Overview
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Meet the Leaders Driving Our Community Forward
Get to know the leaders guiding our profession. Their leadership drives innovation, fosters collaboration, and makes a lasting impact on patient care and pharmacy practice.
Bio
Kristen Snair is a seasoned pharmacy professional with more than 27 years of experience in the field. She has dedicated a significant portion of her career to advancing pharmacy practices and has served two consecutive, 5-year terms as a board member on the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. Kristen is actively involved with the Arizona Pharmacy Association. She contributes as a speaker, mentor, helping to develop pharmacy technician advocacy efforts, and on multiple committees. Her commitment to the pharmacy profession extends to her volunteer work with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, where she has made numerous contributions.
Kristen holds a master's of science jurisprudence with a focus in pharmaceutical and medical device law from Seton Hall Law School, and a BS in human biology and anatomy/physiology from Grand Canyon University. Through the years, she has worked in chain and independent community pharmacy settings. Kristen's current career role is in pharmacy legal Compliance.
Kristen Snair
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Kaitlyn Priestley, CPhT-ADV, is a pharmacy operations manager on special assignment for immunization services at Walgreens, where she focuses on advocating for and developing resources to help team members educate, engage, and provide access to immunizations for patients across the United States. Kaitlyn began her career at Walgreens in 2018 as a senior certified pharmacy technician, quickly becoming a champion for immunizations within her pharmacy. In her first year, she successfully built a culture of care, coached her team, and developed resources to enhance immunization engagement and patient protection.
As she expanded her team's immunization confidence, Kaitlyn was promoted to area lead technician for immunizations. In this role, she hosted trainings, created resources for the area, and supported local pharmacies with onsite visits. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Kaitlyn led more than 100 partnerships with long-term care facilities in southwest Florida, overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable populations.
In late 2022, Kaitlyn transitioned from the field to the Walgreens Support Center as a pharmacy operations manager on special assignment for immunization services. She now works closely with field teams to create feedback loops that ensure positive immunization experiences for both staff and patients. Kaitlyn has also played a key role in developing training materials and resources for the field, expanding immunization programs, and emphasizing the pharmacist's role in addressing immunization gaps and health equity issues, including the impact of misinformation. Her leadership continues to drive initiatives that enhance immunization access and education nationwide.
Kaitlyn Priestley
CPhT-ADV
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Josie Quick currently works as an inventory specialist at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND, and is in charge of both the hospital and community pharmacies supplies. As a part of her position, she also deals with the 340B purchasing, and movement between the three campuses in Fargo, along with working toward advancement of pharmacy technicians.
Josie has been in pharmacy as a technician since 2004 and is a jack of all trades. She started her journey in community pharmacy and then moved into a travel position for that same company working with the telepharmacy locations, and then focused on long-term care contracts and filling. She also worked for a nuclear pharmacy for a few years before moving into hospital pharmacy full-time.
Josie completed Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician training and several PTCB certifications to receive er CPhT-Adv. She believes technicians should be actively striving to further their roles by advancing through certification options when available.
Josie Quick
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Kathleen O'Dell is a clinical pharmacy technician at the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Center of Idaho in Boise, ID, with more than 18 years of experience in community and inpatient pharmacy. She earned her Pharmacy Technician Certification in 2006, and has continued her professional development with ongoing training in both inpatient and outpatient care. Kathleen's role at the CF Center includes medication management, patient education, and collaboration with health care professionals to ensure optimal care for patients. She is also expanding her role as a pharmacy business specialist with the health system to help expand pharmacy care into as many ambulatory care offices as possible within St. Lukes.
Kathleen is passionate about advocating for the professional development of pharmacy technicians and ensuring they have a strong voice in shaping patient care. She is eager to serve the APhA community to support the growth of pharmacy technicians nationally and enhance collaboration among health care teams.
Outside of work, Kathleen enjoys spending time with her husband and puppy, reading, and engaging in outdoor activities.
Kathleen O'Dell
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Keith Binion has been employed with the Wayne County Community College District for 2 years and currently serves as the dean of campus operations at the Ted Scott Campus in Belleville, MI. He is a graduate of Siena Heights University, where he earned his master's of arts in higher education leadership. Keith earned his pharmacy certified technician designation with the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) Education Center in 1991, and has worked in different areas of industry as a certified pharmacy technician for more than 33 years.
Keith has been a member of the MPA and an executive board member for the Michigan Society of Pharmacy Technicians Executive Board since 2012. He is currently active in the profession of pharmacy by serving as an executive board member and president for the Wayne County Pharmacists Association, the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Stakeholder Advisory Council, and was recently appointed in June 2022 by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve with Licensing and Regulatory Affairs as an executive board member for the Michigan Board of Pharmacy. Keith has also contributed as an exam writer for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and National Pharmacy Technician Association certification exams, and served as the executive director for the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council.
He was recently appointed to the MPA Executive Board for a 3-year term, and appointed to the NABP District 4 Executive Committee for a 3-year term.'
Keith Binion
Collaborate for Change: Join a Team
Teams are at the heart of our association's impact. By joining a team, you will collaborate with like-minded professionals, share insights, and work together on key initiatives that shape the future of our field.
The Community is led by a chair, chair-elect, and member-at-large (up to three) that serve to advance the work of the Community. Team members are appointed by the Community leadership.
Engagement and Communication Team