NABP 2017-2018 Executive Committee Inaugurated at 113th Annual Meeting

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 113th Annual Meeting, held May 20-23, 2017, in Orlando, FL, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association’s 2017-2018 Executive Committee. The newly elected officers of the NABP Executive Committee are President-elect Susan Ksiazek, RPh, a member of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, and Treasurer Jack W. “Jay” Campbell IV, JD, RPh, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. Reginald B. “Reggie” Dilliard, DPh, executive director of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term; Philip P. Burgess, MBA, DPh, RPh, a member of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to a three-year member term; Gay Dodson, RPh, DPh, executive director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a one-year member term; and Richard B. Mazzoni, RPh, chair of the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to a three-year member term.

At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh, DPh, president of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, assumed the office of NABP president, and Hal Wand, MBA, RPh, former executive director of the Arizona 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 2017-2018 NABP Executive Committee: Timothy D. Fensky, RPh, DPh, FACA, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy; Caroline D. Juran, RPh, DPh, executive director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy; Gary W. Dewhirst, RPh, DPh, a member of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy; and Mark D. Johnston, RPh, DPh, former executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy.

Abbreviated biographies for the officers and members of the Association’s 2017-2018 Executive Committee follow.

Chairperson: Hal Wand, MBA, RPh

Mr Wand, former executive director of the Arizona 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 two three-year terms as an Executive Committee member representing District 8. 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: Jeanne D. Waggener, RPh, DPh

Ms Waggener, president of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, automatically assumed the office of president. Prior to the election, she served a one-year term as president-elect, a one-year term as treasurer, and one three-year member term, representing District 6, on the Executive Committee. 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 the 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.

President-elect: Susan Ksiazek, RPh

Ms Ksiazek, a member of the New York 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 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.

Treasurer: Jack W. “Jay” Campbell IV, JD, RPh

Mr Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve as treasurer. Prior to the election, he served a three-year term as an Executive Committee member representing District 3. 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: Timothy D. Fensky, RPh, DPh, FACA

Mr Fensky, a member of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, is serving the second year of 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 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, and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

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

Ms Juran, executive director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of 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 the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act, and served as Executive Committee liaison for the Task Force on the Pharmacist Integrated Communications Skills Examination. She also served as a District 2 representative on the Resolutions Committee. Under her leadership, 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 on the Pew Charitable Trust Development of Best Practices for State Oversight of Drug Compounding as an advisory committee member. Ms Juran earned her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

Executive Committee Member: Reginald B. “Reggie” Dilliard, DPh

Mr Dilliard, executive director of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 3, on the Executive Committee. As a member of NABP, Mr Dilliard served on the Association’s task forces and committees, including the Task Force on the Regulation of Pharmacist Care Services, the Task Force to Develop Recommendations to Best Reduce Medication Errors in Community Pharmacy Practice, the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation, and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. Prior to his current role on the Tennessee Board, Mr Dilliard worked as a pharmacy manager at Walgreens for almost 30 years. Mr Dilliard was also the pharmacist and manager of Super D Drugs for more than a decade. He is also an active member of other pharmacy organizations, including the Tennessee Pharmacists Association where he served as president and chaired several committees. Mr Dilliard earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.

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

Mr Burgess, a member of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, was re-elected to serve a second 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, the Task Force on Drug Return and Reuse Programs, and the Task Force on the Regulation of Telepharmacy Practice. Mr Burgess served for five terms as the chair of the Illinois Board. He also works as a regulatory consultant in Chicago, IL. Mr Burgess spent 40 years in a variety of roles at Walgreen Co, including National Director of Pharmacy Operations and National Director of Pharmacy Affairs. Mr Burgess earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Tennessee and a master of business administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Executive Committee Member: Gary W. Dewhirst, RPh, DPh

Mr Dewhirst, a member of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the second year of 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 served two terms 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 Board 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: Gay Dodson, RPh, DPh

Ms Dodson, executive director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, was elected to serve a one-year member term, representing District 6, on the Executive Committee. An active member of NABP, Ms Dodson has served on many of the Association’s task forces and committees, including the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws, where she served as chair. She also served as chair on several task forces, including the Miscellaneous Topics Subgroup of the Task Force to Review and Recommend Revisions to the Controlled Substances Act and the Task Force on Prescription Monitoring Program Standards. In 2014, Ms Dodson was named NABP’s Honorary President, and in 2007, she received the Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service Award from NABP. Prior to becoming executive director of the Texas Board in 1997, Ms Dodson held various positions with the Board, including senior compliance officer and director of compliance, and she also practiced pharmacy for 13 years. Ms Dodson earned her bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and received an honorary doctor of pharmacy license from the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.

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

Mr Johnston, former executive director of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, is serving the third 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, was re-elected to serve a second three-year member term, representing District 8, on the Executive Committee. As a member of NABP, Mr Mazzoni served on the Association’s task forces and committees, including the Task Force on Expanding International Membership, the Task Force to Examine Strategies for Preventing and Reacting to Pharmacy Robberies and Thefts, and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. 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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