Bridging the Gaps Retreat
Friday, January 31, 2025
Location:
FMC Building
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(Remember your ID to show at the security desk in the lobby)
8:30 - 9:00AM: Breakfast & Networking
9:00 - 9:20AM: Welcome - Framing the work of the morning
9:20 - 9:25AM: Introduction to Small Group work
9:25 - 9:50AM: Videos
9:50 - 11:55AM: Small Groups Discussions & Report Out
11:55 - 12:00PM: Goodbye
AGENDA
GUESTS

Maureen Anderson, EdD
Education Director
Gwen's Girls
Community Preceptor

Hasshan Batts, DHSc, LCSW
Executive Director
Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley
Founder, Batts Development Group
Community Preceptor

Andrew Belfiglio, MPH
Director of Communications
& Data Analytics
Penn REACH Initiative &
the Penn Injury Science Center
Consultant

Tricia Bernecker, PhD, RN
BTG Program Director
DeSales University
Program Director

Hillary Bogner, MD
Department of Family & Community Health
University of Pennsylvania
Alumni & Program Faculty

James Buehler, MD
Teaching Professor
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Advisory Board Member

Tariem Burroughs, PhD, MSEd, MSODL
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Small Group Leader

Steve Chapman, MD
Vice Chair of Community Advocacy Dartmouth/Geisel School of Medicine
Alumni & Founder

Andrew Chiu, MD
Resident
University of Illinois, Emergency Medicine
Alumni Network Liaison

Jennifer Comerford, MJ, OTR/L, CHC, HEM
Senior Patient Safety Analyst
ECRI Institute
Alumni Network Co-Chair

Nasheeka Conix
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Administrative Coordinator

Jennifer Cummings, DO
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
LECOM at Seton Hill
Program Director

Marjorie Dejoie Brewer, MD
Global Medical Affairs and
Global Strategist
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Alumni Network Co-Chair

Thistle Elias, DrPH, MPA
Director of Community Engagement
University of Pittsburgh
Program Director

Ben Evans, DRM, ARM
Associate Vice President
Risk Management & Insurance
University of Pennsylvania
Risk Manager

Gena Glickman, PhD
School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Alumni & Program Director

Elissa Goldberg, MSS, LSW
Office of Community Engagement
Drexel University
Program Director &
Small Group Leader

Dee Hillas
Community Advocate
Advisory Board Member

Tyler Holmberg, BA
Co-Director, Co- Founder
Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden
Community Preceptor

Jocelyn Jones Arnold
Board Member
Gender Justice Fund
Consultant

Leah Labranche, PhD
Instructor of Anatomy
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Program Director

Abby Letcher, MD
Family Medicine
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Alumni & Program Faculty

Ellen Martinak, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Associate Director

Bridget McCormick, MS
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Director of Operations &
Program Director
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Holly Metzgar, DO, FACOG
College of Medicine
Drexel University
Program Director

Laura Mullin, MS
Educational Coordinator
Drexel University
Program Coordinator

Sarah Papperman, MPH, CPH
Research Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
Program Coordinator

Paige Persons, MPH
Program Manager
Cooper University Health Care
Program Coordinator

Estelle Richman, MA
Director
Civic Coalition to Save Lives
Friend

Donald Schwarz, MD, MPH, MBA
Retired
Founder

Anthony Singleton
President & CEO
Educators 4 Education
Community Preceptor &
Small Group Leader

Charmaine Sudler-Milligan
Director of Services
To Our Children's Future With Health, Inc.
Community Preceptor

Noelle Thielman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Program Director

Lorraine Thomas
Operations Manager
Southwest Philadelphia
Community Development Corporation
Community Preceptor

Lucy W. Tuton, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Bridging the Gaps
Executive Director & Founder

Dianne Uwayo, MPH
Health Programs Manager
African Family Health Organization
Community Preceptor

Zoë Van Orsdol, MA, MPH
Assistant Director, MPH Program
Thomas Jefferson University
Program Director

Brian Work, MD MPH
Internal Medicine
Temple University
Program Faculty

Jerome Wright, MSW, LSW
Office of Student Support
Temple University
Program Director