Bridging the Gaps Retreat
AGENDA
Friday, January 31, 2025
Location:
FMC Tower
2929 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
8:30 - 9:00AM: Breakfast & Networking
9:00 - 9:30AM: Framing of the morning
9:30 - 10:00AM: Videos
10:00 - 10:10AM: Introduction to small group work
10:10 - 11:40AM: Video: Two Long-term Perspectives
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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
Student
Drexel University
School of Medicine
Alumni

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
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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

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

Mara Gordon, MD
Family Medicine
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Alumni & Program Director

JA Grisso, MD, MSCE
Retired
Founder

Maria Hervada-Page, MSS
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Program Director

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
Friend

Anabel Kelso, MS
Student
Penn Dental Medicine
Alumni

Roopali Kulkarni, DMD, MPH
Department of Oral Medicine
Penn Dental Medicine
Alumni Network Co-Chair

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

Ingrid Mapanao, MSW, MPH
Office of Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Temple University
Program Director
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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

Joshua Pirl
Student
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Alumni

Sara Popkin, MSW, LSW
Executive Director
UUH Outreach Program
Community Preceptor

Estelle Richman, MA
Director
Civic Coalition to Save Lives
Friend

Anthony Rostain, MD, MA
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Program Director & Founder

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

Lorraine Thomas
Operations Manager
Southwest Philadelphia
Community Development Corporation
Community Preceptor

Nicole Thomas, MBA, CDP
Director, Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice
University of Pennsylvania
Consultant

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

Frances Walker
President
Mill Creek Coalition of Philadelphia
Community Partner & Founder

Cindy Weinbaum, MD, MPH
Public Health Consultant
Retired CDC
Alumni & Founder

Brian Work, MD MPH
Internal Medicine
Temple University
Program Faculty

Jerome Wright
Office of Student Support
Temple University
Program Director
FILM CREW

André Robert Lee
Many Things Productions

Nick Pitcavage
Many Things Productions

Paul Alfe
Sound Recorder
Many Things Productions

Chris Davis
Production Assistant
Many Things Productions

Eli Eisenstein
Camera Operator
Many Things Productions

James Powers
Cinematographer
Many Things Production