Started at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 40-TOP Virtual Series allowed the Alliance to connect West Virginians directly with state and federal leaders on issues that matter most. Over the course of 2020, more than 1,000 registered for these events with 15+ weeks of programming, proving that the platform and communications are beneficial to West Virginians from across the state. The 40-TOP Series is now a staple of the Alliance and will continue in 2021.
Upcoming 40-TOP Schedule
Wednesday, July 21 – 10 a.m.
Japanese Culture and Investment in WV
(registration required – link provided below)
Wednesday, April 28 – Noon Watch Video Here. The Honorable Riley Moore, Treasurer, State of West Virginia
Host: Sara Payne Scarbro, Operations Council Chair, Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Watch Video Here
Moderator: Susie Mullens, Program Coordinator, West Virginia Collegiate Recover Network.
Matthew Q. Christiansen, MD, MPH, Director , WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Drug Control Policy
Joe Deegan, Business Development Liaison, Thomas Health – St. Francis Hospital Charleston & Public Policy Chair, WV Association of Alcoholism & Drug and Abuse Counselors, Inc.
Leaders of the West Virginia House of Delegates Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Watch Video Here Host: Sara Payne Scarbro, Alliance Operations Council Chair and AVP of External Engagement, MURC
Moderator: Donna Peduto, Executive Director, WV PEC
Allison Dagen, Professor and Program Coordinator, Literacy Education, WVU College of Education and Human Services
Monica DellaMea, Director, WV Department of Education Office of Early & Elementary Learning
Jim Denova, Vice President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate, State of West Virginia
Brandie Turner, Early Literacy Specialist and Fundraising Coordinator, WV’s Imagination Library
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Watch Video Here.
Host: Brittany Bruce, Logistics Coordinator, The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia
Ryan Saxe, Cabell County Schools Superintendent of Schools
Marianna Linz, Department Chair, Marshall University Psychology Department
Suzi Brodof, Executive Director, River Valley Child Development Services
Amy Hymes, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau for Children and Family
Dr. Kim Becher, Family Medicine Specialist, Community Care
Terri Baker, Grants Project Manager, Center for Rural and Community Health, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
John Deskins, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research; Associate Professor, Economics, John Chambers College of Business and Economics; Assistant Dean, Outreach and Engagement
Dr. Jerry Gilbert, President, Marshall University
Dr. Drema Mace, VP for Community Engagement & Development and Executive Director of the Center for Rural and Community Health at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Clay Marsh, Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences, West Virginia University
F. Scott Rotruck, Chair, WV Public Education Collaborative and Member, West Virginia State Board of Education
Kim Tieman, Health and Human Services Program Director, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
