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>>The UIC College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board includes leaders from various industries and public institutions who are interested in furthering the mission of the College. Members gain insight into specific areas of the College and influence key decisions by making recommendations to the dean. Sharon W. Ayd, PhD ’97, MBA VP, Global One 2 One R&D - Hospira
Ayd, Ph.D., MBA, is vice president of Global One 2 One R&D and has been with Hospira since 2004. One 2 One leverages Hospira technology to manufacture products for third parties and is one of the most profitable parts of Hospira. With scientific teams located in North America, Europe and APAC, Ayd’s organization provides R&D support and services to customers located around the world. She has significant scientific and business experience from having worked in drug discovery, Pharma, biopharmaceutical and generic drug development. Prior to joining Hospira, she was chief operating officer at Advanced Life Sciences, a start-up biopharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Advanced Life Sciences, she was director, R&D at Apotex Corporation, Canada’s largest generic drug corporation. Ayd also was a founding employee and member of senior management at Transcend Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company spun off from Baxter International. She is a published author, invited speaker, adjunct professor to the UIC College of Pharmacy and a recipient of numerous academic and professional honors and awards.
William Fitzsimmons, BS ’83 Senior Vice President, Astellas Pharma Global Development Inc.
Fitzsimmons currently serves as senior vice president of U.S. development for Astellas. He previously served as vice president of business development. Prior to the merger forming Astellas in 2005, Fitzsimmons was with Fujisawa Healthcare for 15 years. He also currently serves on the executive committee of the board of directors for the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization (iBIO).
Michael Flavin, PhD ’83 CEO, Advanced Life Sciences Inc.
Flavin, chief executive officer and chairman, founded Advanced Life Sciences Inc. in 1999. Prior to that, he was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of MediChem Life Sciences Inc., a drug discovery technology and services company. Flavin took MediChem from start-up in 1987 through many stages of development including the completion of MediChem’s private placement, the acquisition and integration of the ThermoGen and Emerald Biostructures as MediChem subsidiaries and MediChem’s initial public offering in October 2000. Flavin received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry from UIC and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Flavin is an adjunct professor for the department of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy at UIC College of Pharmacy. He was featured on the cover of the UIC Alumni Magazine’s May/June 2006 issue and is a past recipient of the Sister Margaret Wright Graduate Award. Flavin is the brother of John L. Flavin and Patrick W. Flavin.
Steve Karagiannis, BS ’76 Owner, Norwood Pharmacy
Karagiannis is a distinguished alumnus of UIC College of Pharmacy. An independent pharmacy owner and benefactor, Karagiannis is a President’s Council member. He and his family were featured in the Fall 2008 issue of UIC Pharmacist.
William R. Larsen MD ’61, RPh., BS ’57 Former VP and Medical Director, Humana and CIGNA Corporations
Larsen, a 1957 graduate of the UIC College of Pharmacy, has spent his entire career in the health care industry. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree in pharmacy, he entered the UIC College of Medicine, and received his M.D. in 1961. After completing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology, Larsen practiced that specialty for 20 years in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. In 1985, he accepted a position as VP and medical director of CIGNA Corporation for Illinois, and subsequently held similar positions with them and Humana Corporation at various locations throughout the country. He was a member of the UIC College of Pharmacy Dean’s Advisory Board from 2002-06. Larsen has been involved in the analysis of health care trends, and the future staffing needs of communities.
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Mike Maddux, RES ’79 Executive Director, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Maddux is executive director of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). He received the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed residency training at UIC. Maddux then joined the University of Illinois clinical pharmacy faculty where he developed and maintained a clinical practice and residency/fellowship training program in solid organ transplantation. In 1991, he moved to the St. Louis College of Pharmacy as professor and director of the division of pharmacy practice, a post he held until joining the ACCP staff in October 2003. Throughout his professional career, Maddux has been active in ACCP, serving as a member of the Board of Regents and as ACCP’s first representative on the board of directors of the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy. He chaired the ACCP Clinical Practice Affairs Subcommittee that authored ACCP’s 2000 white paper on pharmacy’s future, and also served as chair of the writing group that developed the 2005 JCCP Future Vision of Pharmacy Practice. Maddux lives in St. Louis, with his wife Susan and daughter Rachel.
