NACDS Annual 2025

Summer Kerley, PharmD, is Group Vice President of Pharmacy Growth and Clinical Programs at Rite Aid Corporation, where she leads initiatives in pharmacy operations, adherence, immunizations, medication therapy management, and prescriptive authority. With over 20 years of experience, she has held roles such as Pharmacy District Manager and Director of Clinical Operations since joining Rite Aid in 2007. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, she serves on multiple boards, including the NACDS Foundation, supporting research and patient health improvement.

James Kirby is the Senior Director of Business Development for Kroger Health. In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, providers, and payers; generating alternative profit through innovative healthcare ventures; overseeing Kroger’s Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM); implementing a comprehensive food as medicine strategy; and creating a multidisciplinary interoperable healthcare ecosystem to deliver population health solutions.

Dr. Crystal Lennartz is President of Health Mart & Health Mart Atlas at McKesson Corporation, leading operations for the largest pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO) and an independent pharmacy franchise. With over 11 years at McKesson, she has driven key initiatives supporting specialty pharmacies and championed inclusion as National Vice Co-Chair of McKesson’s Women Empowered group. A recipient of multiple industry awards, Crystal holds a PharmD and MBA from Drake University.

Dr. MacKinnon was appointed Founding Dean of the School of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in 2015. He received his BS (Pharmacy) and MS (Hospital Pharmacy) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, completing post-graduate pharmacy residency training at University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics. He earned his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Loyola University Chicago. He is a recipient of an honorary Doctor of Medical Sciences from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2022. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FASHP) and Distinguished Scholar Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Dr. MacKinnon leads the MCW School of Pharmacy in delivering a dynamic and innovative Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum.

Dr. Sara Roszak serves as Senior Vice President of Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). Separately, Dr. Roszak is President of the NACDS Foundation, a charitable organization that aims to improve the health and wellness of people in America through enhanced engagement in groundbreaking research and educational initiatives. Prior to joining NACDS and the NACDS Foundation in 2014, Dr. Roszak held positions at the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management. She also worked for former U.S. Senator Bob Graham on a Congressional Commission focused on preventing biological terrorism and a Presidential Commission that examined the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill.

Lisa Smith, PharmD, MBA, is a clinical operations leader at Walmart, where she oversees specialty pharmacy, community-based residency programs, and initiatives like immunizations and point-of-care testing. Starting as a pharmacy intern, she has advanced through market, regional, and divisional leadership roles over 16 years. Lisa also serves as Walmart’s representative to the American Pharmacist Association, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, and liaises with federal and state public health agencies.