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Leadership

The Duval County Pharmacy Association was established to embrace pharmacy professionals from all areas of practice. Our leadership aims to include a diverse background of leaders from community, hospital, academia, industry, and other practices. If you are interested in becoming a leader of DCPA, please contact one of our officers.

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President's Committee

Kelsey Cook

Kelsey Cook

President

Serves the organization as the leader for each DCPA meeting and provides direction for the organization.

Kelsey has been a member of DCPA since 2019 and has previously served as the secretary. Kelsey is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida and the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Service Manager - Florida at Nemours Children’s Health. Kelsey also serves on the Professional Affairs Committee for the Florida Pharmacy Association.


Jessica Huston

Jessica Huston

Vice President

Serves the organization through fulfilling the president’s duties when they are unable to be president. Manages all communication for the organization.

Jessica has been a member of DCPA since 2019 and has previously served as the public relations chair/historian. Jessica is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She joined DCPA to network with pharmacists, stay current with CE, and get more involved in advocating for pharmacy as a profession. Jessica also serves on the Educational Affairs Council for the Florida Pharmacy Association.


Kimberly Jackson

Kimberly Jackson

Treasurer

Serves the organization by managing all finances, including collecting annual dues.

Kimberly is a full-time consultant pharmacist serving ten SNF/ALF facilities in Northeast Florida for Omnicare of Jacksonville in addition to providing consulting services for surgical centers with Pharm Pro LLC. She is a graduate of UF College of Pharmacy and has been working in long-term care since 2013. She has been an active member of DCPA since 2017, a member of the Florida Pharmacy Association, and serves on the education committee of the Florida Medical Directors Association.

Jill Boyett

Jill Boyett

Secretary

Serves the organization by managing meeting attendance and CE reporting.

Jill has been a member of DCPA for more years than she can recall and this is her first time volunteering as an officer. She has been a pharmacist in many different settings, but most recently transitioned into the role of Medical Science Liaison for Chiesi Global Rare Disease. Her favorite things about DCPA are the networking opportunities and great CE content.


Grace Simpson

Grace Simpson

Public Relations/Historian

Serves the organization by managing all social media and documenting DCPA events.

Grace joined DCPA in 2022 to connect with other local pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. She currently works as a diabetes educator in the greater Jacksonville area for Novo Nordisk.


Eric Jakab

Eric Jakab

Chairman of the Board

Serves the organization as the immediate past president and leads the Board of Directors.

Eric Jakab has been a member of DCPA since 2004 and has previously served as Treasurer and President.


Ali Patron

Ali Patron

AV Support

Serves the organization by managing all AV needs at meetings.

Ali Patron has been a member of DCPA since 2022. She currently works at Flagler Hospital as a Clinical Pharmacist and CVS Health as a District Support Pharmacist. Ali joined DCPA to give back to her profession and stay connected with fellow pharmacists after graduating pharmacy school.


TBD

TBD

Technician Representative

Serves the organization as the pharmacy technician representative.

 


Board of Directors

Carol Motycka Past President

Carol Motycka

Board
Neil Barnett Past President

Neil Barnett

Board
Stephanie Edinger Former Secretary

Stephanie Edinger

Board
Steve Spudic Board Member

Steve Spudic

Board

DeArcy Vaughan Past President

DeArcy Vaughan

Board
Nikki Cox Past Treasurer

Nikki Cox

Board
Kathy Baldwin Past FSHP President

Kathy Baldwin

Board

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