NABP 2007-2008 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 103rd Annual Meeting in Portland

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 103rd Annual Meeting, held May 19-22, 2007, in Portland, OR, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association’s 2007-2008 Executive Committee.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh, of Texas, assumed the office of NABP president, and immediate Past President Lawrence H. “Larry” Mokhiber, MS, RPh, executive secretary of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, became chairperson of the Executive Committee.

The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Richard A. “Rich” Palombo, RPh, a member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, and Treasurer Gary A. Schnabel, RPh, RN, executive director of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy. Karen M. Ryle, MS, RPh, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, and Lloyd K. Jessen, RPh, JD, executive director/secretary of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners were both re-elected to serve three-year member terms. Elizabeth Scott “Scotti” Russell, RPh, executive director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term and Cathryn J. Lew, RPh, a member of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a two-year member term. The other members of the 2007-2008 NABP Executive Committee whoare currently fulfilling their terms include Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; Reginald B. “Reggie” Dilliard, DPh, of Tennessee; Patricia F. Harris, BA, of California; and William T. “Bill” Winsley, MS, RPh, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.

Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association’s 2007-2008 Executive Committee follow:

Chairperson: Lawrence H. “Larry” Mokhiber, MS, RPh
Lawrence H. “Larry” Mokhiber, executive secretary of the New York State Board of Pharmacy since 1987, automatically assumed the office of chairperson after completing his one-year term as president. Before serving as president, Mr Mokhiber served one-year terms as the Association’s president-elect, treasurer, and as an Executive Committee member. Mr Mokhiber served on the NABP Advisory Committee on Examinations from 1992 until his election to the Executive Committee in 2003. He also served on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination™ Review Committee. He is also the executive secretary for the New York State Board of Midwifery. He earned his bachelor of science in pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy at Union University and his master of science in health systems management and administration degree from the Institute of Administration and Management of Union College.

President: Oren M. Peacock, Jr, RPh
Oren M. Peacock, Jr, of Texas, automatically assumed the office of president after completing his one-year term as president-elect. At the conclusion of his year as president, he will assume the office of chairperson of the NABP Executive Committee. Prior to his election as president-elect, he served a three-year term as a member of the NABP Executive Committee. A member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy from 1996 to 2006, Peacock has also been an active member of NABP, serving on committees and task forces such as the Task Force on Centralized Prescription Filling, and Task Force on Evaluation and Modification of the NABP Constitution and Bylaws. Currently, he is director of Governmental Affairs at CVS/Caremark. Mr Peacock earned his bachelor of science in pharmacy degree from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy.

President-elect: Richard A. “Rich” Palombo, RPh
Richard A. “Rich” Palombo, a member of the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as president-elect. Prior to the election, Mr Palombo served a three-year member term on the NABP Executive Committee representing District 2. He was recently reappointed to the New Jersey Board; he also served on the Board from 1996 to 2005. Mr Palombo has served on many committees and task forces including the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, the Task Force on Emergency Response Preparedness, the Task Force on Privacy, and the Task Force to Examine the Quality and Standards of Internship Requirements. Currently, he is a director with the Pharmacy Professional Practice Group and compliance coordinator for Medco Health Solutions, Inc. Mr Palombo holds a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Temple University College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PA.

Treasurer: Gary A. Schnabel, RPh, RN
Gary A. Schnabel, Oregon State Board of Pharmacy executive director, was elected treasurer. Prior to his election, he served for four years as a member of the Executive Committee representing District 7. An active member of NABP, Mr Schnabel has participated in several committees including the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and on task forces such as the Task Force on Active/Associate Membership. 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. Mr Schnabel also owned an independent pharmacy consulting practice from 1990 to 1995. He earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Oregon State University.

