President's Letters

Dear MASHMM Community,

As we get closer to the end of the year, we are excited about our two last events. The first one will be a great virtual conversation about How IDNs are Being Creative with Cost Savings Efforts during these unprecedented times followed by our end of year vendor appreciation dinner. Our hope is that you will all find these two last events as informative and entertaining as we have planned for.

This will set the stage for a fantastic 2024 and the new board members that will be installed along with our President-Elect Shermaine Pollard.  These are exciting times, and we know that the future looks brighter as we get to the close of 2023.

Thank you for all the support from the community.

Sincerely,
Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

We are happy to announce that we have some new board members joining our family:

Vera Akinola from University of Maryland.  As a Senior System Application Analyst with 25 years of success in business analysis and system administration roles within a healthcare environment. Vera has a history of success in maintaining enterprise-wide software, upgrading applications, and implementing solutions.

Technically savvy with a Master of Study in Information Systems, Vera can quickly assess and utilize the appropriate response to meet the specific needs of the business requirement at hand.  Healthcare Systems Analyst experienced in supporting and implementing Finance and Supply Chain systems. Utilized standard corporate tools to record changes, service requests, and problem activities for tracking purposes and create documentation detailing software problems, elaborate a detailed course of action, and implement approved changes.

Ability to coordinate processes to implement applications and systems to meet business and communication needs. Keen ability to effectively manage relationships between users, strategic
leadership, and third-party vendors.

Passionate about driving operational excellence, delivering tangible results, and maximizing customer satisfaction, Vera joins us as our Membership Chair.

Please welcome Vera to our organization and especially…. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!

Michelle Woolschlager from Owens and Minor is not only joining MASHMM, but she has also been nominated to take on the position of Secretary for the 2024–2026-time frame.

Michelle is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and has an extensive and successful background with Owens & Minor. Michelle is an experienced sales professional with deep knowledge and understanding of the healthcare industry and perioperative space. Excellent communicator and demonstrated problem solver with strong data and analytics skills. Dedicated to providing an outstanding customer experience. She wants to be an integral part of MASHMM as we build out the team for 2024.

Congratulations to Michelle and welcome to the family.  We look forward to an exciting 2024-2026!

We are also very happy to announce that:

Ebony Johnson from Medstar Health is not only joining MASHMM, but she has also been nominated to take on the position of Education Chair for the 2024–2026-time frame.

Ebony has been a part of the MedStar Health Team since 2013 as a Respiratory Therapist. She is currently a Clinical Value Analysis Specialist for Patient Care and Lab for Medstar Corporate Supply Chain.  During her tenure at MedStar she managed respiratory supplies, led product evaluations/conversions, and worked closely with the Supply Chain team regarding supply constraints.

Ebony is currently a Healthcare Administrative Doctoral student with a concentration in Health Care Leadership.  She has a master's in healthcare informatics administration, and a dual Bachelor's in Sociology and Anthropology.  Ebony serves as the EI&D System / IS / Shared Services Entity Council Subcommittee Lead for Community Involvement. a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, an Author, and a motivational speaker. Ebony wants to be an integral part of MASHMM as we build out the team for 2024.

Congratulations to Ebony and welcome to the family.  We look forward to an exciting 2024-2026!

Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

We are happy to announce that we have a new board member joining our family.  Clay Collins from GHX has raised his hand to not only join our team but to take on the position of Treasurer for the 2024–2026-time frame.

 Clayton (Clay) Collins is a Sales Account Manager at GHX helping healthcare professionals make valued based decisions by analyzing data to improve patient care and lower the cost to deliver it.  Clay was born and raised in Roswell, GA.  He is an alumnus of University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!), dog dad and the 5th of 6 kids in his family.  His hobbies consist of everything outdoors!

Clay is new to the MASHMM community but loves people and has excelled at his career.  He wants to be an integral part of MASHMM as we build out the team for 2024.

Congratulations to Clay and welcome to the family.  We look forward to an exciting 2024-2026!

Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce that Shermaine Pollard has been nominated to the role of President for the years 2024-2026.  Shermaine has been a member of MASHMM for a year but has demonstrated the eagerness and initiative to lead this fantastic group.  Over this year of tenure, she has been integral in the success of two of our largest events and looks forward to continuing to elevate MASHMM to the highest levels.

