CPS 2025 WINTER Meeting -continuing education at its peak.

Christy Angerhofer (she/her/ella) is an Equity Educator with 18 years of medical education experience in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education.  Before joining the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2019, she spent 10 years with the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine program co-founding their DEIJ efforts there. Christy is currently the Health Equity Education Specialist in the Health Equity in Action Lab (HEAL), which is a part the Vice Chancellor’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement additionally, she serves as the DEI Co-Chair for the School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical Education.  She lectures around the country on Health Equity topics and is trained in facilitation, mediation, executive coaching, circle keeping and restorative justice with a focus on inclusion and belonging.  

Dr. Izumi Asano is a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at Kaiser Permanente Colorado in Denver, CO. She completed her undergraduate and PharmD education at University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. After graduation, she completed her PGY1 Community-Based Residency at Johns Hopkins Care at Home. Her professional interests include primary care and anticoagulation, and she hopes to continue her pharmacy journey in the ambulatory care setting.

Dan Berlau, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Regis University School of Pharmacy, where he has distinguished himself through his commitment to teaching excellence. With over a decade of experience in academia, Dr. Berlau has developed and taught numerous courses, including Integrated Pharmacotherapy and Advanced Neurology, consistently receiving high praise for his engaging teaching style and ability to connect complex scientific concepts with real-world applications. Recognized with multiple teaching awards, Dr. Berlau's dedication to student success and innovative pedagogical approaches continues to inspire future pharmacists and healthcare professionals.

Liz Kvach, MD, MA is a board-certified family physician and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine with the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She holds a B.A in Women’s and Gender Studies from the University of Oklahoma, and an M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 2018, she has been the Medical Director of Denver Health’s LGBTQ+ Health Services, which provides affirming health care services for LGBTQIA+ patients in a decentralized model within the Denver County safety-net system. Dr. Kvach provides care for patients across the lifespan, including gender affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth and adults. 

Daralyn is a psychiatric clinical pharmacist at WellPower, a community mental health provider serving the people of Denver, Colorado, where she has worked since 2019. Daralyn graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy in 2015 with her PharmD. She completed a PGY1 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York in 2016 and a PGY2 in psychiatric pharmacy at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (VACT) in 2017. Daralyn then worked as a psychiatric clinical pharmacist at VACT until 2019 when she moved to Colorado and joined her current institution.
Daralyn has been a member of the Colorado Medicaid State Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee since the 2021 term and is currently acting as the vice-chair for the 2024 term. Daralyn precepts pharmacy students from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She recently won the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Award for the 2023-2024 APPE year, which is given to a preceptor within ambulatory care practice that stands out for experiential teaching contributions as recognized by peers and students. Daralyn is active in several pharmacy groups, including the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists, and has given presentations at several national conferences. 

Monika Nuffer, PharmD, Certified Clinical Aromatherapist is a clinical pharmacist with expertise in Whole Person Health. Dr. Nuffer holds faculty appointments at the University of Colorado in both the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine. She is also the Distance Degrees and Programs' Academic and Experiential Program Coordinator.
Dr. Nuffer obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Colorado Denver and completed an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency at the VA Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She completed her aromatherapy training at The School for Aromatic Studies in Chapel Hill, NC, and is a Level 3 Certified Clinical Aromatherapist from the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy.
In her spare time, Dr. Nuffer enjoys traveling, woodworking, the great outdoors, and spending time with her wonderful family. 

Joseph Saseen is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Saseen’s academic and clinical practice contributions focus on cardiovascular risk reduction and population health. He is a Past President of the National Lipid Association (NLA), a fellow of ACCP, ASHP, APhA, and the American Heart Association. He is also a Master of the NLA. He was a member of the 2018 AHA/ACC/Multisociety cholesterol management guideline writing committee, and is a member of the upcoming 2026 guideline. His scholarly work includes over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters including the 2022 NLA Statin Intolerance Scientific Statement and the 2024 NLA/American Geriatrics Society Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Aged 75 Years and Older Without a History of ASCVD Expert Consensus Statement.  

Stephanie Wienkers is clinical pharmacy specialist at Denver Health, practicing at the Federico F. Peña Southwest Family Health Center and providing collaborative drug therapy management services for an underserved population.  She received her PharmD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019, completed a Community Practice Residency at Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Oregon and an Ambulatory Care PGY2 at Denver Health.  Stephanie serves as the PharmD champion of a large-scale, CDC grant-funded intervention to improve latent tuberculosis screening and treatment in Denver Health's 17 primary care clinics.   

Emily B. Zadvorny, PharmD, BCPS is a proud professional advocate and trained clinical pharmacy specialist.  Dr. Zadvorny currently serves as the Executive Director for the Colorado Pharmacists Society (CPS), the only professional pharmacy association in Colorado. In this role she oversees the operational, educational, networking, and advocacy efforts for the Society.   She has helped influence public policies and pass key pieces of legislation to advance pharmacists’ scope of practice, payment for pharmacist services, improve patient access to care, protect pharmacy practices, and elevate the level of training and safety/wellbeing of pharmacy professionals. A native of Colorado, she earned her PharmD from the University of Arizona and completed two post-graduate residencies at UC San Diego. She is board-certified and a clinical associate professor for the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy.

Robin Trujillo, MSN RN is the Deputy Immunization Branch Chief for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, where she oversees clinical resources, education, and outreach to Colorado-based immunization providers and assists with strategic planning and program management for the state’s immunization program. Robin has nearly two decades of public health nursing and leadership experience working for both local and state agencies in immunization, communicable disease, family planning, and emergency preparedness. Robin earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and a master’s degree in nursing leadership from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She began her career as a post-surgical nurse for a large hospital system in Colorado Springs before transitioning into local and later state public health. Outside of working to improve the health of all Coloradans, Robin spends her time chasing busy teenage kids to their many sports activities and enjoying the great Colorado outdoors.

  Jacqueline Denning is a medical epidemiologist at Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She previously worked in occupational medicine, urgent care, hospice, and as a resident physician in the University of Colorado Preventive Medicine department. 

Tisha Smith loves being a pharmacist and fiercely advocates for the underdog. As a Mexican American, her interest in pharmacy is both personal and professional.  Tisha became a pharmacist to care for patients but not just by providing medications but working with and engaging the patients to make their health a priority, especially in our most vulnerable patient populations who may also be experiencing health inequities.  Tisha received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Colorado, School of Pharmacy in May of 2000.  Since that time, she has worked in many areas of pharmacy including, retail, specialty, and inpatient before finding her passion in ambulatory clinical pharmacy.  As the Assistant Director of Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy at Denver Health Medical Center, she is privileged to work with an underserved population while overseeing the ambulatory clinical pharmacy teams, establishing strategic direction, and identifying areas of expansion.  Tisha is an active member of Denver Health’s DEI council, the co-chair for the Anticoagulation QI workgroup and has held leadership positions within our professional state organization, Colorado Pharmacists Society (CPS), as Treasurer, President-Elect, President, and Past President.  While serving as CPS President, she advocated and testified on a bill to allow for reimbursement of clinical pharmacy services.  With the approval of this bill, Tisha has successfully implemented billing for clinical pharmacy services at Denver Health.  In her free time, Tisha enjoys sending time with her family and friends, skiing, soccer, and tennis.    

 Meghan Jeffres is an Associate Professor and ID pharmacist at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and Hospital. She teaches infectious diseases, clinical problem solving, and conducts research about antimicrobial stewardship, antibiotic adverse reactions, allergies, and active learning. Dr. Jeffres is a past board member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, co-founder of the Infectious Diseases Educator Network, and creator of Medical Rewrites Podcast.