Leadership Team

Board of Directors

Christian Tadrus

PharmD | President
Hometown: Moberly, Mo.
School: Boston University and St. Louis College of Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Pharmacy: Owner and operator of independent community pharmacies serving rural Missouri
NCPA Member Since: 2004
Notes of Interest:

Christian is vice president of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy. He is a past president of the Missouri Pharmacy Association and a past chair and current member of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Board of Trustees. He also serves on the CPESN USA Board of Managers and Missouri’s Joint Oversight Task Force for Prescription Drug Monitoring. In 2025, Christian received Missouri’s Bowl of Hygeia Award for community service.

Justin Wilson

PharmD | NCPA president-elect
Hometown: Midwest City, Okla.
School: University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: Valu-Med Pharmacy in Midwest City, Bestyet Pharmacy in Harrah, and Valu-Med Pharmacy in Fort Gibson, all in Oklahoma
NCPA Member Since: 2000
Notes of Interest:

Justin is a past member of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, a past president of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association, and adjunct clinical professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, his alma mater. Justin serves on the UnifyRx and the AlignRx boards, and on the NimbleRx advisory board.

Jonathan Marquess

PharmD, CDCES, FAPhA | chair of the NCPA Board of Directors
Hometown: Acworth, Ga.
School: Mercer University College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: The Institute for Wellness and Education; and 14 community and LTC pharmacies in Georgia
NCPA Member Since: 2001
Notes of Interest:

Jonathan is vice president of the Academy of Independent Pharmacy for the Georgia Pharmacy Association. In this role he promotes economic viability and security for independent pharmacies. Additionally, Jonathan and his pharmacist wife Pam are the owners of community and long-term care pharmacies in Georgia. Before assuming his current position, Jonathan was vice president of clinical and professional affairs for APCI and a clinical professor of pharmacy practice at the Mercer University School of Pharmacy in Atlanta.

Steve Moore

PharmD
Hometown: Plattsburgh, N.Y.
School: Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: Condo Pharmacy
NCPA Member Since: 2005
Notes of Interest:

Steve is a past president of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York and currently serves as a CPESN® USA luminary and board member. Steve lives in Plattsburgh with his wife Kristin, their two daughters Elodie and Astrid, and their dog Henry.

Dared Price

PharmD
Hometown: Winfield, Kan.
School: University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: Price Pharmacies Inc., which consists of eight locations in south central Kansas
NCPA Member Since: 2008
Notes of Interest:

Dared is a past president of the Kansas Pharmacists Association and alongside his wife Renee, also a pharmacist, and serves as a luminary for CPESN® Kansas. Dared’s many civic leadership roles include serving on the Sunflower Rural Healthcare advisory committee for the state of Kansas, the health care advisory committee for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.), the KPhA Government Affairs Committee, and other task force groups. Dared was also named the 2025 Kansas Pharmacist of the Year.

Ashley Seyfarth

PharmD
Hometown: Aztec, N.M.
School: University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: Kare Drug
NCPA Member Since: 2010
Notes of Interest:

Ashley is owner of Kare Drug, which has locations in rural Aztec and Bloomfield, N.M. She bought into the pharmacy as a partner in 2017 and took full ownership in 2019. Ashley is currently the chair of the New Mexico Pharmacy Business Council and has been for the last nine years. Her passion is spearheading legislation in New Mexico that helps strengthen business operations and patient care for independent pharmacies. She is a past president for the New Mexico Pharmacist Association and was recently appointed to the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy.

Khanh-Long (Ken) Thai

PharmD
Hometown: Arcadia, Calif.
School: University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: 986 Degrees Corporation pharmacy franchise.
NCPA Member Since: 2014
Notes of Interest:

Ken serves as an adjunct assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Southern California and Western University’s School of Pharmacy, precepting and mentoring students interested in becoming entrepreneurs in pharmacy. Ken currently owns multiple retail independent pharmacies, with expertise in long-term care, compounding, DME, infusion, and specialty, throughout Southern California and Nevada. Ken is past president of the California Pharmacists Association. He is active with the USC School of Pharmacy Alumni Network, serving as the current president of QSAD and as a sitting member of the USC Board of Councilors. He was also the NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year in 2022.

Hashim Zaibak

PharmD
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
School: University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: Hayat Pharmacy, with 20 pharmacies in Wisconsin.
NCPA Member Since: 2011
Notes of Interest:

Hashim began his pharmacy career in 1999 after graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. With more than two decades of experience, he has seen the industry from multiple vantage points. Hashim is the founder of Hayat Pharmacy and runs 20 pharmacies in Wisconsin. As recognition of Hashim’s service to the community, he was named the 2014 Pharmacist of the Year by Pharmacy Development Services and in 2021 received the Bowl of Hygeia community service award. Additionally, Hayat Pharmacy was named Health Mart’s 2014 and 2021 Pharmacy of the Year.