 Shermaine Pollard is a seasoned Healthcare Supply Chain professional with over 28 years of experience. She is the Director of Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Leader for Diversity at MedStar Health, Inc. She is responsible for leading supplier diversity and implementing innovative and industry-leading best practices that reduce supply costs, increase efficiencies and advance marketplace competitiveness through improved clinical and financial outcomes.  Shermaine is an experienced functional professional leading organizational strategic planning to tactical implementation. Expert in cost savings, capital equipment, and strategic sourcing strategies with a solid background in contract review, RFP development, compliance, sourcing, negotiation, and execution.   Shermaine has advanced knowledge in developing supplier diversity programs, procure-to-pay processes, principles, and purchasing practices, including ethics and standards, bid preparation and evaluation, analyzing cost and market conditions for competitive bidding, quality control and trends, inventory standards, data collection, and market research techniques.

Shermaine Pollard holds a dual master’s degree in Business Administration and Healthcare Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

Congratulations to Shermaine and we look forward to an exciting 2024-2026!

Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

As we approach Thanksgiving and the end of 2022, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank the board of MASHMM for making this an exciting and rewarding year. We had a few stumbles coming out of the pandemic but overall, it has been a good year.

We were able to put on two in-person events including the one this Thursday, November 17th. I am very proud of all the hard work we have put in as a board and excited about the panel discussion as the topic of diversity and exclusion continues to be as relevant as it ever was.

I do not want to get too sentimental, so will keep it short. This has been a great year one of my Presidency and look forward to next year but we need you all. This great healthcare community, rich in history and knowledge is looking for Supply Chain folks to step up and be a part of the process.

Become a board member and see how rewarding it can be…..!

Lastly, I want to take this opportunity to extend Seasons Greetings and to thank again all our healthcare folks who day in and day out work in the trenches to support their hospital systems and each other. The success of our organization is built on the efforts of our board members and all of you…TOGETHER!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone

Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

I would like to take a moment to show my appreciation for your continued support of the MASHMM organization over these past two years. Although it was a tough period for all, as an organization we have risen to be a stronger group and will forge forward with our upcoming program. With that said, I would like to thank Mark Steppling for all his hard work and to the board for their continued support as we look to 2022 and the exciting events we have planned.

Our Board is planning our first in-person event that we hope all will attend. This will be our time to get together, say hello to old friends and hopefully welcome new ones. We have a great program scheduled and we feel this will be a great way to let everyone know that MASHMM is back!

As the incoming President, with the board we have revamped our goals and want to continue to bring substantive programs to our supply chain community. With that said, let’s all get together, break bread and have a great first LIVE event that will set the tone for 2022. We would like to take this time to introduce a few new MASHMM Committee Chairs; Brandon Lock (Workday) who has taken the new Technology Committee Chair position & Kate O’Rourke (GHX) who has taken the Communications Committee Chair position. We are very excited to have Brandon and Kate on our team and look forward to their leadership in these critical committee roles.

Below are the remaining open Board positions & primary duties involved in the roles. Please reach out to mashmmpresident@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more about these roles or joining one of our committees that help to continue to grow our wonderful organization!

Treasurer

• Prepare the monthly statement of account for the society
• Maintain all financial documents and records for the organization
• Maintain current signature authority for all accounts
• Payments of invoices, requests for CEUs, balancing the checking account, etc.

President-Elect

• The President Elect shall, in the absence of or due to the incapacity of the President, perform all duties and assume all responsibilities of the President
• The President Elect will serve as Chairperson of the Fundraising Committee
• Prepare annual report to be published at the end of the year on the website

Lastly, I want to again thank Mark for his leadership over the last two years and continuing to set the bar high and I hope that I can fill these shoes as we are coming off two of the most difficult years. He kept the ship afloat and I will now be your captain as we manage these rough waters in healthcare with the help of a great team!

Josh Naftolin
MASHMM President

Hello friends and colleagues

I hope you have been able to stay safe and sane as this past year has come to a close and 2021 has come roaring into the spotlight. I would like to thank each and every one of you for the roles you play in supporting our communities as healthcare professionals.  2020 has helped me to see the power of healthcare supply chain in ways I never would have imagined.  As trying as this past year has been, I have never been more proud of the work that we do daily to protect and support those that care for the ill.

