Kaazim Hawkins joined the Independence Blue Cross Foundation in 2017. In his current role as a Program Specialist, he is responsible for managing the Foundation’s Addressing Health Priorities grant program, which supports the Healthy Hearts and Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Initiatives. Kaazim previously worked as a Business Specialist in Provider Services at IBC and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Community, Environment, and Development from Penn State.