Janet Reese is the Director of Pharmacy at Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, New Mexico.  A graduate of University of New Mexico BS in Pharmacy, she will graduate from the Non-Traditional PharmD in May 2016.  She has practiced and managed in the retail, oncology, and hospital settings.

Jennifer Rose received her Pharm. D. at the University of New Mexico in 2014, after which she completed a PGY1 residency at Memorial Medical Center, in Las Cruces, NM. Now she works with the hospitalist group at Memorial Medical Center rounding on their patient’s and attending the daily interdisciplinary meetings.

Amy S. Buesing, BS-Pharm, MBA is Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences for the UNM College of Pharmacy and Director of the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program.   As Director, Amy’s responsibilities include providing general oversight and actualizing goals of the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program based in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Amy has over twenty-five years of experience in hospital pharmacy operations and management.  Her areas of interest include medication safety, regulatory issues related to pharmacy practice in New Mexico and mentoring/advising pre-pharmacy students.

Fiona Chao is a clinical pharmacist at Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) in Shiprock, NM. She graduated from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and went on to complete a PGY1 residency at NNMC. In addition to being a residency and student preceptor, she is the Student Program Coordinator for NNMC Pharmacy and collaborates with over 13 pharmacy schools to host more than 25 students each school year for their advanced pharmacy practice experience.

Fitz is the Director of Pharmacy for the Rehabilitation and Advanced Care Hospitals of Southern New Mexico in Las Cruces, NM.  , Fitz works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams from both Rehab and Acute Care settings to provide quality, safe, and clinically-minded in-patient medication to his patients. Fitz is a new to the legislative committee and is looking forward to representing his profession and expanding the roles of pharmacy technicians.  He is 2009 Graduate of the University Of New Mexico College Of Pharmacy.  

Scott currently serves as Chief Pharmacy Officer for Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, NM, where he is responsible for both inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy services.  He is a graduate of Ohio University and Ohio Northern University, Raabe College of Pharmacy.  Prior to joining Presbyterian, Scott has been in leadership positions in his career in a variety of settings including serving as director of pharmacy for the largest home infusion provider in New Hampshire, Director of Pharmacy Operations for Lovelace outpatient pharmacies, and as Assistant Vice President of Pharmacy Services for Carolinas HealthCare System based in Charlotte, NC.

Scott has a passion for promoting the advancement of pharmacy services in the health system setting, and oversaw the development of pharmacist-led clinics directed toward improving population health. In his current role, Scott is promoting the advancement of pharmacist clinicians through credentialing and privileging as advance practice professionals in acute care settings, as well as being utilized as physician extenders in the ambulatory space. In addition, Scott’s background in Lean methodologies is being utilized to foster process improvement activities throughout Presbyterian’s pharmacy enterprise.

William Havins is the Pharmacy Technology Program Director and Pharmacy Technician Instructor at Central New Mexico Community College.  Prior to accepting the role as Program Director, he was the Clinical Coordinator for the program.  He has been employed at CNM since 2002.  He was previously employed at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as a pharmacy technician and OTC manager for 13 years.  At Wal-Mart, he trained other pharmacy technicians and OTC managers in the Albuquerque area and throughout the state.  He began working as a “pharmacy clerk” in Arizona during his junior year in High School.  He became nationally certified through PTCB in 1995.  He is dedicated to enhancing the pharmaceutical care of patients provided by pharmacists through the education of pharmacy technicians. 

Rob Ringer received his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy in 1995 from the University of New Mexico, and his Pharm. D. from the University of Colorado in 2005.  In the past he has worked in nuclear pharmacy and hospital pharmacy, and now with the VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy working on several multi-center clinical trials.

Traci White is the Assistant Director of the UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program and Pharmacist Clinician at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces.  She graduated from UNM College of Pharmacy in 2006 and went on to complete a PGY1 residency at the University of Washington in Seattle.  Traci returned to Las Cruces in 2007 where she worked as an oncology pharmacist prior to her current clinical position at hospice where she provides pharmacologic symptom management for end-of-life care.  As an assistant professor at UNM COP, she provides lectures in the Pharmacotherapy block and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.  Traci’s areas of interest include advancing pharmacy practice, pain management and palliative care.