I am very excited to announce that MASHMM is the first AHRMM affiliate chapter to have successfully captured Diamond Status for 10 years in a row!! Our group received the first Diamond Chapter award in 2010 and has received this outstanding award for our educational programs every year since.  To continue this tradition, the MASHMM Board has been working hard to create relevant and interesting virtual learning opportunities and forum style discussions.  The first event of 2021 will be held virtually on April 29^th at 6pm, and will be centered around the critical relationship between supply chain and emergency management teams to prepare for and manage emergency events and disasters. Details to follow but please mark your calendars now.

Additionally, we will be publishing a monthly newsletter to communicate upcoming events and to help to connect our community with job postings and relevant news.  Please send any feedback on the newsletter or ideas for future meeting topics to mashmmpresident@gmail.com.

I hope you continue to stay safe, and look forward to connecting with you all virtually

Best Regards,

Mark Steppling

Hello MASHMM Members,

MASHMM’s top priority is the health and safety of our members. Given the situation around COVID-19, MASHMM has made the decision to postpone all in-person meetings for 2020 and move to a digital experience.

In the coming weeks, we will create an exciting digital program that delivers best practices and thought leadership within the healthcare supply chain community.

To help us navigate this complex time, it is important to share resources and best practices. Therefore, I invite our community to share ideas within our LinkedIn MASHMM feed.

As many of you know, MASHMM is the Mid-Atlantic chapter of AHRMM. AHRMM is also providing us with Coronavirus updates and resources. This is available to you within the AHRMM weblink below.

Thank you for all you do to care for your community. Stay safe and well!

• Share best practices at MASHMM LinkedIn 
• Healthcare supply chain COVID-19 national resources at AHRMM COVID-19

Thank you,

Mark Steppling
MASHMM President

Hello MASHMM Members,

Regarding the COVID‐19 (Novel Coronavirus), MASHMM’s top priority is the health and safety of our members. Therefore, we will postpone our April MASHMM Cloud ERP event.

MASHMM will continue to release updates regarding our future event schedule.

Thank you to everyone for your continuous dedication in supporting MASHMM and the professional development of our healthcare supply chain community.

Thank you,

Mark Steppling
MASHMM President

Hello MASHMM Members,

In 2020, MASHMM’s focus will be to bring forward emerging technology in healthcare supply chain.

Thank you for joining the Artificial Intelligence event, featuring Phil Campbell, VP and President Elect of HIMMS Maryland. In April, we will discuss cloud ERP in healthcare Supply Chain.

Topic: Cloud ERP in Healthcare Supply Chain

Agenda: Moving to a cloud-based ERP can be a long, expensive and messy process. But it can also be an opportunity to achieve major supply chain goals.

Hear a panel of provider supply chain executives share how they navigated this time of transformative change for their organizations.

Speakers:

• Talia Mauck, Associate Vice President Supply Chain, Adventist Healthcare
• Franco Sagliocca, Corporate Director, Mount Sinai Health System and President of NY AHRMM

Moderator:

• Pete Nelson, GM of Global Development, GHX

Special Guest:

• Dee Donatelli, AHRMM Chairperson
• Supply Chain Cloud ERP thought leaders from Workday, Oracle and GHX

When: April 17, 2020 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Where: Sheraton Columbia Town Center, 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, Maryland 21044

Regarding the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), MASHMM top priority is the health and safety of our members. Currently, it is planned that the April MASHMM event will move forward as scheduled. MASHMM continues to closely monitor the developments of COVID-19. If the situation changes, we are prepared to adjust as appropriate.

In addition, we would like to thank our 2019 sponsors and remind our vendor partners that the 2020 sponsor opportunities are now available at https://mashmm.org/sponsors.

Thank you to MASHMM’s 2019 sponsors:

• GHX
• CME Corp
• DeRoyal
• Nixon Medical
• Kermit
• Posey A TIDI Products Brand
• Destiny Surgical Products
• Curbell Medical
• Taylor Communications
• Grace Care LLC
• Owens & Minor
• Sizewise
• Cardinal Health
• Henry Schein
• PrefTech Inc.
• Smith & Nephew, Inc.
• Triose
• HandCraft Services
• Medline Industries, Inc

Thank you,

Mark Steppling
MASHMM President

Hello MASHMM Members,

You are invited to join our first 2020 MASHMM event. In 2020, MASHMM’s mission will be to delivery impactful content regarding emerging technology in healthcare supply chain. Our first event will focus on artificial intelligence in healthcare supply chain.

