Dr. Sairany holds extensive knowledge, skills, and experiences in executive leadership, administrative management, regulatory, practice, and accreditation systems gained through 12 years of experience. Before joining Florida, she held positions as State Executive and CEO for the South Carolina Pharmacy Association (SCPhA), Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Duhok College of Pharmacy, and as a field provider in Iraq and Western Syria. Dr. Sairany is a Kurdish-American born in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. She lives in Tallahassee, with her two French bulldogs, SeVay and Jango—the Kurdish names for apple and hero. She is a leader in trauma-informed pharmacy practice. She has keynoted nationally on wide range of topics including but not limited to mental health fitness and wellbeing, racial and developmental trauma, addiction, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Her greatest passion is traveling the world. Throughout her years of travel, she has embarked on many adventures including trekking in Southeast Asia, summiting Everest Base Camp in Nepal, W circuit in Patagonia-Chile, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain in Peru, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. After visiting 80+ destinations in the world, she has developed an appreciation for a diverse mix of cultures, people, and traditions. Through all her experiences, Dr. Sairany brings an incredibly valued perspective to the FPA and she is leading the association and Florida pharmacists into the future of pharmacy.
Helen Sairany, BA, MBA, PharmD, RPh, BCACP
Internal Staff

CEO & EVP
Helen Sairany, BA, MBA, PharmD, RPh, BCACP

Executive Administrative Assistant
Maria Goodno

Events Management Specialist
Eric Rosenwach

Manager of Digital Marketing and Communications
Kaitlynn Veno

Manager of Member Services
Tria'le Thomas

Manager of Continuing Education
Reeves Herring
FPA Partners

Finance & Accounting
Mindy Kaplan, MAcc, CNAP

FPA Senior Lobbyist
Claudia Davant, Esq

Legal Affairs & General Counsel
TJ Morton, Esq
The affairs of the Association shall be managed by the Board of Directors, of which the immediate past president shall serve as the Chairman. It shall consist of the President, the President-Elect, the immediate Past President, the Treasurer, the Executive Vice President, and the President of the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates, nine (9) elected directors who shall serve staggered terms, one (1) elected student director, and one (1) elected pharmacy technician. William Mincy Humberto Martinez Kevin Duane Alexander Pytlarz Bill Terneus Eric Jakab Kathy Petsos Verender Brown Genevieve Hale Matthew Schneller Damien Simmons Helen Sairany, BA, MBA, PharmD, RPh, BCACP Aneesh Lakhani James Alcorn Jacob Johnson Joy Wright Amanda Haddad Goar Alvarez The Officers of the Association shall be an Immediate Past President, a President, a President-Elect, a Treasurer, a Speaker of the House, a Vice Speaker of the House and an Executive Vice President. In the event of death, disability, resignation, non-residence or removal from office of any officer of the Association, or in the event any elective officer shall for any reason be unable or unwilling to act, then in such event the Board of Directors shall appoint the successor in office of the said officer for the unexpired term of office. William Mincy Humberto Martinez Kevin Duane Alexander Pytlarz Genevieve Hale Aneesh Lakhani Helen Sairany, BA, MBA, PharmD, RPh, BCACP Joy Wright Eric Jakab Matthew Schneller James Alcorn Amanda Haddad Kathy Petsos Damien Simmons Jacob Johnson Goar AlvarezBoard of Directors
President
Chairman of the Board
President-Elect
Treasurer
FSHP President
Region 2 Director
Region 6 Director
Technician Director
Speaker of the House
Region 3 Director
Region 7 Director
EVP & CEO
Vice Speaker
Region 4 Director
Region 8 Director
Region 1 Director
Region 5 Director
Region 9 Director
Officers
President
Chairman of the Board
President-Elect
Treasurer
Speaker of the House
Vice Speaker
EVP & CEO
Region Directors
Region 1 Director
Region 2 Director
Region 3 Director
Region 4 Director
Region 5 Director
Region 6 Director
Region 7 Director
Region 8 Director
Region 9 Director
Genevieve Hale Aneesh Lakhani DeArcy Campbell Alexander Pytlarz Neil Barnett Dustin WilliamsSpeaker of the House
Vice Speaker
Director of the House of Delegates
Chairman of the House
Director of the House of Delegates
Director of the House of Delegates