Sonar Clinical Research

Host & Moderators :

HOST, SPEAKER & MODERATOR

Founder of Clinical Research & Sonar Clinical Research Foundation
Speaker for Sickle Cell Breakout

HOST / SPEAKER

Principal Investigator / Family Medicine

Director of Clinical Operations
Founder of Impact Element Solutions

HOST / MODERATOR

Principal Investigator & Patient Perspective in Clinical Trials.

CEO of Jasper Eurolgy
Dr. Brian Stone MD, FACS is a native of Birmingham Alabama. He is a product of the
Birmingham city school system “academic enrichment program” of the 70’s. He graduated from
John Carroll Catholic High School in 1977 and received a full academic U.S. Air Force ROTC
scholarship to Rutgers University. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1981 with a BA in
Biology and was commissioned a 2 nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He then attended the
Morehouse School of Medicine and the University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham)
receiving his MD in 1985.
He completed is residency training in general surgery and urology at the Montefiore Medical
Center (and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine) in Bronx, NY. He also completed a research
fellowship in erectile dysfunction and a clinical fellowship in neuro-urology at the Weiler
Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During this period, he authored and co-
authored multiple articles in peer reviewed medical publications.
He was recruited to the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons where he joined the
urology academic faculty from July of 1994 until December of 2009. He was honorably
discharged from the U.S. Air Force Medical Corp in 1995 as a Captain. He served in many
capacities at various New York Hospitals including being a member of the transplant team at
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and a member of the trauma team at Harlem Hospital
Center. He was the director of Ambulatory Urology at Harlem Hospital, the Chief of Urology at
North General Hospital, the chief of urologic oncology at the Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and
Associate Director of neuro-urology at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn).
He is the founder and current president of Jasper Urology Associates which is the leading
provider of urologic care in Walker and surrounding Counties in west Alabama for over 13
years. He launched the robotic surgery program at the Walker Baptist Medical Center in 2010.
He is the President and Chief of the Medical Staff of Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper,
Alabama. He has served in multiple leadership roles in the Brook Baptist Health System
(BBHS). He is a senior member of the BBHS Peer review committee which oversees the 1500
physicians of the systems five hospitals. He had the honor of being being asked by Senator
Tuberville to be a witness for the U.S. Senate HELP committee addressing the issue of
increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce in June of 2024.
He is the president of the Northwest Alabama Lithotripsy group which provide extracorporeal
shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of stones of the urinary tract at multiple medical
facilities in central Alabama. He is co-founder and president of Alabama Sexual Medicine
Specialists. He is passionately involved with multiple faith-based organizations throughout
Alabama in educating people of color on the need to participate in medical research. He is the
founder and president of Clinical Diversity Solutions LLC which seeks to increase representation
of people of color in clinical trials. He currently serves on the physician advisory board for
Southern Research’s “Catalyst” project which seek to make genomic testing accessible to all
minority communities in Alabama. He is an executive board member of ConDUC (The
Consortium on Disparities in Urologic Disease) and a co-author of the SCOPE African American
Prostate Cancer Registry Trial. He is involved in countless other innovative projects.
He created a summer mentoring program for high school and college kid interested in medicine
and surgery. Kids were allowed to shadow him in surgery. He even worked with the cardio-
thoracic surgeon, Dr. Oz, who also allowed the students to shadow him. He was a surgeon for
NYPD from 2000-2019, turning in his shield last year. He is committed to the mission of bringing
more black and brown kids into STEM and medicine. He has launched the Beta Kappa Boulé
Medical Scholarship at the UAB School of Medicine for male students of color (who are
Alabama natives). He awarded the first $25,000 scholarship this fall at UAB Hersink School of
Medicine.

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HOST / MODERATOR

Patrice Thorpe-Amaize, MD, MBI is a Board Certified Family Medicine trained physician with experience
treating infants through geriatrics. Dr. Thorpe-Amaize has worked to improve the health of her patients by
listening and partnering with patients while actively addressing and providing evidence based
interventions to identify health barriers. Through the range of patients evaluated, she has developed a
passion for educating patients as the key to health improvement and is dedicated to improving doctor-
patient relationships via her company Amaize Health, Inc. Dr. Thorpe-Amaize is a seasoned principal
investigator with Sonar Clinical Research.

