PQA Board of Directors
PQA’s Board represents a diverse group of thought leaders and experts in healthcare, who understand how medication optimization improves patient outcomes and supports a value-based care system. Covering the healthcare spectrum, their expertise helps PQA advance the safe and appropriate use of medicines. The Board is composed of up to 25 individuals representing all of PQA’s membership sectors:
- Community Pharmacy
- Health Plans, Health Systems, Alliances and Pharmacy Benefits Managers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Organizations
- Health Technology Solutions and Data Analytics
- Healthcare Quality and Standards Organizations
- Government Agencies
- Associations, Foundations and Research Institutions
- Universities and Academic Institutions
The Board meets four times a year during the following months: February, May (in conjunction with the PQA Annual Meeting), September and November (in conjunction with the PQA Leadership Summit).
Executive Committee
- Michael Taday, PharmD, MBA
Chair
CVS Health
- Susan Cantrell, RPh, CAE
Vice-Chair
AMCP
- Rick Gates, RPh
Secretary
Walgreens
- Sharon Jhawar, PharmD, MBA, BCGP
Treasurer
SCAN Health Plan
- Jim Kirby, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA
Member At Large
Kroger Health
- Michael Duteau, RPh
Immediate Past Chair
Noble Health Services
- Micah Cost, PharmD, MS
Ex Officio Member
Pharmacy Quality Alliance
Board Members
Amina Abubakar, PharmD, AAHIVP
Avant Pharmacy & Wellness Center
(representing CPESN USA)
Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil
Elevance Health
Vikki Ahern, MAS, CHC
Magellan Rx Management
Sheila Arquette, RPh
National Association of Specialty Pharmacy
Ilisa Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA
American Pharmacists Association
Ceci Connolly
Alliance of Community Health Plans
Lou Dallago
Pfizer, Inc.
Laurin Dixon, PharmD
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Lida Etemad, PharmD, MS
United Healthcare
J.W. Hill, MBAHCM, CNED
NCPDP
Jeffrey A. Kelman, MD, MMSc
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS Special Advisor)
Michelle Ketcham, PharmD, MBA
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Linda Garrelts MacLean, BPharm, RPh, FACA, FNAP
Community Pharmacy Foundation and Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Sciences
Brian Nightengale, RPh, PhD
Inmar Intelligence
Matt Osterhaus, BSPh, FASCP, FAPhA
Osterhaus Pharmacy
(representing National Community Pharmacists Association)
Christopher Powers, PharmD
Cigna Insurance Company
Jeff Rochon, PharmD
Pace Alliance
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