Leadership & Member Organizations

The Council is chaired by E. Robert Feroli, PharmD, FASHP. The vice-chairperson is Robert Campbell, Pharm. D. BCSCP at the Joint Commission.

USP serves as the Secretariat.

Member Organizations

• AARP
  James McSpadden
  Senior Policy Advisor
• American College of Clinical Pharmacology
  Myong Jin Kim, PharmD
  Director, FDA
• American Geriatrics Society
  Emily Peron, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP, FCCP
  Associate Professor
• American Medical Association
  Jennie B. Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MMedED, FCCP
  Director, Science and Drug Policy
• American Nurses Association
  Holly Carpenter, RN, BSN
  Senior Policy Advisor
• American Pharmacists Association
  Allison Hill, PharmD, RPh
  Director, Professional Affairs
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
  Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  Avra Thomas, PharmD, MS, BCGP, FASCP
  Senior Director of Pharmacy Practice
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  Dagmara Zajac, PharmD
  Associate Director of Pharmacy Practice
• Association for Accessible Medicines
  Robert Gaines, PharmD, MBA
  Senior Director, Sciences & Regulatory Affairs
• Defense Health Agency 
  Stephanie Pastewait, PharmD, MSW, BCPS, CPPS
  Deputy Chief, Center for Data Integration, Patient Safety Officer
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  Mary E. Burkhardt, MS, FASHP                                                                                            National Pharmacy Executive
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement 
  Jessica Behrhorst, MPH, CPPS, CPHQ, CPHRM
  Faculty
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  Michael J.  Gaunt, PharmD 
  Sr. Manager, Error Reporting Programs
• The Joint Commission
  Robert Campbell, Pharm.D.
  Vice President, Accreditation/ Certification Program Development and Accreditation Management
• National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
  Tara Modisett, CAE
  Executive Director
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
  Maureen Schanck PharmD 
  Professional Affairs Manager
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  Emily Paulucci, MS, MJ, RN, APRN, CPNP                                                           Professional Affairs Senior Manager                                                       
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  Carolyn Ha, PharmD
  Director, Policy and Research
• United States Pharmacopeia
  Christopher Isong, PharmD                                                                                         Senior Scientist II
   

Patient Representative

• Christopher Jerry                                                                                                      President & CEO, Emily Jerry Foundation

Individual Members

• Deborah Nadzam Melnyk, PhD, RN, FAAN
  Certified Grief Recovery Specialist
• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN, FFNMRCSI
  Nursing and Healthcare Consultant
• E. Robert Feroli Jr., PharmD, FASHP                                                                 Medication Safety Officer (Retired)
• Nicole Mollenkopf, PharmD, MBA, BCPS                                                                   Asst. Professor of Interprofessional Education Johns Hopkins School of Nursing