Event: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Supply Chain
Speaker: Phil Campbell, Vice President and President-Elect HIMSS
When: Friday, February 21, 2020, 8:00 – 11:00
Where: Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, 10207 Wincopin Circle Columbia, Maryland, 21044

Speaker Bio: Over the course of 22 years in the United States Navy, Phil served the
nation as a Surface Warfare Officer and Intelligence Officer in four different countries, visiting over fifty more, crossing every line of longitude on the planet and every line of latitude from 70N to 70S. After his transition, Phil joined the CalvertHealth Medical Center team as Chief Information Officer in 2016. Phil provides technology vision and leadership to CalvertHealth’s Information Services department to include management of multiple information and communication systems projects – like voice, data, imaging, office automation and informatics. Phil earned his undergraduate degree from the United States Naval Academy and his Master of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He lives in Calvert County.

Thank you,

Mark Steppling
MASHMM President

Dear MASHMM Community,

I hope you had a wonderful and restful new year and that you are excited for the challenges and opportunities 2020 will bring! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Kenyetta and the MASHMM Board for an amazing job in 2019. The organization has grown tremendously under her leadership, and I want to recognize the significant amount of work that goes into running the quarterly meetings and everything in between.

To that point, our board has been working to plan this year’s educational events around emerging technologies in healthcare supply chain that we know you will find interesting, relevant and thought provoking.

 Please save the date for our first meeting of 2020 

February 21, 2020 – Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Supply Chain
Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel
10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044

Lastly, I would like to announce our new Communications Chair, Rebecca Schwambach and our new President Elect, Josh Naftolin. 

I am looking forward to reconnecting with everyone in February, and to a great 2020!

Sincerely,
Mark Steppling
MASHMM President and MASHMM Board

 Dear MASHMM Community,

As the New Year is approaching, I want to take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt greetings for the season and to thank everyone for all their efforts and support of MASHMM throughout the year. The success of our organization is built on the efforts of our board members and YOU, so thank you all.

For 2020, we look forward to meeting new healthcare supply chain management challenges and continuing our growth. Planning for the future, the MASHMM Board has two open positions for Communications Chair and President-Elect. The MASHMM Nominating Committee has recommended Rebecca Schwambach to fill the role of Communications Chair and Josh Naftolin as President-Elect. For others that may be interested in filling these positions or supporting committee activities, please send your submissions to mashmmpresident@gmail.com no later than December 20th. Voting for starts January 1st and ends January 8th. Please see the duties of each role below.

President Elect: The President Elect shall, in the absence of or due to the incapacity of the President, perform all duties and assume all responsibilities of the President. The President Elect will serve as an advisor to all other committees, serve as Chairperson of the Fundraising Committee and prepare the annual report.

Communications and Technology Committee Chairperson: The Chairperson shall be decided by general election and serve a two-year term. The duties shall be:

o To coordinate all external communications to membership, potential membership and stakeholders.
o Maintain and coordinate the MASHMM website.
o Develop of Marketing materials and strategies to support organizational activities and other committees.
o Provide communication support through various media for educational sessions, fundraising and various campaigns.

It has been an amazing 2 years as your MASHMM President. I am so grateful to the many that have helped me in my role. I am extremely pleased to pass the torch onto my colleague, Mark Steppling. He will do great work leading the organization. Please support him in every way that you can. Please save the dates for 2020! All meetings will be held at the Sheraton Columbia.

1/17/20 – 8 am
4/17/20 – 8 am
7/17/20 - 8 am
10/8/20 – 5 pm

Again, Happy Holidays to all!

Kenyetta Keys
MASHMM President

To the MASHMM Community (Current AND Future Members),

Thank you for the privilege to serve as your President for 2018-2019 term. MASHMM has been a long-standing and valuable component of my career and relationships here in the Mid-Atlantic region and I am honored to serve.

MASHMM is a professional networking association, but it’s so much more than that. MASHMM is an active community of engaged women and men at all stages of careers and life. Our organization is a shared space of friends and colleagues who actively work together to promote, expand and enhance the healthcare supply chain industry.

