Speaker Bios
Richard Jackson
Dr. Jackson received his B.S. in Pharmacy from Mercer University SouthernSchool of Pharmacy in 1969. He attended graduate school at the University of Mississippi where he received his M.S. in Health Care Administration in 1971 and Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration in 1972. In 1973 he joined the faculty of Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences where he currently serves as Professor and Director of Mercer's Center for Community Pharmacy Practice and Research.
Dr. Jackson has 65 publications in scholarly and professional journals, is the author of 12 chapters in 5 books and is the editor of the National Community Pharmacists Association's Effective Pharmacy Management. He has made 258 presentations at academic and professional meetings, both national and international. The major emphasis of his presentations and publications is related to areas of community pharmacy operation and management.
Dr. Jackson established and operated three community pharmacies in the metropolitan Atlanta area for over 10 years and is a registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia.
Harry Lattanzio
Harry Lattanzio is a Registered Pharmacist and the President of PRS Pharmacy Services located in Latrobe, PA. PRS was co-founded by Mr. Lattanzio in 1982 to provide pharmacist relief services (hence the origin of PRS Pharmacy Services). Over the years and under the leadership of Mr. Lattanzio, PRS has expanded its operation and now assists pharmacy owners nationwide with operational support products and services to include a comprehensive HIPAA Compliance Program, Residential Care Pharmacy Development Program, and DMEPOS Accreditation Prep Program. The Retail Operations Division assists clients with the establishment of their Pharmacy Departments. The PRS Pharmacist Staffing Division offers pharmacist support for hospitals and independent/chain pharmacies across Pennsylvania.
Over the years, Mr. Lattanzio has given numerous seminars and workshops on various pharmacy topics for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), National Grocers Association (NGA), the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and numerous pharmacy Buying Groups. Recognized as a leader with vast experience in the retail pharmacy industry, he has to contributed to or authored articles that have appeared in magazines such as American Pharmacist, Drug Topics, Pharmacy Times, Grocery Headquarters, Progressive Grocer, Non-foods, IGA Grocergram, and Supermarket Business. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Keystone Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance, which secures group-purchasing contracts for hundreds of retail pharmacies nationwide. In addition, he has ownership in both retail and long-term care pharmacies.
Gabe Trahan
Gabe Trahan has attained a combination of retail and wholesale experience that now spans over 35 years. Twenty-three of those years were with City Drug Stores (a very successful 14 store independently owned chain of pharmacies). While with City Drug, Gabe held every position but pharmacist, including human resources manager for 150 employees, a buyer, director of advertising and operations manager. His expertise in store layout and product mix has played an important role in the success of a number of independent stores ranging from 800 to 15000 sq. ft.
Gabe is the originator of the “Store Report Card” (Retail Fairy Test). This report method of focusing on improvements and opportunities starts from the outside and only ends at the furthest interior point of a retail store. The results have brought to surface many opportunities that have dramatically increases planned, companion and impulse sales. While holding the position as the Director of Store Design and Merchandising for Promotions Unlimited he found himself traveling from coast to coast conducting seminars on the keys to successful front-end merchandising. Currently Gabe is the Director of Retail Services for Burlington Drug Company, and is also working as a successful independent consultant. Gabe has had hands on experience with rejuvenating the front-ends of drug stores as far west as Sitka Alaska, and as far east as Nassau the Bahamas. His experiences and observations from working both in the retail and wholesale ends of the Drug Store and Varity industry has given him invaluable insight and understanding of what is needed to create a successful independent. Along with the islands of Aruba, Bahamas and Puerto Rico Gabe has traveled to nearly every major city in the US and numerous small towns to offer seminars on merchandising, store design and customer service. In 2009 Gabe worked with stores in Bermuda, Indiana, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, North Dakota , Michigan, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Maine. Gabe has twice been a featured speaker at NCPA’s Multiple Locations symposiums. When not presenting, you can find Gabe continuing his hands on experience drawing floor plans, installing fixtures, relocating gondolas and merchandising end-caps in stores across the country.
Gabe is an Advisory Board Member and Writer for Retail Pharmacy Magazine and just recently completed his term as 2nd Vice Chairmen of the Board of Directors for Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA).
Any additional questions, please contact Sue Hagler at 703-683-8200.
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