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NABP 2010-2011 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 106th Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA
Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 106th Annual Meeting, held May 22-25, 2010, in Anaheim, CA, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association’s 2010-2011 Executive Committee.
The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, and Treasurer Michael A. Burleson, RPh, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. James T. DeVita, RPh, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Edward G. McGinley, RPh, MBA, a member of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, Mark T. Conradi, RPh, JD, a member of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, and Lloyd K. Jessen, RPh, JD, executive director and drug control program administrator of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, were elected to three-year member terms.
At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, William T. Winsley, MS, RPh, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the office of NABP president, and Gary A. Schnabel, RN, RPh, Oregon pharmacist, executive director of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the position of chairperson. In addition, the following members are continuing to fulfill their terms on the 2010-2011 NABP Executive Committee: Gregory Braylock, Sr, RPh, of Ohio; Joseph L. “Joe” Adams, RPh, member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; Cathryn J. Lew, RPh, of Oregon; and Hal Wand, MBA, RPh, executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.
Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association’s 2010-2011 Executive Committee follow.
Chairperson: Gary A. Schnabel, RN, RPh
Mr Schnabel, Oregon State Board of Pharmacy executive director, automatically assumed the office of chairperson after completing a one-year term as president. Prior to his position as president, he served a one-year term as NABP president-elect, a one-year term as treasurer, and 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, where he served as the Executive Committee liaison. 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.
President: William T. Winsley, MS, RPh
Mr Winsley, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, automatically assumed the office of president. Prior to the election, he served a one-year term as president-elect, a one-year term as treasurer, and 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. He has participated in many NABP task forces throughout the years, including the Task Force on Importation Enforcement, the Task Force on Limited Distribution and Shortage of Medications, and the Task Force on Privacy. Positions he held prior to joining the Board include assistant director of pharmacy at Akron City Hospital, assistant director of pharmacy at the West Virginia University Medical Center, and instructor at the West Virginia University College of Pharmacy. Mr Winsley holds a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy and a master of science degree in hospital pharmacy administration from The Ohio State University.
President-elect: Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh
Mr Broussard, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as president-elect. Prior to the election, he served a one-year term as treasurer and a three-year member term representing District 6 on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, as well as state and national professional associations, Mr Broussard has served on the NABP Nominating Committee, Committee on Resolutions, and the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation. He has served as a member of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education’s Pharmacy Education Commission and as president of the Louisiana Pharmacists Association and the Louisiana Society of Health System Pharmacists. He has also been a member of the House of Delegates of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and served on the ASHP Council on Legal and Public Affairs. Mr Broussard earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana.
Treasurer: Michael A. Burleson, RPh
Mr Burleson, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as treasurer. Prior to the election, Mr Burleson served a two-year term as an Executive Committee member representing District 3. An active member of NABP, Mr Burleson has served on several committees including the Teller Committee for the 2007 NABP Annual Meeting. Most recently, he served as chair of the 2007-2008 NABP Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, and as chair of the Resolutions Committee for the 2006 NABP Annual Meeting. Mr Burleson has also been actively involved with local and national pharmacy associations. A member of the Kentucky Pharmacists Association since 1974, he served two terms as a board member, and has served on various committees. He was also a member of the Tri-County Pharmacists Association, and served the organization as its treasurer for 12 years. Mr Burleson earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Kentucky. In 1995, he received the Outstanding Alumnus University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy award.
Executive Committee Member: James T. DeVita, RPh
Mr DeVita, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 1, on the Executive Committee. Mr DeVita has served three terms as president of the Massachusetts Board. In addition, he is the director, quality assurance and patient safety at CVS Pharmacy in Woonsocket, RI. An active member of NABP, Mr DeVita has served on the NABP Task Force on Pharmacy Accreditation Standards and the Task Force on Continuous Quality Improvement, Peer Review, and Inspecting for Patient Safety. He also served for two years on the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Mr DeVita earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy, and a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.
