Our Team

Charleston, WV

Amy has served as the Executive Director of the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership since 2013. Under her 10+ year tenure, she has grown the organization from a project under the WV Community Voices to an independent not-for-profit corporation with a $5M+ operating budget. The Partnership, incorporated in 2019, now has seven full-time employees, ten full-time contractors and numerous other special project contractors who all contribute to the important statewide work of the organization. Amy came to the position with 20 years experience in state and federal policy development focusing on legislative and regulatory health care policy.

She served as the Government Relations Specialist and Director of the Political Action Committee for the West Virginia State Medical Association for 15 years and 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. Ms. Tolliver earned her BS in Business Management from Marshall University and an MS in Business and Industrial Relations from Marshall University Graduate College. She serves on the Board of the DRESS Syndrome Foundation and organization with a vision to see a world where severe adverse drug reactions are predictable, recognizable and treatable. Amy is the mother of two beautiful children, Emma and Eli, with whom she loves spending time downhill mountain biking and snowboarding.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 101
Email: atolliver@wvperinatal.org

Charleston, WV

Ann has been a practicing accountant for more than twenty-three years, with over half of her career specializing in non-profit and small business accounting. She has extensive experience with non-profit financial reporting and grant reporting.

Ann attended Marshall University where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration (BBA) and a master’s in business administration (MBA). She started her career in public accounting, then went on to work in internal audit and later as an accounting manager for a publicly traded advertising agency while residing in Troy, Michigan. She moved back to West Virginia 13 years ago and started working as an independent accounting consultant. Ann and her husband enjoy traveling with and without their two teenage boys, Noah and Jacob.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 103
Email: abollinger@wvperinatal.org

Morgantown, WV

Janine is responsible for organizational planning and administering multiple programs and projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and grant management. She joined the partnership in 2010 and has built the Partnership’s extensive programming addressing substance use during pregnancy. Janine directs the Drug Free Moms and Babies project — an innovative initiative to provide integrated, comprehensive services to pregnant and postpartum women. Under Janine’s leadership, the Partnership has also implemented a number of efforts to improve the identification and care of babies diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

Janine graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Prior to joining the Partnership, Janine was a senior policy analyst for the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C. where she directed a project on maternal and child health. She also worked as a program coordinator for the West Virginia University National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.

Janine and her husband, Randy, are the proud parents of four sons. Although her work requires many hours at the computer, she is happiest outdoors where you can find her seeking opportunities to hike, camp, run, and cross-country ski.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 104
Email: jbreyel@wvperinatal.org

Charleston, WV

Eleanor has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky and has worked extensively with local and national healthcare-related organizations prior to joining WVPP in 2022.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, volunteering for local community organizations, and spending time with family and friends.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 100
Email: echin@wvperinatal.org

Caroline is the Project Coordinator for the Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Initiative as well as the Resource and Referral Specialist for the WV Perinatal Psychiatric Access Program (WV PPAP). She has a master’s degree in Elementary Education from West Virginia University. Prior to joining the Partnership, Caroline was a middle school social studies teacher.

When she was diagnosed with Postpartum OCD, after the birth of her daughter, in 2022, Caroline decided to change her career to help other families in the same situation. Because of this, she serves on the board of Postpartum Support International – WV as the Communications Chair, obtained her Perinatal Mental Health Certification through Postpartum Support International, Postpartum Doula Certification through DONA International, and became a Certified Patient Family Partner through MoMMA’s Voices. Caroline spends her free time with her two daughters, husband, and fabulous golden retriever, Hugs.

Email: ccrislip@wvperinatal.org

Morgantown, WV

Juliana has over 16 years of experience in state and national grassroots organizing, direct lobbying, campaign planning and execution, fundraising and volunteer management. She joined the Partnership in 2021 as the Project Director for the Help2Quit project where she is focusing on efforts to help reduce tobacco use before, during and after pregnancy. In this role, she also coordinates the Tobacco Free Families Advisory Council.

