Past Outstanding Pharmacy Buyer of the Year Awards
Results for 2019



1st Place:
Kyle Leisey, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
WellSpan Ephrata
Community Hospital
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Received $1,000 Award for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Cynthia Neall
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
University of Maryland (UM) Baltimore
Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Received $500 Award for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Roxanne Sias, CPhT
Resource Specialist Buyer
University of Hospital & Clinics/Lafayette
General Health System
Lafayette, Louisiana
Received $250 Award for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2019
Phala Flugaur, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsville, MN
Shana Greenwald, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Kelly Knutson, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, OR
Barbara Krupinski, RPhT – Division Procurement & Inventory Analyst, HCA Healthcare, Jacksonville, FL
Susan Remsen, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Coordinator, Riverview Hospital, Noblesville, IN
Taylor Reuter, CPhT, BS – 340B Program Manager, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Irma Romo Flores, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, Moore County Hospital District, Dumas, TX
Pam Shea, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA
Gendron “Jenny” Webb, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, University of MN Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Jessica Wegner, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Croix Regional Medical Center, St. Croix, WI
Results for 2018



1st Place:
Debra Carlson, CPhT
System Pharmacy Inventory Specialist
St. Charles Bend Hospital
Bend, Oregon
Received $1,000 Award for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Jim Thomas, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Faith Regional Health Services
Norfolk, Nebraska
Received $500 Award for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Christine Adkison, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Island Hospital
Anacortes, Washington
Received $200 Award for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2018
Carla Carroll, CPhT – Supply Chain Tech/Buyer, St. Joseph Regional Health Center, Bryan, TX
Dannette Cole, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/340B Specialist, Banner Churchill Community Hospital, Fallon, NV
Margon Dillard, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, CHI St. Luke’s Sugarland Hospital, Sugar Land, TX
Phala Flugaur, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsdale, MN
Susan Hamilton – Purchasing Officer, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Charlene Hogan, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN
Angela Loftus, CPhT – Senior Pharmacy Purchasing Buyer/Analyst, Nebraska Medicine-Bellevue, Omaha, NE
Melissa Palmer, CPhT, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, FL
Taylor Reuter, CPhT, CAN – Pharmacy Buyer/Tech, Sidney Regional Medical Center, Sidney, NE
Results for 2017



1st Place:
Maureen Christoph
Pharmacy Inventory Control Specialist
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida
Received $1,000 Award for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Karen Berry, BS
Senior Pharmacy Buyer
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, California
Received $500 Award for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
April Friedlander, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Redmond Regional Medical Center
Rome, Georgia
Received $200 Award for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2017
Christine Adkison, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer & Lead Technician, Island Hospital, Anacortes, Washington
David Allen, RPT, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach, Florida
Antonette Armijo, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Tech, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rodney Elliott, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent/Technology Coord., Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tara Hughes, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, New York
Kelli Pardee, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist, Memorial Health Care, Owosso, Michigan
Karenina Russell – Pharmacy Buyer, Sharp Coronado Hospital, Coronado, California
Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, Nebraska
Kerry Young – Pharmacy Buyer, Specialists Hospital Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
Results for 2016



1st Place:
Pamela Kindall
Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Harrison, Arkansas
Received $1,000 Award for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Linda K. Nelson
Corporate Pharmacy Buyer
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Tampa, Florida
Received $500 Award for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Bell Hoy, CPhT
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio
Received $200 Award for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2016
Christine Adkison, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer & Lead Technician, Island Hospital, Anacortes, Washington
Patrick Gallagher, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, Marian Regional Medical Center (MRMC), Santa Monica, California
Regena Millis – Pharmacy Purchaser, Cullman Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Cullman, Alabama
Results for 2015



1st Place:
Kristi Bernal, CphT
Inpatient Pharmacy Buyer
Parker Adventist Hospital
Parker, Colorado
Awarded $1,000 for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Christine Muzquiz, CPhT, RPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Arlington Memorial Hospital
Arlington, Texas
Awarded $500 for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Brett Carpenter, CMRP, CPhT
Senior Pharmacy Buyer
York Hospital- Wellspan Health
York, Pennsylvania
Awarded $200 for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2015
Mark Anaya, CPhT – Pharmacy Systems Analyst, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Alamosa, CO
Sandra Avery, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Supply Coordinator, Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC
Megan Faust, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Saint Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE
April Friedlander Floyd, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, GA
Whitney Grover, RPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Rakesh Khandelwel – Senior Pharmacy Procurement Coordinator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
Jody Meling, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Walla Walla General Hospital, Walla Walla, WA
Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE
Results for 2014



1st Place:
Michael Urbati, CPhT
Inventory Integrity Manager
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Awarded $1,000 for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Susan Hamilton
Pharmacy Purchasing Officer IV
University of Illinois Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Awarded $500 for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Kathleen St. Clair, CPhT
Pharmacy Buyer
Columbus Regional Hospital
Columbus, Indiana
Awarded $200 for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2014
Rebecca Brewer, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchaser, Naval Health Clinic, Charleston, Goose Creek, SC
Diana Dorgan, CPhT – Inventory Control Coordinator, Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Zinaida Kapustin, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO
Nancy Pearson, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA
Dana Ryan, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA
Ambrea Sandlin, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Mercy Hospital, Ada, OK
Regina Smith, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer/Technician, WellStar Windy Hill Hospital , Marietta, GA
Jim Thomas, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Faith Regional Health Services, Norfolk, NE
Kimberly Whiteleather, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glendale Heights, IL
Kerry Young – Pharmacy Buyer/Inventory Manager, Specialists Hospital, Shreveport, LA
Results for 2013



1st Place:
Theresa Gunderson
Pharmacy Purchasing Inventory Manager
Mercy Hospital
Springfield, Missouri
Awarded $1,000 for Education/Travel
2nd Place:
Cathy Orlando, CPhT
Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist
Memorial Hospital/Univ. of Colorado Health
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Awarded $500 for Education/Travel
3rd Place:
Rakesh Khandelwal
Senior Procurement Coordinator
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
Awarded $200 for Education/Travel
Nominees for 2013
Edward “Mooler” Mookie, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California
Krista Reyes, LPN – Drug Room Supervisor, Memorial Hospital & Physician Group, Frederick, Oklahoma
Brooke Richards, CPhT – Pharmacy Buyer, Goodall Hospital, Sanford, Maine
Diana Webster – Pharmacy Buyer, Centegra Hospital, Woodstock, Illinois
Kerry Young – Pharmacy Buyer/Manager, Specialists Hospital Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
Penny Davis, CPhT, CPA – Pharmacy Coordinator, Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas
Peggy Harville, CPhT – Inventory Specialist/340-B Specialist, Saint Joseph-London Hospital, London, Kentucky
Deidre Jones, CPhT – Pharmacy Purchasing Tech, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Bozeman, Montana
Lori Welsh – Pharmacy Buyer Liaison, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Englewood, Colorado