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Angela Pascuzzi

Specialty and Home Delivery
Angela Pascuzzi graduated with her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from The University of the Pacific and completed the Ascension Rx PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership Residency. She is currently the Director of Pharmacy, Home Delivery Services, based out of Austin, TX. Her current role combines clinical and operations while overseeing large teams and leading our national Home Delivery strategy. Angela is the residency program director and preceptor for the required longitudinal Human Resources and Recruitment Rotation and the Specialty/Home Delivery Rotation.

Chris Bell

Medication Safety, Diversion, Regulatory
Chris received his PharmD degree from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in Lawrence, Kansas. Following graduation, he completed a combined PGY1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency and M.S. in Hospital Pharmacy Administration at the University of Kansas Health System, located in Kansas City, Kansas.

Chris currently serves as Senior Director and Medication Safety Officer for Ascension focused on national medication safety initiatives, acute care pharmacy operations support, pharmacy regulatory and accreditation compliance standards and guidance, as well as medication supply chain operations and shortage resilience efforts. Prior to joining Ascension, Chris spent much of his 16+ year career with the University of Kansas Health System in various leadership roles including Director of System Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, and Senior Director of Pharmacy System Support and Biomedical Engineering.

Chris’ career passions include patient safety, continuous improvement methodologies, improving medication delivery processes, and developing people. He has extensive precepting experience with students and residents, twice being recognized as Preceptor of the Year for the University of Kansas Health System PGY1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program. Chris maintains active involvement in the Kansas Council of Health System Pharmacy (KCHP), having served on multiple committees and was recognized as Volunteer of the Year in 2019. Most recently, he serves on the KCHP Board of Directors as the President. Chris also maintains active involvement with ASHP, having served on multiple Section Advisory Groups and in the ASHP House of Delegates. Chris is the residency program coordinator and preceptor for the required Medication Safety, Diversion, and Regulatory rotation.

Ronda Machen

Clinical Pharmacy Leadership - Acute
Ronda Machen graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington and completed post-graduate residency training at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She worked as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pediatrics and Nutrition Support at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin with Ascension Seton for 12 years before transitioning to the National Pharmacy Education team in 2019. In her tenure with Ascension, she has participated in numerous decision teams, created clinical pathways, and developed clinical pharmacy services. In her previous role as the Area Pharmacy Education Manager for Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, she developed TAG Implementation Toolkits, the National Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Advisory Committee, coordinated COVID-19 Pearls for Pharmacy, initiated Clinical Pearls, led the Virtual Residency Conference, and revitalized the Ascension Pharmacy Residency Optimization Committee and Residency Committee. Currently Ronda leads the Therapeutic Affinity Group and oversees the Expert Review Panels, national formulary, drug utilization, and clinical decision support.

Ronda is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and Pediatric Pharmacy Association. Her interests include Pediatrics, Nutrition Support, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, and Education. Ronda is a Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist and Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist. She was recognized as the Residency Preceptor of the Year by the University of Texas College of Pharmacy in 2019.

Mike Wascovich

Executive Pharmacy Leadership
Mike serves as Vice President, Medication Management and Chief Pharmacy Officer for Ascension in St. Louis, Missouri. Ascension is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, with 139 hospitals and 60+ retail pharmacies located across 19 states. In this role, Mike leads all aspects of Ascension Pharmacy Services including business and operational strategy and oversight; medication safety and quality; maintaining internal and external collaborative partnerships; and continuous enhancements to the patient and clinician experience.

Mike received degrees from The Ohio State University (Baccalaureate, Pharmacy), Tiffin University (MBA), and the University of Florida (PharmD). He also graduated from Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force into the Biomedical Science Corps. He is an active member of American Society of Health System Pharmacy serving on the Pharmacy Executive Leadership Academy. He also has board appointments on End Drug Shortage Alliance (EDSA) and Dispensary of Hope.

Sara Dodson, PharmD, MBA

340B Administration and Patient Medications Outcomes Disparity
Sarah received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Pharmacy before completing a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy residency through the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, and later received her MBA from Pittsburg State University.

She currently serves as Senior Director of 340B and Medication Assistance Programs for Ascension. Sarah was previously 340B Program Director for Ascension ministries in Kansas and Oklahoma for 9 years, with prior experience as a clinical pharmacist in a rural community pharmacy with a focus on chronic disease state management.

