current ORCCA members
★denotes members of The STARS Network
Erika Slagel-Perry, MPH ★
Education and Training Coordinator, Recovery Ecosystem
New River Valley Regional Commission
Kelly Karpa, RPh, PhD, FAAPE, FNAP
Associate Dean, Institutional Effectiveness and Innovation
Professor, Dept of Medical Education
ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Shaniece Fraser, BS ★
Graduate Student, Virginia Tech
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Amber Prater, AAS ★
Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Lighthouse Community Investment Agency
Tess Drazdowski ★
Chestnut Health Systems
tkdrazdowski@chestnut.org
Hannah Warren, MS ★
Implementation Specialist
East Tennessee State University Addiction Science Center
Dr. Charles Olomofe, MBchb, MPH, FWACP, DrPH ★
Mary Beth Dunkenberger, MBA ★
Associate Director, Institute for Policy and Governance
Virginia Tech
Elizabeth Allen, MS ★
Research Associate
Virginia Tech’s Institute for Policy and Governance (VTIPG)
Tomorrow Arnold, PhD ★
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Kimberly Barber ★
Acute Response Coordinator
Sullivan County Anti Drug Coalition
Caroline Birchmore, DNP, ARNP-C, FNP-C, CLNC ★
DNP
Veterans Administration (Former Director Telehealth)/ED APRN
Kim Boyd, MS, CSAC, QMHP, CPRS ★
Region 3 Recovery Oriented Services Coordinator
Office of Recovery Services/DBHDS
Bill Brooks, DrPH, MPH ★
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Lauren Canary, MPH ★
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Medical Student
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Andrea Clements, PhD ★
Professor/President
Dept. of Psychology, ETSU/Uplift Appalachia
Doug Coatsworth, PhD ★
Betsey R. Bush Professor in Behavioral Health and Associate Dean for Research
Mary Beth Dunkenberger, MBA ★
Associate Director, Institute for Policy and Governance
Jamie Edwards, M.Ed, MA ★
Research and Data Analyst
Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery
Mary Emmett, PhD, FACHE ★
Corporate Director
Charleston Area Medical Center Institute for Academic Medicine,
Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research
Vanessa Escamilla ★
Peer Recovery Supporter/PRS Training Facilitator
Ross County Community Action PRS/Cofacilitator ohiomhas
Roy Escobar III
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
University Clinical Health Addiction Medicine
Francis Farrell, PhD
Senior Director, Research and Development; Assistant Professor of Medicine
Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
angela hagaman, DrPH, MA, NCC ★
Operations Director, Addiction Science Center
Alexandra Hanlon, PhD ★
Director, Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science
Virginia Tech
Angelina Hargrove, MS, MPH, CHES® ★
Research Assistant and Coordinator
Virginia Tech
Cheryl Hartman, PhD ★
Administrator, Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program
Scott Hemby, MA, PhD ★
Professor, Chair of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
High Point University/Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
Alfred Cecchetti, Phd, MSc, Mscis ★
Director of Clinical Informatics
Marshall University
Marissa Jones, PhD ★
Postdoctoral Fellow
Integrated Behavioral Health
East Tennessee State University
Mary Brannock, DrPH, MS ★
Research Assistant Professor
Director of Behavioral Health Workforce
East Tennessee State University
David Moore, PHD ★
Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
Virginia Tech
Institute for Policy and Governance
Nickie Tedder, RPRS, BSW ★
Region 3 Recovery-Oriented Services Coordinator, DBHDS
Office of Recovery Services
Stephanie Hutter-Thomas, PhD, CPH ★
Research Program Director, WVU School of Medicine
Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
Margaret Rukstalis, MD ★
Director of Addiction Services
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Anita Kablinger, MD, CPI ★
Professor and Director of Clinical Trials Research
Marissa Kluk, MPH, CPRS ★
Director of Recovery Ecosystem Alignment, Addiction Science Center
Doctor of Public Health Student
Kevin Krost, MA ★
Graduate Research Assistant, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Virginia Tech
Timothy Lash ★
Graduate Student in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
West Virginia University
Kristn Lillvis, PhD ★
Mullerleile Endowed Chair in English
St. Catherine University
Movable: Narratives of Recovery and Place
Stephanie Mathis, DrPH, MPH ★
Assistant Professor, Department of Community & Behavioral Health
Addiction Science Center
Center for Rural Health Research
Robert McNamara, PhD ★
Assistant Professor, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Tyler Melton, PharmD, MPH ★
Assistant Processor, College of Pharmacy
Larry merkel, MD, PhD ★
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences; Director of Outreach
University of Virginia
Charles Olomofe, MBChB, MPH, FWACP ★
Doctoral Student (Medical Doctor)
East Tennessee State University
robert pack, PhD, MPH ★
Professor, Department of Community & Behavioral Health
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director, Addiction Science Center
Director, ORCCA
Dennis H Parnell, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS ★
Founder & Managing Partner
Kennebec Recovery Concepts, LLC
Elliot Pinsly, LCSW ★
Chief Executive Officer
Behavioral Health Foundation
Melissa Poulsen, PhD, MPH ★
Assistant Professor
Geisinger Research Institute
Michael prough, MS ★
Graduate Research Assistant, Addiction Science Center
Doctor of Public Health Student
Carlin Rafie, PhD, MS, RD ★
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech/Virginia Cooperative Extension
Charlotte Reeves, MA, CPSS ★
Community Outreach Coordinator
Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery
David Shoham, PhD, MSPH ★
Chair, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
ETSU College of Public Health
TIMOTHY SmYth, MD, FASAM ★
Medical Director
Catalyst Health Solutions
Katie Valentino, MS, CPRS ★
Behavioral Health Outreach Coordinator, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Serina WIlliams ★
Medical Student
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine