Reader TTS

A pharmacy preceptor is a pharmacist that shares practical experiences and training with a resident or student. Preceptors must be licensed to practice pharmacy and be in good standing

within the Medical Center.  All preceptors at the VA Maine Healthcare System precept both pharmacy students and residents on clinical rotations. MEET THE CLINICAL TEAM: JENNA BARNES, BS,

PHARMD, is a PACT clinical pharmacist practitioner (CPP). She obtained her BS in biological sciences at the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and her PharmD from the University at Buffalo

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2012. She then completed a PGY1 residency with the VA Western New York Healthcare System before accepting a position with the VA Maine

Healthcare System. She currently works in primary care at the Togus VA, focusing on chronic disease state management. She also works with the pharmacy residents in the tobacco cessation

clinic. KATE BELANGER, PHARMD, is a clinical pharmacy practitioner in cardiology, currently focusing on anticoagulation and CHF management at VA Maine. Kate obtained her PharmD from the

University of Rhode Island in 2006. After graduation she accepted a position with VA Maine Healthcare System at the Saco CBOC, later moving to the Portland CBOC in 2013. In 2022 she

transitioned from primary care disease state management to cardiology. Kate is also a preceptor for the Medication Safety longitudinal rotation at VA Maine. BRIANNA CHARLES, PHARMD, BCACP, 

is a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner and PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director at the Bangor CBOC.  Brianna graduated from the University of Kansas College of Pharmacy in 2011.  She

completed a PGY-1 Rural Health Pharmacy Residency at the Kansas City VA before accepting a position at the VA Maine in 2012.  She currently works in the anticoagulation and cardiology

clinic.  Brianna serves as the liaison for VA Maine with the National PBM Clinical Pharmacy Practice Office's PhARMD Project for demonstrating the impact of VA Clinical Pharmacy

services.  She has participated in multiple residency research projects including the Veterans Affairs Lipid Optimization Reimagined (VALOR) Quality Improvement Program and is currently

working on an initiative to initiate a pharmacist-led dofetilide monitoring program at VA Maine. She serves as the Editor of the VA Maine Pharmacy Forum newsletter and pharmacy website, as

well as the facility’s accreditation specialist and preceptor for the Grand Rounds and Continuing Education programs.  KATIE COFFIN, PHARMD, BCGP, is a clinical pharmacy practitioner working

in Home Based Primary Care.  She graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2014 and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at VA Maine Healthcare System in 2015.  Her primary

professional interests are in the areas of geriatrics, deprescribing, transitions of care, and HCV.   JOEL COON, PHARMD, BCACP, is a geriatrics clinical pharmacy practitioner. He graduated

from Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, in 2004, followed by a PGY1 residency at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, MI, and a PGY2 residency in infectious diseases at University

of Colorado Hospital, Denver. Subsequent career experience includes academia (University of New England) and clinical environments in both VA and non-VA practice settings in primary care,

geriatrics, hepatology, and antimicrobial stewardship. PHILLIP GALL, PHARMD, graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2011 and immediately went to work for the West

Texas VA where his primary focus was on disease state management via telehealth. After two years, he moved to Maine to join the team at Togus where he now serves as the program manager for

the anticoagulation clinic and the pharmacogenomics pharmacist for the facility. KRISTEN HANSON, PHARMD, graduated from Northeastern University, School of Pharmacy in 2006. She has 15+ years

experience in the retail setting before joining VA Maine in 2015 in the outpatient pharmacy.  In 2018 she joined the management team and is currently the Outpatient Pharmacy Supervisor.

