Board of Directors & Committees

Board of Directors

The BPS Board of Directors is composed of 12 voting members, including nine pharmacists, with or without board certification. The Board also includes three public members. The BPS Executive Director and one member of the APhA Board of Trustees are non-voting Board members, ex officio.

 

For more information on previous members, vice chairs, and chairs, click here.

BPS Appointed Members

Anita Siu, Chair PharmD, BCPPS

Dr. Siu is a Clinical Professor, the Vice Chair for Teaching and Learning, and Director of Faculty Mentoring at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is a Pediatric Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and practices at the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital and Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a part of the Hackensack Meridian Health System (HMH), and serves as a liaison between the Department of Pharmacy and Pediatrics. Currently, she leads the HMH Pediatric Specialty Pharmacotherapy Council network initiatives. Dr. Siu earned her Bachelor’s and Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and completed two years of Pharmacy residency training, General Pediatrics and Neonatal/Pediatric Critical Care. She was also the first pharmacist inducted as a member to the Stuart D. Cook, M.D. Master Educators’ Guild at Rutgers University and elected as the Secretary/Treasurer for the Rutgers Biomedical Health Science Faculty Council. Dr. Siu has also served two terms as Chair of the Specialty Council for Pediatric Pharmacy for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), the board certification for pediatric pharmacists. In 2021, Dr. Siu was appointed and began her service to the Board of Directors for BPS. In 2023, Dr. Siu was elected to the American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (SOCPT) Executive Committee as the Pediatric Pharmacy Association liaison.

Brian L. Erstad, Chair Elect PharmD, BCPS, MCCM, FCCP, FASHP

Dr. Erstad is currently Interim Dean and a tenured Professor at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. He is also a Center Investigator for the Center for Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research, a co-director for the Arizona Clinical and Translational Research Graduate Certificate Program, and a member of the BIO5 Institute and Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction. He was a member of the FDA’s Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee from 2011 to 2015 with subsequent service as an ad hoc committee member. Dr. Erstad has been the program director for 25 critical care residents and fellows at the University of Arizona Health Sciences center. Dr. Erstad’s teaching and research interests pertain to critical care medicine with an emphasis on patient safety and related outcomes’ research – he has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed articles, monographs, and book chapters.

Additionally, he is sole editor of the text Critical Care Pharmacotherapy and co-editor of the text Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data. Dr. Erstad is a Past President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and was on the Board of Directors of ASHP. Dr. Erstad has served on 3 councils for BPS and was a past recipient of the Warren E. Weaver/Richard P Penna Award. Dr. Erstad has served on numerous committees and task forces for other organizations including Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USP, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, and American Thoracic Society. In 2025, Dr. Erstad received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

 

Melissa Badowski, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FCCP, FIDSA

Dr. Badowski is a Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Professor, and Associate Director of Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Services at the University of Illinois Chicago, Retzky College of Pharmacy. Her work centers on the treatment and prevention of HIV, with a strong commitment to improving care for underserved populations.

She currently practices with the Illinois Department of Corrections, where she provides HIV care through telemedicine to individuals in custody. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Badowski is actively involved in research and education focused on HIV treatment and prevention, as well as the expanding role of telemedicine in patient care. She also serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents with HIV.

Dr. Badowski earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She completed her PGY-1 residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, followed by a PGY-2 pharmacotherapy residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. She later earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.

Angela L. Bingham, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASPEN, FCCP, FASHP, FCCM

Dr. Angela Bingham is a Clinical Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph’s University. She practices as a Critical Care/Nutrition Support Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey. After receiving her PharmD from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, she completed a PGY1 Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/The Regional Medical Center at Memphis.

Dr. Bingham’s practice, teaching, and research activities are focused on pharmacotherapy in critical illness including nutrition support therapy. Professional contributions have included: Chair, BPS Specialty Council on Nutrition Support Pharmacy; Chair, ASHP Council on Education and Workforce Development; Faculty, ACCP Teaching and Learning Academy Program; Chair, ASPEN Pharmacy Practice Section as well as task forces for adult critical care nutrition guideline revisions, parenteral nutrition appropriateness consensus recommendations, and standards of practice for nutrition support pharmacists. She is an Associate Editor for Nutrition in Clinical Practice and Assistant Editor for DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.

Maura Biszewski

Maura Biszewski currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Engagement at the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), overseeing key departments such as certification, education, membership, research, and public health initiatives. She plays a critical role in developing and executing strategic priorities, budget management, and leading collaborations across various partners in the healthcare field. Maura holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology from Loyola University Chicago, where she graduated with honors, and a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Loyola University Chicago Institute for Paralegal Studies, also with honors.

