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Who should I call? Staff
Responsibilities at The Alliance
Lawrence J. Sage is the Executive Vice
President of the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance.
Lary has been with
the IPA since April of 1991. Lary is responsible for all the staff
members of the IPA. His official job description states that the
Executive Vice President is the chief operating officer of the Alliance
and manages the day-to-day activities of the Alliance. The Executive
Vice President provides the implementation for developing pharmacist
leadership in the Alliance with the purpose of advancing pharmacy
practice in Indiana. The Executive Vice President is the primary
spokesperson representing pharmacy practice in Indiana.
Some activities he is involved in are
developing and implementing strategic and other board approved plans and
initiatives for Alliance, managing the office and supervising personnel,
publishing quarterly journal and periodic newsletters, articulating IPA
concerns and policies before the legislature, boards and other
governmental entities, and other professional associations. He also
serves as an officer of the Pharmacy Education Foundation and other
IPA subsidiaries. He is also responsible for financial planning and
forecasting, management of assets and fund raising and related
activities. Lary represents the Alliance and Academies at meetings of
national affiliated organizations.
Lary is the staff liaison for the Indiana Pharmacists Action Committee
of the IPA. Any questions pertaining to legislation or governmental
affairs should be directed to Lary’s attention.
Tabitha Cross is the Director
of Professional Development.
Tabitha joined IPA in July of 2002. Tabitha received a Master of
Science in Education from the IU School of Education with a
concentration in Higher Education. She completed a B.S. degree in Public
Health from the IU School of Public & Environmental Affairs
in 1996. In 2009, Tabitha earned the CAE (Certified Association
Executive) designation through the American Society of Association
Executives (ASAE).
Tabitha has overall responsibility for
developing and assessing professional development opportunities for
members of IPA through the development of continuing education programs
in conjunction with the Education Council of the Alliance. Tabitha serves as the
Administrator for all
educational activities and is identified as such to the Accreditation Council
for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Among other duties, Tabitha also
oversees the Alliance web site and serves as the Managing Editor for The Indiana Pharmacist (quarterly journal) and
the ImPAct newsletter. Tabitha also develops membership recruitment and
retention materials and programs for the Alliance.
Tabitha is staff liaison for Indiana
Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ISHP), Indiana Society of Senior
Care Pharmacists (ISSCP), Indiana Academy of
Pharmacy Technicians (IAPT), and Community Pharmacies of Indiana (CPI). Any questions about the activities of these
groups can be directed to Tabitha.
Carol Dunham is Meeting Coordinator
for the Alliance. Carol has been with the IPA since July of 1990.
Carol has overall responsibility, subject
to direction from the Executive Vice President, for meeting planning and
coordination. This includes preview, inspection and recommendation of
potential sites for Alliance and affiliated organization’s meetings.
Carol works with personnel at the selected site to develop plans for
meetings, including menu planning and selection, scheduling of rooms,
room setups, audio visual requirements and equipment, etc. She works
with other Alliance staff to develop brochures and notices for marketing
of meetings to pharmacists, technicians and other health care providers,
and arranges distribution of brochures and meeting notices.
Developing and maintaining a database of
possible sites and potential vendors and exhibitors is an ongoing task
for Carol. If you encounter any drug company representatives who wish to
present CE programs or to exhibit at our meetings, please direct them to
contact her at the IPA office. Carol also serves as the staff person
assigned to the Education Council, whose
primary duty is to plan the Annual Meeting of the Alliance and other
meetings as needed. She also assists the ACPE Administrator in assuring
compliance with ACPE guidelines for presenting CE programs.
Carol is staff liaison for
the Pharmacists Recovery
Network (PRN) and the Indiana Academy of Community Pharmacists (IACP). Any questions
about the activities of these groups can be directed to Carol.
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