By Gubernatorial appointment, she also serves on the West Virginia Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Task Force, Rare Disease and Palliative Care Councils.

In 2021, Juliana became an independent consultant and became a legislative analyst for Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, Voices for Healthy Kids, TSG Consulting LLC and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Following the 2021 legislative session, she joined the Partnership team. Juliana received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Journalism from West Virginia University Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 106
Email: jfcurry@wvperinatal.org

Narrows, VA

Cara is the Project Coordinator for West Virginia’s Drug Free Moms and Babies (DFMB) initiative, supporting 24 sites statewide in implementing comprehensive, family-centered care models for pregnant and parenting women affected by substance use. She collaborates with healthcare, behavioral health, managed care, state, and community partners to strengthen systems of care across West Virginia.

With more than three decades of experience in public administration, Cara has led and supported public and nonprofit programs at the federal, state, regional, county, and community levels. Her career includes service with the U.S. National Park Service, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Coconino County, Arizona, the Northern Arizona Council of Governments, West Virginia University Extension Service, and numerous nonprofit organizations. She also served as the founding Executive Director of Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc., establishing the county’s child advocacy center and contributing to the development of additional centers throughout West Virginia.

Cara’s work centers on advancing collaborative, community-based programs that translate public policy into effective services for children, families, and vulnerable populations. Her experience spans maternal and child health, substance use, criminal justice and reentry, child advocacy, housing and homelessness, environmental education, grant administration, public policy research, strategic planning, and cross-sector partnership development.

She earned her B.S. in Political Science from Saint Vincent College and her MPA from Northern Arizona University, and is committed to strengthening public systems through collaborative, innovative, and evidence-informed work that improves outcomes for communities.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 107
Email: cdeangelis@wvperinatal.org

Morgantown, WV

Amna is the Project Assistant to the Substance Use During Pregnancy Projects. As a recent graduate of West Virginia University, she was named a Rural Community Health Scholar and has worked as a research assistant, as well as developing informational health content for a WV health coalition, Healthy Harrison. She is currently a Generation WV Fellow, and her research interests include maternal and rural health issues.

In her free time, Amna enjoys reading, baking, and embroidery. She likes to travel and try new cuisines and has visited eleven countries.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 108
Email: ahaque@wvperinatal.org

Morgantown, WV

Candice is a Special Project Consultant for the Partnership. Since completing her Master of Public Health degree at West Virginia University in 2004, she has worked closely with West Virginia maternal and infant birth outcome data, substance use during pregnancy, and public health policy. Candice leads the Substance Exposure and NAS Education & Outreach Task Force. The Task Force has focused on how to improve surveillance data for substance exposure and NAS and education for pediatric providers in WV communities. In addition to working with the Partnership, she coordinates Project WATCH in the Department of Pediatrics at West Virginia University and is the Executive Director of the West Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (WV AAP).

Through her previous experience as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and foster parent, she has developed a passion for advocacy to protect and improve kids’ health in West Virginia. Candice is married to her favorite pediatrician in WV and a mom of three children. She enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her family.

Lewisburg, WV

Molly has served as the Director of the WV Breastfeeding Alliance for the past 5 years. She has recently grown the work of the Alliance into the WV Breastfeeding Institute, which is housed at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine. Additionally, during this tenure, Molly has been a Special Projects Consultant for the Partnership working on tobacco/nicotine cessation under the Help2Quit initiative and substance use in pregnancy projects under the Drug Free Moms and Babies initiative.

Molly is a Registered Nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. She has served the Greenbrier Valley for the last 17 years providing lactation consultation and teaching Lamaze Childbirth Classes. In addition to helping Greenbrier Valley mothers get off to a good start with breastfeeding their newborns, Molly works statewide to increase support for mothers in communities across West Virginia. She is passionate about WVBI’s mission to help make breastfeeding the norm for families in West Virginia. She started the “Drug Free Mother Baby Greenbrier Valley,” at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, a program that has greatly improved the care for pregnant persons with substance use disorders in the greenbrier valley area.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 111
Email: mmcmillion@osteo.wvsom.edu

Culloden, WV

Melanie has been a registered nurse for thirty-eight years, and has spent most of that time working in women’s health. Melanie graduated from West Virginia University School of Nursing with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, then completed her Master of Nursing Administration at Walden University.

