Advisory Committee

Elected Representatives

Michael C. Cardi, JD
WVNEC Treasurer
At-Large Representative
Mon Health Medical Center
Morgantown, WV

Danny Franke, PhD
WVNEC President
At-Large Representative
Mountain Hospice
Philippi, WV

Laura Friend, BSN, RN
At-Large Representative
WV Council of Home Health Agencies, Inc.
Middlebourne, WV

Tiara Star Hill, LSW
Nursing Home Representative
Bridgeport Health Care
Bridgeport, WV

J. Chris Hughes, MPA, MSW, LICSW
WVNEC Secretary
Hospital Representative
Highland Hospital
Charleston, WV

Kenneth Wright, MD
WVNEC Vice President
At-Large Representative
CAMC General Hospital
Charleston, WV

Chris Zinn, RN, MSc, BSN, CHPN
Hospice Representative
Hospice Council of WV
Charleston, WV

Staff

Valerie Satkoske, MSW, PHD
WVNEC Executive Director
Associate Director, WVU Center for Health Ethics and Law
Morgantown, WV

Linda McMillen, Program Coordinator
WVU Center for Health Ethics and Law
Morgantown, WV

Additional Members

Courtney Dunithan, MSW, LGSW
Associate Director
WV Center for End-of-Life Care
Morgantown, WV

Sandra A. Price, JD, Ex-officio Member
WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
Morgantown, WV