Education Committee
The mission of the Education Committee is to continuously monitor and assess the relevance and value of NASP’s specialty pharmacy educational programs to specialty pharmacy industry professionals; ensure that a strong emphasis is placed on the patient’s experience across the entire specialty pharmacy care continuum including direct patient care and improving patient outcomes; and to identify and recommend new programs to be developed based on emerging therapies, medical innovation and changes in business practices that are consistent with the mission of the organization.
Meets: Quarterly via zoom with each workgroup providing updates on their activities.
All Education Committee members are asked to join at least one workgroup:
- Annual Meeting & Expo Abstract/Poster Program
- Annual Meeting & Expo Accreditation Education
- Cell & Gene Therapy Workgroup
- Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Exam Prep Course Programming
- Education Center
- Hospital/Health Systems Specialty Pharmacy Programming
- Innovative & Advanced SP Topics
- Annual Meeting Main Conference Programming
- Patient Education & Resources
To learn more, download the Education Committee Flyer.
Education Committee Roster
Chairperson: Rebekah Anguiano, NASP
Board Liaison: Jennifer Noonan, Accessia Health and Angie Oster, Maxor National Pharmacy
Jordan Almazan, Magellan Rx Management/Prime Therapeutics
Angie Amado, Visante Inc.
Elizabeth Barnes, Atrium Health
Michael Becker, AndHealth
Chad Bohigian, Amgen
Lindsey Bolster, Shields Health Solutions
Healther Bonome, URAC
Richard Brook, Better Health Worldwide / NPRT
Lauren Bryant, CPS Solutions
Kanika Chandra, University of California
Elizabeth Cherry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy
Sulisa Chow, Omnicell Specialty Pharmacy Services
Michelle Coady, Clearway Health, LLC
Charles Collins, Healthcare Stakeholder Solutions
Nicole Cowgill, Atrium Health
James Dorociak, University of Illinois at Chicago
Bonnie Dugie, Maxor National Pharmacy
Amy Ehlers, Nufactor
Sheila Haidar, Stanford Health Care
Jessie Heaton, Maxor National Pharmacy
Allyson Hess, Geisinger
Amanda Hickman, CPS Solutions
Jill Honhera, CPS Solutions
Ethan Huynh, Sphinx Strategies, LLC
Tasmina Hydery, Cencora
Laura Jester, Navitus Health Solutions, LLC
Kelly Johnson, Ochsner Health
Praneetha Kadari, Orsini Specialty Pharmacy
Amanuel Kehasse, Boston Medical Center Health System
Matthew Kendle, Elixir
Miranda Kozlicki, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy
Melissa Krause, Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, LLC
Jessica Kuivinen, PANTHERx RARE Pharmacy
Kate Lewis, Froedtert Specialty Pharmacy
Tim L’Hommedieu, Atlas Health
Kathryn Markus, St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Grant McGuffey, UAB Health System
Darren McLane, AllianceRx Walgreens Prime
Tim McLeroy, Noble International
Dylan McWilliams, The Ohio State University Outpatient Pharmacy
Christina Michalek, ISMP
Nicole Miracle, UK Specialty Pharmacy and Infusion Services
Mariam Mirkhel, Inova
Michael Nameth, Blink Health
Bisni Narayanan, Yale New Haven Health
Zainab Nazary, Cigna
Melissa Nelson, Fairview Pharmacy Services
Stacey Ness, Managed Health Care Associates (MHA)
Jennifer Noonan, Accessia Health
Kyle Osborne, Atrium Health
Angie Oster, Maxor National Pharmacy
Claire Ozoral, Ochsner Health
Timothy Paine, EPU Healthcare Consulting
Jill Paslier, Consultant
Nishil Patel, Amgen
Tallie Pederson, Walgreen Co.
Laura Petry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Danielle Remele, Steel City Pharmacy Solutions, LLC
Craig Riccardo, Ardon Health
John Robicsek, Atrium Health Specialty Pharmacy Service
Marci Saknini, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy
Marcy Snell, Pharmacy Advantage
Jeron Speaks, Atrium Health
Mei Tang, Two Trees Consulting
Sarah Thornton, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Jessica Walker, Consultant
Katie Wenstrom, Meijer
Kristen Whelchel, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy
Kelli Wyant, Amber Specialty Pharmacy
Committee members as of January 6, 2025.