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Technician Committee
Pharmacy technicians are essential to healthcare, and this committee is all about making sure their skills and contributions are recognized! As a member, you’ll advocate for technician issues, promote their vital role in pharmacy, and collaborate with other committees to expand opportunities. Plus, you’ll work closely with USHP leadership to ensure technicians have a strong voice at the table. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of pharmacy technicians!
Next Meeting
September 23, 2026
6:00-7:30pm
Committee Meetings:
The Technician Committee holds meetings every other month. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held from 6:00 PM to 7:30pm on the fourth Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September and the third Wednesday of November. All technicians and technician students are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have a topic you would like discussed, please email us at technicians@ushp.org so that we can add it to the agenda.
Technician Advancement Scholarships
Technician Committee Members
Skyler Jorgensen
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Employer Name: Shields Health Solutions & Self-employed Medicare Advisor
Practice Area: Oncology
Education and Training (certifications): Mountainland Applied Technology College, CPhT certification.
Professional Interest: Health Insurance, Medicare, prior authorizations, managed care.
Hobbies: Sports betting
Fun Fact: I despise ketchup so much, the sight and smell make me nauseous.
Email address: sjorgensen@shieldsrx.com or skyler.jorgensen182@gmail.com
Kathy ElliotT
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Employer Name: Intermountain Health
Practice Area: Education and Research
Education and Training: Certified Mentor, DDI Leadership Training, PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician
Professional Interests: Mentoring, Recruiting, Continuing Education, Pharmacy Scheduling, Pharmacy Inventory Management, Children's Book Author.
Hobbies: Gardening, cooking, hiking, walking my dog, writing children's books.
Fun Fact: I've travelled all over the U.S., in almost every state state (still never been to Hawaii), and have lived in many! Yet I've only been out of the country to Mexico and Canada.
Email: Kathy.Elliott@imail.org
Jenny Smith
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Employer Name: Intermountain Health
Practice Area: Ambulatory Care
Educations and Training (certifications): PTCB
Professional Interest: Prior Authorizations, patient access, education and development, specialty pharmacy.
Hobbies: Reading, crocheting, painting, spending time with my family and friends.
Fun Fact: As a toddler, I was on the cover of a Japanese magazine.
Email address: Jenny.smith@imail.org
Jen kanamu-Davis
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Employer Name: University of Utah Health
Education and Training:
- PTCB Certifiied Pharmacy Technician, Advanced (CPhT-Adv)
- MTM Certified
- Medication History Certified
- Regulatory Compliance Certified
- Supply Chain and Inventory Management Certified
- NPTA Chemotherapy Certification
- Persuing BS in Healthcare Administration
Professional Interests: Growing technician services in non-traditional spaces, continual learning, expanding roles and responsibilities within the scope of practice for technicians, leading and mentoring, and enabling growth and development within the team.
Hobbies: Always curious to learn and participate in fun things like disc golf, yoga, Pilates, pottery, stained glass, cooking, and baking.
Fun Fact: Have trained in hazard assessment and response with chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) material. These trainings have taken me to some great facilities and locations, like Cobra Alley in Alabama, and the nuclear testing site in Nevada.
Email: TBD
Danny Ungerer
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Employer Name: University of Utah Health
Practice Area: Pharmacy Technician Leadership, Systemwide Pharmacy Support, Pharmacy Service Line Operations, and Pharmacy Technician Student Development
Education and Training: PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician
Professional Interests: Pharmacy operations, pharmacy technician advancement, mentoring and workforce development, and expanding educational and career opportunities for pharmacy technicians.
Hobbies: Being outdoors, traveling, and cruising
Fun Fact: IMy favorite place to be is on a beach, in the ocean, or on a cruse ship.
Email: danny.ungerer@utah.edu
Raghbir singh makhar
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Employer Name: University of Utah
Practice Area: Inpatient Pharmacy
Education and Training: Salt Lake Community College, Government College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, India. Diploma of Pharmacy, PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician, IV Center certified, Oncology certified, Operating Room certified, Pharmacy Technician Supervisor.
Professional Interests: Mentoring, Recruiting, Narcotic Diversion, Pharmacy Automation.
Hobbies: Cooking and traveling
Fun Fact: I can speak 5 languages
Email: Raghbir.makhar@hsc.utah.edu
Emily Appel-Barrus
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Employer Name: University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute
Practice Area: Breast Oncology
Education and Training: Pharmacy technician licensure gained via on-the-job training, PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician, MTM certificate, Notary Public, State of Utah.
Professional Interests: Financial assistance, 340B, patient advocacy, mentoring, continuous improvement, technology and automation, education, ethics, population health.
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, video games, singing, and paddleboarding
Fun Fact: I am a classically trained singer who performs regularly with a local choir.
Email: Emily.appelbarrus@hci.utah.edu
Heather Beth
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Employer Name: Utah Cancer Specialist
Practice Area: Oncology and Hematology
Education and Training: PTCB certified pharmacy technician.
Professional Interests: Oncology research, Sterile Compounding, Continuing Education, and Inventory.
Hobbies: Reading, puzzles, traveling, attending and watching Nascar races.
Fun Fact: Me and my family help build a the float for Peach days every year for our girls Dance Company. We absolutely love it.
Email: hbeth@utahcancer.com
Stephanie Bryan
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Employer Name: Intermountain Health
Practice Area: Ambulatory Pharmacy, Prior Authorization / Oncology.
Education and Training: PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Professional Interests: Oncology, Specialty Pharmacy
Hobbies: Spending time with my grandkids, walking, side by side riding, traveling
Fun Fact: I am also known as Lady Stephanie Bryan - I have property in Scotland.
Email: stephanie.street@imail.org
Trevor Jukes
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Employer Name: Intermountain Health
Practice Area: Data Analytics
Education and Training: MS Health Analytics, BS Computer Science, PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician.
Professional Interests: Business Intelligence, Specialty Pharmacy, Prescription Drug Management, 340B.
Hobbies: Gardening, Mountain Biking, Old Cars.
Fun Fact: I have driven across, walked across, biked across, boated under as well as flown over (rather close in a small aircraft) the Golden Gate Bridge
Email: Trevor.Jukes@imail.org
Zach Tolman
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Employer Name: McKesson
Practice Area: Medically Integrated Dispensing
Education and Training: PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician
Professional Interests: Practice Advancement, Advocacy, Patient Advocacy, Prior Authorization, Health Insurance
Hobbies: Paintball
Fun Fact: My wife almost forbid me from finishing my technician licensing after I was robbed at gunpoint on the very first day of my pharmacy technician externship
Dallin Christensen
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Employer Name: Intermountain Health
Practice Area: McKay-Dee Hospital / Ambulatory Care
Education and Training:
- PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician, Advanced (CPhT-Adv)
- Community, ambulatory and acute care practice setting experience
- Regulatory Compliance Certified
- Billing and Reimbursement Certified
- Medication History Certified
Professional Interests:
- Informatics & Technology
- Medication Access & Patient Advocacy
- Pharmacy Law & Compliance
Hobbies: Music, cooking, and DIY projects
Fun Fact: I come from a family of pharmacists; my aunts and uncles sparked my passion for pharmacy.
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Pharmacy Technician Video
Technician Committee Bylaws:
The Technician Committee is responsible to promote issues related to Pharmacy Technicians in USHP, as well as promoting greater use and awareness of pharmacy technician’s skills. As appropriate, the Technician Committee will assign committee members to liaise with other standing committees. The Board Liaison for the Committee shall appoint and work closely with the Committee Chair in promoting technicians issues to the USHP board.
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