Walgreens Pharmacy Deans Advisory Council
Walgreens is partnering with 17 pharmacy school deans to form the Walgreens Deans Advisory Council, an initiative designed to enhance the pharmacy profession and better support pharmacists as they provide valuable care to their local communities.

Stories about the Walgreens Dean’s Council

Meet George MacKinnon, new co-chair of the Walgreens Deans Advisory Council
MacKinnon joined the council at its inception in February 2024 and is now taking the helm alongside Walgreens pharmacy leader John Colaizzi.

Walgreens Marks One-Year Anniversary of Deans Advisory Council, Driving Progress in Addressing Pharmacy Industry Challenges
The Council’s first year delivers tangible solutions to strengthen pharmacy talent pipeline and transform the future of pharmacy.

Walgreens Partners With Colleges of Pharmacy to Advance the Pharmacy Profession
The Walgreens Deans Advisory Council will collaborate to address key issues, including staffing challenges and decreasing pharmacy school enrollment
Interviews with Deans
Walgreens Pharmacy Deans Advisory Council Members

Rick
Gates
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Deans Council Sponsor
Walgreens

George
MacKinnon
Deans Council Co-Chair
Dean, Medical College of Wisconsin

John
Colaizzi
Deans Council Co-Chair
Vice President of Pharmacy Practice, Walgreens

Lorri
Walmsley
Deans Council Vice Chair
Director of Pharmacy Affairs, Walgreens

Jennifer
Adams
Associate Dean
Idaho State University

Julie
Akers
Dean
Washington State University

Ranti
Akiyode
Dean
Howard University

Stuart
Beatty
Dean
Ohio Northern University

Michelle A.
Clark
Dean, Professor
Nova Southeastern University

Robert
DiCenzo
Dean
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

Johnnie
Early
Dean
Florida A&M University

Don
Godwin
Dean, Professor
University of New Mexico

Anne
Lin
Dean, Professor
St. John’s University

S. Suresh
Madhavan
Dean
Temple University

Melissa
McGivney
Associate Dean, Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Sharrel
Pinto
Dean
Belmont University

Sunil
Prabhu
Dean, Professor
Western University

Glen
Schumock
Dean
University of Illinois at Chicago

Kelly M.
Smith
Dean
University of Georgia

Terri
Warholak
Dean
St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Amy
Wilson
Associate Professor
Creighton University
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