Leadership & Member Organizations

The Council is chaired by Matthew Grissinger RPh, FISMP, FASCP, Director of Error Reporting Programs at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). The vice-chairperson is Robert Campbell at the Joint Commission.

USP serves as the Secretariat.

Member Organizations

• AARP
  James McSpadden
  Senior Policy Advisor
• American College of Clinical Pharmacology
  Krista Levy
  Executive Director
• American Geriatrics Society
  Emily Peron, PharmD, MS
  Associate Professor
• American Medical Association
  Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
  Director of Science, Medicine, & Public Health
• American Nurses Association
  Holly Carpenter, RN, BSN
  Senior Policy Advisor
• American Pharmacists Association
  Meg Freiter, PharmD
  Senior Manager, Pharmacy Practice
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM
  Healthcare Risk and Safety Strategies
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  Arnold Clayman, PD, FASCP
  Vice President, Pharmacy Practice & Government Affairs
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
  Mary Ann Kliethermes, BS, PharmD, FAPHA, FCIOM
  Director, Medication Safety & Quality
• Association for Accessible Medicines
  Scott Kuzner, PhD
  Senior Director, Sciences & Regulatory Affairs
• BeMedWise Program at NeedyMeds
  Deborah E. Davidson
  Director of Special Projects
• Department of Defense
  Ashok Ramalingam, PhD, MS, RPh, CPPS
  Chief, Patient Safety Analysis Center
• Department of Veterans Affairs
  Rita L. Brueckner, PharmD, MS, MBA
  National Quality Management Officer
  National Program Manager
• Food and Drug Administration
  Jo Wyeth
  Postmarket Safety Program Lead
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  Britney Pierre, RN, MAS, BSN
  Senior Project Manager
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
  Matthew Grissinger, RPh, FISMP, FASCP
  Director, Medication Error Reporting Programs
• The Joint Commission
  Robert Campbell, Pharm.D.
  Director, Standards Interpretation
• Medication Safety Officers Society
  E. Robert Feroli, PharmD, FASHP, FSMSO
  Medication Safety Officer
• National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
  Tara Modisett
  Executive Director, Alliance for Patient Medication Safety
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
  Eileen Lewalski, PharmD, JD
  Professional Affairs Senior Manager
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing
  TBD
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  Carolyn Ha, PharmD
  Director, Policy and Research
• Society of Hospital Medicine
  Jenna Goldstein
  Senior Manager, Center for Hospital Innovation and Improvement
• United States Pharmacopeia
  Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MBA
  Director, Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Information

Patient Representative

• Chrissie Blackburn, MHA

Individual Members

• Deborah Melnick, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
• Rita Munley Gallagher, PhD, RN
  Nursing and Healthcare Consultant