Faculty

Aira Paclibar, CPhT
Pharmacy Technician Supervisor
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital/UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay

Amy E. Wainright, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Pharmacy
University of Chicago Medicine

Ariel Thurmer, PharmD, BCPS
System Clinical Manager – Pharmacy Services
SSM Health

Benjamin Glennon, PharmD
Outpatient Pharmacy Manager - Centralized Services
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Brian D. Kennedy, RPh, MBA/HCM
Senior Manager Pharmacy Clinical Practice
Mayo Clinic

Chelsee J. Jensen, PharmD, BCPS, RPh
Senior Pharmacy Specialist, Pharmaceutical Formulary Manager
Supply Chain Management
Mayo Clinic

Chris Nering
Pharmacy Data Science and Automation Team Lead
Lifespan

Christian R. Pecore, MBA
Administrative Fellow - Medical College Physicians
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Craig Lane, BBA
Manager Application and Technical Services
Texas Children's Hospital 

Dawn Whiting, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Acute Care Pharmacy Clinical Services
Denver Health and Hospital Authority 

Elizabeth Spoede, MS, RD, CSP, LD
Clinical Nutrition Specialist
Texas Children's Hospital 

Emily Buchanan, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager – Medication Safety Officer
SSM Health 

Eric Cabie, RPh, MBA
Associate Director of Oncology Pharmacy Services
Smilow Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital 

Eric Tichy, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
FAST Division Chair
Mayo Clinic

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient, Inc. 

Han Dinh, PharmD, BCPS
Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor-La Jolla Campus
UC San Diego Health 

Hyesoo Chae, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
System-Wide Manager, Pharmacy Perioperative Services - Pharmaceutical Services Department
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center 

Jenna Stearn, JD
AVP, Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy
Vizient, Inc.

Jessica Benjamin, PharmD
System Clinical Director – Pharmacy Services
SSM Health 

John Kapisarov, PharmD
Clinical Informatics Pharmacist
University of California, San Francisco Health 

Jordan Spillane, PharmD
Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
Froedtert Health  

Ju Young (Jason) Song, PharmD
Senior Pharmacy Specialist     
Smilow Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital  

Karen Nolan, RPh, MBA, DPLA
Director of Inpatient Pharmacy
Rhode Island Hospital

Kassandra Bugg, PharmD, BCACP
Pharmacists Supervisor
University of California, Davis Health 

Louis Palmisciano, BS IT
Manager Outcomes and Impact
Lifespan 

Luciano Sanchez, PharmD
PGY2 HSPAL
University of California, Davis Health  

Pooja Shah, PharmD, BCPS, 340B ACE
340B Programs Pharmacy Manager
UNC Health

Rachael England, MPH
Associate Principal, Digital Technologies
Vizient, Inc. 

Rachel Drury, PharmD, BCACP
Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager
Froedtert Health  

Sam Abdelghany, PharmD, MHA, BCOP
Executive Director, Oncology Pharmacy Services
Yale New Haven Hospital 
 

Planning committee

Rebecca Petti, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCPPS, FCCP
Pediatric Pulmonary Clinical Pharmacy
Program Director, Pediatric PGY2 Residency
Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health

Pooja Shah, PharmD, BCPS, 340B ACE
340B Programs Pharmacy Manager
UNC Health

Sybil Thomas, PharmD, MBA
Associate Vice President, Member Connections
Vizient, Inc.

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Amy E. Wainright, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, speaker for this educational activity, is a speaker for AbbVie. 

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