Her career has been deeply rooted in advancing graduate medical education and board certification, having previously served as Senior Vice President of Certification and Graduate Medical Education at the AOA. Her leadership contributed to significant developments in osteopathic board certification programs and medical education policies, directly impacting thousands of physicians and educators. With a background that spans both the strategic and operational aspects of certification and education, she continues to advocate for professional self-regulation and the value of board certification to improve public health and education. Her leadership has been recognized through awards such as the Association Forum’s 40 Under 40, and she has contributed to several key publications and presentations within the osteopathic community.

Sheila Botts, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP

Dr. Botts is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy at Kaiser Permanente, Colorado, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Co-Director of the joint KP-CU Pharmacy Research Fellowship. While at Kaiser Permanente, she has supported efforts to implement regional measurement-based care programs for depression and population monitoring gaps, assessment of medication adherence programs, integration of clinical pharmacy technicians, and dissemination of pharmacy best practices. Prior to Kaiser Permanente, she served on the faculty of the University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy where she developed and directed the ASHP accredited residency training program in Psychiatric Pharmacy at the Lexington VA Medical Center. She has served on the CPNP Board of Directors and President as well as the CPNP Foundation Board.

Dr. Botts completed her B.S. in Chemistry at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and her PharmD at the University of Kentucky. She completed a specialty residency and 2-year clinical sciences research fellowship at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and San Antonio State Hospital. She recently completed the Kaiser Permanente Strategic Leadership Program as well as the Academy for Excellence in Healthcare, Operational Excellence program, provided by The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business & Cardinal Health.

 

Holly Divine, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, CDCES, FAPhA

Holly Divine is Professor and Assistant Dean of External Studies at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy. Shortly after completing her B.S. and Pharm.D. from UK College of Pharmacy, she helped establish the first Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program at the College, serving as the Residency Program Director for 17 years. She also co-founded the PharmacistCARE℠ program, an employer-based disease management and medication therapy management service that earned the 2008 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Best Practices Award and 2005 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation Pinnacle Award.

In her current role, Divine oversees the experiential education curriculum for UK’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. With over two decades of experience in ambulatory care, she remains active in ambulatory care clinical practice at Bluegrass Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Divine’s teaching focuses on endocrine disorders, with particular emphasis on diabetes, obesity, and women’s health. Her research explores the scholarship of teaching and learning, with a special interest in experiential education. Divine is a 2015 recipient of the UK Provost’s Outstanding Teaching Award and a 2010 recipient of the APhA Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award.

Laura Gordon

Ms. Gordon is a highly experienced executive leader with expertise in health policy and communications, organizational development, and stakeholder engagement in the public and private healthcare sectors. She runs a communications consultancy that specializes in writing, editing and stakeholder engagement/alliance development in the health and medical space. Previously, Ms. Gordon was CEO of the Institute for Advanced Clinical Trials (I-ACT) for Children, where she served for three years. Prior to joining I-ACT for Children, she was General Manager of the Health, Federal Government Services, Employee Engagement and Multicultural Engagement sectors for the Washington office of Edelman, a global communications agency where she spent a total of 22 years. Ms. Gordon received her BA in journalism from Kent State University.

Josep M. Guiu-Segura, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCOP, FFIP

Dr. Josep M. Guiu is currently Head of Pharmacy at Xarxa Tecla Sanitària, Social i Docent, with cross-sectional management responsibility for two hospitals and associated primary care pharmacy services in Tarragona, Spain. He is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, he serves as Vice President for Europe within the Hospital Pharmacy Section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and he was appointed FIP Fellow in 2023. He also the president of the Catalan Society of Clinical Pharmacy (Spain). Since 2017, Dr. Guiu-Segura has been a dedicated member of the BPS International Advisory Committee, offering valuable insights on the global impact of board certification

Dr. Guiu earned his Pharmacy degree from the University of Barcelona in 2006 and subsequently became a licensed pharmacist. He completed his hospital pharmacy residency at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, and obtained specialization in hospital pharmacy in 2011. He is also Master in Translational Medicine and Master in Pharmaceutical Care from the University of Barcelona, and Master in Clinical Management from the National School of Health of Spain. He holds certifications as a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP).

