The Dean’s Advisory Council is a small group of Binghamton University alumni, friends and pharmacy leaders who assist the dean and key members of the school’s leadership in determining the direction and focus the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is taking. The council aids in all aspects of accreditation, including participation in site visits and strategic planning. Council members are selected by the dean and represent a broad range of backgrounds and expertise.
Members
Charles N. Aswad, MD
Executive Vice President Emeritus, Medical Society of the State of New York
Director, Healthcare Division Transnational Business Solutions
Richard Blansky, MD
Ascension Medical Group
Rajesh J. Davé, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President of Clinical Integration and Chief Medical Officer
United Health Services
Matt Devalaraja, PhD, DVM
Founder, President and CEO
Nipuna Therapeutics, Inc.
James Gallagher, RPh
Senior Advisor, Pharmacist Talent Acquisition
CVS Health
Brian Kam '19, PharmD '22
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Naima Kradjian
Chief Executive Officer
Goodwill Theatre, Inc.
Richard K. Merchant
CEO
Health WorkForce New York
Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Area Health Education Center
Central New York Area Health Education Center
Northern Area Health Education Center
Paul D. Mollo, PharmD
National Director for Medication Outcomes Disparity
Ascension
Julia Napoli, PharmD ‘22, RPh
Medical Information Manager at LEO Pharma
Ira S. Nordlicht, BA Economics Harpur College,Binghamton ’69, JD NYU School of Law ’72
Director of Alfa Wassermann, Inc.
Phil Samples, BS (Phr), MS, PharmD, Colonel, USAF (Ret)
Consultant
Samples Professional Healthcare Consulting (SPHC)
Michelle Schwartz BSN '76, MPP/MPH
Chair, Advisory Board Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley
Chair, American Friends of Jordan River Village
Sara Spencer, PharmD
Upstate N.Y. Clinical and Scientific Liaison
Otsuka Pharmaceutical
