensive School Counseling Programs in West Virginia

The Education Alliance

Business and Community for Pubilc Schools

Inspiring Dreams Network

Success isn't just about what you accomplish in your life. It's about what you inspire others to do.

First2 Network

Improve STEM education in West Virginia

WVASPA

WV Association of Student Personnel Administrators - the statewide organization for student services in higher education.

WVHEPC/CTCS

Unveiling College for West Virginia

National College Attainment Network (NCAN)

We Can Achieve Postsecondary Access & Success For All Students

West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network

Peer recovery support services on WV campuses.

#WVSolutions Seekers Student Leadership Conference

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West Virginia Adult Education

Learn. Train. Succeed.

Mingo Central High School

Learners today. Leaders tomorrow.

Prevent Suicide West Virginia

It doesn't have to be this way. There is hope.

CFWV

College for West Virginia

WV Foundation for Rape Information & Services

West Virginia's state sexual assault coalition.

EverFi

Let's build a more equitable world.

State Advisory Council of Students

Student Government

WV Kids Connect

WV Kids Connect provides free WiFi access hotspots for children who do not have access to the Internet at their home

BARR CENTER

Same Students. Same Teachers. Better Results.