Minnesota Board of Pharmacy - Minnesota State Legislature

and Ms. Laura Schwartzwald serves as the Vice President. On an annual basis, after conducting a
performance review, the Board decides whether or not the Executive Director should continue serving
as the Board’s Secretary. The Board’s current Executive Director/Secretary, Dr. Cody Wiberg, has
served since September 21, 2005. A complete list of the Board’s Executive Directors and Secretaries,
dating back to 1911, is available in Appendix I. Note that Minnesota Statutes §214.04, subd. 3 states
that: “the executive director of each health-related board . . . shall be the chief administrative officer for
the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive director . . . shall maintain the records
of the board, account for all fees received by it, supervise and direct employees servicing the board,
and perform other services as directed by the board”.
Board Staff
Minnesota Statutes §151.06, subd. 1(a)(8) empowers the Board to “employ necessary assistants and
adopt rules for the conduct of its business”. Chapter 214 also contains provisions that allow the healthlicensing
boards to hire staff. In addition to the Executive Director, the Board of Pharmacy currently
employs six pharmacy surveyors (or inspectors), one office manager (OM), three senior office and
administrative specialists (OASS), one office and administrative specialist (OAS) and one state
program administrator coordinator (SPAC). There is one vacant position for a level 3 information
technology specialist (ITS3). The following table lists the current employees of the Board. A chart of
organizational relationships can be found in Appendix A. The duties performed by the staff members
will be described in the next section of this report.
Activities
Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Staff
Staff Member Position
Cody Wiberg Executive Director
Pat Eggers Office Manager
Candice Fleming Pharmacy Surveyor
Stu Vandenberg Pharmacy Surveyor
Les Kotek Pharmacy Surveyor
Michele Mattila Pharmacy Surveyor
Karen Schreiner Pharmacy Surveyor
Steven Huff Pharmacy Surveyor
Barbara Carter PMP Manager (SPAC)
(vacant) Information Technology Specialist 3
Sojourner Killingsworth PMP Coordinator (OASS)
Lee Ann Olson Licensing Specialist (OASS)
Jennifer Fischer Licensing Specialist (OASS)
Collette Zelinsky Receptionist (OAS)
The major activities performed by the Board and its staff involve: licensing; standard-setting;
compliance; provision of technical assistance to elected public officials, other state agencies, federal
agencies and units of local government; serving as a resource to the profession and the public
concerning issues involving the practice of pharmacy, the distribution of drugs and the abuse of
controlled substances; administering the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program and general
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