In celebration of Recovery Month, Mosaic Group is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 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:

• Amber Stepp – Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital
• Anthony Butler – UM Capital Region Medical Center
• April Wallace – Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital
• Arron Hall – Howard County Peds ED
• Asia Ashby – Lifebridge Health – Northwest
• Brea Saeger – Reynolds Memorial Hospital
• Cynthia Tucker – Medstar Good Samaritan
• Desi Smith – Lifebridge Health – Grace Medical Center
• Dimitria Ingram – St. Agnes Hospital
• Heather Winkler – UM UCMC
• James Maines – UM UCMC
• Kay Rutledge – Jefferson Medical Center WVU
• Kenneth Meador – FMRS
• Kristin Hays – Potomac Highlands
• Leslie Burgess – Lifebridge Health – OSOP
• Leslie Turner – FMRS Raleigh General
• Margaret Neighoff – Carroll Hospital
• Medstar St. Mary’s team – Medstar St. Mary’s
• Nicole Moore – Lifebridge Health – Sinai
• Rebecca Bingaman – Berkeley Medical Center, WVU
• Robert Mercer – Mon Health Medical Center, Morgantown
• Rondi Suit – UM UCMC
• Shalon Pangburn – UM UCMC
• Stephanie Porter – UPMC Western MD
• Valerie Magnum – Medstar Harbor Hospital
• Zachary Hoover – Mon Health’s Preston Memorial Hospital

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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.