PAS Board
Jahnaya Mann
Chair
Jahnaya Mann is a graduate of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan. She has over 20 years of practice in community pharmacy. In May of 1999 she joined the Pharmasave team in Swift Current as a staff pharmacist and has transitioned to owner and manager of Pharmasave #406 in Swift Current and Pharmasave #403 in Ponteix.
Jahnaya worked as a Drug Information Consultant for Saskatchewan Drug Information Service from 2008 to 2010. She has served on the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan Board of Directors since 2019. Jahnaya was part of the Rubicon team that was responsible for the development and growth of Rubicon’s flagship program, SimplTM, since its inception in 2015 and has served as the lead of the Retail Pharmacy Ambassador Group until 2021. Jahnaya has a deep desire to drive pharmacy forward and has a true passion for widening the scope of practice. She is a solutions-focused individual who strives for continual improvement, and the stores she ran have benefited from her innovative approach to care. Jahnaya’s strong leadership earned her a promotion to the Director of Pharmacy Operations for Rubicon at the end of 2020 with a hope that her forward-thinking approach will benefit the entire organization.
Jahnaya has extensive experience providing Long Term Care services in both the public and private sectors. Jahnaya’s strengths include her devotion to her patients and her ability to build relationships with ease. She believes in treating her patients like friends and family. Jahnaya specializes in osteoporosis management and is a certified Heart Health Coach. She enjoys providing clinical services including medication reviews and minor ailment prescribing. In her past 20 years in the community Jahnaya has worked hard to develop a network of Health Professionals she can reach out to and work together with to provide the best care for the patients she serves.
Jahnaya is an avid supporter of her community evidenced by her being the 2015 recipient of the Bowl of Hygiea Award, a national pharmacist award recognizing outstanding service to the community. She is an innovator and a first adaptor of new pharmacy services. Jahnaya and her team have also been the recipients of numerous business and innovation awards and nominations both locally and nationally.
Melanie Cann
Vice Chair
Melanie graduated from University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor Of Science in Pharmacy in 2006. She has diverse pharmacy experience working in both community and hospital practice in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Melanie has worked in long term care, oncology, dialysis, clinical hospital pharmacist, and with patients with substance use disorder. She is the Pharmacy Advisor for PharmaChoice Canada and enjoys being able to support their members across Canada.Working casually at a PharmaChoice pharmacy allows her to maintain her pharmacy practice skills and she loves the personalized care and connection with the patients. Melanie lives in Saskatoon with her husband, children and their dog.
Monique Zwack
Past Chair
Monique graduated with Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 1993.
Monique began her career as a community pharmacist in the community of Nipawin. She then moved back to her home town of Prince Albert where she continued working in community pharmacy. In 1996 she accepted a staff pharmacist position at the Victoria Hospital where she worked for 21 years.
In 2017 Monique decided to challenge herself with a career change and began working as the Director of Pharmacy for the Lake Country Co-operative Association.
Monique is currently the Executive Director of Pharmacy and Customer Experience for the Lake Country Co-operative Association in Prince Albert.
Monique is passionate about her career in pharmacy. Over the years she has had the opportunity to apply her drug expertise in areas such as acute care, diabetes education, primary care, order set development and ambulatory clinics. Monique believes that pharmacists have the potential to bring exceptional value to the health care system and enjoys having the opportunity to communicate this message to everyone she meets.
Christine Hrudka
Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) PAS Representative
Christine is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She currently is an owner of Pharmacy First on 8th Street and Pharmacy First at Lifebridge in Saskatoon. Previous to this Christine was a Shoppers Drug Mart franchise owner for 16 years in both Regina and Saskatoon.
Christine served and chaired the Pharmacy Economics Committee for 5 years. She served on the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Council for 3 years and was President in 2010. Christine currently serves on the PAS Board, which she chaired for 2 years.
Christine is the appointed PAS representative on the Canadian Pharmacists Association board. She was chair of the board of CPhA from 2018 to 2020 She has volunteered for many community boards such as SREDA , YWCA , United Way, and Women Entrepreneurs. Christine lives in Saskatoon with her husband Gordon Wyant.
Robyn Despins
Born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Robyn received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2015.
She worked in Prince Albert as a community pharmacist and travelled across Saskatchewan providing outreach clinical care to First Nations and rural communities with Wellness Wheel for the first few years of her career.
In 2020, Robyn moved to Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is currently the Executive Director of Oak Medical Arts, which is a locally owned group of six pharmacy and clinic locations in Thunder Bay. In her spare time, Robyn enjoys staying active, spending time at the lake and drinking coffee!
