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.
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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 see its executive board members 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
Joann Sanborn, vice president/treasurer
Grant Brown, secretary
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