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2021 Black Men’s Health Matters

Zoom link will be sent out 24 hours before event date. Attendees must register by noon the day before the event to receive Zoom information.

Note: These events will be recorded. By joining, you give consent to be recorded.

Presented by Geisinger’s Black Outreach Leadership Development (BOLD) Employee Resource Group, community partner Black Scranton Project and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Wilkes-Barre Branch.

Contact: Vicki T. Sapp, PhD, vsapp@som.geisinger.edu

Tuesday, June 1 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Black males’ survival kit when dealing with law enforcement in the 21st century: Live to see another day”

Sgt. Daryl Gaston, MS | Rochester Police Department

Thursday, June 3 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Live Long & Prosper through Financial Freedom”

Matt Wagstaff, MBA, CEG | Author, strategist, coach and podcast host

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Friday, June 4 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Stroke in the African American Male”

Javon Edgecombe, MD | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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Wednesday, June 9 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“HIV and other STDs: Statistics, Treatment and Prevention: A Focus on Black Men’s Health”

Darrell McBride, DO | Geisinger

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Tuesday, June 15 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Anti-Blackness as a Social Determinant of Black Health in Schools”

Jamel Adkins-Sharif, EdD, JD | Eskolta Boston

Wednesday, June 16 • 5 – 6 p.m.

"Alzheimer’s Disease and Our Community"

Clay Jacobs | Alzheimer’s Association - Greater PA Chapter

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Tuesday, June 22 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Racial and Ethnic Disparities related to Child and Adolescent Healthcare”

Nicholas Howard, MD, MPH | Tri-County Pediatric and Abington Memorial Hospital

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Tuesday, June 29 • Noon – 1:15 p.m.

“Cancer in Black Men: The Disparities and the Science”

Cy R. Wilkins, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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June 1 - July 6

Journal Club – Tuesday Night Community Chats

Please watch each episode of Netflix’s Amend: The Fight for America ahead of discussion.

  • Tuesday, June 1, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #1, “Citizen” (56 minutes)
  • Tuesday, June 8, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #2, “Resistance” (57 minutes)
  • Tuesday, June 15, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #3, “Wait” (58 minutes)
  • Tuesday, June 22, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #4, “Control” (62 minutes)
  • Tuesday, June 29, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #5, “Love” (57 minutes)
  • Tuesday, July 6, 5 – 6 p.m.: Episode #6, “Promise” (60 minutes)

BOLD Employee Resource Group Executive Board

  • Advisors: Arthur Breese, MS, MA
  • Co-chairs: Vicki T. Sapp, PhD and Darrell McBride, DO
  • Education subcommittee co-chairs: Pricilla Cabral, BS and Faith Bansa, BA
  • Sponsor: Brion Lieberman
Black Men’s Health Matters sponsors

 

Meet our presenters

Jamel Adkins-Sharif, EdD, JD

Jamel Adkins-Sharif, EdD, JD

Jamel Adkins-Sharif, EdD, is the director of Eskolta Boston, a high school research and redesign nonprofit committed to culturally sustaining school transformation. Jamel holds an EdD in urban education, leadership and policy studies from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Jamel’s research explores race, justice, leadership and equity in schools. Jamel has had a successful career as a special education teacher of history and mathematics in New York, and was founding principal of both an elementary charter and district middle school in Massachusetts.
Javon Edgecombe, MD

Javon Edgecombe, MD

Javon Edgecombe, MD, was born in Grand Bahama, Bahamas, and is a graduate of Lincoln University. He obtained his medical degree at Pennsylvania State University. He completed his neurology training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital before completing his vascular neurology fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.
Sgt. Daryl Gaston, MS

Sgt. Daryl Gaston, MS

Sergeant Daryl L. Gaston, MSCJA, is a veteran of 30 plus years in law enforcement in Rochester, N.Y.  He has a master’s in criminal justice administration from Keuka College (1997). He has been a member of the Rochester Police Department since 1990, and was promoted to sergeant in 2002. During his tenure as a police officer, he has worked in different capacities as a training officer, recruit class counselor, crime prevention officer, patrol sergeant, patrol investigations supervisor and special investigation supervisor. He has worked the streets of Rochester in the most challenging area of the city. He knows and understands the streets of Rochester intimately. He supervises over 20 officers and investigators. His credibility within his community and department gives him an insight on the challenges the Black community faces, specifically black men as it pertains to law enforcement.
Nicholas Howard, MD, MPH

Nicholas Howard, MD, MPH

Nicholas Howard, MD, MPH’s journey to medicine started in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was raised in a Guyanese household with his grandmother who had many health concerns. She looked after him and many others which greatly influenced his decision to pursue a career dedicated to the service of children. He received his bachelor's of science in health and wellness from Buffalo State College as well as his master’s in public health administration from the University at Buffalo before finishing medical school at Xavier University School of Medicine.  He returned to Buffalo to complete his residency in pediatrics at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo which is where he developed a passion for initiatives based in global health and providing care to underserved populations. This ultimately led him to Philadelphia, Pa., where he is a general pediatrician and attending physician at Tri-County Pediatric and Abington Memorial Hospital, respectively.

Clay Jacobs

Clay Jacobs

Clay Jacobs has the incredible opportunity to connect talented, passionate people and help them work together to achieve greater impact towards the association’s vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementias. As executive director for the Alzheimer's Association - Greater Pennsylvania Chapter this means working with staff, volunteers and partner organizations to translate organizational vision into reality across 59 of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Under his leadership, the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter has been one of the premier Chapters of the Association, consistently achieving results in the top 10% nationwide for care & support, concern & awareness and public policy, all supported by the #7 largest Walk to End Alzheimer’s program in the country.
Darrell McBride, DO

Darrell McBride, DO

Darrell McBride, DO, is an infectious disease physician at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., and specializes in HIV treatment, management and prevention. Dr. McBride is currently on the Board for the AIDS Resource Center in Williamsport, Pa. He was recently selected to be on the “Ending HIV as an Epidemic Working Group,” a national committee dedicated to ending HIV. He is the co-chair of the Black Outreach Leadership Development (BOLD), an employee resource group at Geisinger. He is regional assistant dean of Student Affairs for the Danville Campus. He is also the program director for the new Ryan White Program at Geisinger.
Matt Wagstaff, MBA, CEG

Matt Wagstaff, MBA, CEG

Matt Wagstaff is a professional clarity and success coach, small business owner of nearly 10 years, published author, podcast host and active servant leader in his community. As a 13+ year professional in the healthcare industry, Matt has consistently contributed to the company’s growth through his “intrapreneurial” ingenuity within multiple strategic and tactical roles. Matt earned a bachelor's in business management from Canisius College and an MBA from the University at Buffalo. He was honored as one of Rochester, N.Y.’s “Forty under 40” professionals. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Matt currently resides in Rochester, N.Y., is a devoted husband to his wife of over a decade, and an active father to his daughter and son.
Cy R. Wilkins, MD

Cy R. Wilkins, MD

Cy R. Wilkins, MD, is an assistant attending on the hematology service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, our nation’s oldest and largest centers for cancer care. He is board-certified in oncology and hematology. His practice focuses on blood disorders that develop in cancer patients during or after treatment. His interests are disparities in cancer care and increasing the diversity of the current and future oncology workforce.