MORGAN HARPER, PHARMD, BCACP, is a clinical oncology pharmacist. She graduated from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2017 and then completed both PGY-1 and PGY-2

(Ambulatory Care) residencies here at VA Maine. After her residency she worked for MaineHealth at their infusion centers and worked closely with their oncology offices before coming back to

VA Maine in 2023. GABRIELLE HILL, PHARMD, BCPS, graduated from the MCPHS University accelerated PharmD Program in 2015. Following graduation, she completed her PGY-1 Residency at VA Maine

Healthcare System. Upon completion of her residency, she continued with VA Maine as an inpatient pharmacist. She moved into her current role at the Portland CBOC as a PACT Clinical Pharmacy

Practitioner in 2021. She focuses her practice on chronic disease state management as well as HIV PrEP medication management for Veterans across the state. Additionally, she acts as the

Residency Program Director for the PGY-1 pharmacy residency program. ERIN KANY, PHARMD, BCPS, is the inpatient pharmacy supervisor. She graduated from University of New England College of

Pharmacy in 2017 and completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at VA Maine Healthcare System in 2018.  After completing her residency, she joined the VA Maine outpatient pharmacy team

and then became the internal medicine clinical pharmacy specialist in March of 2020.  In September 2022, she transitioned into her current role as the inpatient pharmacy supervisor. ARIANA

LEPAGE, PHARMD, graduated from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2016. Following graduation, she worked retail pharmacy until accepting a position in the outpatient

pharmacy here at VA Maine in 2018. In 2021, Ariana accepted her current position as a PACT clinical pharmacy practitioner for the Presque Isle and Calais CBOCs. She additionally serves as

the outpatient pharmacist on the Antimicrobial Stewardship team here at VA Maine. HANNAH MAGAS, PHARMD, is a clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Bangor and Lincoln CBOCs. Hannah graduated

from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in 2020. She then completed a PGY-1 Ambulatory Care Residency at the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System before accepting a position at the

VA Maine Healthcare System in 2021. She currently works in the primary care clinics at the Bangor and Lincoln CBOCs co-managing chronic disease states. Additionally, she acts as the

Residency Program Coordinator for the PGY-1 pharmacy residency program. SARAH MARTINEAU, PHARMD, graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2020. She completed a

PGY-1 community pharmacy residency at Penobscot Community Healthcare in Bangor, ME in 2021 followed by a PGY-2 ambulatory care residency with VA Maine Healthcare System at the Bangor CBOC.

Upon completion of residency, Sarah accepted her current position as a PACT clinical pharmacy practitioner. She currently works in the primary care clinic at the Portland CBOC providing

chronic disease state management.  SARAH MIERZ, PHARMD, graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2020. She completed a PGY-1 community residency at Penobscot

Community Health Care (PCHC) in Bangor, ME in 2021 and was hired on at PCHC as a full-time primary care pharmacist after completing her residency. She accepted her position at VA Maine in

2024 and works as a PACT clinical pharmacist practitioner to provide chronic disease state medication management. MELISSA PREW- MADORE, BS, PHARMD, is a clinical pharmacy practitioner in the

primary care clinic. She graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy with a Bachelor's of Science degree in 1990. In 1998 she received her PharmD from Butler University in

Indianapolis, Indiana, and went on to complete a PGY2 residency in primary care in 1999 from the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals/VCU. Her current practice areas include primary care 

and supporting the Women’s Health Clinic. MIRANDA BEAUDOIN RAMPONE, PHARMD, CSP, MSCS, graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2008. She went on to open and manage

several Walgreens pharmacies throughout Maine. In 2014, she left retail pharmacy to pursue a specialty clinical pharmacist role at Briova Specialty and later at Apothecary by Design

Specialty Pharmacy in Portland. Miranda obtained her Certified Specialty Pharmacist credential from the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy in 2017. In 2020, she joined VA Maine as an

outpatient pharmacist and now serves as our first Specialty/Infusion Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner. Most recently in June 2024, she became a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist through

the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. MELISSA RICHARDSON, PHARMD, graduated from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2020 and completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice

Residency at VA Maine Healthcare System in 2021. After completion of her residency, she joined the primary care team at VA Maine as a PACT clinical pharmacy practitioner. She works at the

Lewiston CBOC in disease state management and the anticoagulation clinic. OLIVIA ROTH, PHARMD, is an Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care clinical pharmacy specialist at Togus VA Medical