Henri Manasse, BS ’68, PhD Executive Vice President, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Manasse, PhD, ScD, is executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Society of Heath-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and a highly respected educator and leader in pharmacy and health care. He was recently named a fellow of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). He currently serves on, and has chaired, the board of directors of the National Patient Safety Foundation. He also represents ASHP at the National Quality Forum, where he co-chaired the Safe Practices Steering Committee. He chaired the Sentinel Event Alert Advisory Group at the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). He was recently appointed to the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2005, he was elected professional secretary of the Board of Pharmaceutical Practice of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). He also is serving on the board of advisors of the Association of Academic Health Centers project on the Future of Health Professions Work Force. He presently serves as a senior policy fellow with the Center on Drugs and Public Policy at the University of Maryland. In 1996, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Manasse is recipient of the 2007 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award. He also is the author of several books and has published extensively in health sciences literature. From 1981-93, he served as dean at the UIC College of Pharmacy. He is a President’s Council Member and a life member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association.
Scott McKibbin Principal, The McKibbin Group
The McKibbin Group Inc. is a health care consulting firm that provides expertise on public policy initiatives, global best practices, procurement support and employee health benefits. Clients include health care-related trade associations, government contractors, pharmaceutical benefits managers, international pharmaceutical wholesalers and pharmaceutical supply-chain organizations. It is a woman-owned business enterprise based in Naperville, Ill. Some 47 million Americans have no health insurance. According to the World Health Organization, U.S. residents spend more money annually for health care than residents of any country in the world. Yet their overall health outcomes are not consistent with that spending. Americans have shorter life expectancies, higher infant mortality rates and higher child mortality rates than a number of developed countries, including Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. “It’s not the money that makes the difference,” says McKibbin Group Principal Scott McKibbin. “It’s doing the right thing.”
Mark Pilkington, BS ’84, MS ’88 Vice President Managed Care Product Strategies, Cardinal Health Inc.
Between 1990 and 1997, Pilkington served as executive director of the Illinois Pharmacists Association. He was director of pharmacy affairs at Pharmacia Corporation, where he was responsible for building relationships with pharmacy professional groups from 1998 to 2003. He is past president of the UIC Pharmacy Alumni Association board of directors and was voted Alumnus of the Year in 2003. He currently serves as the Sesquicentennial Development Subcommittee chair.
Anthony Provenzano, PharmD ’92 Director of Clinical Programs, SUPERVALU Pharmacies Inc.
Provenzano is currently director of clinical programs for SUPERVALU Pharmacies. Provenzano graduated as valedictorian from the UIC College of Pharmacy in 1992. He began his career as a pharmacist at Osco Drug in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, he helped develop and grow their Diabetes Care Program, which is now recognized by the American Diabetes Association. He also has developed and implemented other clinical programs and services, including those that focus on the provision of medication therapy management services and adult immunizations. Currently, more than 1,500 pharmacists that participate in his programs provide services to hundreds of thousands of patients each year. He also oversees three community pharmacy residency programs with five current residents. Provenzano is a certified diabetes educator and a fellow of the GlaxoSmithKline/Wharton Business School Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders. He has served on numerous pharmacy-association advisory panels and currently serves on the Pharmacist Services Technical Advisory Coalition, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance and the Coalition to Expand Pharmacist Medication Administration. He also is the 2003 recipient of the APhA/APPM Distinguished Service Award in Administrative Practice. Provenzano is a member of the UIC Pharmacy Alumni Association board of directors. In 2002, he received the College’s Rising Star Award. His specialty is in community pharmacy-based clinical services.