Ruth E. Nemire
Ruth E. Nemire, PharmD, EdD, FCCP, CRQM, CPH

Dr. Nemire is the Vice President for Administrative Services for the Site Accreditation and Standards Institute (SASI) and a graduate of Ohio Northern University and the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Previously, she served as the Dean of Larkin University College of Pharmacy. She completed formal fellowship training in neurology with an emphasis in epilepsy at the University of Miami College of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She completed a Doctorate in Education with a major in Higher Education Leadership at the Nova Southeastern University Fischler School of Education. She has served as a Senior Vice President of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and was the Founding Dean of the Fairleigh Dickinson School of Pharmacy. She founded ASK Education Inc., a K-12 competency-based education Company. She has served in leadership and faculty roles for Schools of Medicine and Colleges of Pharmacy across the United States.

Ruth has been privileged to volunteer with BPS for 17 years. She started on the Psychiatric Pharmacy Specialty Council as a non-specialist member and finished a term for an individual and then served two of her own terms. She returned to council membership with the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialty Council as a non-specialist member. She served 5 years on the council before being elected to the BPS Board of Directors to complete the term of an outgoing board member. She is currently in her last full term as a BPS Board Member. She was Chair of the BPS Board and has served five years as a board member so far.

Her passions, professional and research expertise include leading and innovating, neurology, technology platforms for education, K-12 education on health, quality management, clinical research, and improving public health. She has disseminated information from research outcomes Nationally and Internationally at conferences, in textbooks, peer reviewed journals and in digital media. She is co-editor of the Pharmacy Student Survival Guide. Her record of community service includes increasing immunization rates in underserved communities, disaster relief both nationally and internationally, and leadership in medical missions. Dr. Nemire is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the National Academies of Practice.

Sharon See, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP

Dr. See, is a Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Professional Development at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. See received her BS and Pharm.D. from Rutgers University College of Pharmacy and completed an inpatient Family Medicine Pharmacy specialty residency at Deaconess Hospital and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, MO. She previously served as a clinical faculty member in the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Mount Sinai Downtown Residency in Urban Family Medicine in New York City.

Dr. See is board-certified in pharmacotherapy and geriatrics, a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and is a graduate of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows program. She has served on the ACCP Board of Regents (2020-2023) and two terms on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council (2013-2018).

Steven L. West, PhD, CRC

Dr. West is a Professor at the University of Memphis. He is a Rehabilitation Counselor specializing in addictions issues among people with disabilities. His clinical and research work has largely been with individuals with traumatically acquired disabilities and subsequent addictions and psychiatric comorbidities. He has conducted extensive research on the role environmental and attitudinal barriers have on the ability of individuals with disabilities to both access and acquire quality addiction care in a variety of contexts in the U.S. and abroad. He has received multiple federal grants for his work including funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). He previously served on and was president of the Board of the Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.

He recently completed two terms on the nccPA Health Foundation Board of Directors where he also served as Treasurer. The nccPA Health Foundation equips and empowers Board Certified PAs to improve health through grant programs and initiatives that foster the quality and accessibility of health care. He is former chair of the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research at the University of Memphis, and Associate Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering and Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, a master’s from Austin Peay State University, and Ph.D. from Texas Tech University

APhA Non-Voting Representative

Emily Prohaska, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA

Emily Prohaska, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA is currently employed as the manager of ambulatory care pharmacy services at LMH Health in Lawrence, Kansas. In addition to overseeing a team of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and prior authorization support specialists, she provides direct patient care to multiple primary care clinics and the Lawrence GI consultants office. Emily is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency with Campbell University and a PGY2 drug information residency with the University of Kansas Health System. Her career has included positions in managed care, community pharmacy, and ambulatory care pharmacy practice. She is a past president of the Kansas Pharmacists Association (KPhA) and has extensive volunteer experience within KPhA and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). She is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and fellow of APhA. Her professional interests include clinical services development and implementation, population health, chronic disease state management, and mentoring. She has received numerous accolades but is most proud of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Service given by APhA-APPM. When she is not working or volunteering, you can usually find her exploring the community with her dog or enjoying her role as the PANK (Professional Aunt No Kids).

BPS Executive Director

BPS Executive Director, Brian Lawson
Brian E. Lawson, PharmD, ICE-CCP, Executive Director

Brian E. Lawson, PharmD, ICE-CCP, was appointed Executive Director in April 2025 by the Board of Directors after more than 12 years of progressive leadership within BPS. His leadership has been instrumental in expanding BPS’s global footprint, strengthening governance and professional affairs, and elevating the visibility of board-certified pharmacists around the world. He has served on numerous national and international advisory committees and task forces, contributing his expertise to advance pharmacy practice and professional development globally.

