SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Ariane is a Geri-PACT Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care Center. She graduated from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2020. Dr. Guthrie completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, followed by PGY2 geriatric/ ambulatory care residency at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy-Glendale. She recently earned Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy and plans to pursue additional certification in geriatrics. She serves on the Pharmacy Education and Research Committee and Educational Affairs Committee for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), as well as the Education Committee for AzPA.

Christi Jen is the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Mayo Clinic Arizona since 2021. Prior to joining Mayo Clinic, Dr. Jen served as a Clinical Manager at for 2 years and Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist for over 11 years. Dr. Jen’s tenure in the emergency department (ED) led to the development of clinical pharmacy services including the pharmacist-driven culture follow-up program and the medication history technician program in the ED. Dr. Jen currently serves as ASHP’s Chair for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists and in various capacities in its Section Advisory Groups and Council on Therapeutics. She has presented both locally and nationally on various topics pertaining to emergency medicine, disaster preparedness, and precepting to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.

Mary is the Executive Director of the Phoenix Refugee Connections.  Ms. Kaech holds a master’s degree from Arizona State University (research focused on refugee resettlement and nonprofit management).  She has been part of the Phoenix Refugee Connections (PRC) network since 2010. Ms. Kaech first learned about refugees in Tucson in 2003, through the South Sudanese “Lost Boys” community. Spending time with them helped her see some of the beautiful riches refugee neighbors bring to this country and the enormous challenges they must overcome to thrive. After moving to Phoenix in 2006 and volunteering at the Lost Boys Center,  Mary saw a need to engage others in building a community where former refugees are welcomed as friends and set up to thrive.

Adrijana is a Pharmacogenomics Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Assistant Program Director (APD) for Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, and APD for Outpatient Pharmacy Education at Mayo Clinic in Arizona (MCA). As a pharmacogenomics (PGx) clinician, researcher, and educator, she leads the implementation of PGx services across the Mayo Clinic. She is the Secretary of the PGx Task Force and Co-chair of the Pharmacy Research Council. Research areas include pharmacogenomics studies in anesthesia, transplant, oncology, palliative care, cardiology, and large-scale whole exome sequencing study for pre-emptive medication monitoring. Master of Healthcare Innovation candidate focused on precision medicine, Dr.Kekic is especially interested in developing multi-omics clinical decision platforms, digital tools for greater health equality, and building interactive platforms for science communication. Dr.Kekic lectures extensively on pharmacogenomics with a niche in psychopharmacology. An international speaker and a PGx subject expert, she frequents precision medicine podcasts, conferences, and other media platforms.