ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Tamara McCants received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Florida A&M University in 2001. Upon graduation she came to Washington, DC to complete a community pharmacy residency program with Grubbs Care Pharmacy and Howard University. She has since dedicated her career to increasing the capacity of pharmacists to be a major contributor in the achievement of favorable health outcomes, especially for the underserved population. She has worked in both the managed care and community pharmacy setting throughout her career. In 2002, she co-founded CMS Health Initiatives; a non-profit organization that utilizes pharmacists to address health disparities. Dr. McCants is currently an Assistant Professor and Executive Director of Experiential Programs at Howard University College of Pharmacy. In her role, she is responsible for the practical experience component of the pharmacy curriculum. She is also the residency program director for the Walgreens/Howard Community Pharmacy Residency Program. Her clinical practice site is MBI@ Green Door, a community mental health center. Dr. McCants has always been very passionate about the community, coordinating outreach and training programs for all major diseases states. She was recently reappointed by the Mayor to the District of Columbia Board of Pharmacy. She also serves as the treasurer of Washington DC Pharmacy Association. She is an active member of the FAMU Alumni Association and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho Mu Omega Chapter. 

President-Elect

Roderick G. Peters, R.Ph.-PD is a Clinical Hospital Tele-Pharmacist, Clinical Compound Pharmacist, Health coach, author, motivational speaker and Co-owner of Quality of Life Pharmacy & Health Inc. in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Roderick started to pursue a career in pharmacy after graduation from high school in 1979 with the dream of being a student athlete that would play football and major in biology. After 1 year of collegiate football in North Carolina he returned home to Washington, DC because the coaches would not allow him to take science classes while playing on the football team. Roderick applied and was accepted to Howard University in the fall of 1982 to continue his goal of pursuing Pharmacy as a career. In 1987 after attending Howard full and part time he graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychobiology. After graduation he started working as a Pharmacy Technician for a local hospital in Washington, DC and also working as a Public Health research Project Coordinator while pursuing a graduate degree in Psychology & Public Health at Georgetown University Medical School. After much encouragement by his Pharmacist mentors, Roderick was accepted into the pharmacy program at Long Island University (LIU) College of Pharmacy & Sciences in Brooklyn, New York. While attending LIU, Roderick was awarded the Deans Student Scholarship, he was SNPHA chapter president, SNPHA national Treasurer and graduated in 1994. During his career Roderick has worked as a Pharmacist in Community, Nursing Homes, Home infusion, Hospital and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. In 1999 he was recruited by a staffing agency as an independent contractor and he was placed at the Health Clinic in the Pentagon in Washington, DC. During his tenure at the Pentagon he implemented and developed civilian pharmaceutical care services (protocols and patient counseling) which were instrumental in improving pharmacy services to the military service members. During his tenure at the Pentagon, in 2001, when the Pentagon was attacked, Roderick’s valiant efforts to provide care to injured employees was rewarded with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Commander-In-Chief of the Pentagon’s Medical Center. Additional recognition came from the APhA and ASHP. After his contract with the Pentagon ended in 2002, he was recruited by Kaiser Permanente as Director of Pharmacy Operations for the Camp Springs Medical Center. Four years later Roderick was offered the position of Clinical Pharmacist and Director of Pharmacy Operations for the growing field of Tele-pharmacy. In 2014, Roderick was appointed to the Maryland Board of Pharmacy and served a five year term as Practice Committee chair, MPJE Item writer and national Delegate. He also served as NABP District vice Chair. Roderick, together with his wife Terri who is also a Pharmacist, started their own Non-traditional Specialty Pharmacy in 2007. The mission of the pharmacy would be to provide the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area with outstanding patient care and clinical disease management with positive outcomes through physician collaborative practice, custom compounding, patient health education and health coaching. He has previously served NPhA as Treasurer from 2019 to 2021 and Zone I Director from 2022 to 2024.

