Karen Bullock is Professor and Assistant Dean of the School of Social Work at North Carolina State University, in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Work from Boston University, her master's degree in Social Work, from Columbia University, and her Bachelor of Social Work degree from North Ca...
Deborah Haskins is the President for the Maryland Council on Problem Gambling. A retired Counselor Educator/Scholar-Practitioner from Trinity Washington University, she received her Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College, Maryland, and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, an Approved Supervisor, a Master Addiction Counselor, and...
Yolonda Yvette Wilson earned her degree in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Wilson’s work centers on race and gender justice, particularly in health care. Her recent article, “Intersectionality in Clinical Medicine: The Need for a Conceptual Framework,” is a consideration on applying intersectionality’s i...
Alvin L. Reaves, III is the Director of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care at Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Maryland. Dr. Reaves is a hospice and palliative medicine specialist who has been practicing palliative medicine since 2011. He completed an Internal Medicine residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2...
Rev. Dr. Henry P. Davis III, has been the Pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Park since 2000 where he leads an active membership of over 3,000 disciples who are engaged in more than 80 ministries. He was ordained in 1982 at the St. Paul Baptist Church of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, under the pastoral leadership of his father, Dr. Henry...
Nadia Hassan is known amongst her peers as a Social Strategist for young people. Nadia is the Founder and Executive Director of Young Leaders Institute, a youth leadership platform and network connector that empowers youth toward social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Nadia has an MBA from Bentley University, where she did her thesis in Isl...
Roberta Rook has 20 years’ experience in the field of counseling. For fifteen years, she has been working as a Bereavement Counselor and Program Coordinator for Chesapeake Life Center, the bereavement counseling department of Hospice of the Chesapeake. In 1999, Roberta received a post-graduate Certificate in Thanatology, which is the study of dea...
Rev. Laurie Hogge received her Master of Divinity in 2008. She was ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacraments in the Christian Reformed Church in North America and has been a chaplain for 11 years, including ministry in hospitals, skilled nursing facility memory care units and hospice. Since September 2015, Hogge has been a chaplain at Hospi...
Cereta A. Lee was elected as the Register of Wills on November 7, 2006 and was re-elected for a fourth term in June 2018. She earned her Business Administration Degree from Strayer University. She retired after 31 years as a senior Verizon Manager. Mrs. Lee also served as the Executive Assistant to Prince George's County Sheriff Michael Jackson. Mr...
Rev. Brian Madison received his Master of Divinity in 2010. He was ordained in 2010 and has served as a chaplain since 2011. In addition, he has served as a Youth Pastor and part of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care Ministry of Galilee Baptist Church since 2012. Madison has been a chaplain at Hospice of the Chesapeake since 2014 and serves Anne Arund...