MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In its latest installment of Community Conversations, the Stubblefield Institute, in cooperation with the Panhandle News Network, brought a panel of experts together to answer the public’s questions regarding the West Virginia First Foundation and its oversight of more than $1 billion in opioid settlement funds set to come to the Mountain State in the ensuing years.
Panelists included
Jonathan Board, Executive Director, WV First Foundation
Tim Czaja, Region 2 Director, WV First Foundation & Berkeley County Community Corrections Director
Matthew Harvey, President, WV First Foundation & Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney
Stephen Skinner, Esq., Skinner Accident & Injury Lawyers
Steven Travis, General Counsel, Office of the WV Attorney General
Moderator at the event, which was held at the Byrd Health Sciences Center Auditorium, was Marsha Chwalik, the news director for the Panhandle News Network.
Questions were submitted ahead of time by community members and dealt with the process through which the funds could be distributed, guardrails and legal language set forth to ensure good stewardship of the funds, and transparency.
You can hear the full conversation here.