Prior to BPS, Lawson was the Associate Director, Governance for APhA with responsibilities related to the activities of the Board of Trustees, the House of Delegates, policy development, profession-wide awards, and Board elections. Lawson earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from West Virginia University (WVU) and was subsequently named the first Knowlton Center Executive Resident in Association Management and Leadership at the APhA Foundation.

Lawson was named the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.) Next Gen Professional Award recipient in 2021. He was appointed an Administrative Commissioner to the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) in 2023. Lawson is a former president of the WVU School of Pharmacy Alumni Association and received the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumni Award from the WVU Alumni Association in 2018 for outstanding service and mentorship. He remains active with WVU through his appointment as an adjunct assistant professor and service on the School’s Leadership Council as well as the Culture & Well-Being Committee.

Brand & Marketing Taskforce

  • Evaluate current branding and marketing activities. 
  • Contribute to a communications plan that includes roles for BPS spokespeople/influencers and directs content creation for the BPS website and social media platforms to maintain and establish BPS as the international standard for pharmacist board certification. 

Taskforce Members

Laura Gordon {Chair}

Maura Biszewski

Melissa Badowski, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FCCP, FIDSA

Sharon See, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP

International Advisory Committee

  • To serve in an advisory role to the BPS Board of Directors on the professional landscape related to the education, training, and recognition of advanced practice pharmacists in the global community.
  • To provide recommendations on international engagement activities and contribute insight on board certification and recertification from an international context.
  • To communicate the importance of board certification and recertification as well as the value of board-certified pharmacists to stakeholders.

 

International Advisory Committee Roster

Cyrine-Eliana Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FASHP {BPS Board Liaison}

Brian Erstad, PharmD, BCPS, MCCM, FCCP, FASHP {BPS Board Liaison}

Josep M. Guiu-Segura, PhD, BCPS, BCOP, FFIP {BPS Board Liaison}

Marianne F. Ivey, PharmD, MPH, FASHP, FFIP

Jody Ciufo, MBA

Imad F. Btaiche, PharmD, BSPharm, BCNSP

Jill Martin Boone, PharmD, FASHP

Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA, FAPhA, FASHP, FCCP

Alan Lau, PharmD, FCCP

Henri R. Manasse, Jr., PhD, ScD (Hon.), FFIP

John A. Pieper, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA

Bhojraj Suresh, PhD, MPharm, DSc

Research Committee

  • This committee’s responsibility is to stimulate research interest, review seed grant applications, contribute to the development of research policy, and communicate the availability of research opportunities.
  • Additionally, this committee functions in an advisory role to the BPS Board of Directors and Specialty Councils to identify opportunities that will enhance the national reputation of BPS in basic and applied research.
  • Finally, this committee will prepare recommendations for the BPS Board of Directors regarding the prioritization and resource needs for future research projects.

Research Committee Roster

Brian Erstad, PharmD, BCPS, MCCM, FCCP, FASHP {BPS Board Liaison}

Josep M. Guiu-Segura, PhD, BCPS, BCOP, FFIP {BPS Board Liaison}

Charles Caley, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP

Andrew Dwyer, MS, PhD

Andrea Iannucci, PharmD, BCOP

Lars Peterson, MD, PhD

David Price, MD, FAAFP, FACEHP, FSACME

Colleen Terriff, PharmD, MPH

Employer Advisory Council

  • The Employer Advisory Council (EAC) advises the BPS Board and staff on strategic matters that affect, or potentially affect, employers of board-certified pharmacists.
  • The EAC members represent different employment systems, including integrated health systems, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, Academic Medical Centers, and the U.S. Public Health Service.

Employer Advisory Council Roster

Karen M. Gunning, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP {Chair}

Sheila Botts, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP {BPS Board Liaison}

Ruth E. Nemire, PharmD, EdD, FCCP, CRQM {BPS Board Liaison}

Kevin Brooks RPh, MBA, CPEL, FACHE

Hayley Burgess, PharmD, MBA, BCPP, CPPS

Julie L. Cunningham, PharmD, BCPS

Dina B. Dumercy McHenry, PharmD, MBA

Dorothy (Chrzaszcz) Loy, PharmD, MBA

Tera Moore, PharmD, BCACP

Todd Nesbit, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, CPEL

Jeff Olson, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, FASHP

Elice Ortega, PharmD, BCACP

Ashley Schaber, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

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