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The Magic of Life Gala 2024: Benefiting LifeBridge Health
April 13, 2024
5:30–11 p.m.
Sagamore Farm
A beautiful setting in Baltimore’s horse country provided the backdrop for LifeBridge Health’s bi-annual gala. More than 1,500 guests made their way to Sagamore Farm in Owings Mills, where a series of massive tents housed the evening’s festivities. In keeping with the setting, folks were encouraged to dress in “Valley Chic” attire, which meant everything from garden party frocks and sport jackets to full-blown gowns and even a couple of tuxes.
The evening began with a two-hour block to browse bars, graze food stations, and mix and mingle. Then, crowds made their way to another tent to take their seats and enjoy a program, followed by a performance by Glee‘s Lea Michele and Skylar Astin of Pitch Perfect fame. The evening concluded with a dessert reception.
Left to right: Dr. Don Abrams, event co-chair/LifeBridge Health vice president of graduate medical education; Jason Kissel, event co-chair/musician; Alex Mendelsohn, IT project manager
Left to right: Dr. Neil Meltzer, LifeBridge Health president/CEO; Ellen Meltzer, retired educator
Left to right: Jason Blavatt, former LifeBridge board chair/Blavatt & Blavatt managing partner; Pat Isaac, Northwest Hospital vice chair/Capital Services CEO; Bill Deckert, Capital Services president
Left to right: Yani Rosenberg, Floors Etc. commercial sales account executive; Kristen Katz, Bare. skincare studio owner; Matt Levinson, Sol Levinson Funeral Home president
Left to right: Lisa Thompson, graphic designer; John Thompson, TrueSense Marketing chief marketing officer; Jennifer Langford, Hubble Bisbee Christie’s International Realty realtor; Morgan Gilligan, Stewart Title vice president
Kirsten Jones, LabCorp specialty sales rep (left) and Salima Omwenga, Luxury Presence marketing manager (right) decided to interpret the “valley” of the party’s theme as Napa Valley.
Omwenga found her perfect-fit floral gown at Akira a few days earlier. The morning of the gala, Jones asked for a picture of it and took off on her own whirlwind shopping spree to find something that would go with it. She ended up finding her Barbie pink-ruffled frock at Vivi Trendsetter.
Left to right: Kevin Fruman, National Lumber Company owner; The Honorable Tracee Orlove Fruman, Maryland Administrative Hearings judge; Mandy Weinman, The Walt Disney Company recruiter; Dennis Weinman, Weinman Company president
Left to right: Crystal Simpkins, ExpressCare clinical director; George Williams, Verizon district manager; Jessica Traub, Whiting-Turner healthcare industry coordinator; Tunde Oyediran, Becton Dickinson quality specialist
Left to right: Christopher Dews, Cornerstone Government Affairs vice president; Myra Sydnor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine speech language pathologist; Charles E. Sydnor III, Maryland State Senator District 44
Left to right: Harel Turkel, SOS Technology Group CEO; Randi Turkel, SOS Technology vice president of business development; Zack Garber, Alex Brown Garber Wealth Management managing director; Dr. Arielle Garber, GBMC Perinatal Associates obstetrician/gynecologist
Left to right: Leslie Schaller, event co-chair; Joe Schaller, event co-chair/Obrecht Properties general counsel
