Washington, D.C. – The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the leadership and new members for 15 BPS Specialty Councils. Appointments, reappointments, and leadership were effective January 1, 2026. For the full roster of each BPS Specialty Council, click here.
A BPS Specialty Council serves the following purposes:
- To develop standards and eligibility requirements for board certification in the specialty area for approval by the BPS Board of Directors;
- To develop examinations and set the passing standard for initial and continuing certification of pharmacist specialists; and
- To approve and review professional development programs for recertification of pharmacist specialists.
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP)
Chair:
Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, KY
Vice Chair:
Jessica Merrey, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCACP, BCGP
Baltimore, MD
Reappointment
New Council Member Appointments:
Erin Tate Drees, PharmD, BCACP
Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
Stacy Gee, PharmD, BCACP
Chickasaw Nation
Ada, OK
Brandon Sucher, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, AE-C
Revelation Pharma
Arvada, CO
Reappointment
Cardiology Pharmacy (BCCP)
Chair:
Joel Marrs, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS, CHC, CLS, FAHA, FASHP, FCCP, FNLA
Heart and Vascular Institute, Cheyenne Regional Medical Group
Cheyenne, WY
Reappointment
Vice Chair:
Katherine Crawford, PharmD, BCCP, AACC
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, OH
Reappointment
New Council Member Appointments:
Kyle Bergen, PharmD, BCCP
Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando, FL
Azita Talasaz, PharmD, PhD, BCCP, BCPS, FCCP, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Reappointment
Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy (BCSCP)
Chair:
Jessica Hawkins, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP
Lexington VA Health Care System
Lexington, KY
Vice Chair:
Kathleen Kane, PharmD, BCSCP, DPLA
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
New Council Member Appointments:
Zoe Glaras, PharmD, BCSCP
Yale New Haven Health
Milford, CT
Kenneth “Chip” Lazenby, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Reappointment
Helen Elizabeth McKnight, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, DPLA
Cardinal Health
Trussville, AL
David Melton, PharmD, BCSCP
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Reappointment
Gina Rosito, PharmD, APh, BCSCP, HACP
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP)
Chair:
Quintin Broussard, PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, BCPS
Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA
Vice Chair:
Tyree Kiser, PharmD, BCCCP,, FCCM, FCCP
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Aurora, CO
New Council Member Appointments:
Abdalla Ammar, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM, FNCS
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Campus
New York, NY
Reappointment
Jeremiah Duby, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, CA
Reappointment
Payal K. Gurnani, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Courtney Brooke McKinney, PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP, BCPS
Dignity Health
Chandler, AZ
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy (BCEMP)
Chair:
Megan Webb, PharmD, BCEMP, BCPS
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Vice Chair:
Preeyaporn Sarangarm, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Albuquerque, NM
New Council Member Appointments:
Kaylee Marino Hargraves, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Rebecca Prewett, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Akron Children’s Hospital
Canton, OH
Geriatric Pharmacy (BCGP)
Chair:
Barbara Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW, BCGP, BCPS, FCCP, FASCP
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD
Vice Chair:
Jessica Emshoff, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
University Hospitals
Ravenna, OH
New Council Member Appointments:
Emalee Collins, PharmD, BCGP
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Reappointment
Mimi Lo, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
UCSF Health
San Francisco, CA
Reappointment
Jeanne Manzi, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.
