PPA 2025 Board of Directors
The PPA Board of Directors is charged with establishing the Strategic Direction of the Association and overseeing all of its operations. The Board meets approximately five times a year, including at each of the two main conferences. Any member is able to request attending a Board meeting by contacting the PPA office.
Each of the officer positions as listed below link to a job description for that specific officer position. In addition, you can view the job description for all Board Members and the additional specific ones for those that are Regional Directors and Practice Setting Directors .
Other members of the Leadership Team include Committee and Work Group Chairs, Special Interest Network Leaders, and Staff. Be sure to click here and see all of our volunteer opportunities!
Officers
President
John DeJames, RPh
Value Drug Company
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
President-elect
Darryle Tillman, RPh
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Vice President
Brandon Antinopoulos, PharmD
Forward Rx
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Past President
Chris Antypas, PharmD
Asti’s South Hills Pharmacy
Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Practice Setting Directors
Academia
Kimmy Nguyen, PharmD, BC-ADM
Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
2nd Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Community Chain
Zach Leslie, PharmD
Walgreens Pharmacy
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2026
Community Indep/LTC
Margie Lydon, RPh
Value Drug Company
2nd Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Community Indep/LTC
Jennifer Urso, RPh, BCGP, FASCP
Polaris Pharmacy Services
1st Term Expires: Dec 31, 2026
Health System
Frank Konzelman, Jr., PharmD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
At Large
Luke Gilmore, PharmD, BCMTMS
Director of Experiential Education & Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic School of Pharmacy (LECOM)
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2026
Associations
Amy Woods, PharmD
Assistant Dean of Student Services
Duquesne University
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Pharmacy Technician
Christine Quici
Eric’s Rx
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Regional Directors
Northeast
Brenda Gruver, PharmD
Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
1st Term Expires Dec. 31, 2026
Northwest
Ron McDermott, RPh
Sr. Vice President,
Pharmacy Operations
Hometown Pharmacy Solutions
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Southeast
Darren Mensch, PharmD
Jefferson Medical Group
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2025
Southwest
Nicole Hasson, PharmD
Value Drug Company/Value Specialty Pharmacy
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2026
Central
Chet Patel, PharmD
Lititz Apothecary
1st Term Expires: Dec. 31, 2026
Pharmacy Student Directors
Director East
Carly Eidle
Wilkes University
Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
Director West
Julia Lazzaris
University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
