NABP 2016-2017 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 112th Annual Meeting

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) 112^th Annual Meeting, held May 14-17, 2016, in San Diego, CA, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association’s 2016-2017 Executive Committee. The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh, DPh, member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, and Treasurer Susan Ksiazek, RPh, member of the New York State Board of Pharmacy. Timothy D. Fensky, RPh, DPh, FACA, member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term; Caroline D. Juran, RPh, DPh, member of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term; and Gary Dewhirst, RPh, DPh, member of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to a three-year member term.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, Hal Wand, MBA, RPh, former executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the office of NABP president, and Edward G. McGinley, MBA, RPh, DPh, member of the New Jersey State 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 2016-2017 NABP Executive Committee: Jack W. “Jay” Campbell IV, JD, RPh, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy; Philip P. Burgess, MBA, DPh, RPh, a member of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy; John A. Foust, PharmD, DPh, executive director of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy; Mark D. Johnston, RPh, DPh, former executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy; and Richard B. Mazzoni, RPh, chair of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.

Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association’s 2016-2017 Executive Committee follow.

Chairperson: Edward G. McGinley, MBA, RPh, DPh

Mr McGinley, a member of the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy, automatically assumed the office of chairperson. Prior to the election, he served a one-year term as president, a one-year term as president-elect, a one-year term as treasurer, and a three-year term as an Executive Committee member representing District 2. An active member of NABP, Mr McGinley has served on several committees and task forces. 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 has been on the New Jersey Board for 16 years, serving as either president or vice president for 12 of those years. Mr McGinley is a partner in Pharmacy Management Consultants, LLC, which provides pharmacy-related management, technology, and regulatory consultancy services. He is New Jersey’s 2015 recipient of the Bowl of Hygeia Award. Mr McGinley was a fellow at The Wharton School and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Temple University College of Pharmacy, earned a master of business administration from Temple University Fox School of Business, and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

President: Hal Wand, MBA, RPh

Mr Wand, former executive director of the Arizona 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 two three-year terms, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Wand served as Executive Committee liaison for the Task Force on the Regulation of Pharmacist Care Services. He also 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 has developed and reviewed questions for the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination^®. Mr Wand began his career with the Arizona Board as a compliance officer in 1989 and then served 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. In 2012, he received the Bowl of Hygeia Award for outstanding community service. He earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and a master of business administration degree from the University of Phoenix.

President-elect: Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh, DPh

Ms Waggener, a member of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as president-elect. Prior to the election, she served a one-year term as treasurer and a three-year term as an Executive Committee member representing District 6. An active member of NABP, Ms Waggener served as the Executive Committee liaison for both the Task Force on Sponsorship of NABP District and Annual Meetings and the Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse. Ms Waggener also served as chair of the Task Force on Internet Pharmacy Practice and was a member of the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act. Ms Waggener has served as a member of the Texas Board since 2006. Currently, Ms Waggener is a Pharmacy Clinical Services Manager for Wal-Mart Health and Wellness. Ms Waggener has worked in the community pharmacy environment for over 40 years. She earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Treasurer: Susan Ksiazek, RPh

Ms Ksiazek, a member of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as treasurer. Prior to the election, she served a three-year term as an Executive Committee member representing District 2. An active member of NABP, Ms Ksiazek has served as the chair of the hospital subgroup of the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act and as chair of the Task Force on Pharmacy Technician Education and Training Programs. She has also served as a member of several task forces, including the Task Force on Telepharmacy and the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Medication Therapy Management Provisions. Ms Ksiazek has served two terms as chair of the New York State Board. She is the director of medical staff quality and education at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. Ms Ksiazek earned her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Executive Committee Member: Timothy D. Fensky, RPh, DPh, FACA

Mr Fensky, 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. An active member of NABP, Mr Fensky served on the Association’s Task Force on Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority. A member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy since 2015, Mr Fensky is currently president-elect of the Board. Mr Fensky is also the director of pharmacy operations at Sullivan’s Health Care in Roslindale, MA. He also serves on the MassHealth Drug Utilization Review Advisory Board. Further, Mr Fensky is recognized as a Full Fellow for the American College of Apothecaries. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA. Mr Fensky earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Executive Committee Member: Caroline D. Juran, RPh, DPh

