Matthew Blair Founder

Mr. Blair is the founder, CEO, and sole owner of Blair Wellness Center, LLC (BWC). He is a seasoned entrepreneur with a combined 20 years of experience in the medical device and retail pharmacy industries.

Mr. Blair earned his B.S. in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and began his career as analytical chemist in an environmental chemistry lab. Mr. Blair entered the field of medical device sales where he worked for 10 years with some of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers. As a top medical sales and marketing professional, Mr. Blair educated and trained physicians and patients on emerging medical technologies.

Eventually, Mr. Blair used his sales and business experience to establish a network of medical and pharmaceutical sales representatives across numerous states which specialized primarily in the treatment of pain. He then contracted with several compound pharmacies which distributed compounded pain medications and sterile injectables over the United States. This combination of an experienced sales force and association with compound pharmacies led Mr. Blair to form his own pharmaceutical company, Blair Pharmacy, Inc., a Maryland retail pharmacy which specialized in the preparation and distribution of compounded pain medications nationwide.

His vast experience with pain medications led Mr. Blair to gravitate to the medical cannabis industry upon its legalization in Maryland. Blair Wellness Center, LLC was formed by Mr. Blair in November 2015, to pursue licensure as a medical cannabis processor and dispensary. Based upon the success of Mr. Blair’s previous businesses and his vast experience in the treatment of pain and other debilitating conditions, BWC was awarded two medical cannabis licenses in Maryland. In a very competitive application process, Mr. Blair was ranked 5th out of approximately 130 medical cannabis processor applicants from around the country and awarded one of only 15 processor licenses in the State. He has devoted his time and energy since forming BWC to acquiring and renovating the building housing his dispensary into the most attractive and functional facility of its type in Maryland; establishing relationships with the finest medical cannabis growers and processors in the State and creating the most experienced and knowledgeable team of professionals in the industry to serve the needs of patients presenting with conditions that can be treated with the highest quality of medical cannabis.

Melissa Beatty Clinical Director

Melissa M. Beatty, is a registered pharmacist through the Maryland State Board of Pharmacy with over 20 years of experience. She assists Blair Wellness Center on creating unique compounded formulations.

Dr. Beatty is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach with a holistic approach to health and wellness and healing. Prior to working with BWC, Dr. Betty worked with CARE Pharmacies, where she oversaw immunizations, patient care platforms, policies and procedures, and compliance. Before CARE, she owned and managed her own independent pharmacy for 11 years until she sold the business in 2013. Prior to opening her own business, Dr. Beatty held roles of increasing responsibility at Neighbor Care Pharmacies, most recently serving as district manager. Before that, she held roles at CVS ProCare, including as the manager of a first-of-its- kind pharmacy specializing in HIV and hepatitis, and later became and operations specialist where she traveled the country setting up similar stores.

Dr. Beatty began her career as the manager of an independent pharmacy in New Jersey. Dr. Beatty received her Pharm.D. from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

Chris D’Adamo, Ph.D. Chief Scientific Officer

Chris D’Adamo, Ph.D. is the chief scientific officer of Blair Wellness Center LLC where he is responsible for leading new product developmentand contributing to the training of employees and the education of patients.

Dr. D’Adamo is an experienced clinical researcher specializing in the effects of a wide variety of non-pharmacological therapies on human health and wellness. He currently serves as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine both in the Center for Integrative Medicine within the Department of Family and Community Medicine as well as in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Additionally Dr. D’Adamo is the director of research at the Center for Integrative Medicine and holds adjunctfaculty positions in the multi- campus gerontology doctoral program of the University of Maryland and at Maryland University of Integrative Health where he was involved in the creation of the nutrition and integrative health graduate program. In addition to his roles in academia Dr. D’Adamo has served as the principal investigator on numerous observational and interventional studies of non- pharmacological therapies for pain and other chronic health conditions. He hasalso served as a consultant to several leading companies in the natural products industry advising on product formulations quality control processes product marketing strategy medical and general public product education and penetration into new domestic and foreign markets.

Dr. D’Adamo received his Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.