Conference Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Mark Hyman, MD
Functional Medicine Thought Leader
Dr. Hyman helps others discover optimal health and address the root causes of chronic disease through functional medicine. He is a 16-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator and functional medicine advocate and thought leader.
From his podcast, The Dr. Hyman Show, to appearances across network television, Dr. Hyman consistently spotlights food quality, metabolic health and lifestyle as keys to disease prevention. With the Food Fix Campaign, he seeks to transform our food and agriculture system through policy.
Scott Wozniak
Leadership Consultant & Author
Scott is a former leader of organizational effectiveness initiatives at the Chick-fil-A Support Center, a trusted advisor to leaders of top brands, including Disney, Starbucks, Crumbl and many leading business-to-business companies.
Gus Bassani, PharmD
PCCA Chief Executive Officer
Serving as PCCA’s CEO since April 2025, Gus joined PCCA in September 2002, and has contributed extensively to the organization’s scientific, technical and strategic pursuits — most recently as the company’s Chief Scientific Officer. Beyond his core responsibilities, Gus actively participates in legislative, regulatory and public affairs initiatives.
Erin Micheal, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC
PCCA Senior Director of Member Relations
A dedicated team member at PCCA since 2006, Erin has held several key positions including Territory Manager, Member Development Specialist, CPMS Sales and Marketing Consultant, Regional Sales Manager, Director of Outside Sales, and most recently, Director of Member Engagement. Prior to PCCA, Erin served as General Manager for a multi-location independent pharmacy in Northern California.
Katie Albers, CPhT, FAP
Impact Compounding
Katie is a part-owner, Operations Manager and Compounding Technician at Impact Compounding in Tipp City, Ohio, where she focuses on prescription compounding, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, pharmacy operations, marketing and provider relations. She has been featured on PCCA’s Tech Talk Podcast and was honored as PCCA’s 2025 USA Compounding Technician of the Year.
Daniel Banov, RPh, MS
PCCA
Currently Vice President of Research & Development, Daniel joined PCCA in 2011. He has more than 20 years of hands-on experience in preformulation/formulation/reformulation of a variety of dosage forms, specializing in pharmaceutical solids, liquids and semisolids. He has worked extensively on the development of novel techniques for skin-permeation enhancement.
Matt Brensel, PharmD
ScriptWorks Pharmacy
As a third-generation compounding pharmacist, Matt is Vice President of ScriptWorks Pharmacy in Walnut Creek, California. Matt enjoys the opportunity to merge his passion for pharmacy and veterinary medicine by assisting local veterinarians with some of their most difficult infectious disease cases.
Scott Brunner, CAE
Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding
Scott has served as CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC) since 2019. APC is the voice for pharmacy compounding, representing compounding pharmacists and technicians in both 503A and 503B settings, as well as prescribers, educators, researchers and suppliers. Formerly, he was Senior Vice President Communications and External Relations for the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Sebastian Denison, RPh
PCCA
Sebastian joined PCCA as a Clinical Compounding Pharmacist in 2011, having practiced nonsterile compounding for 11 years in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He works with both the U.S. and Canadian education teams, training pharmacists, technicians and students. Sebastian helps community pharmacies and health systems to achieve regulatory compliance and implement best practices.
Isha Gupta, PharmD, MBA
HatchRx Compounding Pharmacy
Isha’s pharmacy in Long Island, New York, operates on the idea that modern innovation and personalized medicine should work hand-in-hand to meet each person’s unique health needs. Focused on patient education, she strives to empower patients to take control of their health through customized solutions. Isha received PCCA’s George Roentsch New Innovator Award in 2024.
Lizzie Harbin
Precision Health Holdings
Lizzie is Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Precision Health Holdings, the strategic holding company uniting PCCA, Eagle Analytical and Wilcrest Pharma. She leads cross-entity strategic planning, facilitates critical conversations and ensures the right people are engaged at the right time to drive impact. In addition, she serves as the inaugural President of the RISE Institute for Compounding.
Doug Hoey, RPh, MBA
National Community Pharmacists Association
Since 2011, Doug has served as CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), which represents nearly 19,400 pharmacy small businesses. He is a licensed pharmacist in Oklahoma, Virginia and Texas, and previously practiced in a variety of community pharmacy settings, including his own family’s pharmacy. Doug is widely quoted by media as an industry expert on community pharmacy practice issues.
Dawn Ipsen, PharmD, FAPC, FACA, FACVP
Kusler’s Compounding Pharmacy & Clark’s Compounding Pharmacy
As pharmacist and owner of Kusler’s Compounding Pharmacy in Snohomish, Washington, and Clark’s Compounding Pharmacy in Bellevue, Washington, Dawn is a member of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding and Washington State Pharmacy Association. She is also a Clinical Instructor for the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and an Affiliate Faculty Member for Bastyr University.
Peter Koshland, PharmD
Koshland Pharm: Custom Compounding Pharmacy
Peter opened Koshland Pharm in 2009 in San Franscisco and is known for his willingness to speak about health topics to both medical and general audiences. Peter also advocates for our industry, consistently engaging in dialogue about regulatory standards, quality assurance and patient care. In 2025, Peter was honored as PCCA’s USA Compounding Pharmacist of the Year.