Meet the PLEI Board of Directors

Easton, MD

John is proprietor of Vaccine Dynamics and managing editor of Immunize.org’s free weekly newsletter IZ Express. He has published over 300 articles and 12 books. As a Colonel in the U.S. Army, John directed the Military Vaccine Agency, where he organized “Immunization University.”  In 1996, he wrote the curriculum for “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery.” John was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021. He received the Remington Honor Medal (2020), the  ΦΛΣ National Leadership Award (2003, 2017), Rho Chi Society Lecture Award (2011), Gloria Francke Leadership Mentor Award (2006), ASHP Award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature (2006), AMSUS Andrew Craigie Award (2004), and the APhA/HCQA Pinnacle Award (1998).

Biddeford, ME

Ron is a pharmaceutical industry executive, currently leading Omnibus Pharma Consulting, LLC. He previously retired from Novartis Pharmaceuticals where he had several leadership roles in Global Development Operations. Ron previously served as founding Chief Operating Officer for Eboo Pharmaceuticals. He also served in a variety of executive roles with Asubio Pharmaceuticals, including vice president for clinical and project management. Earlier in his career, he held marketing and medical affair roles at Altana Pharma. Ron has additional management experience with Pharmacia & Upjohn, the Analytica Group, Omnicare, RiteAid, and Brooks Drugs. Ron currently serves as an ex-officio member of the Phi Delta Chi Executive Council. He was elected national president of ΦΛΣ in 1985.

Phoenix, AZ

Nancy is Associate Dean for Academic and Professional Affairs at R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy– Phoenix Campus and Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. She is also Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for both the Phoenix and Tucson Campuses. She is a former president of the American Pharmacists Association and Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society; and former grand officer for Phi Delta Chi. She is a director of the Pharmacy Leadership & Education Institute and has been engaged in PLEI leader development activities for nearly 30 years. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach. In 2020, Nancy was the recipient of the Gloria Niemeyer Franke Leadership Mentor Award, 2021 Linwood F. Tice Friend of the APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists Award and 2022 Honorary Alumni of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

Seattle, WA

Kevin is currently the Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations at Valley Medication Center in Renton (Seattle), Washington. He completed his PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership residency at UW Medicine in 2018, also earning an Executive Masters of Health Administration from the University of Washington School of Public Health. He then served as the Inpatient Pharmacy Operations Manager at Harborview Medical Center from 2018-2024. Kevin is currently serving as the alternate delegate for the state of Washington’s ASHP House of Delegates after completing his 3-year term as the Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) Health-System Academy Chari ending in 202. He previously served on the ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum Executive Committee and the ASHP Council of Education and Workforce Development. Kevin’s professional interests include: utilization of strengths-based communication and collaboration both within pharmacy and throughout the health-system, facilitating pharmacist integration into the care team, and expanding healthcare operations to improve patient outcomes through cost-effective and patient-centered strategies. 

Lafayette, LA

Andrea currently serves as the Grand President of the Phi Delta Chi Fraternity. Prior to her term as Grand President, she was active in the Southcentral Region as the Regional Director for Alumni Affairs and she served two terms as the Grand Vice President of Alumni Affairs. She attended the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center and graduated in 2011. Andrea’s career began as a clinical pharmacist focusing on hospice and palliative care. She now works as the Pharmacy Manager for a local independent pharmacy in Louisiana.

Lexington, KY

Mike is President and CEO of Heath Healthcare Consulting, Inc, focusing on healthcare quality organizational mission advancement and philanthropy. Mike served on active duty in the United States Army for 31 years, culminating in his final active-duty senior leadership position as Chief Pharmacist for the Army and the Pharmacy Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. He is the 2002 recipient of the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS) Andrew Craigie Award, the 2005 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Distinguished Federal Pharmacist Award, the 2006 recipient of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni of the Year. Additionally, he was selected as the 2006 recipient of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, and in 2011 he was honored as the Phi Lambda Sigma National Alumnus of the Year. In 2013 he was selected as an APhA Fellow. Mike was selected as the 2024 ASHP William A. Zellmer Lecture Award recipient. He served for nine years as a member of the MUSC Foundation Board. He currently serves on the MUSC College of Pharmacy Deans’ Advisory Board. Additionally, Mike is a member of the Beaumont YMCA Board in Lexington, KY and is a member and currently chair of the University of Cincinnati (James L. Winkle) College of Pharmacy Leadership Advisory Board. Mike is the APhA Federal Pharmacy Consultant, and he continues to serve as a moderator on the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy PharmD incoming candidate interview committee. Mike’s motto and guiding principle is “Here to Serve.” 

Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, The University of Tennessee Heath Science Center

Memphis, TN

Kirk is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. He runs an active research laboratory focusing on infectious diseases drug discovery, teaches medicinal chemistry in the professional pharmacy program, and graduate level courses for Ph.D. students. Kirk earned his Pharm.D. from UTHSC in 2005 and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2008. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and University of Illinois at Chicago. Prior to joining the faculty at UTHSC, Kirk was an Assistant Professor at Idaho State University College of Pharmacy. Kirk is an active member of the American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and Phi Delta Chi Professional Pharmacy Fraternity. He is the faculty advisor for the Omega Chapter of Phi Delta Chi.

Moseley, VA

Michael is Principal for Michael A. Mone & Associates, LLC, a regulatory consulting group. He also serves on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Michael was formerly with and has retired from both CVS Health as Senior Legal Counsel and Cardinal Health, where he was Vice-President and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory, having served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility since 2006. From 1996 to 2004, he was Assistant Attorney General (Administrative Law Section) of the Florida Office of the Attorney General. Michael received his pharmacy and law degrees from the University of Florida, where he was initiated into the Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity and was the inaugural President of Phi Lambda Sigma. In 2016, he received the Gloria N. Francke Leadership Mentor Award.

Oakland, CA

Michael leverages his 20-years of executive experience in higher education (Samuel Merritt University), association management (California Pharmacists Association), non-profit management (Pharmacy Foundation of California) and technology start-ups (Aprexis Health Solutions and Premier Pharmacists Networks) to help new and seasoned leaders create lives of impact, purpose, joy, and well-being. In addition to private clients, Michael has contracts to deliver training and coaching through Fluencepro.com and ExecOnline.com. Michael received his BS degree in biology from MIT in 1995, PharmD from UCSF in 1999, and Co-Active Coach Training Certificate in 2015. Michael’s achievements and impact have been recognized through various awards including the Albert B. Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award (2006) and California Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of the Year (2020). 

Grant Stimes, PharmD, MPA, BCPS, BCIDP: Texas Children’s Hospital

Houston, TX 

Grant Stimes is currently serving as Grand President. He graduated from Drake University in 2017 with a PharmD and Masters in Public Administration. He then completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and PGY2 in Infectious Diseases through the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy and CT Children’s. After completing his post-graduate training, he has been working as a pediatric infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship clinical pharmacy specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Grant joined Phi Delta Chi in 2011 and served as WP and WAL in the Psi Chapter. Grant was able to assist in the reactivation of the Nu Chapter and chartering of the Gamma Sigma Chapter while he was a student in addition to serving on some national committees. After graduating, Grant served as the Midwest Regional Director for Alumni Affairs for four years before serving two years as the Grand Vice President for Alumni Affairs. In his free time, Grant enjoys walking around the parks and bayous in Houston and trying out new restaurants in the city.

South Lyon, MI

Kenny has led a varied career as a community pharmacist, manager, small-business owner, association manager, and now a Methodist minister. A 1992 graduate of Ohio Northern University, he served with Meijer Pharmacy as a manager from 1992-99. Kenny then owned two pharmacies in South Lyon, Michigan, between 2002 and 2014. He lectured for and precepted students from Ohio Northern and the University of Michigan. Kenny formed his own association-management company, Jorwalk Management. From that base, he was PLEI’s executive manager from 2008-14 and has served as Phi Delta Chi’s executive director from 2008 to the present. In 2015, Kenny graduated from the Methodist Theological School of Ohio and now serves as the Pastor at Walled Lake United Methodist Church in Walled Lake, Michigan.