Kristen Riddle

PharmD | Immediate past president
Hometown: Greenbrier, Ark.
School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy: American Home Pharmacy
Notes of Interest:

Riddle is a past president of the Arkansas Pharmacist Association. Among her other industry activities is serving as a delegate to the United States Pharmacopeia.

Chief Executive Officer

B. Douglas Hoey

Pharmacist | CEO
Notes of Interest:

B. Douglas Hoey is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association. The National Community Pharmacists Association represents the owners of nearly 18,900 pharmacy small businesses. These pharmacies are important to local economies providing jobs for more than 235,000 individuals nationwide and consumers consistently rank them as the top rated pharmacies in the country.

Hoey is a licensed pharmacist in Oklahoma, Virginia, and Texas and practiced in a variety of community pharmacy settings including his own family’s pharmacy before coming to NCPA. Hoey was NCPA’s first chief operating officer and in 2011 was named CEO. He is widely quoted by media as an industry expert on community pharmacy practice issues including drug supply and prescription drug pricing. Hoey also developed and taught pharmacology courses at George Washington University and Marymount universities. He is president of the World Pharmacy Council, co-chairman of the Surescripts Board of Directors, chairman of the NCPA Innovation Center, and vice-chair for the CPESN® USA Board of Managers. Hoey served on the Pharmacy Quality Alliance board for six years and was chairman of the Mirixa board for eight years. His pharmacy degree is from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and his MBA is from the Oklahoma City University graduate school of business.

Officers

Ben McNabb

PharmD | Vice President
Notes of Interest:

McNabb owns Love Oak Pharmacy and 24/7 Health Club in Eastland, Texas, alongside his wife, Heather. They also operate a rural telepharmacy in nearby Strawn, helping expand access to pharmacy services in their medically underserved community. Ben serves as lead luminary of CPESN® Texas and as an appointed member of the Texas HHSC Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee. Through these roles, he works to advance community pharmacy practice and payment models that recognize pharmacists for improving patient outcomes and lowering health care costs. He also serves as a director of the Texas Pharmacy Association. A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Ben remains engaged with the college as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council.

Ashley Moose

PharmD | Vice President
Notes of Interest:

Ashley is the pharmacy manager and co-owner of Moose Pharmacy in Monroe, N.C., and co-owner of Moose Pharmacy in Mount Holly, N.C. She is involved in implementing and enhancing clinical activities, including immunizations, disease state management, adherence, and medication therapy management services. Ashley also serves as the director of network development for CPESN® USA. She works directly with community pharmacists to develop and launch clinically integrated networks of high-performing community-based pharmacies. Ashley received a doctor of pharmacy degree from Campbell University in 2008. She has served as chair of the North Carolina Community Care Practice Forum and is past president of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists. Ashley has been recognized as the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists Community Pharmacist of the Year and the NCPA Outstanding Adherence Educator.

Scott Pace

PharmD | Vice President
Notes of Interest:

Pace and his wife Anne, who is also a pharmacist, own Kavanaugh Pharmacy in Little Rock, Ark. They are also co-owners of Nashville Family Pharmacy in Nashville, Ark., and Woodlands Pharmacy in White Hall, Ark. Scott is also a partner at Impact Management Group, a government relations, public affairs, and consulting firm based in Little Rock. He represents a diverse group of clients with a heavy emphasis on the health care and pharmacy industries. He joined IMG after more than 12 years with the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, where he served as both CEO and COO. 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.

Cole Sandlin

PharmD | Vice President
Notes of Interest:

Cole is a third-generation pharmacist and owner of Fred’s Pharmacy, founded by his grandfather in Hamilton, Ala., in 1951. Since purchasing the business in 2014, his mission has been to serve his community with exceptional care and dedication. Committed to advancing the pharmacy profession, Cole serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy and chairs the Insurance and Benefits Committee for the Alabama Pharmacy Association. Outside of his professional pursuits, Cole is a devoted family man who loves cheering on his children in their sports, whether on the field or in the gym. His unwavering commitment to both his community and his family exemplifies his genuine care and leadership.

Brian Hose

PharmD | Vice President
Notes of Interest:

Hose is a pharmacist and owner of Sharpsburg Pharmacy in Sharpsburg, Md. Along with running his own pharmacy, he is the CEO of EPIC Pharmacies, Inc., based in Mechanicsville, Va. He oversees the operations of EPIC’s Group Purchasing Organization as well as its Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization (PSAO), EPN. Brian received his bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry and biology from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) and his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where he currently serves as a representative to the Dean’s Board of Visitors. He is a past president of the Maryland Pharmacists Association (MPhA) and a longstanding member of their Advocacy Committee.