Sharks Rx Spring 2018 | NSU College of Pharmacy

Alumni Achievements 1991 Dina Besece , Pharm.D., is an associate director and medical scientist at Achaogen, a biopharmaceutical company in San Francisco, California. 1994 Miguel Lob , Pharm.D., was named executive medical science liaison CV metabolic at AstraZeneca in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida. 1995 Sylvia Torres , Pharm.D., was promoted to senior medical scientific liaison, infectious diseases, at Allergan. She completed her residency training in 2007 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. 1999 Richard Ashworth , Pharm.D., was named president of operations at Walgreens. 2000 Richard J. Weisler , Pharm.D., M.B.A., director of medical affairs at Seattle Genetics, returned to his alma mater to discuss the topic “Exploring Pharmacy Professions: From Student to Alumni to Practicing Professional.” 2001 Ivette Bowers , Pharm.D., is the pharmacy manager at Emerald Hills Pharmacy, LLD, in Hollywood, Florida. 2004 Thomas Karadosta , Pharm.D., is the vice president of strategic marketing at ConsortiEX in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ConsortiEX is a health care pharmacy information technology company. 2005 Angela S. Garcia , Pharm.D., M.P.H., was installed as president-elect of the Florida Pharmacy Association at its convention in July 2017. 2006 Damian Sinclair , Pharm.D., is the district manager at Walgreens Boots Alliance in Miami, Florida. 2007 Tessa Sturgill , Pharm.D., is the mail-order pharmacist at Mercy Health in Ohio. 2008 Joanna Armas , Pharm.D., is the regional medical director at Recro Pharma, Inc., in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Helene Jacobson , Pharm.D., who is the operations specialist for Optum/UnitedHealth Group, was appointed by governor Rick Scott to the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee. Malisandra Menendez , Pharm.D., pharmacy manager at Walgreens, joined Seminole State College of Florida as an adjunct professor. 2010 David Pino , Pharm.D., pharmacy manager at the NSU COP Clinic Pharmacy, was honored by the Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) for his three years of service as the FPA’s House of Delegates director. 2011 Chih Chin , Pharm.D., is the new director of pharmacy at Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida. Kailin Li , Pharm.D., is an adviser at CVS Health in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and has been with the company since 2007. (continued on next page)