Our Board

RFRN surrounds itself with smart, experienced people who can help us grow our business and improve our processes. We seek to build and maintain a board with a wide range of experiences, competencies and perspectives.

Tina Ramirez – Great Rivers - Board Chair
Kanawha & Putnam Provider
Term: 2020-2022, second term
remirezt@marshall.edu

Joumana Elkhansa – Prestera – Board Treasurer
Regional Provider
Term: 2020-2022, second term
Joumana.Elkhansa@prestera.org

Rebecca White – Mission WV - Social Media
Putnam County Family Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
rwhite@missionw.org

Michelle L. Kosa - Family Care
Putnam County Community Representative 
Term:  2019-2021, third term
michelle.kosa@familycarewv.org

Elliott Birckhead – Deputy Commissioner, Programs & Policies - Bureau of Behavioral Health
Kanawha County Community Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
Elliott.H.Birckhead@wv.gov

Wade Samples - DHHR
Community Service Manager II 
Boone County Provider
Term: 2021-2023
Wade.L.Samples@w.gov

Jessica Napier-Eagle – WVDII - Board Vice-Chair
Putnam County Family Representative
Term: 2020 – 2022, first term
jessicanapiereagle@ucwv.edu

Jenni Sutherland – Putnam Aging  - Board Secretary
Putnam County Community Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
jsutherland@putnamaging.com

Michelle Parsons - WVDA
Kanawha County Family Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
michelleparsons@wvda.us_agriculture.wv.gov 

Brent Tomblin - Boone Memorial Hospital Brighter Futures
Boone County Community Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
btomblin@bmh.org

Cheryl Jackson - WV Gov
Putnam County Community Representative
Term: 2020-2022, first term
cheryl.jackson@wv.gov

Shaa Marcum - DHHR
CPS Supervisor
Boone County Family Representative
Term: 2021-2023
Shaa.L.Marcum@wv.gov