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Circle of Advisors

The Circle of Advisors guides Pharmacy Access Partnership and provides extensive expertise in program development and implementation. This diverse group represents the public health community, retail pharmacies, healthcare advocates, and professional groups of both physicians and pharmacists. The Circle of Advisors meets several times a year, generally in San Francisco or Oakland, to discuss current efforts and develop new strategies and tactics to improve access to reproductive health services and commodities in pharmacies. Many individuals listed below also provide assistance on an on-going basis. If you are interested in finding out more about the Circle of Advisors please contact us at (510) 272-0150 or e-mail us at .

Circle of Advisors
Pharmacy Access Partnership
Partial Listing

Heidi Bauer, MD
STD Control Branch
California State Department of Health Services

Kathy Besinque, PharmD
USC School of Pharmacy

Christi Black
Director
Ogilvy Public Relations, Sacramento

Pat Blackburn
Executive Director
Center for Health Training

Gail Bolan, MD
Chief, STD Control Branch
California State Department of Health Services

Francine Coeytaux, MPH
Consultant

Ruth Conroy, PharmD
District Pharmacy Supervisor
Walgreens

Phil Darney, MD
University of California San Francisco Department of OB/GYN, and Chief of Services OB/GYN, San Francisco General Hospital

Don Downing, RPh
Pharmacy Director, Takopid Health Center,
University of Washington School of Pharmacy

Kathryn Duke, JD, MPH
Program Director, MEDPIN

Robin Flagg, MPH
Government Programs
California Medical Association

Richard Fischer, MD
Associate Medical Director for OB/GYN
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

Margie Fites-Seigle
Chief Executive Officer
California Family Health Council

Carla Furtado, MPH, CHES
Field Manager
State Sponsored Programs
Blue Cross of California

Jackie Gardner, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy,
University of Washington

Jim Gates, PharmD
Health Plus Inc.

Mary Gatter, MD
Medical Director
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Marsha Gelt, MPH
Project Director
Center for Health Training

Kevin Gorospe, PharmD
Medi-Cal Benefits Branch
California Department of Health Services

Rebecca Gudeman, JD, MPA
Staff Attorney
National Center for Youth Law

Patricia Harris
Executive Officer
California Board of Pharmacy

Jane Hutchings
Senior Program Officer,
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

John Jones, RPh
President, CA Board of Pharmacy

Cindy Klaisle, MSN, NP
Family Planning Specialist, UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy

Kathy Kneer
Executive Director
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Paul Lofholm, PharmD, FACA
Ross Valley Pharmacy and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco

Magaly Marques
Executive Director
Pacific Institute for Women’s Health

Michael Mastromonica, RPh
Assistant General Merchandise Manage - Pharmacy
Costco Wholesale

Bob Melton, MD, MPH
Board of Directors, Public Health Institute

Margaret Merritt
Executive Director
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District IX

Susan Miller, RPh, PhD
Pharma Consultant
West Coast Lighthouse Group Instructor
UCSC-Extension Pharmacist
Longs Drug Store and Allcare Pharmacy

Kirsten Moore, MPA
President/CEO
Reproductive Health Technologies Project

Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH
Vice President, External Relations
Public Health Institute

Michael Negrete, PharmD
Senior Director, Clinical Programs
Pharmacy Foundation of Californi
California Pharmacists Association

George Pennebaker, PharmD
State Health Care, Electronic Data Systems

Michael Policar, MD
Chief Medical Officer, NorthBay Healthcare
Associate Clinical Professor OBGYN / Reproductive Sciences, UCSF

Debbie Postlethwaite, RNP, MPH
Director of Projects
Women’s Health Leadership
Kaiser Permanente

Tina Raine, MD
Medical Director
New Generations Health Center, UCSF Medical School

Lorie Rice, MPH
Associate Dean
UCSF School of Pharmacy

Ronald Ruggerio, PharmD
Consultant

Hector Sanchez-Flores
Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research
University California San Francisco

Elizabeth Saviano, MSN, RNP, JD
Attorney at Law/Health Policy and Government Relations Consultant

Frank Scorpiniti, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Marketing
Longs Drugs

Nancy Shanfeld, MSPH, CHES
Health Education Consultant,
Academy for Educational Development

R. William Soller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for Consumer Self Care
Clinical Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
UCSF School of Pharmacy

J. Joseph Speidel, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor,
UCSF Department of OB/GYN
Director for Communication,
UCSF Development and External Relations Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy

Frank Tarantino, PharmD
Regional Pharmacy Manager,
Safeway Pharmacy

Dale Tinker
Executive Director,
New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association

Dana Van Gorder
State Policy Director,
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Jeff Waldman, MD
Medical Director,
Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo

Dan Wohlfeiler
Chief, Policy and Communications Unit,
STD Control Branch, California Department of Health Services

George Wolfe, MD, MPH
Public Health Consultant

Bobbie Wunsch, MBA
Pacific Health Consulting Group

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