Ahnal Purohit, PhD President and CEO, Purohit Navigation
Purohit received her Ph.D. in psychometrics at the University of Delaware and settled in Illinois where she spent seven years as a professor at the UIC College of Pharmacy, teaching research methodology, statistics and pharmacy administration. In 1982, she gave up her tenure at the university and transitioned naturally into health care marketing, ultimately becoming vice president of market research for a major company. It was here she found that the deeper she delved into marketing, the more apparent it became that her scientific prowess provided a solid basis for her intuitive and creative insights. Ahnal’s innovative spirit is what led her to leave and take her next big step: co-founding the company now known as Purohit Navigation, one of the largest independent health care communications companies led by a minority woman. While Ahnal blazes distinct paths for each of her clients’ brands, she manages to remain grounded by supporting many charitable, humanitarian and environmental causes. She is the recipient of many industry and organizational awards, including being named one of PharmaVOICE’s 100 Most Inspiring People in the Life Sciences Industry.
Russell Secter, BS ’78 President, OraPharma Inc.
Dr. Teagarden currently holds academic appointments at several universities. He serves as a Trustee of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and as a member of the Oversight Body of the American Medical Association Ethical Force Program. Dr. Teagarden received a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, and he completed a residency in hospital pharmacy at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in research methodology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Medical Humanities degree from Drew University. He has published several papers on significant medical, pharmacy and ethics issues.
Tom Temple, BS ’75 Executive Vice President and CEO, Iowa Pharmacy Association
Temple has been with the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) for more than 30 years. As EVP and CEO, he is responsible for staff development and management, strategic planning with the IPA Board of Trustees, business development, government relations programming and liaison with national pharmacy organizations. He also is CEO of the Iowa Pharmacy Foundation. Temple was named UIC Alumnus of the Year in 1998 and currently serves as co-head of the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee.
Claire Thom, BS ’75, PharmD ’82 Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management and Clinical Development Operations, Millennium: A Takeda Oncology Co.
Thom brings 20 years of drug development and new product planning experience to the board, including product planning in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s oncology, urology and gynecology sectors. She also has held senior research and development roles at Takeda Global Research & Development and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Japan. Prior to working at Takeda, Thom held positions of increasing responsibility at G.D. Searle and Company in the areas of global new product planning and U.S. oncology marketing.
Ronald Weinert, RPh, BS ’83 Director or Government Relations, Walgreens Company
Weinert joined Walgreens as a pharmacist in 1987, was promoted to pharmacy manager in 1988 and became pharmacy supervisor for the Des Moines district in 1994. He joined the corporate headquarters in 1997 as manager of pharmacy operations for loss prevention, became manager of pharmacy services for e-commerce in 1999 and was promoted to director of e-commerce in 2000. He was named director of patient services for Walgreens Health Services in 2003, vice president of patient services in 2005 and has held his current position since 2007.
Secter has 22 years of sales and marketing/business experience in the pharmaceutical industry, spanning traditional medical markets, generic pharmaceutical markets, dental pharmaceutical markets and biopharmaceutical company start-ups. He has been at OraPharma for the last 10 years, five as president. Prior to that, Secter was executive director of the Oncology Franchise at Searle Pharmaceuticals and held a variety of commercial roles at Novartis/ Ciba Geigy. Secter earned a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University-J.L. Kellogg School of Management, a Pharm.D. from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from UIC.
His prior experience includes supervising the out-patient pharmacy at Westlake Community Hospital, Melrose Park, Ill., from 1983 to 1986 and working as an assistant manager and pharmacist for Doc’s Drugs, Fox River Grove, Ill., from 1986 to 1987.
J. Russell Teagarden, BS ’78 Vice President, Clinical Practices & Therapeutics Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Zage has 25 years experience in the pharmacy industry, including 10 years in pharmacy automation. Prior to his pharmacy automation experience, Zage held several business development and corporate sales and marketing roles with Baxter International. He also served as president of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists and sat on the board of directors of the Illinois Pharmacists Association.
J. Russell Teagarden currently serves as vice president of clinical practices and therapeutics at Medco where he is responsible for managing a group involved in various clinical development functions of the company. Prior to joining Medco in 1993, he served for 12 years as a drug information specialist and as a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care in the Chicago teaching hospital community.
Garry Zage, R.Ph., BS ’77 President and CEO, Kirby Lester, LLC
Zage has overall responsibility for Kirby Lester, with primary focus on the company’s strategic planning, investor relations and pharmacy industry relations.
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