CORE: NCPA Leadership Program

Scotty Sykes has helped lead Sykes & Company, P.A. by building strong relationships with pharmacy owners, third parties, and key vendors to give pharmacy clients access to the best possible accounting, tax, and advisory resources in the pharmacy industry. He is actively involved in all areas of pharmacy accounting and tax, with an emphasis on high-level advisory for pharmacy clients. He is also a frequent speaker and writer on various pharmacy accounting and tax matters. Scotty is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, and the Financial Planning Association and is a corporate member of NCPA. Scotty received his certified public accountant certification in August 2011 and his certified financial planner certification in 2019. He received his B.S. in business administration and M.S. in accountancy degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Kelley Babcock and Terri Norvell are co-founders and facilitators of the Leadership Growth Formula, an immersive, neuroscience-based leadership development program that elevates leaders to achieve exponential results, personally and professionally. Kelley and Terri have worked with independent pharmacy owners and their teams for 15 years and are intimately familiar with the challenges of leading performance in the pharmacy environment.

Terri is a certified business growth specialist and certified mental fitness coach. She was VP of a $1.2 billion dollar firm and general manager of a $9 million dollar startup. Her 35+ years’ experience include transforming the chaotic landscape of business and life into sustainable results, profitability, and peace of mind for clients in diverse industries. 

Kelley has a master’s degree in organizational development and is a certified professional coach. She is the former chief operating officer of an independent pharmacy business development coaching and consulting firm. She has 35+ years’ experience managing and leading high-performance teams, accelerating business profits for a variety of industries.

Dave Wendland is a 30+ year veteran of the consumer-packaged goods industry and is passionate about optimizing results across the retail supply chain. A sought-after speaker for industry conferences and frequent editorial contributor, Dave always provides dynamic and thought-provoking presentations and idea-generating articles.

As vice president strategic relations and one of the co-owners of HRG, Dave has connected, counseled, and offered business-improvement solutions to a variety of manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology providers. With his bird’s-eye view of retail, he is able to assess and offer creative ideas to help companies of all sizes whether they are market leaders or new to the industry.

Scott Pace is a partner at Impact Management Group, a government relations, public affairs, and consulting firm based in Little Rock, Ark. He represents a diverse group of clients with a heavy emphasis on the health care and pharmacy industries.

Scott joined IMG after more than 12 years with the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, where he served as both CEO and COO. While at the APA, Scott successfully worked with the legislature to pass scope of practice legislation for pharmacists and on legislation to amend the Arkansas Constitution to require a pharmacist consultant be a part of the Arkansas medical marijuana dispensaries. He also worked with Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the legislature to pass legislation to license and regulate PBMs in Arkansas.

Scott was also instrumental in crafting and passing Arkansas Act 900 of 2015, the pharmacy legislation that was subject of the landmark Rutledge v. PCMA case that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in December of 2020.

Scott is a licensed pharmacist and attorney. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Arkansas State University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and a Juris Doctorate with High Honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Scott and his wife Anne, who is also a pharmacist, own Kavanaugh Pharmacy in the Heights neighborhood of Little Rock, where they live with their two children, Cameron and Carter.

Travis Wolff, PharmD, is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist, CDC subject matter expert, and founder of PharmFurther Business Coaching. In his mission to help community pharmacists implement new clinical services into traditional dispensing workflows, he quickly learned that it all comes down to your people. This realization led him to become certified in the psychology of leadership from Cornell so that he could teach pharmacists across the globe how to thrive in employee engagement and succeed with specific implementation of science-designed approaches. This business demand quickly exploded as PharmFurther now coaches medical practices, hospitals, and health departments. Travis, who was a coordinating author of the CDC DSMES Billing Playbook, also serves as the director of medical billing for the CPESN^®, where he helps specific state leaders implement new provider parity laws for pharmacist medical billing. Travis has built a community of high-impact medical professionals focusing on quality patient outcomes provided by sustainable revenue models. PharmFurther’s mission is to grow your revenue by building your people.