Center. She obtained her PharmD from Western New England University in 2020. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency at VA Maine Healthcare System in 2021 before accepting her current

full-time clinical pharmacy position at Togus. WHITNEY SARGENT, PHARMD, BCACP, graduated from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2018. Following graduation, she completed

both her PGY1 and Ambulatory Care PGY2 residency programs here at VA Maine. In 2020, Whitney accepted her current position as a PACT clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Portland CBOC. She

additionally supervises all of the PACT Clinical Pharmacy Practitioners for VA Maine. KATE SECORD, PHARMD, BCPS, graduated in the inaugural pharmacy class at Husson University in 2013. She

completed an ambulatory care focused PGY1 at VA Central Iowa Health Care System; continuing on to complete a PGY2 residency focusing in psychiatry at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care

System. She currently works in Home Based Primary Care supporting the Bangor, Lincoln, and Caribou teams providing comprehensive medication management. Additionally, she acts as the

Residency Program Coordinator for the PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program. SARAH SMITH, PHARMD, BCACP, graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 2008. After graduation, she

worked as a community pharmacist for three years before deciding to pursue a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency. After completing her residency here at VA Maine Healthcare System, Sarah joined

the University of New England College of Pharmacy as a full-time clinical assistant professor. During that time, Sarah maintained an ambulatory care APPE practice site at the

Lewiston-Auburn CBOC. Currently she serves at the VA full-time as a clinical pharmacy practitioner, with a primary focus of providing chronic disease state management for the Lewiston/Auburn

CBOC. ALLISON SPAULDING, PHARMD, CDE, graduated from Northeastern University in 2010. She completed a PGY1 residency with Boston VA Healthcare System before accepting a position at VA Maine

Healthcare System working in the primary care clinic at the Lewiston VA CBOC where she managed chronic disease states (i.e. diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia) and long term

anticoagulation. Allie served as the Residency Program Director for the PGY1 from 2016 through 2020. She is now the Associate Chief of Pharmacy for VA Maine. ANN SPENCE, PHARMD, is an

Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP)/Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Champion (ASP) here at VA Maine Healthcare System. She obtained her PharmD at the University of

Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 2019 and completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (CVAMC) in 2020. She was hired on at CVAMC as an Inpatient Staffing

Pharmacist in 2020 and promoted to Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner in 2022. She then was transferred to the Internal Medicine CPP/ASP position at VA Maine in July 2023. PAM

SWEENEY, PHARMD, BCPS, graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 2007 and completed a PGY1 residency with the VA Connecticut Healthcare System before accepting a position as a

VA Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Following her residency, she worked in a primary care clinic co-managing patients with chronic disease states and upon returning to Maine started the first

pharmacist run diabetes medication management clinic at VA Maine. She later transitioned to a leadership role as the Clinical Coordinator where her primary responsibility was oversight and

management of all clinical pharmacy services. She currently serves as the Chief of Pharmacy Service for the VA Maine HealthCare System. KAY URBAN, PHARMD, BCGP, is a clinical pharmacy

specialist in internal medicine/transitions of care. She graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy and worked at a private hospital in Upstate NY for several years prior to coming to VA

Maine. Since starting at VA Maine, she has worked as an inpatient staff pharmacist and as the clinical pharmacy specialist for the long-term care and hospice units. ALYSSA WHITE, PHARMD, 

graduated from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in 2021. Following graduation, she completed both her PGY1 and Ambulatory Care PGY2 residency programs here at VA Maine. In

2023, Alyssa accepted a position as a PACT clinical pharmacy practitioner at the Bangor CBOC. ERICA WONSON, PHARMD, BCPP, graduated from Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in 2008.

Following graduation, she completed her PGY-1 Residency at Central Virginia VA Healthcare System, where she also later became the PGY-2 Psychiatry Residency Program Director and the

Associate Chief of Pharmacy of Clinical Services. She now serves as one of the Academic Detailers for VISN 1 and part time Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at VA Maine.