New APC board members elected

Congratulations to the seven newly elected members of the APC Board of Directors! They’ll take office January 1, 2026, joining the other members in setting the direction of the alliance. 

Here’s your 2026 APC Board of Directors (with newly elected members in bold):

• Board Chair: Philip Smyth, CPhT, FAPC; Lebanon, Ohio
• Chair-Elect: Alexander Pytlarz, PharmD; St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Immediate Past Board Chair: Gina Besteman, RPh, FAPC; Madison, Wisc.
• Vice President: Peter Koshland, PharmD; Berkeley, Calif.
• Treasurer: Chad Thompson, PharmD; Cincinnati, Ohio
• Pharmacy Compounding Foundation President: Michael Blaire, RPh, FAPC; Scottsdale, Ariz.

District II
Jack Korbutov, PharmD; Philadelphia, Pa.
Joseph Navarra, RPh, FACA, FAPC; Woodbury, N.Y.

District III
Matt Martin, PharmD, BCSCP; Crestwood, Ky. 
Tyler Chamberlain, PharmD, FAPC; Mount Pleasant, S. Car.

District IV
Katie Johnston; Brookhaven, Ga. 
Melissa Stefko; Odessa, Fla.

District V
Stacy Hightower, CPhT, FAPC; Aubrey, Texas 
Jonathan Head, PharmD; Irving, Texas

District VI
Kristen Youngdahl, PharmD; Golden, Colo. 
Matt Johnson; Englewood, Colo.

District VII
Dawn Ipsen, PharmD, FAPC; Snohomish, Wa. (1-year term)
Matthew Montes de Oca, PharmD; Gilbert, Ariz. (3-year term)

At-Large Members
Masoud Rashidi, PharmD, RPh, FAPC; Folsom, Calif. 
Jordan Cuccia, PharmD; Cypress, Texas