Career Seminar Series
The Preparing for Your Career in Pharmacy Seminar Series was initiated by the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2012 to introduce student pharmacists to thought leaders and entrepreneurs.
These speakers come to campus throughout the academic year and give insights on the opportunities available for future pharmacists to advance the pharmacy profession.
The seminars support the college’s mission to educate outstanding health care professionals and scientists, and expose student pharmacists to current pharmacy leaders across the country who are driving innovation, advancing health care practice, and improving people’s lives.
2022-23 Lecture Schedule
September 27, 2022 – Randy Legg, BS, MA, PharmD, National Clinical Account Director, AstraZeneca
October 18, 2022 – Alex Heyfetz (’14), PharmD, RPD, CMI, Clinical Residency Director, Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy
November 15, 2022 – Jennifer Mitchell, PharmD, MBA, BCPP, Pharmacy Manager, CVS and Walgreens, Former Pharmacy Director, Eastern State Hospital
February 15, 2023 – Douglas Crafton (’78), Founder and Chief Pharmacy Officer of Medication Review, Inc.
March 1, 2023 – Colleen Terriff, Regional (Northwest) Medical Scientific Director in Viral Vaccines, Merck Research Labs
March 21, 2023 – Hillary Howell, Apothecary & Co.
Industry Perspectives
Past Lectures
March 31, 2022 – Glen Chase and Aubrie Duke, Comprehensive Healthcare
March 24, 2022 – Dr. Diego Gomes, Bayer
March 10, 2022 – Tyler Young, Vashon Pharmacy
February 24, 2022 – Kevin Walker, PatchRX, Inc.
December 9, 2021 – Steve Boulanger, R.Ph, President, CEO, Mercury Pharmacy Services
November 18, 2021 – Brooke Ramay, Assistant Professor, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health – Guatemala
April 7, 2021 – Stacy (Crow) Bernard, Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacist, Mayo Clinic and Residency Program Director, Post Graduate Year Two Solid Organ Transplant Residency program, Mayo Clinic Rochester
March 30, 2021 – Stephanie Paugh, Owner, Consultant Pharmacist, Pharmacist 360, PLLC
March 16, 2021 – Majid Tanas, class of 2007, Vice President of Pharmacy Services/Chief Pharmacy Officer, Legacy Health
November 17, 2020 – Timothy Maynard, class of 2007, Senior Director for Talent Acquisition for Albertsons Safeway
October 21, 2020 – Gerald Engley, Exc. Director Medical Affairs, Seattle Genetics
October 6, 2020 – Gabe Arguinchona, class of 2019, Pharmacy Analytics & Business Intelligence Manager Kaiser Permanente
February 5, 2020 – Joel Thome, Associate Professor at Heritage University, Pharmacist at Howards Pharmacy, Preceptor
January 31, 2020 – David Bailey, Director of Trade Relations, TherapeuticsMD
November 14, 2019 – Brandon Gufford, Senior Pharmacokineticist, Covance
November 5, 2019 – Derek Matlock, class of 2017, Medication Management Specialist, SinfoniaRx
October 25, 2019 – Tyler Fischback, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Residency Program Director, Confluence Health
October 22, 2019 – Erica Liebelt, Executive Director, Washington Poison Center
September 18, 2019 – Roger Yamaguchi, Oncology Specialty Pharmacist/APPE Student Coordinator/PGY-1 Residency Program Director, Swedish Medical Center
April 9, 2019 – Laura Frank, Otsuka Pharmaceutical
March 19, 2019 – Sarah Beaty Vandermark
February 28, 2019 – Veterinary Pharmacy Panel
January 30, 2019 – Michael Glockling, Staff Pharmacist, Providence Medical Center
October 23, 2018 – Craig Cox, Texas Tech, Universal Health Services
October 10, 2018 – Britne Wakem, Department of Veterans Affairs
September 18, 2018 – Sean Dobbin, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
September 11, 2018 – Bindhu Batra, Director of Academic Affairs, Professional Compounding Center of America (PCCA)
April 19, 2018 – Mary Wen and Kyle Ingram, Hospital Residents
March 29, 2018 – Michael Brandt, Summit Care Centers
February 22, 2018 – Arsalan Shah and Matthew Elamparo, Fred Meyer residents
November 29, 2017 – Lars-Ake Soderlund, Vice President, Swedish Pharmaceutical Society
October 19, 2017 – Lisa Chamberlain, PharmD, Virginia Mason Hospital
October 6, 2017 – Steve Singer, BPharm, Bellegrove Pharmacy
