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Bizzell Sponsors CLIA Inspiring Voices Awards

Bizzell Sponsors CLIA Inspiring Voices Awards

CLIA is a Baltimore-based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth to become transformative leaders, decision makers, and inspirational voices for social justice. CLIA’s programs use a youth–adult partnership model in which young people and caring adult professionals work in true collaboration and achieve collective impact through learning, advocating, and inspiring change. CLIA leads two programs for young people—CLIA’s Law & Leadership Academies at Baltimore City high schools and the statewide Just Kids Campaign. CLIA’s Law & Leadership Academy introduces Baltimore City students to law and policy while teaching them to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, active citizens, and community leaders. The Just Kids Campaign is a statewide advocacy campaign working to stop the automatic prosecution of youth as adults in Maryland. To learn more about CLIA’s programs, visit www.cliayouth.org.

Bizzell CEO Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Advisory Board

Bizzell CEO Joins U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Advisory Board

Dr. Bizzell was invited to join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) Advisory Board. This appointment follows his Fellow support where he advised the Foundation’s 2019 Sharing Solutions initiative, a campaign focused on business solutions to the opioid epidemic. The USCCF is dedicated to strengthening America’s long-term competitiveness, educating the public on the conditions necessary for businesses and communities to thrive, showing how business positively impacts communities, and showing how emerging issues and creative solutions will shape the future. The Advisory Board is made up of leaders from some of the world’s most successful companies and leading Chambers of Commerce in the United States, and Dr. Bizzell is proud to leverage his experience as a small business owner to advise the work of the Foundation.

The USCCF is dedicated to strengthening America’s long-term competitiveness. They educate the public on the conditions necessary for businesses and communities to thrive, how business positively impacts communities, and emerging issues and creative solutions that will shape the future.

Bizzell Is a Contributing Sponsor for the March of Dimes Maryland–National Capital Area Chapter Signature Chefs Auction

Bizzell Is a Contributing Sponsor for the March of Dimes Maryland–National Capital Area Chapter Signature Chefs Auction

The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) takes pride in supporting the communities that we serve. On November 14, 2019, Dr. Anton Bizzell, CEO; and other Communications Team members, Trevis Cage, Director of Corporate Communications; and Raigan Wheeler, Communications Specialist, attended the March of Dimes (MOD) MarylandNational Capital Area Chapter Signature Chefs Auction where guests enjoyed a variety of top-tier, local cuisine and participated in an exclusive live auction. All proceeds contributed to the MOD mission go toward improving the health of ALL moms and babies. Dr. Bizzell is a MOD Maryland Market Board Member, and the Bizzell Group was a proud sponsor of the event.

MOD leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. They believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. For 80 years, MOD has helped millions of babies survive and thrive. They’re building on that legacy to level the playing field for all moms and babies, no matter their age, socioeconomic background, or demographics. They advocate for policies that prioritize their health, support radical improvements to the care moms and babies receive, and pioneer research to find solutions to the biggest health threats to moms and babies. MOD pioneered the vaccine research leading to the eradication of polio in the United States, and then shifted focus to address some of the biggest health threats to moms and babies with innovations like folic acid, newborn screening, and surfactant therapy. Today, they educate medical professionals and the public about best practices, support lifesaving research, provide comfort and support to families in neonatal intensive care units, and advocate for those who need them most: moms and babies. For more information on the March of Dimes, please visit https://www.marchofdimes.org/.

Dr. Anton Bizzell Joined the March of Dimes’ Maryland Market Board of Directors

Dr. Anton Bizzell Joined the March of Dimes’ Maryland Market Board of Directors

Business and community leader, Anton C. Bizzell, M.D., President and CEO of the Bizzell Group, has been elected to the March of Dimes Maryland Market Board of Directors.

Dr. Anton Bizzell understands the importance of fighting for the health of all moms and babies. “As a public health advocate, I can’t think of a more important cause,” he says. “When you support the March of Dimes, you make a statement that you want to live in a world in which healthy moms and strong babies are a priority for us all.” Dr. Bizzell has spent most of his career on public health issues regarding access to and quality of medical, substance misuse, and behavioral health services. He has extensive experience in collaborating and interacting with professional health and community organizations, as well as expert knowledge in identifying and treating medical diseases in the fields of primary care, mental health, and substance abuse.

In his role as a board member, Dr. Bizzell serves as an advocate for the March of Dimes’ mission, encouraging local businesses and community leaders to join him in supporting the fight for stronger, healthier babies. “The number of babies born prematurely here in Maryland and across the country is not acceptable,” he says. “March of Dimes empowers families with programs, knowledge, and tools.”

MOD leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. They believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. For 80 years, MOD has helped millions of babies survive and thrive. They’re building on that legacy to level the playing field for all moms and babies, no matter their age, socioeconomic background, or demographics. They advocate for policies that prioritize their health, support radical improvements to the care moms and babies receive, and pioneer research to find solutions to the biggest health threats to moms and babies. MOD pioneered the vaccine research leading to the eradication of polio in the United States, and then shifted focus to address some of the biggest health threats to moms and babies with innovations like folic acid, newborn screening, and surfactant therapy. Today, they educate medical professionals and the public about best practices, support lifesaving research, provide comfort and support to families in neonatal intensive care units, and advocate for those who need them most: moms and babies. For more information on the March of Dimes, please visit https://www.marchofdimes.org/.