IPA Committees

2022 POLICY, ADVISORY AND FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEES

THE POLICY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS Laura Knockel – Chair Namaro Kone – Vice Chair Andy Stessman – Past Chair Eliza Dry-Boarman Rachel Finkelstein Tom Fisher Courtney Gent Lisa Lambi Miriam Loewen Robert Nichols Jessica Rosenhamer Sarah Tierney Kate Waack Kelly Andersen Aimee Wiedenman Leah Bishop

THE POLICY COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS Emma Kraayenbrink – Chair Brian Benson – Vice Chair Sarah Sougstad – Past Chair Adam Baird Jared Butler Dalton Fabian Brian Glenn Valerie Hanken Ben Jagow Bridget Jermeland Dana McDougall Jessica Nesheim Michael Schnackenberg Susan Shields Nancee Waterbury DeeAnn Wedemeyer-Oleson Shanna Zwanziger Kelsey Ihns Meredith Drummond Sharon Weber LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Brent Bovy Mike Brownlee Mindi Chamberlain Bill Drilling Dalton Fabian Steve Firman Brandon Gerleman Bob Greenwood Charlie Hartig Nic Lehman Ed Maier Jen Goings-Morris Angie Nelson Robert Nichols Nathan Peterson Wes Pilkington Matthew Pitlick George Appleseth

HEALTH-SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE Emmeline Paintsil – Chair Micaela Maeyaert Jen Morris Emily Muehling Brian Seifert David Weetman

COMMUNITY & AMBULATORY CARE PHARMACY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Emmeline Paintsil – Chair Josh Davis Jennifer Clayton Jacob Crimmins Bridget Jermeland Stevie Veach SENIOR CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Emmeline Paintsil – Chair Rhonda Edwards Namaro Kone Kristin Meyer Jeff Reist Jess Smith

EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Emmeline Paintsil – Chair Gary Christensen Lynn Kassel Tyson Ketelsen Dana McDougall

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Emmeline Paintsil – Chair Macy Calderwood Meredith Drummond Michelle Garvin Kimerly Metcalf Amanda West

STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Elizabeth Orput – Chair Leah Bishop Keaton Higgins Kylie Juenger Mahi Patel Jose Rodriguez

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HEALTH-SYSTEM LEADERSHIP FORUM John Hamiel Tracy Harlan Sarah Tierney

LONG TERM CARE PHARMACY FORUM Mark Branum Anisa Fornoff Hansen Edyta Judge Rachel Otting David Scott Joyce Wheeler INDEPENDENT & COMMUNITY PHARMACY PRACTICE FORUM Carson Klug Emma Kraayenbrink Robert Nichols Becky Reutzel Suzy Rolling

SPECIALTY PHARMACY FORUM Chad Mentele Amanda Rosmann PAYMENT FOR PHARMACY SERVICES FORUM Natalie Hunter Nic Lehman Austin Oyen Kate Waack

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN FORUM Jessica Burge Meredith Drummond Meg Finn Lori Foster

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MEMBER MILESTONES

Congratulations to Farah Towfic, PharmD, MBA, RPh, Director of CEO Operations at U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), for being one of 31 women honored with the 2022 Women Making History Award for her extraordinary work as part of USP’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. This award is presented by the Montgomery County Commission for Women and Montgomery Women.

Best of luck to Michelle Garvin, CPhT, co-owner of Wester Drug, as she serves on PTCB’s Stakeholder Advisory Council. Garvin took part in the council’s organizational planning and strategy meeting on March 1st in Washington D.C. Best of luck to Michael Andreski, BS, MBA, MJ, PhD, Associate Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy at Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, as he’s announced his candidacy in the Democratic Primary for the Iowa House in District 31. Andreski’s run is grounded in his research about reimbursement issues affecting the ability of Iowa pharmacies to advance their practices.

Congratulations to Erika Ernst, PharmD, BCIDP, FCCP, Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, who was named the college’s inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). This is a two-year appointment to the DEI committee.

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