In celebration of Recovery Month, Mosaic Group is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Beacon of Hope Award, honoring exceptional individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in substance use response, prevention, and harm reduction, specifically in peer recovery support.

This year’s honorees have made significant contributions to their communities through Mosaic Group’s Reverse the Cycle program. Their work embodies the spirit of the Beacon of Hope Award, which celebrates peer recovery coaches who serve with distinction and empathy. With unwavering commitment and empathy, they transform lives by applying their lived experience and formal training to provide tools, hope, and inspiration to persons who use drugs and seek a better tomorrow.

This year’s award recipients are:

• Rodney James (CPRS) – St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• Zachery Hoover (PRSS) – Preston Memorial Hospital, Kingwood, WV
• Thaddeus Wientzen (CPS) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
• Odell Dixon (PSS) – ARH Highlands Hospital, Prestonburg, KY
• Roger Dodd (PRSS) – Potomac Highlands Guild; Grant Memorial Hospital, Petersburg, WV; and Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, WV

“We are thrilled to honor these remarkable individuals who have made such a profound impact on our communities,” said Marla Oros, CEO and Founder of Mosaic Group. “I am proud of Reverse the Cycle, which is now in over 80 hospitals nationwide, and I congratulate this year’s extraordinary honorees whose work as peer recovery coaches literally transforms lives.”

This year’s five honorees were selected by a panel of five peer recovery coaches who evaluated more than 70 nominations for the award. Says Oros, “I am grateful to our distinguished panel of judges for their hard work in selecting this year’s honorees from an impressive pool of deserving candidates. I am also grateful to everyone who participated in this year’s program and nominated candidates for the award.”

For more details, please visit Beacons of Hope.

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Mosaic Group, Inc. provides management consulting services and support throughout the public health ecosystem. We transform systems and communities to achieve health equity, improve population health, and lower healthcare costs.