September 5, 2017 – Katrina L. Mealey, BPharm, VM, PhD, Richard L. Ott Professor in Small Animal Medicine & Research Founding director, Individualized Medicine at WSU
April 6, 2017 – Patrick Tabon, Clinical Pharmacist, Monarch Healthcare
March 21, 2017 – Bindhu Batra, Director of Academic Affairs at Professional Compounding Centers of America
March 8, 2017 – Brian Courtney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Fagron North America
January 31, 2017 – Sean Dobbin, Providence SHMC
November 10, 2016 – Brett Hauber, Sr. Economist and VP, RTI Health Solutions
November 2, 2016 – Phil Krieter, Research and Product Development for Naloxone Opioid Addiction Project, National Institute of Health
October 20, 2016 – Josh Akers, Clinical Pharmacy Institute Manager, Kelly Ross Pharmacies
September 22, 2016 – Alex Adams, Executive Director, Idaho State Board of Pharmacy
April 20, 2016 – Jeff Rochon, WSPA, Dedi Little, WSPA/LRAC
April 12, 2016 – David Bailey, vitaMed MD
March 31, 2016 – Michael Jarvis, Scientific director, Global medical affairs, AbbVie
March 1, 2016 – Clayton Snell, Medical science liaison, Acorda Therapeutics
January 28, 2016 – Nicole Brandt, President-elect, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
November 12, 2015 – Michael Johnson, MMI candidate Confluence Health
October 29, 2015 – Sarah Beaty-VandeMark, Director of system pharmacy program development, Providence Health Services
September 17, 2015 – Darrell Jackson, Brain researcher, University of Montana
September 2, 2015 – Bindu Batra, Director of academic affairs, Professional Compounding Centers of America
April 9, 2015 – Tim Bonino, Senior Clinical Specialist, Bio Tech Gene Research Genetech
March 24, 2015 – Lisa Garza, Community Pharmacy Resident, Middleport Family Health Center
Feb. 12, 2015 – Jeff Rochon, Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Pharmacy Association
Feb. 12, 2015 – Alex Garrard, PharmD, DABAT, Clinical Managing Director – Toxicology, Washington Poison Center
Jan. 26, 2015 – Heidi Ecker, Director of Government Affairs and Grassroots Programs Political Perspectices/Involvement, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Oct. 28, 2014 – Michael Mone’, BPharm, JD, FAPhA, Associate General Counsel – Regulatory, Cardinal Health, Dublin, Ohio
Oct. 23, 2014 – Paul Thompson, PharmD Directory of Pharmacy, NAVOS Mental Health Solutions, Seattle, Wash.
Oct. 7, 2014 – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congresswoman of Washington’s 5th District and Steve Anderson, President and CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Oct. 2, 2014 – Steve Riddle, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Director of Clinical Development, Wolters Kluwer Health, Seattle, Wash. Clinical Affiliate Professor, UW School of Pharmacy
Sept. 16, 2014 – Dana R. Sauligio Bowers, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Specialist in Infectious Disease, Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman, Ariz. Clinical Instructor in Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
April 14, 2014 *Bonus Lecture* – Ron Schleif, RPh, MBA, President, Oncology Reimbursement Management, Carmel, Ind.
March 6, 2014 – David Steeb, PharmD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Engagement, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
March 3, 2014 – Julie R. McCoy, PharmD, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services; Director, Pharmacy Practice Residency Program; Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Wash.
Feb. 10, 2014 – John Swenson, MS, FASHP, former WSU faculty and alumni and Claudia Swenson, PharmD, FASHP, CDE, BC-ADM
Nov. 20, 2013 – Russ Myers, BPharm, MHA; and Carol VanEvenhoven, PharmD, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima, Wash.
Nov. 6, 2013 – Daniel Buffington, PharmD, MBA, Clinical Pharmacology Services, Inc., Tampa, Fla.
Feb. 13, 2013 – Thomas E. Menighan, BPharm, MBA, ScD, FAPhA, Executive Vice President & CEO, American Pharmacists Association, Washington D.C.
Nov. 7, 2012 – Linda Garrelts MacLean, BPharm, RPh, CDE, Associate Dean for Professional Education, WSU College of Pharmacy, Spokane, Washington
Oct. 31, 2012 -Tim Bonino, RPh, MBA, Senior Clinical Specialist, Genentech, Portland, Oregon