Rockville Centre, NY
Reappointment
Teisha Robertson, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPH
Defense Health Agency
Bowie, MD
Reappointment
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy (BCIDP)
Chair:
Lee Nguyen, PharmD, APh, BCIDP, BCPS
UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Irvine, CA
Vice Chair:
Meera Mehta, PharmD, BCIDP
West Virginia University Medicine
Morgantown, WV
New Council Member Appointments:
Kirthana Beaulac, PharmD, BCIDP
Invivyd
Concord, MA
Reappointment
Jeni Burgess, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPPS, AAHIVP
Upstate University Hospital
Syracuse, NY
Alice N. Hemenway, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, BCPS, FCCP
University of Illinois Retzky College of Pharmacy (Rockford Campus)
Rockford, IL
Kristy M. Shaeer, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, AAHIVP
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy
Tampa, FL
Grant Stimes, PharmD, MPA, BCIDP, BCPS
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
Nuclear Pharmacy (BCNP)
Chair:
Kristin Watson Swann, PharmD, MS, BCNP
Cardinal Health Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions
Little Rock, AR
Vice Chair:
Mahipal Rathod, PharmD, BCNP
Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, The Arthur H. James Cancer Hospital & Research
Columbus, OH
New Council Member Appointments:
Jessica J Comstock, PharmD, BCNP
PharmaLogic
Delphi, IN
Ronald Crowe, RPh, BCNP
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Reappointment
Scott Knishka, RPh, BCNP
UW Health
Madison, WI
Nic Mastascusa, PharmD, BCNP
University of Iowa Healthcare
Iowa City, IA
Reappointment
Eric Smith, PharmD, MS, BCNP, FAPhA
Bayer Oncology
Durham, NC
Reappointment
Nutrition Support Pharmacy (BCNSP)
Chair:
Beth Deen, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX
Reappointment
Vice Chair:
Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Reappointment
New Council Member Appointments:
Jacob Hall, PharmD, BCNSP
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Rina Patel, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Gordon Sacks, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN, FCCP
UNC Medical Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Reappointment
Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP)
Chair:
Nancy Guo, PharmD, BCOP
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Kingston, ON, Canada
Vice Chair:
Alexis Kuhn, PharmD, BCOP
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
New Council Member Appointments:
Kelly Brandt, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute
Wexford, PA
Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, APh, BCOP, BCPS, FCCP, FISOPP
UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Irvine, CA
Reappointment
Anna Jan, PharmD, BCOP
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Yun Man, PharmD, BCOP, CPPS
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Reappointment
Pain Management Pharmacy (BCPMP)
Chair:
Paige Mathew, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
Veterans Affairs Capitol Network, Pain Management Opioid Safety, PDMP (PMOP)
Austin, TX
Vice Chair:
Corinne Dolan, PharmD, BCPS
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Snoqualmie, WA
New Council Member Appointments:
New 2026 Pain Management Specialty Council Members will be announced in April 2026
Pediatric Pharmacy (BCPPS)
Chair:
Monica Bogenschutz, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, DPLA, FPPA
UW Health – American Family Children’s Hospital
Madison, WI
Reappointment
Vice Chair:
Cassandra Ann Ruggles, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPPS, FCCM
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, OH
New Council Member Appointments:
Kristen Nichols, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPPS
Wolters Kluwer Health
Indianapolis, IN
Reappointment
Mary Subramanain, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, DPLA
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Reappointment
Susan Villegas, PharmD, BCPPS
University Hospital
Newark, NJ
Reappointment
Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)
Chair:
Shawn Griffin, PharmD, BCOP
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA
Vice Chair:
Nicole Reardon, PharmD, CPh, BCPS, FCCM
UF Health Ocala Neighborhood Hospital
Ocala, FL
New Council Member Appointments:
Steve Burkes, PharmD, BCPS, CSP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Franklin, TN
Helen Moon, PharmD, BCPS
Houston Methodist
Houston, TX
Reappointment
Breanne Piazik, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CPPS
Elliot Hospital
Manchester, NH
Reappointment
Maha Saad, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS
St John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Queens, NY
Leslie Wooten, PharmD, BCPS
AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, FL
Samantha L. Yeung, PharmD, MS, BCCP
USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP)
Chair:
Elayne Ansara, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 23 Clinical Resource Hub
Indianapolis, IN
Vice Chair:
Farah Khorassani, PharmD, BCPP
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Reappointment
New Council Member Appointments:
Lindsey Binns, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Louisville, KY
Reappointment
Zoe Karavolis, PharmD, MPH, BCPP, CPH
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Phoenix, AZ
Joshua Knebel, PharmD, BCPP
University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
San Antonio, TX
Richard Silvia, PharmD, MA, BCPP, FCCP, FAAPP
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Reappointment
Solid Organ Transplantation Pharmacy (BCTXP)
Chair:
Stacy Bernard, PharmD, BCTXP
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Reappointment
Vice Chair:
Evan Clemens, PharmD, BCTXP
Sanofi
Seattle, WA
Reappointment
New Council Member Appointments:
Mary Moss Chandran, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP, CPP, FAST, FCCP
Eli Lilly and Company
Chapel Hill, NC
Reappointment
Karen Khalil, PharmD, BCTXP, FAST
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Reappointment
Megan Moravec, PharmD, BCTXP
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY
About the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 as an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). The mission of BPS is to improve patient care by positioning BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Specialists as integral members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, through recognition and promotion of specialized training, knowledge, and skills for pharmacists in the United States and internationally. Board certification is a recognized credential for determining which pharmacists are qualified to contribute at advanced practice levels given the rigorous standards mandated by BPS board certification and recertification. As of the end of 2025, BPS recognized more than 63,400 pharmacist certifications across 16 specialties.
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