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Epidemiologist, Lifestyle Medicine Consultant

Using Technology to leverage clinical trial participation

Using Technology to leverage clinical trial participation.
Chief Patient Officer, AiCure

Earnest, most recently recognized as one of the US Black Chamber National Award recipients of
50 under 40, serves as the Chief Patient Officer at AiCure. Earnest champions the growth and
development of AiCure's culture and talent while supporting the company's executives and team
leaders to drive sustainable, diverse growth.
Earnest serves in a dual role overseeing People Operations and Diversity in the Al technology
AiCure produces while advocating for underrepresented communities to be seen in AI in clinical
trials. Mr. Offley has a track record of success in driving transformation and delivering impact
and outcomes for high-growth startups, Fortune 500, and public organizations.
Most recently, Earnest has been a speaker at the Black Women in Clinical Research Conference
and the US Black Chamber Conference. Earnest was also featured in Rolling Out magazine and
contributed to Talent Marks's article on Clinical Research Inequality and the Future of Women's
Health.
Earnest graduated from Roger Williams University with a BA in Psychology and a minor in
Business Administration, with a core concentration in economics. Earnest is also a Partnership,
Next Generation Executive Leadership Program graduate and Umass Global 2026 Masters of
Human Resources candidate.
Earnest serves on The Black Tech Collective and HQ House DC boards. Earnest is also the
Founder and CEO of Enclave Human Capital Group, a boutique human capital consulting firm in
Washington DC.
When Earnest isn't working, he can be found traveling the world, discussing politics, or out
exercising with his labradoodle Boston.

Using Technology to leverage clinical trial participation.
Dr. Lenore Coleman received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of
California, San Francisco. She completed an ASHP approved residency in Ambulatory Care at the
USC School of Pharmacy.
Dr. Coleman has been a practicing pharmacist for over 36 years and has worked as a
clinical pharmacist in Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Long Term Care, and Community Pharmacy
settings. Within each of these practice settings, Dr. Coleman has focused on the care and
management of people with diabetes.
Dr. Coleman holds the title of Adjunct Professor, Xavier College of Pharmacy. A Certified
Diabetic Educator of 18 years, Dr. Coleman provides education and drug therapy management to
ethnic populations nationwide. Dr. Coleman is currently the Executive Director and Founder of
Total Lifestyle Change, Inc. (TLC), a non-profit service organization dedicated to eliminating health
care disparities in ethnic populations www.tlc-global.org. As part of TLC Dr. Coleman has open a
Wellness Center based in Jonesboro Georgia. She has developed Project FAITH and Operation
DETECT: A Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program for Faith-Based and Community- Based
Organizations. In addition, Dr. Coleman has developed a video/radio broadcasting platform
Village Broadcasting to address the following the medical, emotional, psychological and social
justice issue affecting the African American Community.
Dr. Coleman has provided clinical trial recruitment of diverse populations since 2005. She
has developed www.hovclinialresearch.com. HOV Clinical Research has provided minority
recruitment for Pfizer, Merck, Sanofi, Janssen and Vertex using an innovative community
engagement model focusing on decentralization of clinical trials.
Dr. Coleman is President and Founder of Healing Our Village of Maryland, Inc. a nationally
certified minority business- www.healingourvillage.com . Healing Our Village provides diabetes
and Asthma/COPD education nationwide with certified program in Washington DC as well as a
medication therapy management and health education programming via internet to consumers,
federally qualified health centers, hospitals and physicians offices throughout the United States,
Caribbean and Africa. She provides technology enabled care and Remote Patient
Monitoring to Managed Medicaid Health Plans and small urban hospitals.
Most recently, Dr. Coleman has launched www.villageclub-global.com a concierge medical
program with a focus on prevention and management of cardiometabolic disease and obesity. In
March 1996, Dr. Coleman became a Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists
which represents sustained excellence in a practice area for more than 10 years.

Principal Investigator & Patient Perspective in Clinical Trials.

Principal Investigator & Patient Perspective in Clinical Trials.
Principal Investigator / ER Physician
Dr. Deon Miller is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and principal investigator in
clinical research. She leads clinical trials across various therapeutic areas, spanning phases I-IV.
Additionally, Dr. Miller is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is
interested in the intersection of genetics, social determinants of health, and lifestyle in relation
to susceptibility to chronic diseases such as obesity. In her free time, she enjoys spending time
with family and friends and engaging in community outreach initiatives.

