Local Associations

What Is A Local Association?

Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) members are enrolled in a local association as part of their MPA membership to build relationships with those in certain areas of the state. You must be an active member of MPA to belong to a local association.

Local associations adopting approved bylaws and maintaining a compliant status are eligible for all privileges and services of an affiliated local association, including operational funding from the Association for each member designating that organization as their local.

If you do not select a local when signing up for your membership, MPA matches you to a local association closest to your home address on record. Those members who live in an area with no active local association (areas of the state that are gray on the corresponding map) may choose any local association.


How Do I Designate My Local Association?

If you are unsure which local you are a part of or would like to designate a specific local, contact the MPA office at (517) 484-1466.


What Is The Local Association Development Committee (LADC)?

LADC exists as a joint Committee of the House of Delegates and MPA Executive Board, with the Vice Speaker serving as chair and a minimum of six delegates with a maximum of one delegate from each active local association appointed by the Speaker. This Committee serves as a resource to assist locals in continuing to be viable organizations and maintain their compliant status. Locals forward their meeting and activity information to the MPA office throughout the year, where it is maintained, and LADC ensures that locals meet the minimum requirements to be recognized as active.

The Committee also assists those who are looking to re-activate an inactive local or start a new local. For additional information, please contact LADC at LADC@MichiganPharmacists.org.


Local Association Officers

Each local association has its own set of officers. Click the local association below to view its executive boards for 2024.

Susan Benivegna, chair

Todd Belding, president

Curtis Smith, treasurer

Sarah Eagleston, secretary

Tim Ekola, MSHP liaison

C.J. Heisler, MSPT liaison

Sandy Campbell

Stacey Pearl

Rachel Griffieon

Julie Terenzi

Cathy Edick

Jeff Ackerman

Max Charron, chairman

Cindy Gillespie, president

Rebekah Mahoney, president-elect

Jackie McDonnell, secretary

Monica Allen, treasurer

Karli Combs

Richard Young

Bradley Haan

Melissa Murphy

Dan Elliott

Bethany Folland

Bryan Homberg

Martin Rodriguez

Jill Covyeou, chair

Stephanie Lapointe, president

Lindsay Simonetti, president-elect

Blake Bobkowski, treasurer

Ian Bradley, secretary

Erin Weiss

Brandon Paten

Edward Wright

Katherine Grant

Kyle Kronemeyer, president

Adinarayana Andy, vice president

JoAnn Sanborn, treasurer

Brooke Roe, president

Michelle Kelly, past-president

Sara Brown, president-elect

Susan Devuyst-Miller, treasurer

Courtney Biehl, secretary

Thomas Magnifico

Tom Burns

Jordan Hiltunen

Adam King

Steven Philips

Jennifer Priziola, president

Denise Markstrom, past-president

Dena Welicki, president-elect

Rod Sharp, treasurer

John Brubaker, secretary

Jim Kaski

Kayla Craig

Stephanie Patsarikas

Gabrielle Smith, chair

Abigail Fenton, president

Dave Campana, treasurer

John Fritsche, secretary

Tyler Jenema

Kari Waise

Rene Koski

Josh Havirka

Caren Heath

Karen Fenton

Kathy Ann Dugan, president

Patricia Michautka, treasurer

Secretary (vacant)

Rony Foumia, chair

Lisa Ausmus, president

Saima Mirza, treasurer

Melanie Nickerson, secretary

Stuart Bas

Wejdan Azzou

Anthony Coppola

Lindsey Ghringhelli

Sarah Lerchenfeldt

Hanadi Thomas-Salamey

Eric Nordan

Joseph Paul Javier, Wayne State student

Taif Afat, Wayne State student

Sarah Schang, University of Michigan student

William Urfer, chair/information officer

Michael Alverson, president

Megan Werner, president-elect

Amy Smendik, treasurer

Janet K. Urfer, secretary

Julie Koppers

Nancy Syserda

Daniel Lobb, chair

Keith Binion, president

Mark Bomia, treasurer

Ali Khanafer, secretary

John Mohler, resident agent

Greg Baise

Andrew Britton

Jessica Efta

Stephanie Everard

Sarah Hill

Matt McTaggart

Nohal “Nano” Mekkaoui

Maria Young

Ghada Abdallah

Nour Ghamrawi

Valerie Kelley-Bonner

Insaf Mohammad

John Mohler

Karen Purell-Kobel

Thomas Rolands

Obioma Opara, student

Neal Miller, chair

Bill Overkamp, treasurer

Stacy Uganski, secretary

Renee Dudek, board member

Bethany Latham, board member

Dianne Malburg, board member