Webinar Series Moderators
Calvin Gardner, MBA, RPSGT, RST
Calvin Gardner is the Neuroscience Service Line Director with Stamford Health, located in Stamford, CT (Greater NYC area). He has over 23 years of Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep experience as a technologist and business administrator. Prior to relocating to the NYC area (previous 9 years), he held a similar role as the Service Line Director of Neurosciences, Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Medicine with Mission Health in Asheville, NC. His education consists of a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management and a Masters of Business Administration with Healthcare Administration concentration. Calvin is clinically credentialed as a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist and Registered Sleep Technician. His greatest passions are caring for people within his community and his family.
Calvin will be moderating the discussion around racism in healthcare entitled Do Black Lives Matter in Healthcare with Cornell Wright, Dr. Cedrick Bright, and Dr. Ronny Bell on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Noon.
William R. Hathaway, MD, FACC
Dr. William Hathaway is the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Mission Hospital. He has been in this role since 2013. Leadership responsibilities have included service as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Chief of the Cardiovascular Service Line, and Vice Chief and Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2012 before assuming his current role. He has held numerous leadership roles in multiple community organizations and currently serves on the boards of the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), the Mission Health Partners Accountable Care Organization, the Highland-Cashiers Hospital and LifeShare of the Carolinas, as well as a participating member of the North Carolina Healthcare Association’s Physician Advisory Council.
Dr. Hathaway will be moderating the discussion entitled Healthcare Reparations in a Public Health Crisis with Jacquelyn Hallum, Dr. Darin Waters, and Dr. Sharon West on Friday, October 2, 2020 at Noon.
Leo Flowers
Leo Flowers, a a Chicago native, former Div-I college athlete, with a Masters Degree in Counseling/Psychology, moved to Los Angeles California to also add stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster to his resume. He appeared on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, was a runner-up in the San Fransisco International Comedy Competition, and was a finalist in the 2011 Stand Up for Diversity competition. He has toured on the Shaved and Depraved Comedy Tour, and hosted both MTV’s “Sports Blender” and Starz “Staan’ ‘Dup,” and was featured on “Last Call from Carson Daly,” on NBC!! Most recently he’s appeared on Comedy Central’s “This Week At the Cellar.”
Leo also hosts a suicide prevention podcast, Before You Kill Yourself, uploaded bi-weekly with thousands of downloads per episode. Guests on the podcast have been NY Times bestselling authors, neuroscientists, social media influencers, psychologists, astrologers and everyday people who have stories about how they’ve overcome tragedies, traumas and transitions.
Leo will be moderating the discussion entitled Before You Kill Yourself: Mental Health and the Black Patient with Victor Armstrong, Tyrice McCoy, and Dr. Jason Branch on November 13, 2020 at Noon.
Odell Dickerson, Jr.
Odell Dickerson, Jr. is the leadership executive and principal of OdellExec Enterprises. He is one of the country’s most sought after consultants and keynote speakers in leadership, faith-based management and motivation. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for the New Psalmist Baptist Church, a 7,000 member congregation in Baltimore, MD under the leadership of Bishop Walter S. Thomas Sr. Odell is responsible for interpreting, executing, and leading the ongoing transformation of New Psalmist’s vision by using the most cutting-edge methods and resources available. During his tenure at New Psalmist, he has been an undeniable leader in church administration, project management and lay-leadership management.
Odell will be moderating the discussion entitled The Role of the Black Church in Healthcare on December 4, 2020 at Noon.
Daniel J. Frayne, MD
Dr. Frayne is the President of Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). He joined the MAHEC Department of Family Medicine in 2006 and held several leadership positions including Clinical Director, Medical Director, and Assistant Residency Director. He attended Boston University and the University of California at Irvine College of Medicine, and completed a Family Medicine Residency at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. He then spent four years as a primary care physician in Linville, North Carolina.
Dr. Frayne is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine with UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Interconception health and advocating for women’s health and improved birth outcomes is an area of great interest to Dr. Frayne. He has been involved in grant-funded collaborations to expand the IMPLICIT ICC model and state and federal preconception COIIN projects. He has also served as a member of the NC State Preconception Health Strategic Planning Team since 2016.
Dr. Frayne will be moderating the discussion entitled Black Women’s Health on January 15, 2021 at Noon.
