The College of Pharmacy Executive Leadership Board, led by Dean Donald E. Letendre, was established in 2010 to advise the College of Pharmacy as it develops and works towards its strategic goals and visions. The members of the board meet periodically to discuss the college's strategic plan, curriculum changes, fundraising, facilities, and trends in pharmacy practice, research and drug technologies.
Future Board Meetings
*A Board meeting will take place on the Friday of these dates:
Spring 2024: Thursday, May 2 — Saturday, May 4, 2024
Fall 2024: Thursday, October 24 — Saturday, October 26, 2024
Spring 2025: Thursday, May 1 - Saturday, May 3, 2025
Fall 2025: (TBD) Thursday-Saturday of UI Homecoming Week.
Ronald Betts
Ronald Betts, ’73 MS, Ph.D., has over 40 years of experience in pharmaceutical and diagnostics technology. He is the author or co-author of 25 issued U.S. patents and their foreign counterparts.
Michael Brownlee
Michael Brownlee, '01 PharmD, MS, FASHP, serves as the Chief Pharmacy Officer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean at the UI College of Pharmacy. In this capacity, he serves as an Ex-Officio member to the Board, representing the UIHC Pharmacists and the Pharmacy Profession.
Rod Cavin
Roderick (Rod) Cavin, BS, MBA is a principal at Zensights and co-founder of Patient Health First. He is a proven leader in the bio-pharmaceutical and medical device markets with extensive expertise and knowledge of U.S. and EU market access.
Dennis Erb
Dennis M. Erb, ’84 Ph.D., serves as Managing Director of University of Iowa Pharmaceuticals (UIP), following an extensive career as Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs at Merck. In this capacity with UIP, he returned to the Board as an Ex-Officio member, representing the largest FDA approved University-associated CDMO in the US.
Ryan Frerichs
Ryan Frerichs, '01 PharmD, is the Owner and Pharmacist of Meyer Pharmacy in Waverly, IA.
Chad Friday
Chad Friday, '97 RPh, is the Executive Director of Pharmacy at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, CO.
Kate Gainer
Kate Gainer, PharmD, serves as the Executive Vice President and CEO of the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA). In this capacity, she serves as an Ex-Officio to the Board, representing the Pharmacy Profession in Iowa.
Lisa Gersema
Lisa Gersema, '84 BSPh, '86 PharmD, is the Director of Pharmacy at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota and served as the Immediate Past-President of ASHP.
T.J. Griffin
T.J. Griffin, ’89 BSPH, RPh, is Senior Vice President of LTC Operations and Chief Pharmacy Officer at PharMerica.
Jeff Hampton
Jeff Hampton is Senior Vice President and General Manager U.S. and LATAM at Apotex Corp.
Jan Elias Hansen
Jan Elias Hansen, '83 BSPh, PhD, serves as Vice President of Evidence for Access (E4A), Public Affairs & Access at Genetech in Scottsdale, AZ.
Dennis Henderson
Dennis Henderson, '95 BBA, '01 MBA, is a 35-year telecommunication veteran and serial entrepreneur.
Michael Johnsrud
Michael Johnsrud, '91 BSPh, MS, PhD, RPh, is Executive Director for the Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education (TxCORE) and a Senior Research Scientist in Health Outcomes at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.
TJ Johnsrud
TJ Johnsrud ’66 BSPh, is founder and President of NuCara Pharmacy, now NuCara Management Group, which oversees community pharmacies and home medical equipment sites in six states, along with pharmacies providing sterile compounding and specialty medications. Dean Letendre elected TJ Johnsrud to continue his prior service on the Board in his new capacity as Chair in Fall 2021.
Donald E. Letendre
Donald Letendre, BSPh, PharmD, FASHP, is Dean and Professor of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. Previously, he held those titles at the University of Rhode Island, and was executive secretary of the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory Commission.
Shaoling Li
Shaoling Li, ’94 Ph.D., is Vice President of CMC & Quality at REVOLUTION Medicines.
David W. Miller
Dave Miller, '83 BSPh, PhD, is an accomplished global pharmaceutical executive and advisor with over 25 years of experience. He currently serves as an Operating Partner at GHO Capital, and also operates a specialty advisory practice, Miller Pharma.
Angie Nelson
Angie Nelson, PharmD, is Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Operations for Hy-Vee, Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa. She currently oversees pharmacy, health and wellness.
Ronald Nielsen
Ronald E. Nielsen, CPA, serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Sinclair Tractor in West Des Moines.
Julie Ramza
Julie Ramza, '75 BSPh, MBA, co-operates the only two independent pharmacies in Ottawa, Illinois and the only independent in Streator, Illinois.
Charlie Tobler
Charlie Tobler, '90 BSPh, MBA, is Co-Founder, Owner, and Senior Executive of TerSera Therapeutis, LLC in Deerfield, IL.
Tony Tong
Wei-Qin (Tony) Tong, '91 PhD, is President of Austarpharma and CSO of Guangzhou Bostal Drug Delivery Co.
Debbie Veale
Debbie Veale, '81 BSPh, is the Director of Payer Relations for CVS Pharmacy. Veale is a member of the National Council of Prescription Drug Programs, National Association of Chain Drug Stores and California Retailers Association.