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 board.
Faith Allen, chair
Sarah Eagleston, president
Rachel Griffioen, president-elect
Joseph Wildern, treasurer
Evenlynne Smith, secretary
Tim Ekola, MSHP liaison
C.J. Heisler, MSPT liaison
Ryan Rockwell
Stacey Pearl
Teresa Waterkutter
Joseph Fakhoury
Cathy Edick
Jeff Ackerman
Todd Belding, resident agent
Cindy Gillespie, chair
Open, president
Open, president-elect
Jackie McDonnell, secretary
Max Charron, treasurer
Karli Combs
Richard Young
Bradley Haan
Melissa Murphy
Dan Elliott
Bethany Folland
Bryan Homberg
Lindsay Simonetti, chair
Edward Wright, president
Jilly Coyveou, treasurer
Blake Bonkowski, treasurer
Patrick Cotter, secretary
Brandon Paten
Rebecca Nelson
Ian Bradley
Kyle Kronemeyer, president
Adinarayana Andy, vice president
JoAnn Sanborn, treasurer
Vacant - secretary
Brittany Myland, president
Brooke Roe, past-president
Adam King, president-elect
Susan Devuyst-Miller, treasurer
Jessica Naylor, secretary
Aaron Lepoire
Lisa Diephouse
Janice Nguyen
Rod Larson
Violet Hiltunin
John Brubaker, past president
Denise Markstrom, president
Mitesh Doshi, president-elect and treasurer
Chrisitana Shore, secretary
Jennifer Priziola
Rodney Sharp
Gretchen Eickelberg
Lisa Ausmus, chair/past-president
Hanadi Thomas, president
Vacant - president-elect
Saima Mirza, treasurer
Melanie Nickerson, secretary
Stuart Bas
Wejdan Azzou
Anthony Coppola
Erica Strange
Mark Saleh
Eric Nordan
Rony Foumia
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
Open, secretary
Julie Koppers
Nancy Syserda
Daniel Lobb, chair
Sarah Hill, president
John Mohler, president-elect/resident agent
Mark Bomia, treasurer
Ali Khanafer, secretary
Greg Baise
Andrew Britton
Jessica Efta
Stephanie Everard
Matt McTaggart
Nohal Mekkaoui
Ghada Abdallah
Valerie Kelley-Bonner
Insaf Mohammad
Obioma Opara
Karen Purell-Kobel
Thomas Rolands
Doug Samojedny
Keith Binion
Bethany Latham, chair
Tonino Michienzi, treasurer
Stacy Uganski, secretary
Diane Malburg
Renee Dudek
Abigail Fenton, president
Josh Havrilka, vice president
Dave Campana, treasurer
John Fritsche, secretary
Tyler Jenema
Kari Waise
Rene Koski
Jordan Selacek
Caren Heath
Karen Fenton
Jordan Marchetti
Cynthia Feucht
Open, vice president
Patricia Michutka, treasurer
Open, secretary