That type of cooperative, collaborative environment has never been more important. The long-standing climate of healthcare is being challenged, and that is a good thing.  It’s timely for us to question standard practice and be more creative. It’s helpful for us to revisit the principles of supply chain, value-based purchasing and re-establish the type of broad support that encourages further collaboration between clinicians, supply chain professionals and the vendor community while addressing real challenges, such as the need for skilled workforce development and recommitment to global value chains.

MASHMM provides this environment – where volunteers from the Mid- Atlantic region come together to address the most current issues and to provide education and engagement opportunities for all our members. MASHMM is a volunteer organization, we work because everyone works. We welcome ideas, engagement, commitment, and willingness to help build the organization.  If you want to be more involved, we welcome your participation.

Our year has been a busy one, but we look forward to making it even more interesting and fun!   MASHMM is hosting its annual event:

 October 10, 2019 – Dinner and Vendor Fair –

 The vendor exhibition will be held from 5-6:30pm with dinner and speaker to follow. This year the topic of the evening is: “Healthcare Disrupters”.  The panel discussion will be moderated by Kenneth Grant, Sr. Our panelists include Jonathan Pumprey of WellSpan Health, Jim Churchman of MedStar Health, Pat Vizzard of University of Maryland Medical System, Talia Mauck of Adventist Health, Peter Saviola of Medline, Michael Casamassa and a special guest from Kaiser.

 This program will address the concerns, challenges and opportunities that we face today with each new healthcare disrupter.

I hope that you will consider attending this major event and actively engage as a member of MASHMM.  Not a member? Please consider joining.  We want this to be YOUR welcoming shared space.

Given everything that is going on in healthcare supply chain, the need for constructive engagement and exchange is more important than ever, and I’m counting on your involvement. Challenging times are among the most interesting, creating opportunities and inspiring creative approaches to support each other.

I have been honored to serve as your President and look forward to seeing you at the last event of the year.

Thank you,

Kenyetta Keys, MBA – MASHMM President

To the MASHMM Community (Current AND Future Members),

Wow! What a great way to start the New Year with an exceptional discussion around Block Chain in Healthcare! Special thank you to Mark Steppling for being the leader he will be very soon for our organization. The feedback from the attendees was evident that our association is moving in the right direction.

I am even more excited about the next meeting. On Friday, March 22nd we welcome Scott Clausen, Head of US Sales – Healthcare, with a discussion around the future of Amazon in Healthcare. This too shall be an event you won’t want to miss! We will hold this meeting at the following location:

Our March meeting will be held at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center, 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044.

As a reminder, this month, we will launch our new website. It will have slick new features as well as mobile capabilities.

Also, July 19th will be our 3rd meeting of the year. We are delighted to have our very own, Colleen Cusick, DNP, MBA, RN, FAHRMM, Director of Materials Management of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, as our speaker.

We will close out the year on Thursday, October 10th for our annual dinner and vendor fair. This event will feature area supply chain leaders for an exciting panel discussion.

Kenyetta Keys
MASHMM President

The MASHMM Board is excited to welcome you to our 2018 programs and events.

There are four outstanding meetings/educational sessions planned for this year. The list is below. Check out the other pages on our MASHMM website, for meeting information, how to become a member and RSVP link for the meetings.

The membership for this year will include three breakfast meetings and one evening dinner meeting. We are planning other opportunities as well, stay tuned. The membership dues this year are $75 for providers and $150 for vendors. This will allow the Diamond Chapter MASHMM Association the ability to bring you outstanding programs.

Remember to save the date and RSVP for the February 23rd meeting to be held at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel, 10207 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044.

The panel consists of:

• Glenn D. Stover, Cybersecurity Operations Manager, M&T Bank
• Andy Bradshaw, Security Analyst, Peninsula Regional Medical Center
• Kevin D. Crain, Senior Director of Information Technology Security & CIO, University of Maryland Medical System
• Jason O’Keeffe, AMS Lead Security Advisor HP

Also please mark your calendars now to save the dates for our future meetings:

• April 27th – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
  - Education Discussion: “The Storm of Supply Shortages: Management of Allocations & Backorders”
• July 27th – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
  - Education Discussion: “Are You Your Brother’s Keeper? Building Non-Traditional Community Relationships"
• October 11th – 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  - Education Discussion: “We’re Married, Now What? Managing Your Supply Chain through Acquisition”

Looking forward to a great year!!