Immediate Past President

Dr. Frank North is a 4^th generation Houstonian and graduate of Houston’s first high school to educate Black/African Americans, Booker T. Washington (BTW) High School. After obtaining his high school diploma, he attended Texas Southern University (TSU) and was admitted to the Doctor of Pharmacy program after his sophomore undergraduate year. Due academic hardship and setbacks, Dr. North, earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Additionally, through his hardships, Dr. North completed the Integrated Technology Transfer Network Fellowship and received a Certificate of Business Entrepreneurship – Technology Transfer from California State University – San Bernardino funded by the Army Research Laboratory partnered with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and participated in the J. W. Vines Foundation’s Elma Vines Summer Health Academy (EVSHA) while in California. Dr. North then returned to Texas and earned the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from TSU’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Frank is licensed in Texas and Washington, D.C., and has worked in many different practice settings before establishing a boutique consulting company, Frank North & Associates, LLC. Dr. North’s service was recognized by a former classmate, and she nominated him for the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce’s Houston Black Leadership Institute. This 9-month experience compelled Frank to pursue more education, and he earned the Master of Public Administration degree in Public Policy. He also completed the Higher Education Leadership Foundation Institute (HELF). Dr. North’s service continues as life member of the Booker T. Washington Alumni Association (BTWAA), Texas Southern University National Alumni Association (TSUNAA), Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity (PDC), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (ΩΨΦ), and the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA). He is also a member of American Pharmacy Association (APhA), American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American Society for Pharmacy and Law (ASPL), American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA), Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society (PLS), and a host of non-pharmacy related professional and recreational associations.

Dr. North was recognized as a 2022 Houston’s 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Houston Business Journal and received the 2022 Texas Pharmacy Association Distinguished Service Award, and Texas A&M University Health Science Center 2021 IPE Teaching Leadership Award given by the Interprofessional Education and Research Office. Dr. North currently serves as an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy at Texas A&M University Health Science Center. He is completing the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Urban Higher Education from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS.

Secretary

Bio coming soon!

Brian Lawson is the Associate Executive Director for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) in Washington, DC. BPS is an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and recognizes pharmacy specialties and certifies pharmacists’ knowledge and skills at the advanced practice level. In this role, he oversees the Professional Affairs, Communications, and Engagement (PACE) team that is responsible for monitoring the professional pharmacy landscape in the U.S. and around the globe and developing collaborative relationships within the healthcare community to promote the value of BPS board certification. He currently serves as the staff liaison to the APhA Task Force on Addressing Structural Racism in Pharmacy. Lawson was named the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy inaugural Global Executive in Residence in 2019 and the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (I.C.E.) Next Gen Professional Award recipient in 2021. 

Prior to BPS, he was the Associate Director, Governance for APhA with responsibilities related to the activities of the Board of Trustees, the House of Delegates, policy development, profession-wide awards, and Board elections. Lawson earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from West Virginia University (WVU) in 2008 and was subsequently named the first Knowlton Center Executive Resident in Association Management and Leadership at the APhA Foundation. 

Lawson is a former president of the WVU School of Pharmacy Alumni Association and received the Margaret Buchanan Cole Young Alumni from the WVU Alumni Association in 2018 for outstanding service and mentorship. He remains active with WVU through his appointment as an adjunct assistant professor and service on the School’s Leadership Council as well as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. He is a native of Huntington, WV.

Dr. Cory Holland is a graduate of Butler University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. He currently practices at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis, IN. In his 15 year experience, he has practiced in the community, academic, and hospital settings. He formerly served as Director of Pharmacy at Kindred Hospital Indianapolis North, where he established several clinical programs. He also served as the mentor chair for the Scion Health EMERGE Employee Resource Group (ERG), which serves the company's Black employees and was a member of the ERG Mentorship Committee, which established the company's Guiding Voices Mentorship Program.

Dr. Holland has a passion for serving minority and underserved communities, dedicating his free time to volunteer efforts such as the Rophe Free Clinic, which provides free healthcare services, promotes education and awareness, and establishes a referral to accessible and affordable healthcare. to residents in Indianapolis who fall through the gaps of the healthcare system.