Keith W. Allhands, BS Pharm

Keith Allhands is a pharmacist living in southeast Indiana.  He started out his career working in the first computerized independent pharmacy in the state of Indiana located in New Castle, while working part-time at the local hospital. Moving southeast, he retired after 39 years at Dearborn County Hospital working his way from staff pharmacist to assistant director of pharmacy services.  Keith is a Purdue University graduate.  Professional organizations include Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International (CPFI), American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP), Indiana Pharmacists Association (IPA), and Christian Medical and Dental Associations (CMDA).  He serves on the Global Health Outreach (GHO) Board of Advisors representing CPFI and pharmacy.  Keith is working in his community being clinic director for the Volunteers in Medicine of Dearborn, Ohio, and Switzerland Counties, a free medical clinic.  He volunteers as a pharmacist interpreter at the Hook’s Drug Store Museum located on the Indiana State Fair grounds in Indianapolis and a member of the Dillsboro Community C.A.R.E. (Community Action Response Engage) team.  Keith is a supply pastor for various churches for pastors needing vacation/sick time or churches between full-time pastors.  He volunteers on short-term medical mission brigades.  He is married to his bride, Linda, has three beautiful daughters, and four engaging grandchildren.

Jeffrey A. Bates, BS  Pharm, PharmD, FMPA 

In April 2021, Dr. Jeffrey Bates was appointed Dean of Cedarville University’s School of Pharmacy after serving as Associate Dean for five years.  He works tirelessly with the School’s executive committee to see that the School aligns students’ God-given passions with their God-given abilities ensuring they become exceptional Kingdom ambassadors, ministering, and adorning the Gospel through the profession of pharmacy.  Nearly 30 years after graduating from Pharmacy school, Dr. Bates’ career has centered on pouring into more than 2,300 Pharmacists, modeling excellent care, and striving to exceed expectations. In the years prior to joining Cedarville, Dr. Bates served at Ferris State University’s College of Pharmacy as Assistant Dean and Director of Student Success.  While at Ferris, he founded the Ferris Pharmacy Care Clinic in 2013.  Located inside Ferris College of Pharmacy, students continue to regularly hone their clinical skills, assuring comprehensive care to underserved patients in and around Mecosta County.  Further, he shared clinical responsibilities in an Interdisciplinary Diabetes Clinic, facilitating experiential and inter-professional learning for pharmacy, optometry, and nursing students. Dr. Bates is privileged to have been an invited lecturer many times on both state and national platforms.  Dr. Bates has helped lead several non-profit organizations, serving on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Pharmacists Association, Hope House Free Medical Clinic, Cran Hill Ministries, and the Christian Pharmacy Fellowship International.  He has served as a deacon at Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville as well as led committees in the American Academy of Colleges of Pharmacy and at the Michigan Pharmacist’s Association.  He is currently actively involved in the Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International Board of Directors and chairs its Educational Affairs Committee. He and his wife Sheryl are originally from the west-central Michigan area but are now privileged to call Cedarville, Ohio home.  They have three children and are strong advocates for, and supporters of, foster care and adoption

Jill Martin Boone, PharmD, FASHP, FNAP, FFIP 
 

Jill Martin Boone is Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of Interprofessional Education and Interim Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences at the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. Her practice interest is the management of chronic pain in ambulatory setting as well as practice-based outcomes research.  Prior to her current role, Dr. Boone had an ambulatory practice in transplantation, served as the Director of Transplant Outcomes at the University Hospital, and practiced in the inpatient setting as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the areas of transplant, surgery, and pain management. She received her BS and PharmD at the University of Kentucky and completed a Health Outcomes Fellowship at University of Cincinnati. She has been active on many local, state, national, and international committees addressing pharmacy, quality, and outcomes issues.  She has been recognized for sustained contributions to hospital pharmacy practice with the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists Walter A. Frazier Award and inducted into the Pharmacy National Academies of Practice, is a Fellow of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  Dr. Boone is Past President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Past Co-Chair of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Working Group on Collaborative Practice, and currently serves on the Board of the Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International and as FIP Work Development Hub Director and Lead for Interprofessional Education.

Beth Cappelletti, PharmD, CPh

Dr. Beth Cappelletti is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy. After earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Temple University in 2005, she accepted a Clinical Pharmacist position specializing in hospice and palliative care. After four years of practice, she moved abroad to serve the Chinese people while working as a teacher and university instructor in Asia. In 2022, she relocated back to the United States, licensed as a Florida consultant pharmacist, and gained further experience in geriatric care and nonsterile compounding. Her teaching and practice interests include medication therapy management, metabolic health, nutrition, health/wellness, and medical missions.

