AGENDA

Featured

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registration/Vendors

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM09:00 – 10:009:00 AM – 10:00 AM

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM10:00 – 10:3010:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM10:00 – 10:3010:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Amy Goodwin
Mayor of Charleston

Dr. Stephen Loyd
Director WV Office of Drug Control Policy

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM10:00 – 10:3010:00 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Keynote: The Power of Listening

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Kevin Briggs
Retired Sergeant
California Highway Patrol

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM11:30 – 12:1511:30 AM – 12:15 PM

The Fundamentals of CIT

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM11:30 – 12:1511:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Madonna Campbell-Greer
Board Member
CIT International

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM11:30 – 12:1511:30 AM – 12:15 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The Power of the Playbook: Why 40 Hours Changes Everything

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Michael Wells
Detective
Albermarle Co Police Department

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM

WV Co-Response Roundup: Panel Discussion on Community-Based Co-Response Models

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Alan Christian
Sheriff
Mercer County Sheriff Department

Errin Gibbons
Chief
Martinsburg Police Department

David Hodges
Captain
Charleston Fire Department

Mike Posey
Chief
Weston Police Department

Shawn Schwertfeger
Chief
Wheeling Police Department

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Driving a Solution to Mental Health Transportation

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

David Roberts
CEO
Oklahoma Ride Care

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

EmPATH Units: The Missing Link to Complete the Crisis Continuum

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Dr. Scott Zeller
Vice President for Psychiatry
Vituity

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM16:00 – 17:004:00 PM – 5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WV CIT Networking Reception

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM17:00 – 19:005:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Monday
June 23

Featured

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Breakfast/Vendors

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

A Story of Recovery and Community

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Jimeca Iyomere

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM09:30 – 10:309:30 AM – 10:30 AM

The Power of a Name: Preserving Humanity for our Unhoused

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM09:30 – 10:309:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Candace Allen
Clinical Vice President
Helen Ross McNabb Center

Seth Blaine
Officer
Knoxville Police Department

Elaine Blanton
Assistant Director for the Criminal Justice Division
Helen Ross McNabb Center

Matt Lawson
Sergeant
Knoxville Police Department

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM09:30 – 10:309:30 AM – 10:30 AM

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Breakout Session 1

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM10:30 – 11:3010:30 AM – 11:30 AM

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM11:30 – 13:0011:30 AM – 1:00 PM

WV CIT Awards Luncheon

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM11:30 – 13:0011:30 AM – 1:00 PM

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Breakout Session 2

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM13:00 – 14:001:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Breakout Session 3

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM14:00 – 15:002:00 PM – 3:00 PM

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Welcome to Our Living Room: Rethinking How We Handle Crisis

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sheri Moore
Executive Director
NAMI West Central Indiana

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM15:00 – 16:003:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Tuesday
June 24

Learn more

Featured

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM07:30 – 08:307:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast/Vendors

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM07:30 – 08:307:30 AM – 8:30 AM

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM08:30 – 09:008:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Handle With Care: A WV Program Inspires the Nation

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM08:30 – 09:008:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Misty Atkins
Director
WV Center of Children's Justice WVSP

Andrea Darr
Technical Expert Lead
JBS International

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM08:30 – 09:008:30 AM – 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Sequential Intercept Mapping: Why Your Community Needs SIM

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Beth Bailey
Project Director
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program

Kenny Birchfield
Director of School Based Services
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM09:00 – 09:309:00 AM – 9:30 AM

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM09:30 – 10:159:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Community Innovations for ASD and IDD Support

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM09:30 – 10:159:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Candace Nelson
CIT Coordinator
Southern WV CIT

Mark Brooks
CEO
Princeton Rescue Squad

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM09:30 – 10:159:30 AM – 10:15 AM

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM10:15 – 11:1510:15 AM – 11:15 AM

ODMAPs and a Tale of Two Panhandles

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM10:15 – 11:1510:15 AM – 11:15 AM

Margaret Kursey
Director of Administration
The Martinsburg Initiative

Shawn Schwertfeger
Chief
Wheeling Police Department

Justin Smith
Program Manager
WV ODCP

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM10:15 – 11:1510:15 AM – 11:15 AM

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Updates from the WV First Foundation

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Rachel Thaxton
Director of Operations
WVFF

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM11:15 – 11:4511:15 AM – 11:45 AM

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM11:45 – 12:4511:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Closing Remarks

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM11:45 – 12:4511:45 AM – 12:45 PM

Natalie Tenant
Kanawha County Commissioner

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM11:45 – 12:4511:45 AM – 12:45 PM

JUNE

23rd–25th
2025

AGENDA

Monday
June 23

Tuesday
June 24

Wednesday
June 25

JUNE

23rd–25th2025

AGENDA

MondayJune 23

TuesdayJune 24

WednesdayJune 25

23rd–25th
2025

Monday
June 23

Tuesday
June 24

Wednesday
June 25