National Coalition for
Drug Quality & Security
Interim Executive Director
Michelle Woosley, PharmD.,MBA, HDDP, CEC
Michelle Woosley, PharmD, MBA, is an accomplished pharmacy leader, consultant, and
certified executive coach with over 23 years of industry experience. She has worked in
a wide variety of pharmacy settings including community pharmacy and outpatient
services, home infusion, specialty pharmacy, inpatient pharmacy, and compounding
pharmacy. Michelle specializes in working with clients to assess and align their
pharmacy operations to meet regulatory standards and accreditation requirements. She
has extensive knowledge of pharmacy operations, sterile compounding, nonsterile
compounding, quality management, and policy and procedure development. Over the
last eight years, Michelle has worked with clients across the country to improve
operational efficiencies and ensure compliance with standards. She is certified as an
ACHC Hazardous Drug Designated Person and holds a certification in cGMP
compliance for pharmaceutical and medical devices from BioPharma Institute.
In addition to working with pharmacies, Michelle has been an inspector for the National
Coalition for Drug Quality and Security for the past two years. Trained and educated by the
previous Executive Director of NCDQS, Denise Frank, she has inspected wholesalers
and 3PL across the county to ensure state licensing and accreditation requirements
have been met.
As a certified executive coach, Michelle is passionate about working with pharmacists,
pharmacy teams, managers, and executive leaders to generate important insight, gain
clarity, improve focus, and optimize performance. She is a writer, speaker, and an
advocate for women in leadership. Michelle resides in Louisville, Kentucky, and is a
competitive tennis player, a Derby veteran, and she knows good bourbon.
Senior Leadership
Advisory Board Member
Sid Geller
Sid Geller has spent over 50 years in the pharmaceutical industry, most notably on the wholesaler side. He was VP Purchasing at Cardinal Health for 15 years, responsible for Cardinal Health achieving their annual buy margin target. He also was part of the team at Cardinal Health which helped change the business model from speculative purchasing to a Fee for Service Model. He has negotiated over 1,500 Fee for Service agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers. He spent time on the manufacturer side of the business, managing the Trade function for GE Pharmaceuticals and Tolmar Inc.
He is currently the Principal Consultant for Sid Geller & Associates LLC. He works with new start-up branded and generic companies, helping them to get their products launched into the pharmaceutical space.
Counsel
Ron Lanton III, Esq.
Mr. Lanton is responsible for relationships with State and Federal entities, and industry organizations at NCDQS. He has over 25 years of experience focused on legal and government affairs which includes activities on the municipal, state, and federal government levels with 15 years dedicated to the healthcare sector.
Director of Operations
David A. Dreibelbis, CDR
David has worked in the Healthcare Industry since 1991 in a variety of functions. He worked at a busy private Home Infusion pharmacy where he ultimately became the Compliance and Operations Manager. This position involved hands on work with patient coordination and nursing, Purchasing medications and clinical supplies, and managing the distribution functions, as well as working closely with the pharmacy to communicate patient needs to them and ensure on time delivery of services. After twelve years with the company, David transitioned to the wholesale side of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Becoming a Florida CDR in 2006. David learned the intricate details of regulatory compliance in the pharmaceutical distribution chain. David served as Compliance Manager for a specialty wholesaler for 11 years before leaving to consult privately. He lives in Florida in the Orlando Area. He started with NCDQS in early 2023 and trained closely with Denise Frank to adopt her philosophy of taking an educational approach to regulatory compliance. David enjoys helping NCDQS customers understand the standards being evaluated, so they understand how to maintain compliance with state regulations and accreditation standards. Now serving as the Director of Operations for NCDQS, he interfaces directly with applicants to guide them through the process of getting inspected, or becoming accredited, so they have a positive experience.
In Memorium
Denise Frank RPh
Co-Founder
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With over 35 years of experience in pharmacy practice, management, regulatory compliance, technician training, and pharmacy and wholesaler accreditation and inspection, she was a pillar in the field.In 1991, she became the youngest female appointed to the Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy. In 2016, she received an award for 20 years of participation in HELPS International Medical Missions in Guatemala, where she spent 24 years of her vacations serving on volunteer medical teams in remote, underserved rural areas. In 2019, Denise and I founded NCDQS. And finally, in 2020, she formed a Cannabis Task Force with quality leaders to develop globally recognized standards and best practices for the industry.