Michael A. Crouch, PharmD, MBA, FASHP
 

Crouch serves as the Fred E. McWhorter Dean and Professor at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and completed his first-year pharmacy residency at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. He also obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, participated in a cardiovascular summer research fellowship, and completed a second-year cardiology-focused residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. His additional experience includes the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Master of Business Administration from Samford University’s Brock School of Business. Crouch's commitment to education has been a defining aspect of his career, earning him numerous teaching awards. His scholarly contributions encompass over one hundred publications, two hundred invited presentations, and two books. In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Fred M. Eckel, BS, MS, SCD (Hon)
 

Fred Eckel is Executive Director Emeritus of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists and Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Fred grew up in Philadelphia where he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.  He earned his MS degree and residency in hospital pharmacy from The Ohio State University School of Pharmacy and Hospitals. He received an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in May 2009.  Fred is a pharmacist by choice, commitment, and concern.  During his lengthy career, he has worked in community and hospital pharmacy settings.  He served as Director of Pharmacy at the UNC Hospitals from 1968 to 1975.  Fred is a past president of ASHP, NCSHP, and the North Carolina Center for Pharmaceutical Care. Fred is Editor Emeritus of Pharmacy Times and has contributed over 250 articles and editorials to the pharmacy literature.  He is a frequent speaker at pharmacy meetings, having spoken in every U.S. state and on all inhabited continents. Fred’s wife, Peggy, is a nurse; his daughter, Sarah, and son, Stephen, practice pharmacy.  Fred’s faith is important to him. Fred is considered a pharmacy futurist. You may not agree with him, but he will make you think.  Be prepared to be challenged, stimulated, and quickened.

Daniel A. Hussar, PhD, FAPHA

Daniel A. Hussar is Dean Emeritus and Remington Professor of Pharmacy Emeritus at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.  He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees and as Honorary President of the American Pharmacists Association and is a Past President of the Drug Information Association and the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association.  He has served on the Board of Directors of World Vision and the Board of Directors of Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International.  He is a recipient of the Remington Honor Medal of the American Pharmacists Association and the Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Dr. Hussar’s primary interests are in the areas of new drugs, drug interactions, patient safety, and issues facing the profession of pharmacy, and he has written and spoken extensively on these subjects.  For many years he has published articles in several professional journals on the new medications that have been marketed in the United States.  He serves as the Author/Editor of The Pharmacist Activist monthly newsletter. 

Jessica Tegan Langdon, PharmD, MBA, NCTTP

Dr. Jessica Tegan Langdon is a clinical pharmacist practicing at the Internal Medicine/Department of Medicine Clinic since 2020 and previously at the Robinson Health Clinic starting in 2016, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  She earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree and a Masters degree in Business Administration from South University.  Upon graduation, she completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency program at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was the first CPFI NSC National Student Retreat Coordinator and upon graduation has been a member of the CPFI Annual Meeting Committee. She has been the co-chair of the CPFI Student Chapter Advisory Committee since 2016.  She also volunteers as the administrative support team member for her Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child area team since 2019. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, going on adventures in new areas, and working on various arts/crafts

Juliette A. Miller, PharmD, BCPS

Dr. Juliette A. Miller received her PharmD from St. John Fisher University Wegmans School of Pharmacy in Rochester, NY in 2020. She continued her training with a PGY1 pharmacy residency at the Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in Athens, Georgia. After completing her residency training, she returned to St. John Fisher University as a Clinical Assistant Professor. Her practice site is at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that serves a diverse and underserved patient population in the inner city of Rochester. Dr. Miller has a passion for medical missions and has led and participated in numerous mission trips and service trips, including trips to India, Tanzania, Peru, and all over the US.

Teri Miller, BS Pharm, J.D. Candidate, DASPL II
  

Teri Miller is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. She has over 28 years of pharmacy practice experience, is licensed in nine states, is a Class II Diplomat in the American Society for Pharmacy Law and is currently pursuing a law degree. As a pharmacy educator, she has worked with Creighton University Distance Pathway Students for over twenty years. She is instrumental in scheduling introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) for the Office of Experiential Education and recently began teaching the Pharmacy Practice Law course. She is the faculty advisor for the Creighton CPFI student chapter and serves as the Licensure Coordinator for the pharmacy school. Teri has served on the Nebraska Pharmacists' Association Legislative Committee for the last 13 years and is currently on the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy's MPJE Review Committee.

Susan M. Smith, BS Pharm, PharmD, BCPS
 

Dr. Susan M. Smith is an associate professor of pharmacy and the Director of Interprofessional Education at Wingate University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Smith received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University in 1990 and her Doctorate in Pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1992. In 1993, she completed a Specialty Postdoctoral Residency in Adult Internal Medicine at MUSC. In 1994, Dr. Smith received her board certification in pharmacotherapy. Dr. Smith's pharmacy interests include medication safety, anticoagulation, pharmacogenomics, and interprofessional education. In her spare time, she volunteers at her church as a Women's Community Groups Leader Coach, as well as in the community as a co-leader for the Charlotte Area Multiple Myeloma Support Group. Her hobbies include creating anything with a needle and thread or crochet hook and yarn! She also enjoys reading, baking, gardening, and watching sports.