Executive Committee Member: Edward G. McGinley, RPh, MBA
Mr McGinley, a member of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 2, on the Executive Committee. Mr McGinley has been on the New Jersey Board for nine years, serving as either president or vice president for eight of those years. In addition, Mr McGinley is the vice president of pharmacy at Chain Drug Consortium, LLC, in Mt Laurel, NJ. An active member of NABP, Mr McGinley has served on several task forces and committees. Most recently, he served as chairperson of the NABP Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and as a member of the Task Force on Prescription Monitoring Program Standards. Mr McGinley earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Temple University College of Pharmacy, and earned a masters in business administration from Temple University Fox School of Business. He was also a fellow at The Wharton School and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
Executive Committee Member: Mark T. Conradi, RPh, JD
Mr Conradi, a member of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a one-year member term, representing District 3, on the Executive Committee. Mr Conradi is a member of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and has served as Board president. In addition, he is a pharmacist at CVS, a private attorney, and an adjunct professor of law and ethics at the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Mr Conradi has 35 years of experience in pharmacy operations, pharmacy management, and regulatory affairs. An active member of NABP, Mr Conradi has served on the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation and on the Task Force on Mail Delivery of Prescriptions. Mr Conradi earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Auburn University and his juris doctorate from the Birmingham School of Law.
Executive Committee Member: Gregory Braylock, Sr, RPh
Mr Braylock, of Ohio, is serving the third year of a three-year member term, representing District 4, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Braylock served on the NABP Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation. He was a member of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy from 2001 to 2009 and was the committee chairperson of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Rules Review in 2006. In addition, he is a member of the Ohio Pharmacists Association, and was the president of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Pharmaceutical Association from 2001 to 2004 and vice president from 1998 to 2001. Mr Braylock is currently a pharmacy manager for Walgreen Co. Prior to this, Mr Braylock held positions including pharmacy manager for Rite Aid and staff pharmacist for Walgreen Co. Mr Braylock earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Cincinnati.
Executive Committee Member: Lloyd K. Jessen, RPh, JD
Mr Jessen, executive director and drug control program administrator of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to serve a second three-year member term representing District 5. Mr Jessen has been an active member of NABP, serving on the NABP Committee on Constitution and Bylaws from 2003 to 2004, and as an Executive Committee liaison to that committee in 2007 and 2009. 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 has also served on numerous Iowa pharmacy task forces, including, the Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Committee, the Iowa Drug Wholesale Advisory Task Force, and the Iowa Pharmacy Technician Working Group. 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: Joseph L. Adams, RPh
Mr Adams is serving the second year of a three-year member term, representing District 6. He has been a member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy since 2000. An active member of NABP and the Louisiana Board, Mr Adams has served on the NABP Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation and the NABP Task Force on Continuous Quality Improvement, Peer Review, and Inspecting for Patient Safety. As a member of the Louisiana Board, Mr Adams has participated in several committees including serving as chairman of the Reinstatement Committee, and as a member of the Regulations Revision Committee and the Violations Committee. In addition, he is a pharmacy manager for Walgreen Co. Mr Adams earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy.
Executive Committee Member: Cathryn J. Lew, RPh
Ms Lew, of Oregon, is serving the second year of a three-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 and as Executive Committee liaison to the Task Force on TOEFL iBT Score Requirements. She was a member of the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy from 2001 to 2009. Currently, she is a clinical staff pharmacist at Sacred Heart Home Infusion and Hospice, a position she has held since 1995. In addition, she serves as a pharmacy consultant at the Oregon Endoscopy Center and Northwest Center for Plastic Surgery. Previous positions she has held include serving as a
pharmacist at the University of Oregon Student Health Center as well as staff pharmacist at Sacred Heart Medical Center Salem Hospital – SHAPES. A graduate of Oregon State University, Ms Lew earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.
Executive Committee Member: Hal Wand, MBA, RPh
Mr Wand, executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the third year of a three-year member term, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Wand participated in both meetings of the Task Force on Telepharmacy and the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Medication Therapy Management Provisions. In addition, he developed and reviewed questions for the NABP Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination®. Mr Wand began his career with the Arizona Board as a compliance officer in 1989 and then as a deputy director in 1994 before being named executive director in 2003. Prior to joining the Board, he worked as a hospital pharmacist, long-term care pharmacist, and community pharmacist. He earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and his master in business administration degree from the University of Phoenix.
