About

The West Virginia Geriatrics Society is the state affiliate of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).  We are a 501 c 3  WV non profit organization with membership.  Our members are dedicated to improving the health, independence, care, and quality of life of older people.  Members include geriatricians, geriatrics nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, family practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, internists and other healthcare professionals and para professionals who are either interested in or practice care for older individuals, with a focus on championing inter-professional teams, eliciting personal care goals, and treating older people as whole persons.

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Goals of the Organization:

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• Promote and support the interdisciplinary practice of geriatrics.

• Increase the number of healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dentists and others) knowledgeable about the care of older adults.

• Advocate for improved healthcare for older adults

• Promote effective high-quality education.

• Encourage Patient outcome-oriented research and dissemination

• Foster needs of membership and engagement of members

• Encourage students to pursue a career in Geriatrics.

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We are governed by a Board of Directors made up of healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals with  a specialty or interest in the care of older adults.  

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Board of Directors 2025

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Officers

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​President​

Melanie Hall, MSN, RN

President and  CEO

Hospice of Huntington, Inc./Tri State Life Care

 

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President- Elect

​​​​​​Michaela Leffler Huddleston, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP,BCPP

Psychiatry, Behavioral Health Specialist

Charleston Area Medical Center

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Secretary/Treasurer

Jane Marks, CDP

Certified Dementia Practitioner, Caregiver Advisor

 

Board Members

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Immediate Past President - Lisa Nord, RPh.

Marshall University School of Pharmacy

Huntington, WV

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Haley Moore, MHA, NHA, CDP

Senior Administator

Valley Center

South Charleston, WV 

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Ashley Onyewuchi, LNHA, CDP, CMDCP, LSSBB

Healthcare Quality Improvement Specialist

TMF Health Quality Institute

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Timothy Saar, PhD.

Saar Psychological Group, PLLC

South Charleston, WV

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Teresa Sexton RN, MSNeD

Hospice of Huntington

Huntington, WV

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Chris Wood, DO FACP, FACOI

WV School of Osteopathic Medicine

Lewisburg, WV

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