NABP 2004-2005 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 100th Annual Meeting and Centennial Celebration in Chicago

May 6, 2004 12:00 AM

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 100th Annual Meeting and Centennial Celebration, held April 24-27, 2004, in Chicago, IL, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association's 2004-2005 Executive Committee.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, President-elect Donna M. Horn, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, assumed the office of NABP president, and immediate Past President Donna S. Wall, a member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, became chairperson of the Executive Committee.

The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Dennis K. McAllister, president of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, and NABP Treasurer Lawrence H. Mokhiber, executive secretary of the New York Board of Pharmacy. Charles Curtis Barr, vice chairperson of the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy, and Richard A. Palombo, member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, were each elected to serve a three-year member term on the Executive Committee. The other members of the 2004-2005 NABP Executive Committee who are currently fulfilling their terms include Michael A. Moné, from Kentucky; Oren M. Peacock, Jr, vice president of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; Gary A. Schnabel, Oregon State Board of Pharmacy executive director; and Charles R. Young, executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association's 2004-2005 Executive Committee follow:

Chairperson: Donna S. Wall, PharmD

Donna S. Wall, a member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy (District IV), automatically assumed the office of chairperson after completing her one-year term as president. Dr Wall is the past treasurer of the Association and also served two years as a member of the Executive Committee. She has been an active participant on various Association task forces. She is currently a clinical pharmacist for the Adult Critical Care unit at Indiana University Hospital, Clarian Health Partners. Dr Wall received her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Butler University and her doctor of pharmacy degree from Purdue University.

President: Donna M. Horn, RPh

Donna M. Horn, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy (District I), automatically assumed the office of president after completing her one-year term as president-elect. She has served a one-year term as NABP treasurer and two three-year terms on the Executive Committee. Ms Horn has been the Executive Committee liaison to numerous NABP committees and task forces including the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, Task Force on Privacy, and Task Force on the Standardization of Technicians' Role and Competencies. She is the manager of Regulatory Affairs for Brooks Pharmacy in Warwick, RI. Ms Horn received her bachelor of science in pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences. At the conclusion of her year as president, she will assume the office of chairperson of the NABP Executive Committee.

President-elect: Dennis K. McAllister, RPh, FASHP

Dennis K. McAllister, president of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy (District VIII), was elected NABP president-elect. Prior to his election he served as treasurer and was a member on the NABP Executive Committee for two years. He has also served on NABP's Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, and Task Force to Examine the Quality and Standards of Internship Requirements. He is the assistant dean at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Glendale Campus. Mr McAllister earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Minnesota.

Treasurer: Lawrence H. Mokhiber, MS, RPh

Lawrence H. Mokhiber, New York Board of Pharmacy executive secretary, was elected treasurer after serving a one-year term as member-at-large. Mr Mokhiber has served as executive secretary for the New York Board (District II) since 1987. He also serves as the executive secretary for the New York State Board of Midwifery. Mr Mokhiber served on NABP's Advisory Committee on Examinations from 1992 until his appointment to the Executive Committee in 2003, serving as chair from 1993 to 1994 and again from 2001 to 2002. He also served on the NABPLEX Review Committee. He earned his pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy at Union University.

Executive Committee Member: Michael A. Moné, RPh, JD

Michael A. Moné, from Kentucky (District III), is serving the third year of a three-year term as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. In addition to his past tenure with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, he was the assistant attorney general at the Florida Attorney General's Office and a staff attorney with the United States Pharmacopeia. In addition to serving on numerous NABP committees and task forces, Dr Moné served as the speaker of the American Pharmacists Association House of Delegates. Dr Moné graduated from the University of Florida College of Law and the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh

Oren M. Peacock, Jr, vice president of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (District VI), is serving the second year of a three-year term as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. In addition to his affiliation with the Texas Board since 1999, he has also served on several NABP task forces and committees, including the Committee on Resolutions, Task Force on Centralized Prescription Filling, and Task Force on Evaluation and Modification of NABP's Constitution and Bylaws (chair). Mr Peacock earned his pharmacy degree from the University of Texas and currently serves as vice president of pharmacy relations at the Eckerd Drug Company.

Executive Committee Member: Gary A. Schnabel, RPh, RN

Gary A. Schnabel, Oregon State Board of Pharmacy executive director (District VII), is serving the second year of a three-year term as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. Mr Schnabel was named executive director of the Oregon Board in 1999. Prior to that, he was the Board's compliance director from 1994 to 1999. An active member of NABP, Mr Schnabel has served on committees including the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and Nominating Committee. He earned his pharmacy degree from Oregon State University.

Executive Committee Member: Charles R. Young, MS, RPh, CFE

Charles R. Young, executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy (District I), is serving the third year of a three-year term on the Executive Committee. Mr Young began his tenure with the Massachusetts Board in 1985 as a compliance agent. He assumed the position of executive director in 1997. He has served on NABP's Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, and Task Force on Central Fill. Young earned his pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Executive Committee Member: Charles Curtis Barr, PharmD

Charles Curtis Barr, vice chairman of the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy (District V), was elected to serve a three-year member term on the Executive Committee. Dr Barr has been a member of the Nebraska Board since 1997 and has held several officer positions. Since becoming a member of NABP, he has served on many committees and task forces. He served on NABP's Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and Task Force on Licensing of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Dr Barr is an associate professor of Pharmacy Practice and assistant dean for Alumni Relations for the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions. He received his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Richard A. Palombo, RPh

Mr Palombo, member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term on the Executive Committee. Mr Palombo has been an active member of NABP since 2000, serving as chair of the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation. He has also been a member of such task forces as the Task Force on Privacy and the Task Force to Examine the Quality and Standards of Internship Requirements. Currently, he is the director with the Pharmacy Professional Practice Group and compliance coordinator for Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Mr Palombo holds a bachelor of science in pharmacy degree from Temple University College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PA.

Renee Renganathan