Our People - West Virginia Perinatal Partnership

Our Staff and Contractors

Amy N. Tolliver, MS
Executive Director
(304) 558-0530 ext. 5 (w)
atolliver@wvperinatal.org

Amy N. Tolliver, M.S., of Charleston, became director of the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership on January 1, 2013. Ms. Tolliver comes to the position with extensive experience in state and federal health policy development including legislative and regulatory policy.

Before she became director of the Partnership, Ms. Tolliver was the Government Relations Specialist and director of the Political Action Committee for the West Virginia State Medical Association. During her career, Ms. Tolliver also served as Budget Analyst for the West Virginia House of Delegates Finance Committee and as Program Coordinator for the West Virginia Child Care Association.

Since 2006, she has been actively involved with the Perinatal Partnership by acting as the legislative liaison, serving on the Steering Committee and other committees working to improve mother and baby health. Amy and her husband, Scott, have two children, Emma and Eli.

Janine Breyel, BA
Deputy Director
304-581-1154 (w)
304-216-3437 (c)
jbreyel@wvperinatal.org
Substance Use During Pregnancy Initiatives

Robin Broughton, PhD
(304) 951-7145 (c)
robin.broughton@wvperinatal.org
Communications Specialist

Eleanor Chin
Executive Assistant
(304) 558-0530 (w)
(513) 259-7940 (c)
echin@wvperinatal.org

Juliana Frederick Curry, MS
Special Projects Consultant
Tobacco/Nicotine Use in Pregnancy
Help2Quit
(304) 669-0887 (c)
jfcurry@wvperinatal.org

Cara DeAngelis, MPA
Project Coordinator
Substance Use in Pregnancy
(540) 599-2071 (c)
cdeangelis@wvperinatal.org

Shauna Lively, EdD, RN, CLS
Director, RMOMS Project
304-516-1083 (c)
slively@wvperinatal.org

Molly Scarborough McMillion, RN, BSN, IBCLC, CCE, CPST
Director, WV Breastfeeding Institute
(304) 793-6584 (w)
(304) 667-4362 (c)
mmcmillion@osteo.wvsom.edu

Melanie Riley, RN NE-BC MSN
Nurse Coordinator
304-691-1978 (w)
304-582-2461 (c)
rileym@marshall.edu

Debbie Sizemore, MSW, LPC
Project Coordinator, RCORE
Substance Use During Pregnancy
(304) 667-8399 (c)
dsizemore@wvperinatal.org

Denise Smith
Project Coordinator, RMOMS Project
Access to Care
(304) 549-6691 (c)
dsmith@wvperinatal.org

Jennifer Weingardt
Administrative Support Specialist
RMOMS
(304) 730-3565 (c)
jennifer.weingardt@yahoo.com

Anne Williams, RN
Special Projects Consultant
Infant Mortality
304-539-3450 (c)
Williams2401@msn.com

Central Advisory Council

Kimberly Farry, MD

Council Chair Obstetrics and Gynecology, Community Care of West Virginia and Clinical Assistant Professor at WV School of Osteopathic Medicine

Stefan Maxwell, MD

Immediate Past Chair Chief of Pediatrics and Director, NICU, CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, WVU School of Medicine, Charleston Division

Ayne Amjad, MD, MPH

Commissioner and State Health Officer, Bureau for Public Health, WVDHHR, Charleston

Beth Emrick, MD

Chair, WV Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Montgomery Pediatrics, Montgomery

James B. Becker, MD

Medical Director, WV Bureau for Medical Services

Martha Cook Carter, DHSc, MBA, APRN, CNN

Health Care Consultant

David Chaffin, MD

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington

Angela Cherry, MD

Maternal Child Health Fellowship Director, Associate Program Director, WVU School of Medicine-Eastern Division, Harpers Ferry

Jeffrey Coben, MD

Dean, School of Public Health, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, West Virginia University, Morgantown

Joseph Evans, MD

Chief of Pediatrics, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington

Mary E. Hancock, PhD, RNC-OB

Chair, Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing, Associate Professor, Shepherd University Department of Nursing Education

Collin John, MD, MPH, FAAP

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and Director Project WATCH/WV Birth Score program, WVU School of Medicine

David Jude, MD

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington

Stefan Maxwell, MD

Chief of Pediatrics and Director, NICU, CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, WVU School of Medicine, Charleston

Kathleen J. Martin, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor, WV School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg

Christina Mullins, MA

Commissioner, Bureau for Behavioral Health, WVDHHR

Angelita Nixon, CNM

Past Chair and Public Relations Liaison: American College of Nurse Midwives – West Virginia Affiliate, Scott Depot

Melanie Riley, RN, MSN, NE-BC

Nurse Coordinator, WV Perinatal Partnership, Huntington

Beth Ross, CNM

Chair, American College of Nurse Midwives-WV Affiliate, Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley

Amy N. Tolliver, MS

Director, West Virginia Perinatal Partnership, Charleston