The Council is chaired by E. Robert Feroli, PharmD, FASHP. The vice-chairperson is Robert Campbell, Pharm. D. BCSCP at the Joint Commission.
Presha Regmi, MPH, PMP; Secretariat, USP.
Member Organizations
- AARP
James McSpadden
Senior Policy Advisor - American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Myong Jin Kim, PharmD
Director, FDA - American Geriatrics Society
Emily Peron, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP, FCCP
Associate Professor - American Medical Association
Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MMedED, FCCP
Director, Science and Drug Policy - American Nurses Association
Holly Carpenter, RN, BSN
Senior Policy Advisor - American Pharmacists Association
Allison Hill, PharmD, RPh
Director, Professional Affairs - American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies - American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Avra Thomas, PharmD, MS, BCGP, FASCP
Senior Director of Pharmacy Practice - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Dagmara Zajac, PharmD
Associate Director of Pharmacy Practice - Association for Accessible Medicines
Robert Gaines, PharmD, MBA
Senior Director, Sciences & Regulatory Affairs - Defense Health Agency
Stephanie Pastewait, PharmD, MSW, BCPS, CPPS
Deputy Chief, Center for Data Integration, Patient Safety Officer - Department of Veterans Affairs
Mary E. Burkhardt, MS, FASHP
National Pharmacy Executive - Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Jessica Behrhorst, MPH, CPPS, CPHQ, CPHRM
Faculty - Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Michael J. Gaunt, PharmD
Sr. Manager, Error Reporting Programs - The Joint Commission
Robert Campbell, Pharm.D.
Vice President, Accreditation/ Certification Program Development and Accreditation Management - National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
Tara Modisett, CAE
Executive Director - National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Maureen Schanck PharmD
Professional Affairs Manager - National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Emily Paulucci, MS, MJ, RN, APRN, CPNP
Professional Affairs Senior Manager - Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Carolyn Ha, PharmD
Director, Policy and Research - United States Pharmacopeia
Christopher Isong, PharmD
Senior Scientist II
Patient Representative
- Christopher Jerry
President & CEO, Emily Jerry Foundation
Individual Members
- Deborah Nadzam Melnyk, PhD, RN, FAAN
Certified Grief Recovery Specialist - Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN, FFNMRCSI
Nursing and Healthcare Consultant - E. Robert Feroli Jr., PharmD, FASHP
Medication Safety Officer (Retired) - Nicole Mollenkopf, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Asst. Professor of Interprofessional Education Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
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