MPA | Our Staff

Click on the black bars below to access information about our staff and their responsibilities. You must be a member to access direct contact information for individual staff members. You can also visit the Contact page to send a general message to the Association and it will be directed to the appropriate person.

Reporters, please contact Bridget Long, MPA communications assistant.

Senior Management

	Larry Wagenknecht, chief executive officer E-mail: Larry@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0226 Contact: American Pharmacists Association (APhA) delegation, Consultant and Specialty Pharmacists of Michigan (CSPM), CSPM Board of Directors, federal legislation, lobbying efforts, Michigan Pharmacy Political Action Council (PAC), Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Pharmacy Informatics and Technology, Michigan Society of Community Pharmacists (MSCP), MSCP Board of Directors, Michigan Society of Pharmacy Technicians (MSPT), MSPT Executive Committee, MPA Ethics and Practice Commission, MPA Executive Board, MPA operations, pharmacy law, pharmacy technician certification program, state and federal legislation

	Dianne Malburg, chief operations officer E-mail: Dianne@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0223 Contact: contractual obligations, human resources, MPA daily operations, MPA/PSI fellowship, Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP), MSHP Executive Vice President, MSHP Board of Directors, MSHP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Committee, Student Michigan Pharmacists Association (SMPA), MPA Student Pharmacist Executive Council, Michigan Pharmacy Foundation (MPF), MPF Executive Director, MPF Board of Trustees, MPF fundraising and operations, Health Professional Leadership Academy, organizational finances, patient-focused initiatives, Pharmacy Services Inc. (PSI) operations, PSI Board of Directors, PSI Insurance Agency, professional practice initiatives, grant programs, primary preceptor for student pharmacists

	Ron Devers, agency manager E-mail: RDevers@PSIinsurance.net; Ph: (517) 377-0250 Contact: agency operations, commercial insurance, customer relations and service, marketing initiatives, personal insurance, planned charitable giving

Accounting

	Dave Laczynski, controller E-mail: Dave@PSI.solutions; Ph: (517) 377-0239 Contact: financial obligations of MPA and affiliated organizations, employee benefits, bankcard services, EFT payments, financial obligations, invoices, local association payments

	Amy Perez, accounting services assistant E-mail: Amy@PSI.solutions; Ph: (517) 377-0235 Contact: accounts payable and receivable; dues classifications, billings and payments

Administrative

Melody Arnst, executive office administrator
E-mail: Melody@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0252
Contact: awards program and nominations, Local Association Development Committee (LADC), MPA Executive Board, PSI Board of Directors, MPA Executive Board and practice section Board elections, MPA House of Delegates, MSHP Organizational Affairs Committee, building management and mantenance

	Bethany Fedewa, administrative assistant to COO E-mail: Bethany@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0222 Contact: Adminsistrative support to Practice Section Boards, MSHP Board of Directors, MSHP elections, MSHP Committee Day, Student Pharmacists Executive Council, staff orientation, special projects with COO

	Bridget Long, administrative assistant E-mail: Bridget@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0220 Contact: advertising (classifieds, display and website), member information updates, general information, Political Action Council (PAC) fundraising, legislative appointments, MPA/MSHP Public Affairs Committee

	Reinette Coates, administrative assistant E-mail: Reinette @MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0236 Contact: database updates, membership dues and benefits, product shipping and handling, technician training publication product fulfillment, Pharmacy Tech Prep Online

Communications and Public Relations

	Jamie James, communications manager E-mail: J amie @MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0232 Contact: publications, advertisements, website and its functionality, media contact, social media, MSHP Publications Committee, public relations, technician training publications

	Bridget Long, administrative assistant E-mail: Bridget@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0220 Contact: advertising including classified, display and website

Continuing Education

Mary Farrington, director of education
E-mail: Mary@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0234
Contact: Annual Convention & Exposition, certificate programs, continuing education activities and event registrations, MPA Education Task Force, Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Annual Meeting, MSHP Educational Affairs Committee, Northern Michigan Pharmacy Education and Suppliers Seminar, U.P. Fall Seminar, speaker information and program proposals, webinars

Emergency Preparedness

	Farah Jalloul, state pharmacy emergency preparedness coordinator E-mail: Farah@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0224 Contact: Emergency preparedness activities, mass dispensing plans, pharmacy response efforts, MI Volunteer recruitment efforts
	Dianne Malburg, chief operations officer E-mail: Dianne@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0223 Contact: Emergency preparedness contract, liaison between state and emergency preparedness coordinator, pharmacy response communications and efforts

Dianne Malburg, chief operations officer
E-mail: Dianne@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0223
Contact: Emergency preparedness contract, liaison between state and emergency preparedness coordinator, pharmacy response communications and efforts

Pharmacy Services Inc.

	Dianne Malburg, chief operations officer E-mail: Dianne@PSI.solutions; Ph: (517) 377-0223 Contact: pharmacy business services, Pharmacy Services Inc. (PSI), daily operations, financial oversight, Pharmacy Management Partners buying group merger, PSI Board of Directors, PSI programs, PSI/MPA fellowship, vendor contracts and services
	Farah Jalloul, director of professional development E-mail: Farah@PSI.solutions; Ph: (517) 377-0224 Contact: pharmacy business services, PSI programs, Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN)

Professional Affairs, Government Relations and Pharmacy Practice

	Brian Sapita, government affairs manager E-mail: Brian @MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0254 Contact: state and federal legislation, Michigan Pharmacy Political Action Council (PAC), PAC fundraising, Pharmacy Action Response Team (PART), Michigan Board of Pharmacy, pharmacy law
	Farah Jalloul, director of professional development E-mail: Farah@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0224 Contact: professional practice, patient-focused initiatives, pharmacy law questions, MPA Third Party Committee, MSHP Transition of Care Task Force

	Zack Mueller, MPA/PSI executive fellow E-mail: Zack@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0242 Contact: professional practice, patient-focused initiatives, pharmacy law questions, MPA Professional Affairs Committee

Membership

Penney Aiken, Membership Development Manager
E-mail: Penney@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0259
Contact: membership recruitment and retention, benefits and services, membership data, MPA/MSHP Membership Committee, MSHP Board of Directors, MSHP elections, MSHP Committee Day, MPF Health Professional Leadership Academy, MPF fundraising, annual giving and capital campaign, MPF Committees, scholarship and grants, database integrity

Reinette Coates, administrative assistant
E-mail: Reinette@MichiganPharmacists.org; Ph: (517) 377-0236
Contact: membership contact updates, Pharmacy Tech Prep Online, membership benefits and services

PSI Insurance Agency

	Ron Devers, agency manager E-mail: RDevers@PSIinsurance.net; Ph: (517) 377-0250 Contact: agency operations, commercial insurance, customer relations and service, marketing initiatives, personal insurance, planned charitable giving
	Ellen Rodriguez, account manager E-mail: ERodriguez@PSIinsurance.net; Ph: (517) 377-0228 Contact: commercial insurance, customer relations and service, personal insurance
	Dianne Malburg, insurance agent E-mail: DMalburg@PSIinsurance.net; Ph: (517) 377-0223 Contact: life, disability and health insurance