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A Look Forward to What's in Store for 2018 - Meet our IACP Board Members
Part Two
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IACP Executive Vice President Cynthia Blankenship, Esq.
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A Message from Your Executive Vice President Cynthia Blankenship, Esq.
We are having so much fun sharing more about our IACP Board Members! If you haven't had a chance, please take a moment to read Part One by clicking HERE. Enjoy the second installment! I know I feel like I am getting to know the Board members a little better after reading this series of emails, and I hope you do, too. You may even have some similar connections and interests. I have really enjoyed reading the responses from our Board Members.
IACP is so pleased and thankful for our IACP Board Members.
We want to make sure you know who you elected to the IACP Board of Directors, not only as a leader, but as an individual. IACP is a member-driven Academy, and putting faces with names is important, but getting to know your leaders is just as important.
It may seem like we are making light of the positions our Board Members have, but that couldn't be farther from the truth! As individuals, we each have thoughts, opinions and different life experiences that shape us. As a group, we all need to come together for a common goal, and in my experience from working on the Hill - sometimes it helps to find common ground outside of the office. This can build a bond and remind us that we are all human, we all have a common goal - preserving patient access, and we can learn from each other while working together.
As we highlight the IACP Board Members, we hope you see them in a new light and have as much fun as we did learning about them and what brought the to the compounding industry!
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Bill Letendre, IACP Treasurer
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| Bill Letendre, IACP Treasurer |
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What was your first job?
Soda fountain clerk at Sullivan's Drug Store, Manchester, NH in 1961.
Why did you decide to get into compounding pharmacy?
Intrigued by the notion of compounding formulas using the latest techniques available in 1982.
Pickleball, racquetball, fishing and cycling.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?
Same as the previous answer.
What is something that we would be surprised to know about you?
I have owned and operated 11 businesses in my career.
Where is your favorite place to be?
Just about any Caribbean Island.
How do you drink your coffee?
What do you love most about serving patients?
Through my clients, I am proud of the exceptional care stories they share with me.
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Doug Yoch, IACP Board Member
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Doug Yoch, IACP Board Member |
What was your first job?
I first started working cutting lawns in my neighborhood at around 12 years old. My first W-2 job was for a fast food restaurant.
Why did you decide to get into compounding pharmacy?
I never considered being a pharmacist growing up or even when I went to undergraduate school. Pharmacy only came up as I considered a career change in my late twenties. After getting into pharmacy school, I was inspired to go into independent pharmacy by a mentor. It was compounding class in pharmacy school that got me hooked. There is something about the hands-on creation of something from raw ingredients. I also love the intellectual challenge compounding often provides.
Outside of work I enjoy cars & car shows, grilling, and spending time with my family.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?
I can rarely sit still, so running around exploring where ever I happen to be. While not even close to being a grill master, I do love cooking a meal on the grill and enjoying a cold one in the process.
What is something that we would be surprised to know about you?
While I grew up in the South, I was born in Berkeley, CA in 1968 and lived there until the age of 10. My family lived around the corner from Tom Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). I was classmates/friends with his twins and would frequently go over to the Fogerty's home. I can recall playing hide and seek at their home/mansion and ending up in the game room which had gold records on the wall from floor to ceiling.
Where is your favorite place to be?
My happy place is Charleston, SC. I get down there at least once a month.
How do you drink your coffee?
I was a late adopter of coffee and only started drinking it several years ago. I enjoy iced coffee, black with just a splash of skim milk.
What do you love most about serving patients?
I love connecting with folks and meeting a need. The needs can vary. For some it is the medication we compound, for others it is the simple act of listening, hearing, and providing empathy and a solution.
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Keith Guy, IACP Board Member
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| Keith Guy, IACP Board Member |
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What was your first job?
My first job in pharmacy was after my first year in pharmacy school. It was at Howard Bros Pharmacy, a store that I would purchase 3 years later, just 8 months out of pharmacy school.
Why did you decide to get into compounding pharmacy?
I decided to get into compounding when I was approached by Walter Hayhurst from PCCA and Lou Capaci from New Orleans, LA.
My hobbies are gardening, reviving some old farming arts such as making sugar cane molasses in the fall and homemade meat preserving (hams and bacon in the ole smoke house).
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?
On my day off, I'm perfectly happy just working in the yard and being on my forest land.
What is something that we would be surprised to know about you?
I play and sing in a blue grass gospel band.
Where is your favorite place to be?
I would rather be at home on my farm, or with my grandchildren.
How do you drink your coffee?
What do you love most about serving patients?
Having a background and love for a holistic practice, I love giving people hope when they seem to have been everywhere else. I also love making an elegant compound.
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Marisol Lopez, IACP Board Member
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Marisol Lopez, IACP Board Member |
What was your first job?
My first job was a Summer School Program in Public Schools in Puerto Rico to help the community students.
Why did you decide to get into compounding pharmacy?
I was always fascinated by science and research. All my work and study opportunities at college where at research labs, and I had the opportunity to travel to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in AR, for Summer Internships. Compounding provided me the opportunity to combine my passion of working in a laboratory and provide healthcare solutions for a patient.
Listen to music, walk and swimming.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off?
Walk and relax, and sometimes listen to classical music.
What is something that we would be surprised to know about you?
I am a cancer survivor. I decided not to follow the path of traditional treatment protocol: Surgery, Chemo or Radio. I only had surgery and followed the orthomolecular treatment of Vitamin C IV infusions, with Dr. Michael Gonzalez, inducted into the Orthomolecular Hall of Fame, as my advisor.
Where is your favorite place to be?
I love to be at the beach and watch the sunrise.
How do you drink your coffee?
I like Puerto Rican coffee, with almond milk, without sugar.
What do you love most about serving patients?
I love to listen to their needs, evaluate and suggest possible treatment alternatives.
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We heard your requests to update IACP events and implement new programs! In 2018, we are going to debut new programming at all IACP events!
- Debuting New Programs and Events to Recognize Members: Your Education Committee, led by IACP President-elect Jennifer Burch, has worked diligently to choose speakers who address your specific content requests, and has implemented new programs recognizing IACP Members and IACP Corporate Members. We hope you enjoyed our new programs at January's Educational Conference! We were so pleased to recognize several IACP Members and Corporate Members during the January 2018 Educational Conference held in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Storm the Hill with Your Colleagues in Washington, DC and Share Your Patients' Voices with Capitol Hill to Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Medications!
Join us in Washington, D.C. for the
Compounders on Capitol Hill
at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel.
Register today for CCH 2018 to walk the halls of Congress to protect, promote, and advanced the art of compounding.
This is not the time to sit on the sidelines, we need you and your voice at CCH more than ever!
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