The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) promotes leadership, sharing, learning, and policy exchange among state pharmacy associations and pharmacy leaders nationwide, and provides education and advocacy to support pharmacists, patients, and communities working together to improve public health.  NASPA was founded in 1927 as the National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE). 

Mission, Vision & Purpose Statements of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)

The mission of NASPA is to enhance the professional management of state pharmacy associations and to facilitate communication and activities related to issues of common concern among our state association members.

The Vision of NASPA

NASPA enables state pharmacy association executives to improve their work and service through the sharing of ideas and the pursuit of activities that benefit and strengthen state pharmacy associations and the members they serve.

The Purpose of NASPA is to:

  1. Provide a forum for the exchange and dissemination of information, ideas, experiences and opinions.
  2. Provide educational opportunities to improve state pharmacy association administration and management.
  3. Promote the highest possible professional standards for state pharmacy association executives.
  4. Promote the development of efficient methods, procedures and techniques for managing the affairs of state pharmacy associations.
  5. Advance and promote improvements in professional standards associated with pharmacy practice.
  6. Capitalize on the unique position of state pharmacy association executives to identify emerging pharmacy trends and issues, and to articulate those emerging trends and issues to other national organizations.
  7. Facilitate state level advocacy on issues selected by the Alliance.

2010/2011 Officers

Marghie Giuliano
Connecticut
President
Michael Jackson
Florida
President-Elect
Carmelo Cinqueonce
South Carolina
1st Vice President
Lynn Rolston
California
2nd Vice President
Ron Fitzwater
Missouri
Secretary/Treasurer
Rebecca Snead
Executive Vice President

Executive Committee

Phil Woodward
Oklanhoma
term to end 2011
Julie Johnson
Minnesota
term to end 2011
Joni Cover
Nebraska
term to end 2012
Mindy Smith
Arizona
term to end 2012
Baeteena Black
Tennessee
(past-president )

Committee/Workgroups

Nominating Committee

Baeteena Black, chair
Tennessee
Mike Larkin
Kansas
Sue Schaefer
South Dakota
Jeff Rochon
Washington State
David Johnson
Massachusetts

Program Committee

Pat Epple, chair
Pennsylvania
Mike Larkin
Kansas
David Johnson
Massachusetts
Julie Johnson
Minnesota
Joni Cover
Nebraska
Sue Schaefer
South Dakota
Jeff Rochon
Washington State

Audit and Finance Committee

Ron Fitzwater (Chair)
Missouri
term to end 2010
Carmelo Cinqueonce
South Carolina
term to end 2010
Larry Wagenknect 
Michigan
term to end 2010
Jim Bracewell
Georgia
term to end 2011
Joni Cover
Nebraska
term to end 2012

Associate Member Advisory Committee 2010/2011

April Shaughnessy
AMCP – Chair
Daniel Bellingham
HDMA
Bill Eley
American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc.
Steve Firman
Pharmacy Marketing Group
Julie Gerhart
Merck
Todd Grover
ChainDrugStore.net
Sandra Guckian
NACDS
Cathy Polley
FMI