Government Affairs Committee

The mission of the government affairs committee is to identify federal and state legislative and/or regulatory issues/proposals/rules that may significantly impact NASP members and specialty pharmacy stakeholders; to develop position statements and official responses which effectively articulate NASP’s position relative to these issues/proposals/rules and to educate and advocate on behalf of all specialty pharmacy stakeholders consistent with the mission of the organization, the needs of the membership and the patients we serve.

Meets: Quarterly on Fridays from 11 a.m. – Noon EST via Zoom

Workgroups :

Government Affairs Committee Roster

Chair:

Board Liaisons:

Other Liaisons:

Savannah Aronson, Hercules Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Andrew Babb, BioTek ReMEDys
Susane Burns, Geisinger
Nich Calla, Orsini Healthcare
Norma Castaneda, Fidelis Specialty Pharmacy
Kanika Chandra, University of California, Office of the President
Heather Chapman, Ardon Health
Van Chau, UC Davis Health
Michelle Coady, Clearway Health, LLC
Cynthia Coffey, Riverside Health System
Jeff Davis, Bass Berry & Sims
Bailey Deas
Matthew Deluzio, PANTHERx Rare
Kimberly Epps, Biomatrix Specialty Pharmacy
Lee Ann Ferguson, Alto Pharmacy
Cameron Franklin, Onco360 Oncology Pharmacy
Brad Gallagher, Barclay Damon LLP
Jessie Heaton, VtylOne
Allyson Hess, Geisinger
Aaron Hill, VtylOne
Marinda Howard, Nufactor
Joseph Huntsman, FountainRx Specialty Pharmacy
Leslie Hurst, Baptist Health System
Grace Hwang, Lumicera Health Services
Rob Jarvis, AcariaHealth
Charley John, Walgreen Co
Stacey Johnson, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Shalini Kochicheril, University of Virginia Health System
Andrew Krupp, FirstHealth Outpatient Pharmacy
Nicholas LaRiviere, Yale New Haven Health
Candace Lerman, RareCandace
Nicole LoMonaco, Walmart
Mohamed Mahmoud, Corewell Health
Matt Manning, Omnicell Specialty Pharmacy Services
Michael Martin, McKesson Specialized Care Pharmacy Solutions
Grant McGuffey, UAB Health System
Regan McIntosh, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Michael McLendon, USPack Logistics
Tanya Menchi, Shields Health Solutions
Denise Morris, Optum Rx
Toren Mushovic, Soleo Health
Buffy Nelson, Heritage Biologics, LLC
Jordan Nicholls, WVU Medicine
Shelly Nickerson, Neurocrine
Angie Oster, VtylOne
Timothy Paine, EPU Healthcare Consulting
Katie Pederson, Rx Savings Solutions
Tiffany Phung, UC Davis
Thom Platt, UK Specialty Pharmacy & Infusion Services
Rita Polansky, University Hospitals Specialty Pharmacy
Chelsea Renfro, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Specialty Pharmacy
Jann Rigell, AcariaHealth
Darrell Rogers, Cencora
Micaila Ruiz, Optum Specialty Pharmacy
Allison Shuster, Pfizer
Vic Simianu, Sphinx Strategies
Vincent Thompson, Thompson Solutions
Peggy Tomes, Amber Specialty Pharmacy
Tina Valbh, PharmaKonnect LLC
Craig Vollmer, Soleo Health
Timothy Ward, Hercules Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Joshua Weber, St. Luke’s Health System
Ben Zetsche, Johnson & Johnson

Committee members as of November 7, 2025.