About Us
Meet the Team
Amy Carlson, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
WV ECPBIS Coordinator
Amy Carlson graduated with her Bachelor and Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Marshall University. She worked for twelve years as a speech-language pathologist in clinical, home health, and educational settings serving patients of all ages. She graduated with her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in teaching and higher education leadership from Marshall University.
Kate Morris
Southern EC Behavior Support Specialist
Kate Morris is an Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist for the WV Autism Training Center’s Behavior/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center. She holds a B.A. in Communication Disorders from Loyola University in Baltimore and an M.A. in Hearing and Speech Sciences from The University of Maryland. She has spent the past 19 years working with children with disabilities in a variety of settings including school and home-based services. She will be providing support to counties in the Southern half of WV.
Ashley LaRue
Eastern Panhandle Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist
Ashley LaRue is the Eastern Panhandle Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist for the WV Behavior/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center. She graduated from Shepherd University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education from Grand Canyon University. Ashley was a Pre-K teacher in Jefferson County for fourteen years. She worked in a variety of settings including, childcare (collaborative Universal PreK), Head Start, and school-based setting serving as an Itinerant PreK Special Education teacher. She became certified in Preschool-Special Needs in April 2024 and served as a Curriculum Specialist the last two years. Ashley has worked with students, families, and staff across a variety of settings.
Sara Wines
Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist
Sara Wines is an Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist for the WV Autism Training Center’s Behavior/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center. Prior to this position, she worked as an elementary classroom teacher, academic coach, and a statewide early literacy coordinator all in her home state of West Virginia. She graduated from Concord University with her Master’s in Educational Leadership/Administration and from Marshall University with her Bachelor's in Elementary Education.
Marlo Hornsby
Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist
Marlo Hornsby is an Early Childhood Behavior Support Specialist for the WV BHMHTAC and serves the northern region of our state. She graduated from West Virginia University with a master's degree in Occupational Therapy. She has spent her career working with a wide array of clients in a variety of settings.
Jessica Hensley
Jessica Hensley is an Early Childhood Coaching Specialist for the WV Autism Training Center’s Behavior/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center. She attended West Liberty University to obtain her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education and then her M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Marshall University. Before this position, Jessica was a classroom teacher to students from Pre-K through First grade for eleven years. Jessica has also worked with future teachers in her position as an adjunct professor.
Tanya McGregor
Tanya McGregor is the Early Childhood Coaching Specialist for the eastern panhandle. She comes to the WV BMHTAC with over two decades of experience in early childhood education. She earned her master’s degree in early intervention/special education. Beyond the classroom, Tanya supported fellow educators by contributing to a variety of school initiatives: she represented her school on the county Wellness Committee and served as a member of the Leadership Team for over 10 years. She has enjoyed mentoring student teachers, high school students in the Grow Your Own Program, and those newly hired to the profession. Tanya taught early childhood courses as an adjunct professor at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Her commitment to fostering a love of learning and her dedication to her students lead to her being named Teacher of the Year at Moorefield Elementary in 2012, and a nomination for WV Universal Pre-K Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2013.
Tanya resides in Moorefield, WV with her husband, Patrick. She enjoys spending time with him, their four adult children, and three grandchildren. In her spare time, she loves cooking, working out, vacationing at the beach, and snuggling with her Aussiedoodle, Mollie.
Jeanna Williams
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The work around ECPBIS in West Virginia comes out of the WV Behavior/Mental Health Technical Assistance Center. This center is funded by the West Virginia Department of Education Office of Special Education and Student Support and is housed at the WV Autism Training Center at Marshall University. Created as a response to local outcry for supports with issues related to student behavior/mental health needs, the center offers training and technical assistance in a variety of areas. The interventions supported by the center are based on national models and research related to multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and interconnected systems framework (ISF).
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