Jon E. Sprague, PhD

Dr. Jon E. Sprague is the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Eminent Scholar at Bowling Green State University and the Director of Science and Research for the Ohio Attorney General.  Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office and BGSU, Dr. Sprague was the University Director of Academic Research and Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences for the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University.  Before joining Ferris State University, he served as Dean and Professor of Pharmacology at the Raabe College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University (ONU).  Dr. Sprague has also served as Chair and Professor of Pharmacology at the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Tech University.  He received his PhD. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Purdue University.  He also was on the faculty in the College of Pharmacy at Purdue.  His research and teaching interests include the neurobiology of addiction and the pharmacology and toxicology of drugs of abuse.  Dr. Sprague has over 140 peer-reviewed publications in these topic areas.  Dr. Sprague was also instrumental in writing the synthetic drug laws for the State of Ohio.  These laws have focused on the synthetic cathinone, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and opioids. Dr. Sprague chairs the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE) for the Attorney General’s office along with several other state scientific committees.

Melissa Turner, PharmD

Dr. Melissa Turner is the founder of Turnaround Wellness, dedicated to integrating faith with personalized health solutions. With over a decade of experience in independent and retail pharmacy, she observed many patients struggling with ineffective medications and adverse effects, inspiring her to seek better, individualized treatment methods. Dr. Turner holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Meredith College (2008) and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Campbell University (2013). She has further specialized in pharmacogenomics and nutrigenomics, earning certifications from RxGenomix (2021), PureGenomics® (2022), and 3x4 Genetics (2024). Additionally, she is a certified Mental Health Coach First Responder through Light University (2023). Her personal journey through family tragedies led her back to faith, reinforcing her commitment to holistic well-being that encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual health. At Turnaround Wellness, Dr. Turner offers programs that utilize DNA insights to optimize medications and nutrition, while exploring biblical teachings to address mental health challenges. Based in Angier, North Carolina, Dr. Turner is passionate about helping women turn their life around to find wholeness by understanding their unique genetic makeup and spiritual needs. For inquiries or to schedule a speaking engagement, please contact her at [email protected] or 919-646-2652.

DEVOTIONAL & WORSHIP LEADERS

Scott Benken, PharmD, MHPE

Dr. Scott T. Benken is a Clinical Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois Chicago and a Clinical Pharmacist in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the University of Illinois Health. Dr. Benken is a fellow in the Academy of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP). He is heavily involved in the didactic curriculum, advisory roles, committee activities, and experiential education within the College of Pharmacy. He completed a master's degree in health professions education (MHPE) in 2022. While he carries various titles, the title that has truly defined his life is one given through John 1:12- 13: “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” As such, he strives to live out his Christian faith in every aspect of his personal and professional career.

Jeffrey T. Copeland, ThM,  PharmD

It was a cold night after church one Sunday in a small town in South Georgia.  My mom and I were sitting in the back of a Volkswagen Bug waiting to go to dinner with my dad, brother, and grandparents when it suddenly all made sense. I was a sinner and I was going straight to hell without Jesus. I knew that I had no hope except for Jesus, that He died for my sins and rose from the grave, and I needed to put my faith in Him to save me. So, I bowed my head and told God that I was a sinner, that Jesus died for my sins, and that I trusted Him to save me. After communicating my trust in Jesus through prayer, I turned to my mom and told her: “I’m a Christian now.”  She gave me a great big bear hug.  I am humbled to be a pharmacist, a pharmacy educator, and an administrator for approximately 25 years.  I enjoy serving Christ and the world through pharmacy.  When I am not occupied with pharmacy duties, I enjoy spending time with my two boys, Nathan and Matthew. They are awesome and I could not be prouder of them! We enjoy hunting, sports, and spending time together. 

Joy Greene, PharmD 

Dr. Joy Greene is a native of North Carolina who received her Pharm.D. degree from UNC in 1998. Joy opened and managed two independent pharmacies before joining the Academy. She has helped open three new schools of pharmacy and currently serves as a Professor and the Associate Dean for Experiential Education at High Point University. Joy has been married to her husband, Bryan, for 28 years and they have two children. Joy founded Joytime Ministries in 2012. "Joytime" is a one-minute nationally-syndicated Christian radio feature that airs on ~ 2000 radio stations worldwide. Joy speaks regularly at women's events, and she leads a weekly, online ladies' Bible Study. She is the author of two best-selling books and several journals. Learn more about Joytime Ministries at www.joytime.org.

Jennifer Sands, BS Pharm

Jennifer’s husband Jim was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.  Since then, Jennifer has undergone a dramatic spiritual transformation from tragedy to victory in Christ:  from an unbelieving, devastated widow to a Christian Author, Speaker, and Bible teacher.  A New Jersey native, Jennifer’s story has been featured on The 700 Club, Moody Bible Radio, Homelife Magazine, Fox News, and many other media outlets. She’s the author of 3 books: A Tempered Faith, A Teachable Faith, and A Treasured Faith; and she regularly addresses many audiences with her Biblically-centered messages.  Jennifer is also a 1989 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She worked in the same independent retail pharmacy for 30 years before retiring from pharmacy in 2019.  For more information on her ministry, visit www.jennifersands.com. Jennifer looks forward to the fellowship time with her CPFI family! 

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