NCPA Committees

Committee on Communications

This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to communicating the “independent community pharmacy” message and story to: the public, associated healthcare and business organizations, academia, and others. The committee also provides guidance on communications from the association to its members.

• Chair: Dave Smith, Brookville, Pennsylvannia
• Vice Chair: Pamela Marquess, Marietta, Georgia

NCPA Special Committee on Compounding

This committee addresses issues relating to the practice of pharmacy compounding. Issues include the inherent right of pharmacists to compound drugs, legal and legislative concerns and guidance and education to enhance the practice of furnishing medications to patients with special needs.

• Chair: Jeff Carson, San Antonio, Texas

Committee on Home Health Care Pharmacy Services

This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the provision of home health care services by independent community pharmacists. Regulation of home health care services and educational issues affecting the market are also addressed. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services to members in the home health care field.

• Chair: Hugh Chancy, Hahira, Georgia
• Vice Chair: Kevin Nestrick, Prescott, Arizona

Committee on Innovation and Technology

This committee addresses the issues and opportunities faced by independent pharmacists as they assess and implement new technologies in their pharmacy practices. The committee also provides guidance on education and program assistance, and works to circulate technology information among membership.

• Chair: Tim Davis, Beaver, Pennsylvania

Committee on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Services

This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the provision of pharmacy services by independent pharmacists to patients in the long-term care and related settings. It also addresses regulation of long term care services and educational issues affecting the market. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services to members in the long term care field.

• Chair: Michele Belcher, Grants Pass, Oregon

Committee on Management

This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the management of independent community pharmacies. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services in programs and education created to improve the management of independent community pharmacies.

• Chair: Brian Caswell, Baxter Springs, Kansas

Committee on Multiple Locations

This committee addresses issues and opportunities that affect the owners of multi-location independent pharmacies. The committee also provides guidance on the special interests of independent chains and how they can be best served by education and association programs.

• Chair: Bill Osborn, Miami, Oklahoma

Committee on National Legislation and Government Affairs

This committee addresses the issues and opportunities of independent pharmacists as they relate for federal and state legislation and regulation.

• Chair: Richard Beck, Austin, Texas
• Vice Chair: Mark Kinney, Louisville, Colorado

Patient Care Program Development Committee

This committee serves to equip pharmacists with the skills necessary to deliver MTM services, by identifying and resolving barriers to implementation, building, knowledge, skill, and a clear return on investment.

• Chair: Justin Wilson, MidWest City, Oklahoma

Committee on Third-Party Payment Programs

This committee addresses the issues and opportunities of independent community pharmacy as they relate to public and private third-party payers.

• Chair: DeAnn Mullins, Lynn Haven, Florida