BACH Insider – Oct 2025
RFP Launch: Advancing the H.O.P.E. Project
Guests: Senator Cory McCray, Mackenzie Garvin Esq Dir. – MOED, Michael Franklin, Program Manager – UMMC
Celebrating 20Years of BACH – Honoring Two Decades of Partnership and Impact
Key highlights:
Launch of Request for Proposal (RFP) for the H.O.PE. Project, a key initiative dedicated to fostering community empowerment, workforce opportunities, and sustainable development.
The event featured a dynamic panel discussion moderated by Mone’t Horton, who led a thoughtful conversation on Apprenticeship, Workforce Development, Collaboration, and Community Partnerships. Panelists included Mackenzie Garvin Esq. Director of Mayor’s Office of Employment Development and Michael Franklin, Program Manager at The University of Maryland Medical Center.
Senator Cory McCray delivered a powerful keynote address, who spoke passionately about the life-changing potential of Apprenticeship Programs. Read more about it
BACHS’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
The event featured inspiring remarks from City Council President Zeke Cohen, and Mathew P. Trojanowski, BACH’s Chair and Vice President of Operations at Medstar Harbor Hospital.
A highlight of the evening was the heartfelt reflections from BACH founders, Pamela Paulk, Diane Bell-McKoy and Karen Sitnick. Read more about it