The Business Expansion and Retention (BEAR) General Board Meeting for May will feature Mark Richards and Corey Markisich of Wasatch Recovery.
Richards acts as both the owner and CEO of Wasatch Recovery and began the organization alongside his brother in 2011. Richards is credited as being very passionate about helping those in addiction and brings experience from a myriad of other fields, with his primary focus in commercial and residential real estate previously.
Richards is stated to be an active owner that is committed to involving himself in each person’s unique treatment. His hobbies outside of his professional life include golfing and spending time with his family at the lake.
Markisich acts as the Executive Director for Wasatch Recovery. He graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor’s of Finance degree and further completed graduate work in substance abuse counseling. From there, Markisich went on to earn a Masters in Business Administration.
Markisich is very invested in helping those that suffer from the disease of addiction with healing and brings experience in many areas, such as counseling, organization programs and running groups. Markisich also enjoys golfing in his free time, trail running and being outdoors.
For the presentation agenda, Axxis Medical Management will have an introduction. It was stated that Axxis’ mission is to provide quality care for patients that have a history of addiction and mental health. A variety of issues ranging from the common cold to medication management is handled and the team believes in ensuring that each patient has access to expertise provided by an addiction specialist.
Axxis was created to fulfill a need of clients that are in recovery and do not have a primary care physician but are in need of medication management. Axxis was put off for a year due to COVID-19, though since opening in Salt Lake, there have been several groups that approached Axxis for expansion.
Currently operated in Salt Lake City, there will be an opening in St. George on May 1 and it was stated that the goal of a location in Price and the surrounding area is on the radar.
The BEAR general meeting will take place on Thursday, May 6 beginning at 8 a.m. The meeting will be both in person at the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments atrium and online via Zoom. The atrium is located at 375 South Carbon Avenue in Price and the meeting may be viewed at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85262939769.