Danielle Gabrish is the Director of Clinical Biologics at AstraZeneca and the Chair of the ISPE Women in Pharma^® group for ISPE’s Chesapeake Bay Chapter. She’s also a mom, mentor, and advocate for women and Emerging Leaders.

Tracy Jamerson is the Chapter Manager for the ISPE Midwest Chapter. She brings 10+ years of experience to the pharmaceutical industry, currently working as the Office Coordinator at Compli, - a wholly-owned subsidiary of George Butler Associates. Compli is part of the Life Sciences Division. GBA is multi-disciplinary. In this role, she is responsible for a variety of duties, including Project...

With over 30 years of successful leadership experience in human asset development, building and sustaining operations activity, new project builds, project management, merchandising and new start-up sales/operational fundamentals, Jim Hubbard brings a wealth of experience to ISPE.

Since 2013, Thomas Carganico has worked extensively within the pharmaceutical services industries across the US, UK, and Europe. He provides a strong level of experience related to Digital Branding, Marketing & Strategic Communication. He joined the PQE group in 2017 and currently serves as the Vice President of Strategy, Marketing, Communications & Equity Partner. Throughout his...

Fatima Jacoba Mancilla Islas is a Foundation Board Member of the ISPE Mexico Affiliate and is currently a Validation Manager for Probiomed SA de...

Oxana Pryanichnikova is the Vice-Chair of ISPE Eurasian Affiliate with intensive involvement in the foundation of local ISPE organization since 2018. She is the Chief Business and Operating Officer of DXDO with more than 20 years in Software and Hardware Sales, Track&Trace projects, Business Development, planning and executing...

Erich Bozenhardt is a BioProcess SME and internationally recognized authority in the domains of cell and gene therapy and bioprocessing. He is a Lead Process Engineer in Regenerative Medicine Operations at United Therapeutics Corporation. During his career, Erich has led the process activities for several biopharmaceutical projects, provided internal and external project leadership, is a...

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter has won numerous ISPE Awards by virtue of their contributions to the pharmaceutical industry. They continue to have their finger on the pulse of the local industry and respond with innovative and educational programs. The Chapter’s Emerging Leaders Committee is...

Dr. Ferdinando E. Aspesi has been a member of ISPE for more than 29 years. Currently the Chair of the Pharmaceutical Engineering committee, he is also a member of the Delaware Valley Chapter and has been a member of the Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Leadership Forum, the PQLI Science and Technology Committee, and the Quality Metrics Team.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter has won numerous ISPE Awards by virtue of their contributions to the pharmaceutical industry. They continue to have their finger on the pulse of the local industry and respond with innovative and educational programs. The Chapter’s Emerging Leaders Committee is especially active and plans monthly events while also helping new graduates become successful in...

Thomas Hartman, ISPE’s President & CEO and active ISPE Member for over 20 years, speaks with us on his favorite ISPE memories, his real-world examples on the benefits of ISPE, and why volunteering is so important. Join us as we get to know Thomas a little more.

You are an active and engaged ISPE Member! You sit on the ISPE Board of Directors, the ISPE Foundation Board, and the Steering Committee of Women in Pharma^®.  Can you share...

You have been an ISPE Member for 30 years! During that time, you have done so much for the Society (thank you!). Currently, you are the Co-Chair of ISPE Women in Pharma® and serve as a Board Member for the ISPE International Board of Directors and the ISPE Foundation Board. You have also worked with and Chaired numerous committees in the past. Can you share some of...

You’ve only been an ISPE Member for two years, but you’ve done so much in that time, including being named the International Women in Pharma Mentor Circle Leader. Can you tell us a little about how that came about and the successes the WIP Mentor Circle Program has experienced?

Teresa Minero has served as ISPE Italy Affiliate Chair, Vice-Chair, and as a leader of the Affiliate’s Student and Women-in-Pharma Groups. An ISPE Member for more than 26 years, she is currently a member of the ISPE Board of Directors. The Founder and CEO of her own company, LifeBee, Teresa has numerous accomplishments,...

Lou Kennedy, Nephron Pharmaceuticals’ President & CEO and active ISPE Member, was recently honored with a 2020 Business Leader and Public Servant of the Year Award. We spoke with Lou to learn more about her company, the many initiatives she and Nephron are undertaking on behalf of pharma, Nephron’s community, and how women are making a difference in the industry.

Wow! You have been with the Society for 40 years! Can you give me a brief summary of your involvement with ISPE and share some of the more interesting experiences and successes you have had with the Society during your lengthy tenure?

When Dave became involved with the pharmaceutical industry in the early 1970’s, pharma engineers had limited resources for guidance when confronted with a problem. Dave joined ISPE in its first year to help the industry develop this type of support. We talked to Dave about his experiences during the past 40 years, and his thoughts about the changes that have been made during that time.