Our Team

WVR is comprised of a team of caring professionals with years of experience in helping healthcare professionals who have substance use disorders or qualifying mental health conditions. You will be welcomed into WVR with open arms and guided through the steps you will take to complete our recovery program. Our team of professionals will not only offer you support but will also hold you accountable, helping you make the progress to overcome your substance use disorder or qualifying mental health condition.
Our team wants nothing more than to see you return to your career and be the healthcare professional you set out to become. We understand these issues can feel isolating, overwhelming, and hopeless, but there is hope. You can find it with each member of our team. We care about your personal wellness, and we are here to help.

Dave

David Cummins
MD, FASAM, Medical Director

Dr. Cummins is the Medical Director for West Virginia Restore. He is board-certified in both Addiction Medicine and Emergency Medicine and has extensive experience in treating patients suffering from substance use disorders. Following best practice guidelines set forth by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and using the latest evidence-based treatment modalities, Dr. Cummins has helped develop the most comprehensive and seamless monitoring program for addicted professionals in the country. Using time-tested treatments and cutting-edge alternative therapies, his program succeeds by focusing on prevention, treatment, long-term monitoring, advocacy, and reentry into the workplace. Dr. Cummins also works closely with multiple local, state, and federal agencies to ensure employee protection and client compliance.

Tracy

Tracy Traut
MS, LCAC, Program Director

Tracy Traut, MS LCAC is the Program Director for West Virginia Restore. She has worked in the field of mental health and addiction since 2007. She has extensive experience in treating individuals with substance use disorders, trauma, and PTSD. Tracy received her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University Northwest and Calumet College of St. Joseph, with a concentration in addiction treatment. Tracy is charged with focusing on prevention, treatment, long-term monitoring, advocacy, working with employers, reentry into the workplace, and utilizing evidence-based practices to deliver cutting edge monitoring services for healthcare professionals in need.

For programming information, trainings, or speaking engagements, email ttraut@wvrestoreprogram.com or call 304.932.7675 Ext. 3.

Christina

Christina Hinkle
RN, 
Nurse Case Manager

Christina Hinkle, RN has been a nurse for 13 years. Her primary focus has been in Nurse Case Management serving the Dual Diagnosis population. West Virginia is her home and she is passionate about assisting nurses in recovery so they are safe licensed professionals. 

For intake information or case management, email chinkle@wvrestoreprogram.com or call 304.932.7675 Ext. 2.

Shawnna

Shawnna Parmeter
RN, 
Nurse Case Manager

Shawnna Parmeter, RN, has been a nurse for 15 years. She has clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings centered on dual diagnosis. She believes in focusing on each person holistically to achieve a state of well-being and health. She is enthusiastic in her role as a Clinical Case Manager and utilizes her nursing background around supporting others in their recovery process for safe licensed practice. 

For intake information or case management, email sparmeter@wvrestoreprogram.com or call 304.932.7675 Ext. 1.

Carrie

Carrie Graham
Administrative Assistant

As a Qualified Mental Health Profession (QMHP), Carrie comes to us with 19 years of experience in the addiction field. Carrie was the Director of Alice’s house when it first opened in 2002, and then a Crisis Intervention Specialist at Southlake Center/Reginal Mental Health for Mental Health from 2003-2015. Her work included Substance Use and Mental Health assessments, immediate risk assessments, crisis calls, referrals, worked with case management staff and performed admissions for substance and mental health inpatient and outpatient treatment.

 

Claudia

Claudia Garcia
MBA, BSN, RN, LAC, CADAC II, Executive Director

Claudia is the executive director for West Virginia Restore. She is trained as a critical care and operating room nurse as well as a licensed addiction counselor and a certified alcohol and drug addiction consultant. Claudia also has a Master's in Business Administration with a focus on health care policy, leadership, and management. Her role with WVR is to ensure internal staffing compliance, oversight, and direction of all human resource issues, accounting requirements, and management of the WVR legal team. Claudia is responsible for internal audits and quality assurance for WVR. 

West Virginia Restore (WVR)
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