Midwest AMCP
Mission
Midwest AMCP seeks to serve the AMCP membership in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan in three primary areas: networking, advocacy, and continuing education programming.
Leadership
President: Andrew Erickson, MBA
President-Elect: Natalie Pirkola, BCACP, MA, MBA, PharmD
Secretary: Millie Mo, PharmD
Treasurer: Troy Koch, PharmD
Education Committee: Amina Bensami, PharmD; Joe Ward, MBA
Member/Fundraising Committee: Kevin Shinaberry, BS; Veeral Vyas, PharmD
Student Liaison: Avin Yaldo, PharmD, PhD
Immediate Past President: Casey Lucas, PharmD
Event/Social Committee: Joy Wahawisan, PharmD, BCPS; Sunny Hirpara, PharmD
Event Operations Chair: Tom Ranft, BS
Head Delegate: Shefali Mihelich
Midwest State Delegates:
- Michigan: John Hodges; Amelia Damlo, PharmD
- Wisconsin: Jay Eickman, PharmD, BCPS; Amy Schmerse, PharmD
- Illinois: Daisy Armann, PharmD; Aisha Hussain, PharmD, BCPS
- Indiana: Stacie Smith, PharmD; Wendi Powell, PharmD
Member Dues
There are no additional charges to be a Midwest-AMCP member, however, you must be a current AMCP member for affiliate membership.
Events & Activities
Midwest Call for Board Applications
Applications are being accepted for the 2025-2026 Midwest AMCP Board of Directors. The Board of Directors seeks candidates for President-Elect, Education Co-Chair, and Fundraising Co-Chair. Completed applications and materials listed on the application checklist must be emailed and received at @email no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, January 17th, 2025.
CE Dinner Program - "Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Management in Managed Care 1.5 CME/CPE Credits"
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Registration and Reception: 6–6:30pm CT
Dinner and Presentation: 6:30–8:30PM CT
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
920 2nd Ave S Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Dinner and drinks are provided by Impact Education, LLC.
Attention Students - Midwest Scholarships Available for AMCP 2025
Midwest AMCP is accepting applications for scholarships to attend AMCP 2025. Scholarships of $1500 each will be awarded to selected PharmD students. Applicants must be either PharmD students or pharmacy graduate students in good academic standing from an ACPE-accredited college or university within Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, or Wisconsin. Applicants must hold an active AMCP student membership. Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible for the next two subsequent national meetings. Interested applicants should complete and the application below which must be emailed to @email and received by January, 26, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.
Midwest AMCP Day of Education – Detroit
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Contact
For more information, please contact @email.
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Founding Members
Christina Barrington, Middleville; Maribeth Bettarelli, Vernon Hills; Mitzi Wasik, Chicago; Margaret Byun, Chicago; Mark Matusik, Deerfield; Ryan Sekula, Deerfield; Ed Cohen, Deerfield; Thomas Marshall, Deerfield; Domenic Mantella, Chicago; Robert Wittenberg, Northbrook; J. Warren Salmon; Nital Agrawal, Wheeling; Ami Thakkar, Chicago; Tammi Garzanelli, Northbrook; and Brian Bautista, Abbott Park