Technician Committee

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

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

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

Employer Name: Intermountain Health

Practice Area: Ambulatory Pharmacy - Population Health Team

Education and Training: PTCB Certification, PTCB MTM Certification, NPTA Chemotherapy Certification, pursuing 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: jen.davis@imail.org

Employer Name: University of Utah

Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy Services

Education and Training: Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician, MTM Certified, Regulatory Compliance Certified, Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Certified, Billing and Reimbursement Certified.

Professional Interests: Managed care, benefit investigations, technician instructor, and formulary navigation

Hobbies: Quilting and crafting.

Fun Fact: I love paddleboarding

Email: u6018646@.utah.edu

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

Employer Name: Intermountain Health

Practice Area: Prior Authorization, Financial Assistance

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.Appel@imail.org

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

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

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

Employer Name: University of Utah

Practice Area:

Education and Training: PTCB

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Email: zachary.tolman@hci.utah.edu