Kenyetta Keys

MASHMM President

The MASHMM board would like to thank everyone for attending the first meeting of the year. We hope that you enjoyed the educational session and that you were able to take some useful information back to your organizations.

Our next meeting will be April 27th where we will present the topic of “The Storm of Supply Shortages: Management of Allocations & Back-Orders”. We are excited to have Cardinal Health provide our speaker on this topic.

Also please mark your calendars now to save the dates for our future meetings:

• July 27th – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
  - Education Discussion: “Are You Your Brother’s Keeper? Building Non-Traditional Community Relationships"
• October 11th – 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
  - Education Discussion: “We’re Married, Now What? Managing Your Supply Chain through Acquisition”

We look forward to seeing you there!

Kenyetta Keys, MASHMM President

And the MASHMM Board

Greetings everyone,

I hope that each and every one of you had a great holiday season and that 2017 is off to a great start. We had another wonderful year as an organization and I hope that we continue our success for the upcoming year. As stated previously, we again achieved Diamond status, for the seventh year in a row and hope to make it eight years in 2017.

We do have a few positions on the Board that need to be filled. Specifally, we are still searching for someone to fill the President-Elect position. For me, this position has given me an opportunity to network more than I ever imagined, and be a leader amongst my fellow peers. I would strongly encourage you to contact me if you have even the slightest desire to be president of this prestigious chapter. Additionally, we will have positions opening for 2018 in Treasurer, Secretary, and some committee chairs.

This year we have decided to start a bit later and will have our first meeting on Friday, March 3rd at the Sheraton on the lakefront in Columbia. We will have our following meeting in early June. We will send out information on a place and time in the very near future. As a reminder, this year AHRMM will be held at the end of July in our Nation’s capital, so we will be seen as the host Chapter. I hope to see a large MASHMM attendance, as for most of us we will not have to worry about flight expenses. MASHMM plans to host a reception on one of the evenings for our members and guests.

On behalf of the Board we look forward to serving you in the New Year. We have a few exciting surprises planned and hope that you will enjoy the speakers, venues and camaraderie that comes with being a MASHMM member. And as always, if you have any ideas, questions, or concerns, please feel free to contact me or any other member of the Board.

Sincerely,

Christopher Holmes

410-456-9986

MASHMM President

Greetings everyone and Happy Spring to all!

We had a great meeting in March. There were a lot of new faces at the last meeting and I hope to see them again soon. David Forbes from Mercy Medical Center gave a great presentation entitled “Own Your Own Contracts” and garnered a lot of positive feedback. We always encourage local presentations, especially from our MASHMM members, as it gives a personal and relatable understanding to current trends that we face in the healthcare industry.

The second MASHMM meeting for this year is scheduled on Friday, June 2nd. We will send out information on the place and time in the very near future. Our guest speaker for the event will be Mr. Anibar Basu, who has presented for us before. The title of his presentation is "Markets, He Wrote: Looking for Clues into the Economy's Direction." His presentation will provide detailed discussions of global, national and regional economies using the most up-to-date data available. As a reminder, we will be collecting gently used business attire at each of our meetings for Maryland New Directions as part of our chapter’s efforts to give back to the community. Please see the MASHMM Professional Clothing Drive flyer for additional information on our efforts.

As a reminder, this year’s AHRMM Annual Conference will be held July 23rd-26th in Washington, DC, so we will be seen as the host Chapter. I hope to see a large MASHMM attendance as most of us we will not have to worry about flight expenses. There is an early registration discount if you register by May 15th. If you are currently not an AHRMM member I would encourage you to join as it helps for us to retain our Platinum status and offers other benefits, opportunities and discounts for educational programs that MASHMM may not have.

On behalf of the board we look forward to continuing to bring you speakers, venues and the camaraderie that comes with being a MASHMM member. We still have a few positions on the Board that need to be filled. Specifically, we are still searching for someone to fill the President Elect position. Additionally we will have positions opening up for 2018 in Treasurer, Secretary and some committee chairs. I would strongly encourage you to contact me if you have even the slightest desire to be president of our prestigious chapter. And your ideas, questions, or concerns regarding MASHMM activities are always welcome so please feel free to contact me or any other member of the Board.

Sincerely,

Christopher Holmes

410-456-9986

MASHMM President

Greetings everyone!