She’s supported the opening of multiple charitable care pharmacies as well as designed, implemented and expanded several medication assistance and affordability programs. Sarah is an advocate for the 340B program and medication affordability, providing testimony to the Kansas Legislature on the importance of the 340B program, presented on Ascension’s programs at national conferences, participated in research and publications on 340B and medication affordability, and regularly collaborates with external advocacy organizations including 340B Health and state hospital associations. In 2023 Sarah received the Wichita Business Journal's Healthcare Hero recognitions in Administrative Excellence and Community Outreach, and in 2024 as a Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce Woman of Distinction.

Molly Skifstad, PharmD, MHSA

Infusion
Molly Skifstad holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University and a Master’s in Health System Administration from Georgetown University. With a background in both clinical and operational leadership, Molly has held various positions that have equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of multiple stakeholders' perspectives and motivations.

In her current role as the Associate Vice President of Infusion at Ascension, Molly oversees infusion services, strategy, and development to meet service expectations and drive future growth. Her professional accomplishments include leading a statewide coalition that successfully passed state legislation for White Bagging, transitioning infusion practices to a proactive state, and implementing standards and processes for waste management, biosimilars, and hazardous medications.

Molly is passionate about increasing access and choice for infusion patients. She is particularly enthusiastic about best practices, advocacy, rural healthcare, and site of care. In her free time, Molly enjoys gardening, caring for her animals, and hunting in the woods, preferably with her husband Mike and their children, Lucy and Henry.

Ashley Van Allen

Clinical Pharmacy Leadership - Ambulatory
Ashley Van Allen graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arizona and completed post-graduate residency training at University of Washington and HealthPoint in Seattle, WA. After graduation, she worked as a Clinical Pharmacist at HealthPoint, a federally qualified health center. Ashley then transitioned to a leadership role at MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, WA where she served as the Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Manager overseeing pharmacists in primary care and specialty clinics, pharmacists in population health and the Diabetes and Nutrition Services team.

In 2021, Ashley moved to Ascension to support ambulatory care practice. In her current role she serves as the Director for Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Services overseeing pharmacists in population health, specialty pharmacy and ambulatory care services. Ashley is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Pharmacists Association and Washington State Pharmacy Association. Ashley is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist. She was recognized as the Washington State Pharmacist of the Year in 2020.

Mark Hayes

Advocacy
Mark Hayes is a lawyer and pharmacist with more than 30 years of federal and private sector health law and policy experience through which he has played a leading role in the development and enactment of health care policy and legislation in Washington. He served on the staff for four U.S. Senators (Grassley, Bond, Snowe and Jeffords), and served for more than seven years as Health Policy Director and Chief Health Counsel for the Senate Finance Committee Republican staff for Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley. He has also represented numerous clients at the federal level including hospital systems, managed care plans, health care corporations, pharmacies, health care trade associations, and coalitions. Through this experience, he was a leader in the policy development, legislative drafting and negotiations on the health care provisions of several major pieces of federal legislation including the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug benefit provisions of the Medicare Modernization Act, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, the Deficit Reduction Act, and the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Mark is currently the Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy at Ascension.

April Stefanell

Group Purchasing Organization Administration
April Stefanell received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She currently serves as Senior Director for Pharmaceutical Support Services at The Resource Group supporting pharmaceutical supply chain logistics. This role supports supply chain functions including distribution management, centralized pharmacy inventory management, shortage mitigation and onboarding new Participants to The Resource Group solution. Previous roles include Director, Pharmaceutical Deployment at The Resource Group, Medication Safety Area Manager for Ascension Rx, Medication Safety Coordinator at Ascension St. Vincent's Southside-Jacksonville and positions in clinical research and community pharmacy prior to Ascension. She currently is certified as 340B ACE, holds a Florida Consultant Pharmacist license and a member of American Society of Health System Pharmacy.

Matthew Diamond

Pharmacy Finance
Matt Diamond is currently the Vice President of Pharmacy Finance at Ascension. As the VP of Pharmacy Finance, Matt collaborates with leaders across Ascension while focusing on pharmacy related financials. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Marketing from Baldwin Wallace University and a Master’s in Business Administration from John Carroll University. Prior to joining Ascension, Matt served as the Pharmacy Finance Director at the Cleveland Clinic.