Welcome to PharmacyNOW's MentoringSPACE, where pharmacy professionals from around the world can make a meaningful connection with an expert group of pharmacists and related professionals with the experience and desire to help solve problems.

MentoringSPACE provides an open forum for pharmacists with varying levels of experience and backgrounds to come together to help improve the industry. Here you can pose a question to an expert, pass along your knowledge, form lasting relationships with other professionals and more. MentoringSpace has qualified and respected MENTORS, eager to share their knowledge, experience and thoughts on a wide variety of professional topics. Many of our MENTORS have over 25 years of experience dealing with the day-to-day problems that all pharmacists face. Others have highly responsible positions in Pharmacy Management and Pharmacy Education. These professionals are ready, willing and able to pass their knowledge on to others. They are here for you!

Meet PharmacyNOW's Mentors, listed alphabetically:

Steven Abel, PharmD
Pharmacy Educator - Purdue University
Career spans over three decades, and Steve, a Fellow of the ASHP (FASHP) has been a key contributor on a national level to identifying areas where pharmacists can and do make a difference.

Ron Cameron, RPh
Owner/Founder, Cameron & Company
As Pharmacy's first temporary staffing company, Ron Cameron has a deep understanding on the attraction
and retention issues facility's face when recruiting Pharmacists. Ron is an innovator, and has enjoyed a 50-year career in Pharmacy.

Debbie Devereaux, RPh
Past President, ASHP
A drug utilization review manager and adjuct clinical faculty member of the University of WY College of Pharmacy, Debbie is a past pharmacy director, and an expert on pharmacoeconomics.

Sheila Liberman, RPh
Owner, Rph on the Go
Sheila has over 30 years of experience as both a Pharmacist and business owner, all the while maintaining a balance between her professional and personal lives. She is a regular writer on a variety of subjects in Pharmacy, and is particularly adept at providing work environments which reward and satisfy staff through non-monetary methods.

Shelton McBride, RPh
CEO of several Pharmacy-related businesses.
30-plus year career in national-level pharmacy management and staff development.

Joe Medina, RPh CPhT
Founder of "Tech Lectures"
One of the best connected professionals in the technician area. As an Rph and CphT, he offers unique perspectives and vision for the pharmacy technician profession.

Paul Pierpaoli
Decorated Pharmacist, Past ASHP President
30-plus year career in pharmacy. Past President of ASHP as well as recipient of Harvey A.K.Whitney Lecture Award - Hospital Pharmacy's highest honor.

Pam Ploetz
Past President, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Pam's experience in developing and advising Pharmacy Practice Residencies is almost unmatched in the profession. She is a superb contact for developing younger pharmacists, and bridging communication gaps among peers and departments.

D. Andrew (Andy) Roberts, RPh
Advanced Management Career in Pharmacy, and Staffing.
30-plus year career in pharmacy management, past national director of recruitment 
for McKesson Medication Management.

Rita Shane, PharmD
Vast management experience with world-class Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
A near 30-year career has seen Rita become one of the leading voices in Health-system Pharmacy. She is the Assistant Dean, Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy and Pharm.D, FASHP, FCSHP, and a popular speaker known for her color and candor.

Jim Smeeding
Pharmaceutical Industry Expert
Jim's extensive experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry positions him as a resource integrator within the Healthcare business development process.

Steve Spravzoff
Executive, Flagstaff Medical Center
Steve has been practicing pharmacy for more than 20 years, mostly in management, and is an expert at recruiting, retaining, and developing staff in rural settings.

Dr. Larry N. Swanson
Educator -  Campbell University School of Pharmacy. 
Dr. Swanson is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). He has held faculty appointments and administrative positions at three schools of pharmacy.

Sam Uretsky, PharmD
Writer/Author; Former Assistant Director for Clinical Services at NYU Medical Center
Sam is an acknowledged leader in clinical pharmacy practice, and writes a concise drug information column as well as other articles which presents alternative careers for Pharmacists.

Sara White
Recognized leader in Pharmacy issues, and Pharmacy management.
A Pharmacist with over 30 years of experience, Sara is a Fellow (FASHP) in, as well as Past President of, ASHP. She is widely recognized throughout Pharmacy for her effective management style.