Working in gynecology/oncology, obstetrics, labor and delivery, and newborn care, Melanie has devoted most of her career to the acute care setting. She has experience as a bedside nurse, perinatal educator and Director of Maternal/Infant services at Berkeley Medical Center. She has held certifications as a Nurse Executive, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and currently is certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Melanie is also an AWHONN Designated Fetal Monitoring Instructor.

Since joining the WVPP in 2014, Melanie has coordinated the state’s efforts to implement the AIM Patient Safety Bundle for obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy, she has spearheaded the Love Your Birth Control educational trainings and is responsible for overseeing the quality improvement and outreach education programs of the organization. She has partnered with the March of Dimes on a project to reduce early elective deliveries and provided numerous other educational opportunities across the state. She and her husband Terry enjoy spending time with her three adult children, their spouses and the World’s Greatest Grandchildren!

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 113
Email: rileym@marshall.edu

Hurricane, WV

Mary Beth has been a registered nurse for thirty-four years, spending most of that time working in women’s health. A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Mary Beth has held certifications in Inpatient Obstetrics, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, and International Board Certified of Lactation Consultant. She is an AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Instructor Trainer teaching Intermediate, Advanced and Intermediate Instructor Fetal Monitoring Courses.

Mary Beth has experience as a bedside nurse in labor, delivery, postpartum, newborn, and gynecology. As a nurse manager, she led Maternity Services, Pediatrics, and an Outpatient Clinic for the underserved population.

Mary Beth has been engaged with the WVPP for several years teaching fetal heart monitoring classes. Since joining the Partnership in January 2023, she has been providing educational opportunities to hospitals across the state.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 115
Email: mbstewart@wvperinatal.org

Frankford, WV

Annie joined the partnership in the summer of 2023 as the coordinator of the Doula Project initiative. Since then, she has become the Director of Community Health Programs, and also the data coordinator for the RCORP NAS program, within the Substance Exposure initiative.

Annie earned a Bachelors in Child Development and Family studies from WVU; and a Registered Nursing Associate from the University of Charleston. She has a history of working as a coordinator for Birth to Three; a midwifery volunteer organizer; a home health clinical nurse; and a care coordinator for a national non-profit organization. Annie is a DONA trained birth and postpartum doula, and a certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator.

Through Annie’s leadership, a state-wide doula network has been established, as well as a Doula Advisory Council.

Annie lives on a farm with her husband, children, dogs, chickens, and honeybees; and enjoys gardening, cooking, reading, photography, and painting.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 117
Email: awhitebarb@wvperinatal.org

Charleston, WV

Robin is the Program Manager of the WV Weave Program (IPV-SUD). Robin has been involved with direct services in the helping field for over 25 years. She has served victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, substance use disorder, mental health issues, as well as re-entry assistance for individuals with justice system involvement. This work as an advocate, counselor, group therapist, mental health case manager, and sentencing director has given her a wide range of experience to assist clients across a spectrum of needs.

Robin is an alumnus of California State University and WV State University with a degree in Psychology. She is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor and a Qualified Mental Health Professional. Robin was the first Court Advocate chosen to serve victims at Magistrate court via the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program. She was involved in founding the first Re-entry Council in West Virginia which is heavily involved with pushing for legislative change and helping individuals acclimate to society after being incarcerated. Robin qualified at the WV State Police Academy to train Law Enforcement on the dynamics of Domestic Violence. She was awarded advocate of the year by the WV Chiefs of Police Association.

She loves the outdoors, art, cookery, live music, family, and her dachshund.

Phone: (304) 915-2229 ext. 118
Email: ryoung@wvperinatal.org