NABP 2012-2013 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 108th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) 108^th Annual Meeting, held May 19-22, 2012, in Philadelphia, PA, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association’s 2012-2013 Executive Committee.

The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Karen M. Ryle, MS, RPh, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, and Treasurer Joseph L. Adams, RPh, member, Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh, member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, and Mark D. Johnston, RPh, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy were elected to three-year member terms.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, Michael A. Burleson, RPh, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, assumed the office of NABP president, and Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, assumed the position of chairperson of the Executive Committee. In addition, the following members are continuing to fulfill their terms on the 2012-2013 NABP Executive Committee: James T. DeVita, RPh, member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Edward G. McGinley, MBA, RPh, member of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy; Mark T. Conradi, JD, RPh, member of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy; William John Cover, RPh, member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy; Lloyd K. Jessen, JD, RPh, executive director of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy; 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 2012-2013 Executive Committee follow.

Chairperson: Malcolm J. Broussard, RPh

Mr Broussard, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, 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 a three-year member term representing District 6 on the NABP 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, College of Pharmacy.

President: Michael A. Burleson, RPh

Mr Burleson, executive director of the Kentucky 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 two-year member term representing District 3 on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Burleson has served on several committees including the Teller Committee for the 2007 NABP Annual Meeting. He also served as chair of the 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.

President-elect: Karen M. Ryle, MS, RPh

Ms Ryle, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was elected to serve as president-elect. Prior to the election, she served a one-year term as treasurer and served for four years, from 2006 to 2010, as an Executive Committee member representing District 1. An active member of NABP, Ms Ryle has served on several Association committees such as the Advisory Committee on Examinations and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. She also served as chair of the Task Force to Develop Recommendations to Best Reduce Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Practice. Ms Ryle is the associate chief of pharmacy at Massachusetts General Hospital, and also teaches as an adjunct professor and an advanced pharmacy practice preceptor at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Ms Ryle earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy and a master of science degree in drug regulatory affairs from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Treasurer: Joseph L. Adams, RPh

Mr Adams, a member of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy since 2000, was elected to serve as treasurer. Prior to being elected, Mr Adams served for three years as an Executive Committee member representing District 6. An active member of NABP, Mr Adams served as executive committee liaison to the Advisory Committee on Examinations, and as a member of 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 the Violations Committee and as a member of the Regulations Revision Committee. In addition, he is a staff pharmacist for Walgreen Co. Mr Adams earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: James T. DeVita, RPh

Mr DeVita, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, is serving the third year of a three-year member term, representing District 1, on the Executive Committee. As a member of the Massachusetts Board, Mr DeVita has served three terms as president and is currently president-elect 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, MBA, RPh

Mr McGinley, a member of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the third year of a three-year member term, representing District 2, on the Executive Committee. Mr McGinley has been on the New Jersey Board for 11 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. 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 master 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, JD, RPh

Mr Conradi, a member of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a three-year member term, representing District 3, on the Executive Committee. He also served a one-year member term on the 2010-2011 Executive Committee. Mr Conradi has served as president of the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. 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: William John Cover, RPh

Mr Cover, a member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a three-year member term, representing District 4, on the Executive Committee. Currently, he is the corporate manager of pharmacy affairs for Walgreens Pharmacy. An active member of NABP, Mr Cover has served as a member of the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation and as chairperson of the Committee on Resolutions. He has also served as a member of the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination^® (MPJE^®) Review Committee and as an item writer for the MPJE. In addition, Mr Cover was a member of the Task Force on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and the US Drug Distribution System. As a member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, Mr Cover has chaired the Board’s Pharmacist Immunization Sub-Committee and Pharmacy Security Sub-Committee, and he co-chaired the Pharmacy Technology Sub-Committee. Mr Cover earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Purdue University School of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Lloyd K. Jessen, JD, RPh

Mr Jessen, executive director and drug control program administrator of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, is serving the third year of a 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, and as an Executive Committee liaison to that committee. 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: Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh

Ms Waggener, member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 6, on the Executive Committee. Ms Waggener has served as a member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy since 2006. Currently, Ms Waggener is a pharmacy manager for Wal-Mart Pharmacy and she has worked in the community pharmacy environment for nearly 40 years. An active member of NABP, Ms Waggener served as chair of the Task Force on Internet Pharmacy Practice Standards, and was a member of the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act. She also served as a member of the Task Force on Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs, the Task Force to Review TOEFL iBT Score Requirements, and on the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Ms Waggener has served on the Texas Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board since 2005. She earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from University of Texas, Austin.

Executive Committee Member: Mark D. Johnston, RPh

Mr Johnston, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 7, on the Executive Committee. In addition to his duties with the Board, Mr Johnston is an instructor of pharmacy law at Idaho State University. He has worked as a pharmacist and as a pharmacy manager for a chain pharmacy. From 2000 to 2007, Mr Johnston held the position of pharmacy district manager for Albertsons/SUPERVALU pharmacies headquartered in Boise, ID. Mr Johnston has been an active leader in pharmacy professional organizations, and has served as president of the Idaho State Pharmacy Association and as a board member. He is also a member of the American Society for Pharmacy Law, American Pharmacists Association, and Idaho Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists. Mr Johnston earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia.

Executive Committee Member: Hal Wand, MBA, RPh

Mr Wand, executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a three-year member term, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee. 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. 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 MPJE. He earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and his master of business administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

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