Seth Bellamy is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, and is currently enrolled at the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville (SILSA). Seth was recently elected as the Student Body President. During his tenure at SILSA, Seth has been an innovative and forward thinking leader who co-founded Keepin’ It R.E.A.L (Racial Equity Activating Leadership) which is the first racial equity club in Asheville High School and SILSA’s history. In addition to serving in his school, he is also actively involved in his community. He volunteers as a board member for Asheville City School Foundation and RHA’s Coalition for Substance Free Youth of Asheville/Buncombe County. Seth continues his work to address disparate health impacts by being a Minority Medical Mentoring Program intern. Moreover, Seth has been identified as a champion for racial equity by his peers and school leaders. Seth is also a youth leader in the Racial Equity Ambassadors Program, which teaches teachers about cultural competency from a youth’s perspective. Upon completion of high school, Seth hopes to be accepted in and graduate from a university and receive a degree in Public Health.
Seth will be moderating the session entitled The Effects of Historical Trauma in the Black Patient on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Noon.
Brian H. Asbill, MD, FACC
Dr. Brian Asbill is originally from Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated cum laude from Davidson College in 1990with a BS (Biology major), and received his MD degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (valedictorian) in 1994. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine (and met his wife) at the University of Virginia in 1997. He completed his Cardiology Fellowship training at MUSC in 2001 and subsequently joined Asheville Cardiology Associates (ACA) where he served as an invasive, non-interventional Cardiologist until 2020.
While working at ACA, he additionally completed Board Certification in Clinical Lipidology and received his certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell in 2013 and completed Board Certification in Lifestyle Medicine in 2017.
Dr. Asbill co-founded Ruckus Health in 2020, whose vision is to support people holistically in uncovering their innate ability to live in physical, mental, emotional and spiritual balance. He also serves as Medical Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Mission Health, the North Carolina Division of HCA.
Dr. Asbill is married with two boys, ages 19 and 15. He enjoys cooking (and eating), reading, hiking, and finding as much time outside as possible.
Dr. Asbill will be moderating the discussion entitled Lifestyle Medicine for the Black Patient on March 12, 2021 at Noon.
Michael L. Hayes, NCCPS, RE, Recovery Coach
Mr. Michael Hayes is a former offender who during his last prison sentence came to an understanding that his childhood trauma was the overlying issue of his underlying problems.
While incarcerated, Michael was educated on Adverse Childhood Experiences. After being released in 2017, he was able to transition from the substance dependent, justice involved, anger driven person to the leader he is today. He is currently a Trauma-Informed, Resiliency-Focused, Peer Support Specialist who founded Umoja Health, Wellness, and Justice Collaborative, a Nonprofit organization that was founded in Asheville NC in 2019 to address trauma, healing and resilience through creating a community of connections.
Michael shares his true authentic story with vulnerability, compassion, and empathy to influence others to seek healing.
Michael will be moderating the discussion entitled Lockdown: Pipeline to Prison and Disease on April 16, 2021 at Noon.
Evodie Versulien, MD
Dr. Evodie Versulien is a 2nd Year Family Medicine Resident at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Versulien will be moderating the session entitled “Recruitment and Retention of Black Healthcare Providers” on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Noon.
Francisco Castelblanco, DNP, RN
Dr. Castelblanco is the Chair of the Department of Continuing Professional Development at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and an Adjunct Professor for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
As a nurse, Dr. Castelblanco is committed to providing the best care to his patients. As a community volunteer, he dedicates his time to serving on the Buncombe County Health and Human Services Board of Directors, the Asheville-Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement Board of Directors, the Center for Diversity Education Board at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the Asheville Latin Americans for Achieving Success Board of Directors, Pisgah Legal Services Board of Directors, YMCA Population Health Committee, and Director of the Health Careers Academy within the Minority Medical Mentoring Program.
Marc Duverseau, MD
Dr. Marc Oliver Duverseau was born and raised in Port Au Prince, Haiti. He moved to the United States at the age of 18 to attend college at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida. After graduating from there he obtained his Medical Degree from Ross University in the Caribbean. He did a preliminary internship in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota prior to attending residency at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Duverseau is a 5th Year General Surgery Resident at MAHEC and has accepted a position in Wichita, Kansas post residency.
Dr. Duverseau will moderate our discussion on Black Men’s Health, which will take place on July 16, 2021 at Noon.