Dr. Jane Alcorn
Dean and Appointed Representative of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan
Jane Alcorn is a Professor of Pharmacy and Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Nutrtition. She has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacokinetics) from the University of Kentucky.Jane has expertise in pharmacokinetics which has been applied to research focused on the determinants of neonatal exposure risk in the medicated nursing mother/neonate dyad and to the health benefits of phytochemicals such as flaxseed lignans and the cannabinoids. Further, Jane provides pharmacokinetic expertise to a significant number of collaborative drug discovery and translational research projects.Jane is a co-lead of the Cannabinoid Research Initiative of Saskatchewan (CRIS), an interdisciplinary research cluster whose goal is to provide Canadians with the evidence-based knowledge needed to effectively and appropriately use medical Cannabis, as well as a member of the Drug Discovery and Development Research GroupAs Dean, Jane works to maintain the applied research tradition of the two divisions and works with stakeholders to ensure the college provides high-quality professional programs and graduates.
Lindsey Ziegler
Lindsey graduated in 2008 from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Science, followed by her Bachelor of Pharmacy in 2013 from James Cook University in Townsville, Australia and in 2020 she completed her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Alberta.
Her passion for practice has always been in mental health and in March 2017, an opportunity to work in a novel community pharmacy with a mental health focus presented. Lindsey is the current manager at Vital Care Pharmacy, a novel, independent community pharmacy in Regina, Saskatchewan; additionally, she practices casually for the Saskatchewan Health Authority at the Regina Mental Health Clinic.
Lindsey is a strong advocate for the development of the pharmacy profession and strives for professional integrity. She brings her leadership and contributions toward improving patient health outcomes. She currently sits on the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan Board of Directors where she feels strongly that independent pharmacists should have an adequate representation and voice at stakeholder tables and in the decision-making process for the health outcomes of Saskatchewan residents. She acts with honesty, professional integrity, and advocates for the promotion and financial sustainability of pharmacist practice in all capacities
Reid Nyhof
Senior Stick Student Representative (Appointed)
Reid is currently a second-year pharmacy student at the University of Saskatchewan. She completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry at the University of Regina prior to entering the College of Pharmacy.
Reid was born in Winnipeg and moved to Moose Jaw 9 years ago. It was in Moose Jaw, through a work experience course in high school, where she discovered her love of pharmacy and how it can support and equip patients to be involved in their healthcare. She spent 6 years as a pharmacy assistant and now works at the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.
Reid is excited to be stepping into this role and working as a student advocate for PAS.
Alex Crawley
CSHP-SK Representative (Appointed)
Alex Crawley graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 2012. He is the Associate Director of RxFiles Academic Detailing at the University of Saskatchewan and works one day a week at a primary care clinic in Sturgeon Lake First Nation. He lives with his wife and son in Prince Albert.
Paraag Trivedi
Paraag Trivedi is a pharmacy manager, educator and consultant in Regina. He graduated with a BSP Degree from the University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy and Nutrition in 2016. During his time as a student in the College of Pharmacy he served as the Finance Officer on the National Council of the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns.
Since graduating, he has proudly served as a pharmacist in his hometown of Regina. He frequently presents to healthcare providers, to residents of retirement and assisted living communities, and has been featured as a national panelist on a variety of pharmacy topics, quickly becoming a trusted source of information amongst his patients and colleagues.
Paraag is a published research author, and is actively involved in training the next generation of Pharmacists, lecturing, and serving as a skills instructor at the U of S, as well as being an active preceptor. He prides himself as being an advocate both for the profession and his patients. For his dedication to these causes, he was awarded with the New Horizon Award by the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan
JarronYee
Jarron is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. He has served as a Board member for the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals where he gained valuable board member experience.
Jarron spent six years on the Board of Directors with the Association of Compounding Pharmacists of Canada (ACPC) where he served as President for three years. He currently owns and operates a Compounding Pharmacy in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Jarron is also a PCCA clinical consultant with an interest in pain and sterile compounding.
Spiro Kolitsas
Born and raised in Regina, Spiro graduated in1991 with a BSP from the University of Saskatchewan. Spiro began his career with Bi-rite drugs, eventually transitioning to Shoppers Drug Mart in1995. He has been an Owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart for the past 11 years.
Spiro has served on the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals council and served as President in 2014. He was, until recently, a member of SCPP Discipline Committee. Outside of pharmacy he enjoys volunteering his time for many of the Regina Greek community events.
Spiro loves spending time with his wife and family, and you can likely find him at most Rider games.