We had a great meeting in early June in which Dr. Anirban Basu enthralled us with his presentation "Markets, He Wrote: Looking for Clues into the Economy's Direction." There was a great Q & A session that left most of us anxious and concerned about the future. We always encourage participation in our local presentations, especially from our MASHMM members, as it gives a personal and relatable understanding to current trends that we face in the healthcare industry.

As you know, this year’s AHRMM Annual Conference was held in Washington, D.C., and we were seen as the host Chapter. We are sure all who attended were moist appreciative of the educational events provided and the opportunities to meet with exhibitors to learn about their new offerings.

If you are currently not an AHRMM member, I would encourage you to join. Your membershipo in AHRMM helps us to retain our Platinum status and offers other benefits, opportunities, and discounts for additional educational programs and webinars that MASHMM may not have.

We will not meet again officially until our Annual Fall Dinner and Vendor Fair that will be held on October 5th at The Great Room at Historic Savage Mill in Ellicott City. There will be an opportunity to network with your Supply Chain peers, as well as to learn about new and exciting technology that our valued hospital vendors are offering.

Our event is sure to be another great one. Our program for the evening will feature John Pritchard, a MASHMM favorite, as well as Steve Patton from MedStar, and former AHRMM-chair Brent Petty. Please support this event- not only will the education be great, the venue is new and awesome!

As a reminder, we will be collecting gently used business attire at each of our meetings for Maryland New Directions as part of our chapter’s efforts to give back to the community. Please see the MASHMM Professional Clothing Drive flyer for additional information on our efforts. Please see the MASHMM Professional Clothing Drive flyer for additional information on our efforts.

Lastly, I ask that if have not paid your 2017 membership please send it in at your earliest convenience - we cannot continue to bring you great events and speakers without your support. Unfortunately, our reporting shows that we have many attending events this year without having paid their annual dues. On behalf of the board we look forward to continuing to bring you speakers, venues and the camaraderie that comes with being a MASHMM member. And your ideas, questions, or concerns regarding MASHMM activities are always welcome so please feel free to contact me or any other member of the Board.

Please have a safe and happy summer!

Christopher Holmes

410-456-9986

MASHMM President

Hello everyone!

As the year is coming to a close, I wanted to thank you all for another successful year I want to send my most sincerest appreciation for allowing for me to serve as President of MASHMM for the last two years. The experience was like no other and I will always cherish the experience.

I also want to take this time to thank all of the members and vendors who attended this year’s Vendor Fair at Savage Mills. We had a great turn out as always, and everyone who came had a good time.

I would like to express my extreme gratitude and appreciation to all the Vendors who supported us this past year, and throughout the years. As you know, your financial support is vital in helping fund yearly activities that help provide necessary education to the organization’s members. That is why we always encourage members to come to attend meetings, and especially our Vendor Fair. Without your presence at our events, vendors will not see the continued necessity to sponsor if we have minimal participation.

Lastly, I want to thank all my Board members over the last two years. Each of you has been extremely helpful and necessary to our continued success. There is a ton of behind-the-scenes work that goes into planning and making sure that events and educational opportunities happen. Without such an effective Board, none of this would happen. With that said, MASHMM has a brand new Board that I would like to present at this time.

• President: Kenyetta Keys (Doctors Community Health System)
• President-Elect: Mark Steppling (MedStar Health)
• Secretary: Jean Llewellyn (MedStar Health)
• Treasurer: Andrew Gordon (Nixon Medical)
• Education Committee Chair: Lisa Scholl (Centric Business Systems)
• Communications Chair: Nicole Mazzei-Williams (TRIOSE)
• Membership Chair: Iliana Stewart (CardinalHealth)
• Vendor Liaison: Connie Wuerth (LexMark International)
• Member at Large: Dick Perrin (Active Innovations)

For the future, I would encourage continued participation in the events, Board Membership, and being active with AHRMM as well. I understand that time can also be a factor as we all navigate through work- life balance but we as an organization are only as good as the members that drive us.

If you are currently not an AHRMM member, I encourage you to join. Your membershipo in AHRMM helps us retain our Platinum status and offers other benefits, opportunities, and discounts for additional educational programs and webinars that supplement the MASHMM educational programs.

I have greatly enjoyed my time being the President of MASHMM for the last two years and look forward to upcoming programs and networking opportunities in the future.

Thanks for your support and all the best for the holidays ahead!

Christopher Holmes

410-456-9986

MASHMM President