Staff

Rebekah Gletner
Program Manager
rgletner@hsc.wvu.edu
304-288-3027

Rebekah has over a decade of experience working with people in various social service settings. She spent five years in Colorado working in a special education program. After coming home, Rebekah has provided mental health crisis services to young adults transitioning toward independence. She aims to help them achieve independence and self-sufficiency, particularly in the areas of job and education readiness. She also helps to address any barriers they might face.

William (Bill) Bussey is a Kingwood, WV native. Bill attended Concord University and has worked as a social worker for 8 years.

Billy Bussey, RBA
Regional Transition Navigator
william.bussey1@hsc.wvu.edu
Office: 304-293-4692

Delbert Pope
Regional Transition Navigator
delbert.pope@hsc.wvu.edu
Office: 304-288-3431

Delbert Pope, comes to the RTNS with more than 30 years of non-profit engagement. For the past 10 years, Del served as the Director of Training and Staff Development with CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg, WV.

Morgan Taylor
Regional Transition Navigator
morgan.taylor@hsc.wvu.edu
304-290-2308

Morgan is pursuing her Bachelor of Social Work and upon graduation will begin the Advanced Standing Clinical Track Master of Social Work program. She has been involved in non-profit work for three years and has a passion for human behavior, neuropathology, and community organization. Over the course of ten years Morgan has worked in the medical and social services fields; more recently she has worked with high-risk populations and survivors of interpersonal violence.

Elliana Bohan
Student Navigator
elliana.bohan@hsc.wvu.edu
304-290-3821

Elliana Bohan received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health with an area of emphasis in patient navigation at West Virginia University. She currently works as a transition navigator specialist for Regional Transition Navigator Services here at the CED as well as a program assistant for West Virginia Assistive Technology System. Elliana aims to assist with any and all challenges young adults are facing in order to best assist them in navigating adulthood.

Colton Sanders
Student Navigator
crsanders@hsc.wvu.edu
304-293-4692 Ext. 60672

Colton Sanders is a Public Health student at WVU, set to graduate in May 2024. He is a proud native of Morgantown, and he is a NASPA certified peer educator.

Emily Cooper
Student Navigator
emily.cooper@hsc.wvu.edu
(304) 290-8936

Emily Cooper is a Master of Social Work Student at West Virginia University. She currently serves as a Student Navigator with the Regional Transition Navigator Services. Through her time as a Student Navigator, she hopes to gain experience and knowledge of communicating with clients, learning about resources all over the state and incorporate what she learns here into her future career as a social worker.

Sam Wilkinson, MPA
Principal Investigator
samuel.wilkinson@hsc.wvu.edu
Office: 304-293-4692

Sam Wilkinson received a Master’s in Public Administration from West Virginia University. He has spent his professional life focused on identifying problems, planning solutions for them, and then executing those plans. He spent three years as a Teacher/Counselor and a Master Teacher/Counselor in a residential treatment facility. He spent twelve years as a project manager for the West Virginia University Research Corporation working on projects in Public Health, Nutrition/Obesity, and Computer Engineering. He has also experience with various aspects of sobriety/recovery.