Ms Juran, executive director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 2, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Ms Juran has served as a member of the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, and she served on the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act. She also served as a District 2 representative on the Resolutions Committee. In 2015, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy received NABP’s Fred T. Mahaffey Award for contributions to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy and their efforts to ensure that compounding is performed in a safe and compliant manner. Ms Juran served as an advisory committee member of the Pew Charitable Trust Development of Best Practices for State Oversight of Drug Compounding. Ms Juran completed her studies at the College of William and Mary and the School of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Executive Committee Member: Jack W. “Jay” Campbell IV, JD, RPh

Mr Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, is serving his third year of a three-year member term, representing District 3, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Campbell has served on many of the Association’s task forces and committees, including the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, the Task Force on Prescription Drug Diversion from Common Carriers, and the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act, for which he served as chairperson. In 2013, Mr Campbell received the Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service Award from NABP. Mr Campbell also teaches pharmacy law and ethics classes at three North Carolina universities. Mr Campbell earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his juris doctor degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Executive Committee Member: Philip P. Burgess, MBA, DPh, RPh

Mr Burgess, a member of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, is serving his third year of a three-year member term, representing District 4, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Mr Burgess served on the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, and on the Task Force on Drug Return and Reuse Programs. Mr Burgess served for five terms as the chair of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy. He also works as a regulatory consultant in Chicago, IL. Mr Burgess spent more than 40 years in a variety of roles at Walgreen Co, including a decade as the chain’s national director of pharmacy affairs. Mr Burgess earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, earned a master of business administration from the University of Chicago, and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Gary Dewhirst, RPh, DPh

Mr Dewhirst was re-elected to serve a second three-year member term, representing District 5, on the Executive Committee. As a member of NABP, Mr Dewhirst has made many contributions to the NABP District 5 meetings, including serving on the Resolutions Committee. Mr Dewhirst is currently serving as the Executive Committee liaison to the Advisory Committee on Examinations. In 2014, he served as the Executive Committee liaison to the Task Force on Medication Synchronization. Mr Dewhirst has been a member of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy since 1999 and has served as the Board’s president. He was owner and general manager of Hettinger Drug, LLC, in Hettinger, ND, for more than 20 years and a pharmacy manager at Thrifty White Drug for over 13 years. Mr Dewhirst earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: John A. Foust, PharmD, DPh

Dr Foust, executive director of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a three-year member term, representing District 6, on the Executive Committee. He served as the chair of the NABP Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse in 2014, and under his leadership in 2012, the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy received NABP’s Fred T. Mahaffey Award for contributions to the protection of the public health and welfare. Prior to becoming executive director of the Board in 2009, Dr Foust practiced pharmacy for over 30 years and was the director of pharmacy at multiple hospitals and medical facilities. Dr Foust received the Bowl of Hygeia Award for the state of Oklahoma in 2012 and was also selected “Pharmacist of the Year” by the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 2014. Dr Foust earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Oklahoma and his bachelor of science degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Executive Committee Member: Mark D. Johnston, RPh, DPh

Mr Johnston, former executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of a second three-year member term, representing District 7, on the Executive Committee. He has served as the Executive Committee liaison to the 2014-2015 NABP Committee on Constitution and Bylaws and the 2013-2014 NABP Advisory Committee on Examinations. Mr Johnston is director of regulatory affairs for CVS Health. In addition, he is an instructor of pharmacy law at Idaho State University. Mr Johnston has been an active leader in pharmacy associations and has served as president and board member of the Idaho State Pharmacy Association. He is also a member of the American Society for Pharmacy Law, American Pharmacists Association, and Idaho Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is Idaho’s 2013 recipient of the Bowl of Hygeia Award. Mr Johnston earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Richard B. Mazzoni, RPh 

Mr Mazzoni, chair of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy, is serving his third year of a three-year member term, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee. In 2014, he served as the Executive Committee liaison to the Task Force to Examine Strategies for Preventing and Reacting to Pharmacy Robberies and Thefts. Mr Mazzoni has also served as a member of the New Mexico Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Steering Committee. He is currently a consultant, and his firm, R. Mazzoni & Associates, assists clients with regulatory strategy. From 2006 to 2012, he was the director of regulatory compliance at CVS Caremark, where he was responsible for regulatory activities in 22 states, and served as the company’s representative to boards of pharmacy. Mr Mazzoni earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from University of the Pacific.

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