Albertsons, Cardinal execs among those named to ACPE leadership posts
CHICAGO — Anthony Provenzano, VP of pharmacy compliance and government affairs for Albertsons, and Michael A. Moné, VP associate general counsel-regulatory for Cardinal Health, are among a group of executives elected to Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education leadership posts. Elections were held during the ACPE board of directors meeting, which took place last month.
Provenzano, who holds a PharmD, was elected as secretary/treasurer of ACPE. He has served on numerous pharmacy association advisory panels and currently serves on two colleges of pharmacy dean’s advisory boards. APhA appointed Provenzano to the ACPE board. He has previously served as ACPE liaison to the Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission and the Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission.
Moné, who holds a BPharm and JD, was elected as the Pharmacy Technician Accreditation Commission liaison. He has held leadership roles within many industry associations, including American Pharmacists Association, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, US Pharmacopeia and the Florida Pharmacy Association. He was appointed to the ACPE board by NABP. ACPE thanked Moné “for his tireless work during the past five years as a member of the ACPE Executive Committee, having served as secretary/treasurer for three years, VP and president.”
Timothy L. Tucker and John Clay Kirtley were also elected as members of the ACPE executive committee for the 2017-2018 term of office.
Tucke was elected as president of ACPE. Tucker is the owner of City Drug Company in Huntingdon, Tennessee, and a practicing community pharmacist. Previously, he served as former president and speaker of the House of Delegates for the APhA and is also a past national president of Phi Lambda Sigma. Tucker was appointed to the ACPE board by APhA. He has previously served as ACPE VP and secretary/treasurer.
Kirtley was elected as VP of ACPE. Kirtley is the executive director of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. Currently, he serves on the Arkansas State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board. The NABP appointed Kirtley to the ACPE board. He has previously served as ACPE secretary/treasurer.
ACPE also announced the election of LuGina Mendez-Harper and Martha M. Rumore as commission liaisons for the 2017-2018 term.
Mendez-Harper, who holds a PharmD, was elected as the Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission liaison. She is the director of professional practices at Prime Therapeutics where she manages activities related to pharmacy regulatory issues. She was appointed to the ACPE board by NABP.
Rumore was elected as the International Commission liaison. She is an associate professor at Touro College of Pharmacy, an adjunct professor at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and of counsel at Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt. Rumore is a fellow and former trustee of APhA. She was appointed to the ACPE board by APhA.
ACPE also recognized the service of Lori Duke, the 2015-2016 CPE commissioner and Victoria F. Roche, 2015-2016 international commissioner.
“ACPE appreciates the efforts of all our executive committee members and commission liaisons,” said Peter H. Vlasses, executive director of ACPE. “The dedication and guidance provided by these leaders helps ACPE stay true to its mission of assuring and advancing excellence in education for the profession of pharmacy.”