PQA Board of Directors

The PQA Board of Directors is a diverse group of thought leaders and experts in health care, who understand how high-quality medication use improves overall patient outcomes and supports a value-based care system. Covering the health care spectrum, their expertise helps PQA advance the safe and appropriate use of medicines.

Board Members

 

Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP
Avant Pharmacy & Wellness Center
(representing CPESN USA)

Parmjit Agarwal, PharmD, MBA
Pfizer, Inc.

Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil
Elevance Health

Sheila Arquette, RPh
National Association of Specialty Pharmacy

Justin Bioc, PharmD
Devoted Health

Ceci Connolly
Alliance of Community Health Plans

Micah Cost, PharmD, MS, CAE
Pharmacy Quality Alliance 

Scott Dell
Eli Lilly and Company

Laurin Dixon, PharmD
Centene Corporation

Lauren Esterly, PharmD, BCPS
Humana

Jim Gartner, RPh, MBA
PerformRx, LLC. 

J.W. Hill, MBAHCM, CNED
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs

Deanna Horner, PharmD, BCPS
Waltz Health, an EVERSANA company

Michael Johnsrud, PhD, RPh
University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy 

Michelle Ketcham, PharmD, MBA 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Jim Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA
Kroger Health

Crystal Lennartz, PharmD, MBA
Health Mart Atlas and Atlas Specialty 

Lauren Lyles-Stolz, PharmD, RPh
Amazon Pharmacy

Brian Nightengale, RPh, PhD
Inmar Intelligence 

Anita Patel, PharmD, MS
Walgreens

Christopher Powers, PharmD
Health Care Service Corporation

Jeff Rochon, PharmD,  FAPhA (chair)
Pharmacy HIT Collaborative

Tricia Lee Rolle, PharmD, MS, PhD 
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA
Bay Street Pharmacy