Annual fall networking event gives students insight into career options

Fall Networking.
View photos from our 2021 Fall Networking Event

By Kara Sweet

Published November 8, 2021

The School of Pharmacy Student Association (SPSA) held its annual Fall Networking Event on Thursday, October 28, at the Hotel Lafayette in downtown Buffalo.

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The event gives students an opportunity to network with local and regional professionals in a wide variety of fields, including hospital, community, industry, managed care and more.

More than 60 students attended, and all found great value in the event.

“I was able to meet with practicing pharmacists from all different specialties,” says Natalia Kyriakopoulos, PharmD ’25. “As a first-year student navigating this new chapter of my life, I greatly appreciated it!”

The School of Pharmacy Student Association represents the student body and sponsors social functions. It is comprised of the class officers and officers of the other student organizations.

Pharmacy Professionals in Attendance

Nicole Paolini Albanese, PharmD, Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Brian Burns, BS ’94, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Martin Burruano, BS ’86, Vice President of Pharmacy Services, Independent Health Corporation

Christine Chun, PharmD, MS, BCACP, Field Medical Director, Pfizer

Lauren Dascoli, Past Resident

John DeAngelis, BS ’97, Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens

Kalpesh Desai, BSc.Pharm, PharmD, Senior Research Scientist, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Stephanie Englert, PharmD, Director of Clinical Development, CSS Health

Karl Fiebelkorn, BS ’78, MBA, Senior Associate Dean for Student, Professional and Community Affairs, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tina Fiebelkorn, BS ’79, Fiebelkorn Pharmacy Consulting Services, PLLC

Joslyn Gabaldon, PharmD, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, Buffalo Medical Group

James Gaiser, BS ’97, Pharmacy District Manager, Rite Aid

Brian Gucwa, PharmD ’07, Director, Medical Outcomes Specialist, Pfizer

Neal Johnson, BS ’13, PharmD/JD ’19, Associate Attorney, Eagan & Heimer, PLLC

Shahjabin Kureshi, PharmD ’15, Regional Pharmacy Leader, Rite Aid

Anna Mattle, PharmD/MS ’21, Neuropharmacology Fellow, Dent Neurologic Institute

Jason Morath, PharmD, Regional Pharmacy Leader, Rite Aid

James Pufpaff, PharmD/MBA ’21, Clinical Pharmacy Associate, Pharmacy Benefit Dimensions

Ebne Rafi, PharmD ’20, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, Buffalo Medical Group

Christina Ramsay, PharmD ’09, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Benefit Dimensions

Dana Randall, Pharmacy Benefit Dimensions

Joseph Ryndak, PharmD ’17, Clinical Review Pharmacist, Independent Health Corporation

Maxwell Schmidt, Clinical Pharmacist, CSS Health

Nicholas Smith, BS ’15, PharmD/MS ’18, PhD ’21, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ying-Fen Swagler, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Independent Health Corporation

Dylan Thomas, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Erie County Medical Center

Robert Wahler, PharmD ’00, Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

For over 130 years, the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has continually been a leader in the education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, renowned for innovation in clinical practice and research. The school is accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education and is the No. 1 ranked school of pharmacy in New York State and No. 14 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.

For more information about the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences visit pharmacy.buffalo.edu.