Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Grassroots Organizing, Crisis Communications, Coalitions, Philanthropy, and Healthcare. Strong business development professional graduated from Quinnipiac University.By the age of 11, Mark was traveling the country giving keynote speeches on behalf of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and Camp Heartland about what it was like living with multiple chronic illnesses. He was invited by fortune 500 companies, colleges, high schools, hospitals, and youth groups to help educate the public and challenge existing stigmas and stereotypes.Mark went on to be the first in his family to graduate college and worked for MTV, MTV Films, and VH1. Mark left working in video production and film to work at American Homecare Federation (AHF), a specialty pharmacy for people living with bleeding disorders. Mark became an owner of AHF and helped lead the company to receive a 100% customer satisfaction rating year after year.Mark has remained very active in the community. He has served on several boards of directors including Save One Life, The Fund for Genetic Equity, the AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts, and the Connecticut Hemophilia Society, which Mark co-founded. He continues to volunteer his time with the New England Hemophilia Association and other local chapters around the country, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Patient Services, Inc. (PSI), and many other organizations. Mark has also organized and facilitated support groups, chaired large-scale fundraisers, counseled at camps for kids with chronic and terminal illnesses, and regularly presents at conferences.Over the last few years, while Mark was working in the Alternative Health Industry, he saw trends in the bleeding disorders community that frustrated him, such as the consolidation of payors, PBMs, and pharmacies leaving patients with no options and at times poor service. He also noticed that corporate support for our community has been dwindling. That is why Mark decided to come back to the bleeding disorders community to make some real changes and improve the lives and communities of those who mean so much to him.