Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meets 3 - 4 times annually: January at the Winter CE meeting at Fairmont, June at the Northwest Pharmacy Convention in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and in the fall, generally in Missoula. Pharmacist members are elected to a four-year term while the pharmacy technician director is elected to a two-year term. Student directors are appointed for a two-year term.  Elections are held annually in the spring with the new directors being seated at the Northwest Pharmacy Convention in June. Interested individuals may apply at any time and the application will be kept on file for the next election.  Click here to submit a name online or click here for a mail in PDF. Click here for Board Manual. Click here for board orientation and calendar.

Board members reimbursement sheet.

The Montana Pharmacy Association was established in 1890.

Chair

 

Travis Schule, PharmD, BCPP, CPP
Amb Care pharmacist with Logan Health in Kalispell
MPA Committees: All
Email Travis
Term ends: 2028

Vice Chair
Kristin Dimond, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, Past Chair
Clinical Coordinator-Inpatient Pharmacy Services - Billings Clinic
MPA Committees: Legislative & Policy and Program & Awards
Email Kristin
Term ends 2029
Kristin says: 
What is your favorite midnight snack?  Popcorn with Everything But The Bagel seasoning
What’s your hidden talent? Quilting-I’ve been quilting since high school and have made an unknown number of quilts. I love to gift them!
Directors  

Katie Baker, PharmD
Pharmacists-Community Health Partners-Bozeman
MPA Committees:
 Program/Awards; Publications/PR Chair
Email Katie
Term ends 2026
Katie says:
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? My favorite outdoor places in Montana are the ones no one else knows about yet.
What is something most people don’t know about you? I do floral design for weddings and events in my spare time.

Matt Colby, PharmD
Pharmacy One at the Mental Health Center, Billings
MPA Committees:

Email Matt
Term ends: 2028
Matt says:
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? I love visiting Red Lodge, driving through the Beartooth Pass on the way to Yellowstone.
What celebrity would you like to take to dinner? I’ve always enjoyed watching Gordon Ramsey cook. I think it would be fascinating to eat and talk about cooking with him.

Leanna Schwend, PharmD
Owner, Yellowstone Pharmacy of Forsyth
MPA Committees: Membership/Benefits; Publications/PR
Email Leanna
Term ends 2027
Leanna says: 
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? The hidden gems that a Montana dirt road leads to.
What’s your favorite movie? A League of Their Own. 

Stephanie Chosa, PharmD
Pharmacy Director, Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc dba One Health
MPA Committees: Membership & Benefits; Program & Awards
Email Stephanie
Term ends 2027
Stephanie says:
What celebrity would you like to take to dinner? Matthew McConaughey
What’s your favorite movie? Tombstone

Reina Coggins, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Manager of Pharmacy Services at Billings Clinic
MPA Committee: Legislative & Policy; Membership & Benefits
Email Reina
Reina Says:
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? Any outdoor place with my family and dogs!
What’s your favorite song? Karaoke song- Wilson Phillips Hold On

 

Technician Director  
 

 Alyssa Savko, CPhT
Pharmacy Technician Billings Clinic Bozeman
MPA Committees: Program & Awards; Publications & PR
Email Alyssa
Alyssa says:
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? I’ll never tell!
What’s your hidden talent? I can do pistol squats (only 2.5% of the population can do that)

 

Student Representatives  

Marin Welch
Student Representative
MPA Committees: Program & Awards; Legislative & Policy
Email Marin
Marin says:
Where is your favorite outdoor place in Montana? Anywhere in Glacier National Park 
What is something most people don't know about you? I’m from North Pole, Alaska and have a hedgehog named Chowder. 

Sophie Loveless
Student Representative
MPA Committees: Membership & Benefits; Publications & PR
Email Sophie
Sophie says:

Name one thing you do that annoys others. I play Hamilton songs on repeat during road trips.
What is your favorite midnight snack? Frozen grapes.

Staff  

 Deedee Grubbs 

MPA Executive Director
406-449-3843
Email Deedee 
Deedee says:
Her favorite outdoor place in Montana is her own back yard working on her garden.
Her favorite movies are Raiders of the Lost Ark and Under the Tuscan Sun

 

 Tony King, PharmD

MPA Director of Government Affairs
Email Tony