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Dan Chevez to oversee HTC program

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Congratulations to Dan Chevez on his new position as Financial Analyst at the Pediatric Hematology Division of Johns Hopkins Medicine. He will be overseeing the 340B Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) program. Prior to this he was a Financial Analyst in the Johns Hopkins University, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Dean. He has also worked as a Relationship Manager (SAFE registered) at Wells Fargo Bank N.A. in Baltimore, and in the same role at Bank of America, in Baltimore. He worked in a part-time position as a research assistant with the National Academy of Education, in Washington, D.C. Chevez is a former Media and Public Relations Fellow at the National LGBTQ Task Force, and said, “I still volunteer every year to be a house captain for the Creating Change Conference.”
He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in social stratification and inequality from the University of Maryland, College Park, and anticipates completion in May 2023 of his master’s degree in liberal arts from Johns Hopkins University.

The Washington Blade hosted the inaugural WorldPride Boat Parade at The Wharf DC on Friday, June 6. NBC4’s Tommy McFly served as the emcee.
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The 2025 Capital Pride Honors awards ceremony and gala reception was held at the National Building Museum on Thursday, June 5. Honorees included Cathy Renna, Jerry St. Louis, Ernest Hopkins, Lamar Braithwaite, Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Kriston Pumphrey, Gia Martinez, Kraig Williams and SMYAL. Presenters and speakers included U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Amber Ruffin, Raven-Symoné and Paul Wharton.
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La Fiesta: The Official Latinx Pride Party was held at Bunker on Thursday, May 29. The event was hosted by Lady J Monroe and featured performances by Mia Carlisle, Stefon Royce, Evry Pleasure and Alexis Carter St. James.
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