Executive Committee Member: Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh
Malcolm J. Broussard, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a three-year member term representing District 6 on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP as well as state and local professional associations, Mr Broussard has served on the NABP Nominating Committee, Committee on Resolutions, and the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation. He was also the secretary/treasurer of MALTA-GON, an organization of boards of pharmacy in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma, and North Carolina; a field reviewer for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Continuing Education Provider Accreditation Program; and parliamentarian at the Louisiana Pharmacists Association’s Annual Meetings. Mr Broussard earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Executive Committee Member: Reginald B. “Reggie” Dilliard, DPh
Reginald B. “Reggie” Dilliard, of Tennessee, is serving the third year of a three-year member term representing District 3 on the Executive Committee. While a member of NABP, Dr Dilliard has provided valuable input by serving on the Association’s Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Currently, Dr Dilliard is pharmacy manager at a Walgreen’s pharmacy. He is involved with his alma mater, the University of Tennessee, as regional vice president of the university’s Alumni Board of Directors and as a preceptor for the university’s School of Pharmacy. Dr Dilliard received his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Patricia F. Harris, BA
Patricia F. Harris, of California, is serving the third year of a three-year member term representing District 8 on the NABP Executive Committee. She has served on the NABP Task Force on Technician Regulations and the Task Force on the Test of Spoken English™. Currently, Ms Harris works at the California Division of Consumer Affairs. Previously, she was executive officer of the California State Board of Pharmacy. In this position, she was responsible for carrying out the policies and strategic planning objectives of the California Board. Some of Ms Harris’ recent actions at the Board include serving as a consultant to the Board and its policy development committees on complex policy and program issues, managing the Board’s statewide enforcement program, and providing expertise on complex legal and regulatory issues involving the practice of pharmacy and emerging issues. Ms Harris holds a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies from California State University in Sacramento, CA.

Executive Committee Member: Lloyd K. Jessen, RPh, JD
Lloyd K. Jessen, executive director/secretary of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners, was re-elected to serve a three-year member term after serving a one-year term representing District 5 on the Executive Committee. Mr Jessen has been an active member of NABP, serving on the NABP Committee on Constitution and Bylaws from 2002 to 2004. He was also a member of NABP task forces including the Task Force on the Development of an Equitable Degree Upgrade Mechanism and the Task Force on Electronic Transmission of Data Between Prescriber and Pharmacist. Mr Jessen received his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy, and his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Drake University Law School.

Executive Committee Member: Cathryn J. Lew, RPh
Cathryn J. Lew, a member of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a two-year member term, representing District 7, on the Executive Committee. Ms Lew has been an active member of NABP, serving on the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation. Currently, she is a clinical staff pharmacist at Sacred Heart Hospital, Home Infusion/Hospice, a position she has held since 1983. In addition, she serves as a pharmacy consultant at the Oregon Endoscopy Center and Oregon SurgiCenter. Previous positions she has held include serving as a pharmacist at the University of Oregon Student Health Center as well as staff pharmacist at the Salem Hospital – SHAPES. A graduate of Oregon State University, Ms Lew earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Elizabeth Scott “Scotti” Russell, RPh
Elizabeth Scott “Scotti” Russell, executive director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 2, on the Executive Committee. Ms Russell was named executive director of the Board in 1991, after serving as pharmacy investigator/inspector since 1982. Prior to joining the Board, she served as a pharmacist in institutional and community practice settings. An active member of NABP, Ms Russell has served on many Association committees and task forces including the Task Force on Standardizing Student Pharmacist Experiential Requirements, the Task Force on E-Pedigree Requirements, and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Ms Russell graduated from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Karen M. Ryle, MS, RPh
Karen M. Ryle, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was re-elected to serve a three-year member term after serving a one-year member term representing District 1. An active member of NABP since she was appointed to the Board, Ms Ryle has served as chairperson for both the Task Force to Develop Recommendations to Best Reduce Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Practice and the Task Force on Telepharmacy and the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Medication Therapy Management Provisions. Currently, Ms Ryle is the director of Outpatient Pharmacy Services at Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned both her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy and her master of science degree in drug regulatory affairs from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Executive Committee Member: William T. “Bill” Winsley, RPh, MS
William T. “Bill” Winsley, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the third year of a three-year member term representing District 4 on the NABP Executive Committee. Mr Winsley also was a member of the NABP Executive Committee from 2001 to 2002. As an active member of NABP, he has participated in many of the Association’s task forces throughout the years, including the Task Force on Importation Enforcement, the Task Force on Limited Distribution and Shortage of Medications, the Task Force on Privacy, and the Task Force on Model Guidelines for Formulary Development. Positions he held prior to joining the Board were assistant director of pharmacy at Akron City Hospital and assistant director of pharmacy and instructor at the West Virginia University Medical Center College of Pharmacy. Mr Winsley holds both a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy and a master of science degree in hospital pharmacy administration from Ohio State University.

Larissa Doucette

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