Ric Overton is one of ISPE’s Founding Members; he joined the organization when it was first established in 1980. We spoke with Ric to learn more about his experiences, memories, and the amazing 40 years he has spent as an ISPE Member.
Our Young Professionals (YPs) community has been growing over the last couple of years and we are working hard building Young Professionals groups within European Affiliates. In this edition of ISPE Update, we would like...
As ISPE celebrates the 40th anniversary of its establishment, we would like to recognize those members that have been with ISPE throughout its journey. Let’s begin with James Agalloco, who joined ISPE in October 1980. We talked with James to learn about his many years with ISPE, his experiences and accomplishments, and his thoughts on ISPE as we move forward in the future.
I grew up in the 1970s watching my dad, who was a retail pharmacist, bring joy to people who were sick. I thought my father had the coolest job – he could make people laugh no matter their health status. My father cared about his customers - knew them all by name, knew about their families, interests and what the patient cared about in life. My dad was a pharmacist that used a card catalog...
Deborah Geyman became interested in pharma while still in high school; today, after working in the industry for three decades, she is the incoming ISPE North America South America Affiliate Council (NASAAC) Chair! We asked Deborah to share some of her experiences during her sixteen years with ISPE and her career in the industry she identified as her chosen vocation so early in life.
The newly established ISPE Affiliate in Mexico is led by a group of 14 professionals, with Jaime Castro as President, Enrique Vargas as Commissions Director and Philippe Fournet-Fayard as VP for Administration. A native of France, Philippe relocated to Mexico 23 years ago he joined ISPE in 1995, close to when he moved...
Zen-Zen Yen is a highly active Young Professional in the ISPE D/A/CH Affiliate who also is engaged in the Affiliate’s Women in Pharma® initiatives and...
Edwin Harmon, Vice President of Engineering, Facilities, and Validation with LSNE and active member of the ISPE Boston Area Chapter (Board Member), is reaching his 30th anniversary as an ISPE Member. We talked with Edwin to find out about some of his experiences and discover what he has learned over three decades with the Society.
Ayako Nakajima, a General Manager with Nissan Chemical Corporation in Japan, joined ISPE in 2002. In 2011, she became the Director of the ISPE Japan Affiliate, and in 2016, was elected as its’ Vice Chair and Head of its’ Regulatory Committee. And, at the Japan Affiliate Annual Meeting on 30-31 May, Ayako was elected as the first woman to Chair the Japan Affiliate. We talked with Ayako, who is...
Charlotte Enghave Fruergaard joined ISPE in 1995. A member of the ISPE Nordic Affiliate, Charlotte has been an ISPE Nordic Board Member for 10 years, two of which she served as Chairman. She has also been a member of the ISPE International Board of Directors and has sat on several ISPE committees, including the Sterile Products Processing SOP Steering Committee, the European Affiliate Council,...
Dave McAlonan joined ISPE in 1988 and recently retired from AbbVie, formerly Abbott Labs. Dave has been a Great Lakes Chapter leader and has served on the North America South America Affiliate Council and the OSD Steering Committee, along with several other ISPE volunteer positions. We asked Dave to share with us his thoughts on the industry (then and now), retirement, and ISPE...
