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Regional Coordinators and Chairs

Region 1

Coordinator
Mark Pickett
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Princeton Community Hospital 
304-487-7098    (Office)
304-952-3023    (Cell) 
Mark.pickett@wvumedicine.org

Chair
Brandy Blankenship
Director Quality Improvement/Risk Manager, Preparedness Coordinator
Welch Community Hospital
454 McDowell Street
Welch WV, 24801
304-436-8628  (Office)
304-888-3550  (Cell)
brandy.a.blankenship@wv.gov

Region 2

Coordinator
Rex Troy
Safety Director
Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital
(304) 525-7801  Ext. 619   (Office) 
304-593-4914    (Cell)
rex.g.troy@wv.gov

Chair
Linda Kay Murray
Safety Manager
Cabell Huntington Hospital
304-526-2153   (Office) 
304-751-6839    (Cell) 
Linda.Murray@chhi.org

 
Region 3/4

Coordinator
Ed Bowdish
Service Line Director
Outpatient Services, Life Safety,
Emergency Preparedness & Security
Thomas Health System
304-766-3550   (Office)
edgar.bowdish@wvumedicine.org

Chair
Brian Lilly
Senior VP- Chief Quality Officer
Thomas Health System
304-766 4529 (Office)
304-228-7414 (Cell)
brian.lilly@wvumedicine.org
 
Region 5 

Coordinator
Lori Price
Emergency Management Coordinator
Memorial Health System/Sistersville Memorial Hospital
401 Matthew Street
Marietta, OH 45750
(740) 568-4525  (Office)
(740) 336-1207  (Cell)
lsprice@mhsystem.org

Chair
Kim Sams
Coordinator Corporate Compliance, Risk Management,
Patient Safety, HIPAA, Accreditation, Emergency Preparedness
WVU Medicine/Jackson General Hospital
304-373-1508   (Office)
304 532 1604     (Cell) 
kimberly.izold.m@wvumedicine.org

 
Region 6/7

Coordinator
Hollis Lipscomb
Clinical Quality Specialist Lead
Emergency Management 
Davis Medical Center 
(304) 630-3042  (Office)
(304) 642-5588  (Cell)
lipscombh@dhswv.com

Chair
Elizabeth M. Garrasi
Emergency Management Program Director
WVU Medicine JW Ruby Memorial Hospital
 304.974.3268   (Office)
765.618.8103   (Cell)
elizabeth.garrasi@wvumedicine.org

 
Region 8/9 

Coordinator
Diana Reel 
Director of Nursing 
Grant Memorial Hospital
304- 257-5803  (Office)
304-668-6626   (Cell)
diana.reel@wvumedicine.org

Chair
LaDawn See
Performance Improvement Specialist 
Valley Health Systems
304-359-0432 (Cell) 
lsee@valleyhealthlink.com
 
Region 10/11 

Coordinator
Simon Paul
Security Manager
Weirton Medical Center
304-797-6025   (Office)
304-590-7435   (Cell)
Simon.Paul@weirtonmedical.com

Chair
Donna Kittridge
Administrative Director, Support Services
Weirton Medical Center
304-797-6097   (Office)
Donna.kittridge@WeirtonMedical.com



Samantha Stamper
Director, Hospital Emergency Management
304.353.9728
sstamper@hefwv.org

Lisa Green
Program Manager
304.353.9705
lgreen@hefwv.org