Principal Investigator & Patient Perspective in Clinical Trials.

CEO of Jasper Eurolgy
Dr. Brian Stone MD, FACS is a native of Birmingham Alabama. He is a product of the
Birmingham city school system “academic enrichment program” of the 70’s. He graduated from
John Carroll Catholic High School in 1977 and received a full academic U.S. Air Force ROTC
scholarship to Rutgers University. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1981 with a BA in
Biology and was commissioned a 2 nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He then attended the
Morehouse School of Medicine and the University of Alabama School of Medicine (Birmingham)
receiving his MD in 1985.
He completed is residency training in general surgery and urology at the Montefiore Medical
Center (and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine) in Bronx, NY. He also completed a research
fellowship in erectile dysfunction and a clinical fellowship in neuro-urology at the Weiler
Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During this period, he authored and co-
authored multiple articles in peer reviewed medical publications.
He was recruited to the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons where he joined the
urology academic faculty from July of 1994 until December of 2009. He was honorably
discharged from the U.S. Air Force Medical Corp in 1995 as a Captain. He served in many
capacities at various New York Hospitals including being a member of the transplant team at
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and a member of the trauma team at Harlem Hospital
Center. He was the director of Ambulatory Urology at Harlem Hospital, the Chief of Urology at
North General Hospital, the chief of urologic oncology at the Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and
Associate Director of neuro-urology at Maimonides Medical Center (Brooklyn).
He is the founder and current president of Jasper Urology Associates which is the leading
provider of urologic care in Walker and surrounding Counties in west Alabama for over 13
years. He launched the robotic surgery program at the Walker Baptist Medical Center in 2010.
He is the President and Chief of the Medical Staff of Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper,
Alabama. He has served in multiple leadership roles in the Brook Baptist Health System
(BBHS). He is a senior member of the BBHS Peer review committee which oversees the 1500
physicians of the systems five hospitals. He had the honor of being being asked by Senator
Tuberville to be a witness for the U.S. Senate HELP committee addressing the issue of
increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce in June of 2024.
He is the president of the Northwest Alabama Lithotripsy group which provide extracorporeal
shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of stones of the urinary tract at multiple medical
facilities in central Alabama. He is co-founder and president of Alabama Sexual Medicine
Specialists. He is passionately involved with multiple faith-based organizations throughout
Alabama in educating people of color on the need to participate in medical research. He is the
founder and president of Clinical Diversity Solutions LLC which seeks to increase representation
of people of color in clinical trials. He currently serves on the physician advisory board for
Southern Research’s “Catalyst” project which seek to make genomic testing accessible to all
minority communities in Alabama. He is an executive board member of ConDUC (The
Consortium on Disparities in Urologic Disease) and a co-author of the SCOPE African American
Prostate Cancer Registry Trial. He is involved in countless other innovative projects.
He created a summer mentoring program for high school and college kid interested in medicine
and surgery. Kids were allowed to shadow him in surgery. He even worked with the cardio-
thoracic surgeon, Dr. Oz, who also allowed the students to shadow him. He was a surgeon for
NYPD from 2000-2019, turning in his shield last year. He is committed to the mission of bringing
more black and brown kids into STEM and medicine. He has launched the Beta Kappa Boulé
Medical Scholarship at the UAB School of Medicine for male students of color (who are
Alabama natives). He awarded the first $25,000 scholarship this fall at UAB Hersink School of
Medicine.

How to Navigate the Healthcare System While Maintaining Health Equity in This New Era.

How to Navigate the Healthcare System While Maintaining Health Equity in This New Era.

