About the Committee
The West Virginia Ombudsman Advisory Committee, required by West Virginia regulations, meets quarterly. The Advisory Committee provides advice and direction to the staff to improve the quality and efficiency of this vital program serving the most vulnerable West Virginia citizens of any age.
Committee Members
- Adrienne Worthy, Executive Director, Legal Aid of WV
- Amber Moore, Bureau of Social Services
- Biddy Smith, Quality Insights
- Bill Albert, Legal Aid of WV/BHA
- Carissa Davis, Olmstead
- Susan Given, Disability Rights of WV
- Ed Hopple, Ombudsman Program Director, Legal Aid of WV
- Emily Jarvis, OHFLAC, Assisted Living Facilities
- Gaylene Miller, AARP
- Hanna Thurman, General Public
- James Lindsay, Financial Exploitation Taskforce, Legal Aid of WV
- Jane Marks, AARP
- Jenni Sutherland, Putnam County Aging
- Jennifer Gower, Bureau for Social Services, Adult Services, Policy Unit
- Kate White, Legal Aid of WV
- Kim Harrison, Bureau of Behavioral Health
- Kelli Cooper, OHFLAC, Nursing Homes
- Kimberly Taylor-Newsome, ADRC
- Linda WahlBaker, Ombudsman/Legal Aid of WV
- Marty Wright, WV Health Care Association
- Michelle Angus, Bureau for Social Services, Adult Services, Policy Unit
- Morgan Murphy, Good Shepard
- Natalie Tappe, Quality Insights
- Pam Meador, WV Health Care Association
- Sharlene Liberto, WVCED/TBI Unit
- Sue Swisher, Resident Representative
- Susan Wolford, Ombudsman/Legal Aid of WV
- Suzanne Messenger, Bureau of Senior Services/State Ombudsman
- Teresa Morris, Alzheimer’s Association
- Terry McGee, Bureau of Medical Services