Karen Yost, MA, has over 30 years’ experience providing, developing, and overseeing services for individuals with behavioral health issues, SUDs, and intellectual/developmental disabilities. The is a Licensed Social Worker and Licensed Professional Counselor. In addition, she is a Nationally Certified Counselor, Approved Licensed Professional Supervisor, Master Additions Counselor, Clinically Certified Domestic Violence Counselor, Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist and Certified School Counselor for grades K-12. She has extensive experience in training, trauma-informed practice, multi-system collaboration, working with first-responders and law enforcement and working with rural and economically challenged communities. She has served as President and CEO of Prestera Center for Mental Health Services in West Virginia, which is the State’s largest Certified Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, serving predominantly rural communities providing comprehensive behavioral health care and substance use treatment. She was appointed to serve on the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Substance Abuse that has been a leader in framing statewide and community responses to the opioid crisis and the Governor’s Indigent Defense Commission. She also brings the frontline perspective and experience of program directors across a range of clinical settings as well as expertise in service integration at local, regional, and state levels.