10 Rising Stars: what you said

Here’s a selection of some of the best reader nominations we received for ECPs: from the top 10 to single nominees

Elise Apolloni 

• “I heard her speak at the PSA conference- if anyone can unite the PSA and the Guild it is her!!!”
• “Elise Apolloni, pharmacist, owner, diabetes asthma and mental health educator, multi award winner!”
• “She is a leader beyond her years and volunteers so much of her time to the industry…. “
• “Elise Apolloni is my inspiration and the inspiration of a lot of my friends in pharmacy and mental health”

Taren Gill

• “Taren Gill, a leader and inspiration for ECPs, interns and students, who always encourages passion for pharmacy.”
• “The time she spends mentoring younger pharmacists and NAPSA students is amazing, always helping…”
• “PSA ECP Board Director, new pharmacy owner and unofficial mentor to many ECP pharmacists”

Jacinta Johnson

• “Helping early career pharmacists to learn how to conduct practice based pharmacy research”
• “Jacinta Johnson, running on the ground community campaign to generate awareness of the role of the pharmacist”

Sam Turner

• “Samuel Turner – such passion! involvement in NAPSA, tweetchats and now PSA-a credit to such a young man”

Luke Vrankovic

• “Luke is an inspiring young community pharmacist with a great attitude and a good role for other ECPs”

Jacquie Kiel

• “Jacqueline Kiel: vice-president of Qld PSA, chair of Qld Early Career Pharmacists, partner in LiveLife Cooroy/Pomona, only pharmacist on HCH advisory committee”

Sam Keitaanpaa

• “A strong advocate for NT pharmacy, remote and Aboriginal Health, empowering ECPs to follow their passion”

Anna Barwick

• “PSA NSW Branch Committee Vice President, Innovative Academic at Australia’s only external pharmacy course”

Jack Janetzki

• “Monash Intern of the Year 2017, immunising pharmacist, rural pharmacy advocate, Grad Cert, HMR training”

Matthew Gillespie

• “newly registered, already started CPAP service, quadrupled Medschecks, completing MB and DiabetesEd”

Cristina Mazzarino

• “pharmacy manager UFS Pharmacies Strathfiledsaye. Cristina is amazing and inspiring pharmacy manager!!”

Amal Kehila

• “Leads prof. services for >100 pharmacies, Vic. ECP chair, vaccination trainer, Ethics assessor, presenter”

Emma Abate

• “Emma is inspiring, striving to develop new career opportunities for future pharmacists through better education”

Mark Lock

• “BPharm MBA pharmacist manager with experience in remote Aboriginal health & now State Director for PSA in QLD”

Elsa Hietbrink

• “founder of The Pharmacist Collective. Innovative & passionate about CPD and inspiring other pharmacists”

Kristina Fox

• “Kristina manages Warrane Pharmacy Tas. Each time I visit there’s a new program. Great customer rapport. Outstanding!”

Click here for our full list of the 10 Rising Stars of pharmacy