Gazette Staff Report
Dana Fontenot, CPhT, of Evangeline Drug Store, in Ville Platte has been installed as the Pharmacy Technician Representative of the Louisiana Pharmacists Association.
The Louisiana Pharmacists Association held its 134th Annual Convention at the Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge on July 21-23, 2016, where the association installed its 2016-2017 Board of Directors.
The 2016-2017 Board of Directors for the Louisiana Pharmacists Association are:
President – Bill Kirchain, PharmD, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA;
Immediate Past President – Errol Duplantis, RPh, Lloyd’s Remedies, Gray, LA;
President-Elect – Julie W. Breithaupt, PharmD, MBA, Red River Pharmacy, Alexandria, LA;
Treasurer –Kenny Wilson, RPh, Don’s Pharmasave, Marksville, LA;
Parliamentarian – Malcolm Broussard, RPh, LA Board of Pharmacy, Baton Rouge, LA;
Regional Directors for 2016-2017 are:
Bayou Region – Jason Bergeron, PharmD, Houma, LA;
Capital Region – J. Scott Black, RPh, Gulfcoast Pharmaceutical Specialty, Prairieville, LA;
Central Region – Kimberly Wixson, RPh, Cottonport Corner Drug, LLC, Cottonport, LA;
Northeast Region – Ben Orlando, RPh, Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Monroe, LA;
Orleans Region – LaKeisha Williams, PharmD, Xavier University College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA;
Pontchartrain Region – Steve Ritter, RPh, Rite Aid #7268, Harahan, LA;
Red River Region – Leah Snyder, PharmD, Montgomery Pharmacy, Montgomery, LA;
Southwest Region – Aurdie Bellard, RPh, Bellard’s Family Pharmacy, Eunice, LA;
Directors-at-Large for 2016-2017 are:
Bill Bourn, PhD, Retired Dean and Professor of ULM School of Pharmacy, Monroe, LA;
Maurice Gold, RPh, Retired, Lake Charles, LA;
Robert Scelfo, RPh, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, Mandeville, LA;
Christie Soileau, RPh, Soileau’s Pharmacy, New Iberia, LA;
Anthony Walker, PharmD, University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy, Monroe, LA;
Beverly Walker, PharmD, University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy, Monroe, LA;
Pharmacy Technician Representative for 2016-2017 is:
Dana Fontenot, CPhT, Evangeline Drug Store, Ville Platte, LA
The Louisiana Pharmacists Association, established in 1882, strives to promote the interests of all pharmacists of the State of Louisiana.
For more information about the LPA and its benefits, contact Julie Fuselier, LPA Executive Director at (225)-346-6883.