Outdoor Speaker Series: Innovation in Opioid Addiction Research
Hosted by Mindgrub
May 23, 2018 – Mindgrub Headquarters
Baltimore Snap Featured Event
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Summer breezes welcomed attendees to the second event in Mindgrub’s Outdoor Speaker Series. Folks mingled outside the Mindgrub offices – conveniently situated right next to Diamondback Brewing – and enjoyed food, drinks and good conversation.
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That led to the evening’s highlight, speaker Dr. Mona Gahunia, Kaiser Permanente’s associate medical director of primary care strategy.
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Dr. Gahunia gave the group an update on the opioid epidemic – and specifics on how it’s affecting the Baltimore area – as well as some of her organization’s innovative and technology-centered approaches in tackling the problem.
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Pictured (LtoR) Brad Hyland, American Voice Power owner; and Vincent Sharps, Mindgrub vice president
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Pictured (LtoR) Kristin Johnson, Lighting Environments sales associate; Laura Scruggs, Mindgrub marketing manager; Debby Spear, Gross Mendelsohn director of practice development; and Erica Turner, Glotel Inc. sales executive
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Pictured (LtoR) Fred Baysinger, Congress Rental USA CEO/president; and Todd Marks, Mindgrub president/CEO
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Pictured (LtoR) Amy Arnold, Kaiser Permanente workforce health east coast director; and Dr. Mona Gahunia, Kaiser Permanente primary care strategy associate medical director/event speaker
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Pictured (LtoR) Laura Gousha, Mindgrub vice president of engagement; Amy Pelinsky, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science public relations director; and Randy Farmer-O’Connor, Maryland Public Television managing director of corporate support
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Pictured (LtoR) Mindgrub colleagues: Joe Tercero, software engineer; Jason Michael, vice president of engineering; Michael Hadjiosif, software engineer; and Todd Blackmon, proposal manager
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Pictured (LtoR) Kate Schwartz, Johns Hopkins Medicine research nurse; and Ashley Fennig, Johns Hopkins Medicine business development senior associate
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Pictured (LtoR) Floyd Jones, Volo City Kids Foundation fundraising and community outreach coordinator; and Gary Pick, Connectus Software president
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Pictured (LtoR) Mindgrub colleagues: Barb Herndon, chief of staff; Aaron Bickoff, vice president of client services; and Katie Howard, senior account manager