Rushia Brown
Inaugural WNBA Player; Founder, Women’s Professional Basketball Alumnae Association; Manager, Team and Player Development, Las Vegas Aces WNBA Team
Speakers
The lineup at Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit reflects the people making decisions inside pharmacy departments right now. It includes Chief Pharmacy Officers, VPs, and senior pharmacy leaders responsible for workforce, growth, and financial performance. This is one of the few events where more Chief Pharmacy Officers are in the room than at any other conference. The same leaders you benchmark against are the ones on stage.
About the Conference
The roster is built around one question: who does this audience need in the conversation? Speakers are selected based on the decisions they own, the systems they run, and the peers they work alongside.
Over 90% of the speaker lineup is health system leaders and executives.

Celebrity Keynotes
Select sessions bring in leaders from outside healthcare who have performed at the highest level under pressure. Their perspective sits alongside a program built around hospital and health system executives.
Inaugural WNBA Player; Founder, Women’s Professional Basketball Alumnae Association; Manager, Team and Player Development, Las Vegas Aces WNBA Team
Heisman Trophy Winner, College Football & Canadian Sports Hall of Famer
Speaker Lineup
Browse and explore all 150+ confirmed speakers across the program.
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Abduqadir | Pharmacy Compounding Specialist | Henry Ford Health |
| Caitlin Aberle | Director, Clinical Services | InPharmD |
| Habib Abraham | Director, Pharmacy Benefits | Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| Yemi Abudu | System Director, Pharmacy, Inpatient and Hospital Services | Texas Childrens Hospital |
| Tim Affeldt | Vice President, Specialty and Infusion Operations | Fairview Pharmacy Solutions |
| Ronnah Alexander | Chief Pharmacy Officer | Health First Community Health Center |
| Irvin Alfonso | Director, Inpatient Pharmacy | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| Luis Alfonso | Director, Pharmacy Services, Jackson North Medical Center | Jackson Health System |
| Joseph Aloi | Director, Pharmacy Clinical Operations | UVA Health University Medical Center |
| John A. Armitstead | Vice President, Pharmacy Services | Lee Health |
| Ghada Ashkar | Associate Chief, Ambulatory Pharmacy | UCLA Health |
| Stephanie Baker Justice | Director, Pharmacy Services, Cabell Huntington Hospital; Interim Chief Pharmacy Officer | Marshall Health Network |
| Jason Baldwin | Director, Pharmacy | Tampa General Hospital-Brooksville |
| Akeem O. Bale | Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Program Director, PGY1/2 HSPAL Residency Program | UTMB Health |
| Abdel Bendamkila | Executive Director, Pharmacy | ECU Health Medical Center |
| Brett Benfield | Vice President, Infusion Consulting Services | Fairview Pharmacy Solutions |
| Brian Benson | Executive Director, Pharmacy | UnityPoint Health |
| Jorge Berrios | Director, Clinical Consulting and Operations | Cardinal Health |
| Aron Beugli | Pharmacy Director | Santiam Hospital and Clinic |
| Tanya Bolte | Market Director, Pharmacy | ScionHealth |
| Kathryn Bowman | Director, Outpatient Pharmacy | Adams Health |
| Caroline Briggs | Director, Pharmacy | St. Mary’s Hospital, Bon Secours |
| Kathryn Brown | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Kaiser Permanente Enterprise Pharmacy |
| Rushia Brown | Inaugural WNBA Player; Founder, Women’s Professional Basketball Alumnae Association; Manager, Team and Player Development, Las Vegas Aces WNBA Team | — |
| Kristina Bryowsky | Regional Vice President, Pharmacy Services | SSM Health |
| Madeline Camejo | Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Baptist Health South Florida |
| Thomas Carey | Senior Director, Pharmacy Services | UW Northern Illinois |
| Y-Nhi Carr | Director, Pharmacy | Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, Inc. |
| Marquies Carter | Director, Health Systems | GSK |
| Kevin W. Chamberlin | Associate Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | UConn Health |
| Noelle Chapman | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | UCSF Health |
| Nicole Copley | Director, Pharmacy | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Institute of Libertyville |
| Jennifer Copple | Director, Pharmacy Infusion and Patient Assistance | Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| Melanie Crass | System Director, Ambulatory and Retail Pharmacy Services | Ascension Illinois |
| David L. Crosby | System Director, Infusion Pharmacy | Dartmouth Health |
| Kelley Curtis | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | St. Luke's Health System |
| Matt Dandino | Program Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Business, Department of Pharmacy | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| Nilesh Desai | Chief Pharmacy Officer | University of Miami Health System |
| Doug DeStefano | Corporate Vice President, Pharmacy Operations | RWJBarnabas Health |
| Travis B. Dick | Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Research, and Education | University of Rochester Medicine |
| Jordan Dow | Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer | Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Susan Downard | Senior Director, Clinical Drug Management and Pharmacy Benefits Programs | Ascension Rx |
| Casey Dugan | Vice President, Pharmacy Services | Children's Hospital Colorado |
| Patrice Dupart | Senior Vice President, Pharmacy | New York Presbyterian Hospital |
| Michael Eagon | Director, Strategic Partnerships | Lumicera Health Services |
| Matthew Eberts | Senior Director, System Pharmacy Business and Outcomes | University of Maryland Medical System |
| Nephthalee Edmond Tefera | Director, Pharmacy | MedStar Harbor Hospital |
| Darra M. Edwards | Corporate Pharmacy 340B Program Director | Prime Healthcare |
| Nakia Eldridge | Director, Pharmacy | Frederick Health |
| Sterling Elliott | Clinical Pharmacist Lead, Ambulatory Surgery Practice, Surgery and Procedures | Northwestern Medicine |
November 4–6, 2026 · Swissotel Chicago
Every session is open to every attendee. After the session, speakers are in the hallway, at receptions, and at roundtables. That's where the real conversations happen.