CEO of Rosewood Strategies
Reginald B. Darby is a seasoned government relations and public policy professional with over
15 years of experience in federal advocacy, legislative strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
Throughout his career, he has worked at the intersection of criminal justice reform, economic
mobility, and social equity, helping to shape policy and legislative initiatives at both the federal
and state levels.
Darby currently serves as the Federal Legislative Director at The Clean Slate Initiative (CSI),
where he leads federal congressional lobbying and advocacy efforts to advance policies that
support automated record clearance. In this role, he develops and implements strategic
legislative initiatives, fosters bipartisan collaboration, and engages with key stakeholders,
including members of Congress, the administration, and advocacy coalitions. He also oversees
CSI’s federal engagement with executive branch agencies, corporate partners, and grassroots
organizations to strengthen pathways to opportunity for individuals impacted by the criminal
justice system.
In addition to his work at CSI, Darby is the President and CEO of Rosewood Strategies, a
Washington, DC-based government relations firm. At Rosewood Strategies, he has provided
strategic counsel and advocacy services to a diverse portfolio of clients, helping organizations
shape their policy priorities, legislative agendas, and federal and state advocacy campaigns.
Through this work, he has built deep relationships across Congress, the White House, and
national advocacy groups, ensuring that his clients have a strong and effective voice in public
policy discussions.
Prior to founding Rosewood Strategies, Darby served as Senior Director of Government
Relations at Humanity Forward, where he helped lead federal engagement efforts on direct
cash
relief and universal basic income policies. He also spent several years working in the U.S.
House of Representatives, where he served in leadership and senior legislative roles for
multiple members of Congress, including as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for
Congressmen Scott Taylor (R-VA) and W. Gregory Steube (R-FL).
Darby’s background includes extensive experience in criminal justice policy, having previously
worked as Senior Policy Analyst for the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center,
where he engaged with federal, state, and local officials to advance reentry, sentencing reform,
and public safety initiatives. He has also held senior government affairs roles at the National
Association of Health Underwriters, the Millennial Action Project, and the Office of
Congressman
Allen B. West.
Darby holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science
from Howard University. He is passionate about policy innovation, bipartisan collaboration, and
expanding opportunities for historically marginalized communities.

How to Navigate the Healthcare System While Maintaining Health Equity in This New Era.
Georgia State Senate District 28
Senator Donzella James is a democratic senator
representing Metropolitan Atlanta’s 35th District of Georgia, which
includes portions of Fulton and Douglas Counties. She proudly
served four and one half full terms, beginning in 1995, and retired
to offer herself to serve in the US Congress.
In 2009, Sen. James was re-elected to serve once again in the
State Senate. Sen. James currently serves as the Chairwoman of
the Urban Affairs committee and as Vice Chairman of the
Interstate Cooperation committee. She is also a member of the
Appropriations, Education and Youth, and Economic Development
and Tourism committees. She has worked to bring progressive
change in the area of crime reduction, a safe and clean
environment, stronger drunk driving laws and sex trafficking laws,
economic development, increased access to affordable healthcare,
affordable housing and quality education.
Sen. James is a distinguished and experienced lawmak-er, having
sponsored or co-sponsored more than 400 pieces of legislation
throughout her tenure in the Georgia Senate. She was proud to
support Senate Bill 1 during the 2015 Legislative Session which
requires insurance companies pro-vide coverage for autistic
children ages 6 and under, up to $30,000 per year. Sen. James
championed House Bill 89, a piece of legislation that gives local
ordinance continued flexibility to incorporate drug-free commercial
zones, making our communities safer places for Georgia families.
Sen. James has been an ardent supporter of education, fighting to
increase funding and minimize cuts to the budget during the most
recent economic recession. She has also championed veterans
issues, dedicating a Douglas County bridge in PFC Melvin
Johnson’s honor, the first African American solider to lose his life
in the Vietnam War from Douglas County.
A state senator with passion for issues effecting those in need
around the world, Sen. James has lead the charge to strengthen
Georgia’s relationship with the continent of Africa. With the
passage of Senate Resolution 9 during the 2013 Legislative
Session, she was instrumental in urging the Georgia Department
of Economic Development to pro-mote and reinforce beneficial ties
with African nations. She has traveled extensively to gain a better
understanding of the humanitarian issues facing nations around
the world, specifically those in Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Congo,
Turkey, Costa Rica, and South Korea.
Sen. James is leading the charge to address the housing
disparities in Georgia. Senate Bill 125 seeks to repeal the
prohibition against cities and counties enacting any rent control
laws as a way to keep housing affordable. She also was successful
in passing SR 37 creating the Senate Property Owners'
Associations, Homeowner's Associations, and Condominium
Associations Study Committee to undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems and recommend any
action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate.