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When the Disability:IN North Carolina staff and MetLife and the MetLife Diverse Abilities Employer Resource Group began to planning in December for the xxxxxx@Work Event we could not have imagined how much the world would change due to COVID-19. We also could not have foreseen how timely it would be to be focusing on business-led initiatives to improve physical and mental health programs in the workplace. Read on to learn more about Dr. Dooley and our distinguished roundtable guests. We invite you to join us on May 4, 2020 from 9:00am to 11:30am. for a timely and important discussion.
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Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Tom Dooley, Biomedical Research Scientist and Entrepreneur

Dr. Thomas Dooley has served in various leadership roles in the pharmaceutical industry and in academia. He was the founder and CEO of several biomedical companies and the recipient of an endowed chair position at Southern Research. He received a PhD in molecular biology from Indiana University, followed by postdoctoral training at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London, England. He has authored 75 scientific publications, 15 issued patents, and 4 nonfiction books.

 Dr. Dooley’s son was prescribed benzodiazepine medications for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder as an adolescent, which started him on the path toward addiction. Tragically, his son died from an opioid overdose in 2017, as one of 72,000 overdose victims that year. His son’s life struggles inspired Dr. Dooley to invent PanX® a new class of anti-anxiety medications. Dr. Dooley’s insights on the Opioid Crisis and potential solutions, include his own research that has led him toward an alternative therapy for anxiety disorders.

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Moderator:

Jonathan Kappler, Senior Advisor & Chief of Staff Office of NC’s Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health & Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Johnathan Kappler graduated summa cum laude from Appalachian in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in political science and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. He serves as chief of staff to the deputy secretary for behavioral health and intellectual and developmental disabilities with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).

After graduating from Appalachian, Kappler moved to Washington, D.C., where he earned his Master of Public Policy from American University in 2007. Prior to his current role with NCDHHS, Kappler served as executive director of the North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation, a nonpartisan research organization that provides analysis on voter attitudes, demographic changes and business growth impacted by North Carolina’s political landscape in order to better understand and advance free enterprise.

He also served as interim vice president of federal relations and director of state government relations for the University of North Carolina System, where he represented the System’s 17 institutions in business before the North Carolina General Assembly, state agencies, the U.S. Congress and federal agencies.
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Meet Our Roundtable Guests

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Nadia E. Charguia, MD, Associate Professor Director, Taking Care of Our Own Program, Director of Wellness, UNC Department of Psychiatry Medical Director, UNC Psychiatry Outpatient Services

Dr. Charguia is a trained child and adolescent psychiatrist. Dr. Charguia also works directly to support and promote the mental health needs of other physicians in addition to the promotion of wellness initiatives, in her role as Associate Director of the “Taking Care of Our Own” program at UNC.

The Taking of Our Own Program (TCOOO) is a service offered to all physicians, faculty, and house staff, within the UNC Healthcare System who would benefit from convenient and confidential expertise in wellness and mental health.

The physical and emotional health of physicians is often a secondary priority to the health of their patients, family, and friends. TCOOO was created to encourage health and wellness in those that heal others. A group of mental health providers meet individually with physicians to assess their unique factors which may contribute to symptoms of stress, mood changes, anxiety, and burnout.

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Chris Hendricks, Musician, Poet and Founder of Perfectly Afflicted
International transformational speaker and recording artist Chris Hendricks has shared his message of personal power and creativity with over 100,000 people. Having overcome various obstacles in his life, including struggles with depression and his Cerebral Palsy, Chris uses his music and storytelling to inspire others. He is living proof that success can grow from the seeds of being underestimated.

Performing and speaking across the United States, Canada and Europe, Chris’ tireless passion to create and be seen, gives everyone else permission to do the same. It is amazing to watch actual hope grow in front of your eyes. With service setting a foundation for all that he does, Chris is the heart pounding and entertaining speaker, author, and entertainer that everyone needs to experience.

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Mark Your Calendars for the 2020 Disability:IN North Carolina Fall Conference

October 1, 2020

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Trane Technologies in Davidson, NC

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