Meet the PQA Team
Meet the experts who lead PQA’s work to improve medication safety, effectiveness and appropriate use through measure development, research, education, meetings and events that bring together the nation’s leading quality-focused health care organizations.
Our Executive Leadership Team
Micah Cost, PharmD, MS, CAE
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Hines, PharmD
Chief Quality and Innovation Officer
Richard Schmitz, MA
Chief Engagement Officer
Melissa Viscovich, CAE, IOM
Chief Operating Officer
Our Senior Leadership Team
Lynn Pezzullo, RPh, CPEHR, CPHQ
Vice President, Quality Innovation
Melissa Castora-Binkley, PhD
Senior Director, Research
Loren Kirk, PharmD, CAE, IOM
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Carolyn Lockwood, RN, MSN
Senior Director, Performance Measurement
Christina McCloskey
Senior Director, Human Resources & Administration
Mel Nelson, PharmD, CAE, PMP, CPHQ
Senior Director, Program & Information Management
Ben Shirley
Senior Director, Performance Measurement
Our Staff
Amenia Army, CAE, CPC
Manager, Member & Stakeholder Engagement
Kelsey Baughman, JD
Senior Manager, Contracts
Jenny Bingham, PharmD, BCACP, FAzPA, FNAP
Senior Research Associate
Nicole Castellan
Manager, Meetings & Events
Rachel Cormier, MA
Senior Manager, Communications
Elizabeth Dowdy, MPH
Senior Program Manager, Performance Measurement and Research
Melody Evans, PharmD
Executive Fellow
Heather Gibson, MSPH
Director, Performance Measurement
Kathi Gollwitzer
Associate Director, Licensing
Christa Hagelberger, CMP
Associate Director, Meetings & Events
Leah Harrington
Senior Manager, Digital Operations & Enablement
Noel Hunt, MPH
Manager, Performance Measurement
Logane Kiehnau, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Program Analyst, Performance Measurement
Chris Kotschevar, PharmD
Director, Stakeholder Engagement
Tammy Malm, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Director, Education
Rachel Moriarity, MBA
Senior Accounting Manager
Lauren Moy, PharmD
Executive Fellow
Kim Nguyen, MPH
Senior Manager, Performance Measurement
Razanne Oueini, PharmD, MSc
Senior Manager, Performance Measurement
Jason Tennant, MPH
Project Manager, Performance Measurement & Research
Oliver Valdez, PharmD, MSPH
Senior Manager, Performance Measurement
Carly Vogel, PhD
Research Associate
Join Our Team
We are looking for experts to join the PQA team. Are you committed to quality measure development, education, research and working with a diverse multi-stakeholder membership? Browse our current openings.