Mary Blankson is the Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center in Middletown, Connecticut, where she participated as a lead faculty member in Weitzman Institute's 2018 Learning Academy on Medication Assisted Treatment. This includes being faculty on one of three 2019 learning sessions in a series entitled: Addiction 101. Blankson has extensive knowledge and experience in both leading and supporting response to the opioid crisis as well as supporting teams to screen for and address social determinants of health.