Doug Long, M.B.A., is vice president of industry relations at IQVIA, one the world’s largest pharmaceutical information companies. IQVIA offers services to the pharmaceutical industry in over 101 countries around the globe.

Doug’s fundamental task is to help secure data for all existing and new databases supported by IQVIA, manage supplier, manufacturer and association relationships, and develop information for data partners. As a direct consequence of his involvement in these areas, Doug has considerable experience with, and a unique perspective on, the changing U.S. and global healthcare marketplace and pharmaceutical supply chain.

Doug received a B.A. degree from DePauw University and an M.B.A. in management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

David Sellars, CEng, is principal, product innovations at DrFirst. He has over 20 years of healthcare experience with a deep emphasis in big data, artificial intelligence, healthcare interoperability, programming, and systems optimization. He has served at DrFirst since 2010, leading R&D for the Product Team and holds multiple AI patents applied to healthcare. These efforts have received multiple innovation and safety awards from the industry and partners alike. His experience in healthcare started with the five top EHR’s, including implementing clinical modules and large multi-hospital migrations and more recently has been focused on the retail pharmacy space.

J. Randle Hoggle, B.Pharm., D.Ph., M.B.A., is managing director of Advasur, which provides the Advasur 360 DSCSA Compliance Turn-Key Outsource System and Services for the dispenser market. Randy has over 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical supply chain management Industry.

Since 2000, Randy has founded four companies that have built four systems for the federal government with the last system being the FDA CDER Electronic Labeling Information Processing System (ELIPS), completed in 2013 as the DSQA act was passed. More recently, FDA licensed the Advasur 360 system for selected contractors to use in two studies that assessed the ability of small dispensers to comply with DSQA. Both were successfully completed with 100% compliance by the 47 small dispenser participants.

Randy received his D.Ph. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his M.B.A. from Duke University.

Benjamin Bluml, B.S.Pharm., is the executive director and senior vice president for research and innovation at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation. Along with his 27-plus years as the principal architect for the clinical and technology models in the Foundation’s patient care programs and 12 years of pharmacy practice experience, Ben is the author of numerous innovative health care software applications and professional journal publications related to his work on collaborative practice, health information technology, interdisciplinary patient care, and quality improvement.

He works with pharmacists, physicians, payers, technology companies, research and public health organizations across the United States to design and implement innovative patient-centered, team-based care programs and health care service delivery systems.

Bluml received his B.S.Pharm. from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Pharmacy. 

Kevin Borcher, Pharm.D., is the senior project coordinator for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Training and Technical Assistance Center at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research. Kevin is responsible for developing and delivering programmatic and technical assistance for thePDMP and other justice and public health initiatives.

Prior to this, Kevin was the pharmacy informatics coordinator at Nebraska Methodist Hospital and most recently was the vice president of PDMP and pharmacy programs for Nebraska at CyncHealth.

Kevin  has worked within areas involving geriatrics, behavioral health, and informatics. He has served on the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy for over ten years and on the Nebraska Board of Health for over six years.

He received his Pharm.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and completed a residency in Phoenix, Ariz.

Ken Whittemore, Pharm.D., is VP of pharmacy and regulatory affairs at Surescripts, the nation’s largest health information network. Pharmacies, payers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), physicians, hospitals, health information exchanges and health technology firms rely on Surescripts to more easily and securely share health information. Ken’s responsibilities at Surescripts include monitoring and influencing state and federal laws and regulations related to health information technology, acting as Surescripts’ liaison to national and state pharmacy associations and boards, and providing guidance to the development and implementation of Surescripts programs so that they are responsive to the needs of pharmacists and the organizations in which they practice.

Prior to joining Surescripts in 2001, Ken was Vice President of Management, Professional, and State Affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), where he was responsible for handling the managed care, regulatory, and operational issues that confronted NCPA’s independent pharmacy members. He also was NCPA’s liaison to all state, regional, and national pharmacy groups.  Earlier, Ken co-owned a successful independent pharmacy in western Maryland.

Ken is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, is licensed to practice pharmacy in Maryland, and holds an M.B.A. from Mount Saint Mary’s University.

Brandi Van Patton, Pharm.D., is chief clinical officer at LogiCoy, which provides complete next generation healthcare IT solutions, including PDMP, e-Prescribing, application and data integration technologies.  Previously she was in charge of submitter compliance, data integrity, and PDMP integrations for the Nebraska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).

Brandi is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina and has practiced geriatric pharmacy for 16 years in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Ann Johnson, Pharm.D., is president at Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, LLC (PHSL) and began working for the company in 2010. PHSL provides business strategy and management consulting services to pharmaceutical manufacturers, DTx companies, managed care organizations, retail pharmacy chains, pharmacy practice management software developers, and law firms. Ann works on a variety of projects, with a current emphasis in drug compendia review and product launch support, 340B program assessment and auditing, PBM RFP support, analytics and pricing reimbursement, financial modeling, contract review, operational assessments, and policy and procedure writing and review.

Ann received her Pharm.D. from Duquesne University and graduated with a concentration in pharmacy management. She is an APPE preceptor for the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy and Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy. Ann has authored numerous articles and been published in several pharmacy journals including Specialty Pharmacy Times, Inside Patient Care, Computer Talk for the Pharmacist, and MedHealth Outlook.

Marsha Millonig, M.B.A., B.Pharm., is the president and CEO of Catalyst Enterprises, a healthcare consulting practice helping clients achieve strategies for improved health outcomes. Marsha is also an associate fellow of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy’s Center for Leading Healthcare Change.

Prior to forming her company, Marsha was with the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) and their philanthropic foundation, and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS.) She also served as the interim executive director of the Minnesota Pharmacists Association from 2014-2019.

Marsha is a practicing pharmacist and pharmacist immunizer, working in community pharmacy. She is also a published author. Her latest work, “100 MTM Tips for Pharmacists,” is available as an e-book at the Apple Store, Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo Canada.

She received a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota and her M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. She completed the American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) Executive Residency in Association Management.