Sowing Change. Harvesting Hope.

Executive Director, Board President

Jay launched Seed Sower after diverse professional history spanning over 25 years. He served for 10 years in the U.S. Army as a Russian linguist and signals intelligence specialist in a Military Intelligence unit. He spent the last 5 years of his military service assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, working in support of international chemical and biological arms control and weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation programs. He completed his military service as an instructor and Non‐Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Russian Arms Control Speaking Proficiency Course at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Ca. Following his military career, Jay completed his MBA at West Virginia University in 2013. He has utilized his education and experience in civilian career paths within the Department of Defense, The Department of Veterans Affairs, and most recently as a senior financial management analyst with the Internal Revenue Service where he focused on internal auditing, and program and process improvement initiatives. 

Jay has a deep passion for service to others, particularly marginalized and stigmatized populations suffering from substance use disorder. This passion led him to resign from federal service in 2021 and devote the rest of his professional career to developing Seed Sower into a positive force in the fight against substance use disorder in West Virginia. Seed Sower operates a 12-bed recovery residence for women in rural Greenbrier County, WV and is preparing two new locations – a recovery residence for pregnant and parenting women in Montgomery, and a Recovery Community Organization in Beckley, both scheduled to open in Spring 2023. He believes that recovery happens in community, and strongly supports developing strong partnerships within functioning regional recovery ecosystems. He lives in Beckley, WV and he is married to his wife Paige, and has 3 sons – Sam (23), Caeden (18) and Cooper (17). 

Program Director - Montgomery

Born in Summers County, Lindsay Roberts is a native of southern West Virginia. Lindsay has a daughter, Kamryn “Kami”, 18, who she has shared in parenting and loves her as her very own for more than 10 years. She is a 2003 graduate from Shady Spring High School in Raleigh County. In 2004, Lindsay moved to the Charleston area to pursue new professional and academic opportunities. In 2007, she graduated from West Virginia State University Community and Technical College with her Associates in Community Behavioral Health. Shortly after graduating, she would move to Harrisburg, PA, for a brief period, before returning home to her roots in the fall of 2009. She received her Bachelor’s in Behavioral Science in 2019 from West Virginia State University and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Rehabilitation, with a certification in Violence, Loss and Trauma through Marshall University. 

Throughout her professional career, Lindsay has worked in a variety of settings but all surrounding one common theme - “service”.  Such positions include, but not limited to, helping individuals with disabilities gain independence, autism respite work, disabilities and domestic violence advocacy, community resource and referral, and most recently Substance Abuse Therapy in state Corrections. Lindsay is a Certified Recovery Coach and Peer Recovery Support Specialist through the West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction & Prevention Professionals (WVCBAPP).

Lindsay is also a person in long-term, faith-based, recovery from years of substance use disorder. She is a member of the Fayette County Prevention Coalition and an active advocate in the recovery movement. Lindsay loves being involved in “community”. She runs the van ministry for Glen Ferris Apostolic Church, is an active and passionate participant in children’s ministry, organizes local street outreach evangelism, a recently published author, and is a community advocate and activist. Her passions include traveling, writing, self-care, making a difference, and spending time with the people she loves the most. 

Program Director - Dawson

My name is Jessica Dawn Ennis. I am 30 years old. I grew up in Meadow Bridge West Virginia. I am a Certified Peer Recovery Coach and am pursuing certification as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist. I first obtained my PRC in Wheeling West Virginia, While I was in the Women Inspired in New Directions (W.I.N.D.) program and worked as a recovery coach at Wheeling Hospital. My long-term goal is to become a SUD and mental health counselor. I am a person in long term recovery, celebrating 3 years and five months. I have three children Braylin (10), Justin (9), and Kristie (8). Working in recovery, and helping others find the life that I have now is my passion. My hobbies are spending time with my children and my family. I enjoy going to watch my kids play football and cheer and doing anything with them outdoors. I like swimming and fishing. 

Justin Rogers is the  Beckley Program Director and Director of "The Well" -  A Recovery Community Organization located in Beckley, WV. Born of Charleston, WV, raised in Beckley and a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School,  Justin is a homegrown advocate for the recovery community in Southern WV. As a person in long-term recovery, Justin is a certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and has been working and advocating in the recovery field since 2017. Justin has helped build or start up multiple programs including molding and directing Reclamation Recovery with Compass Counseling. Justin has several years of experience as PRSS supervisor, outreach coordinator, as well as building community partnerships. Justin's heart is in helping those afflicted by the disease of addiction especially here in Southern WV. Justin is also an avid gym goer. He has a passion for fitness and helping the youth. One any given evening you can find Justin at the YMCA of Southern WV, where he also loves to serve.