meet the team
preceptors
Alysia DiPaola, PharmD, CNSC, BCNSP, BCPPS
pharmacy residency program director and clinical pharmacy manager
Learning experience precepted: pharmacy orientation, staff
Education and training:
- BS in Chemistry, University of Hawai'i, 2011
- BA in Pharmacy Studies, University of Hawai'i 2015
- PharmD, University of Hawai'i, 2015
- PGY1, Children's National Hospital, 2016
Celeste Williams, PharmD, BCPS
clinical pharmacy generalist, specialty pediatrics
Learning experiences precepted: general pediatrics, academia
Education and training:
- BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Education of the Hearing Impaired, Missouri State University, 1998
- PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2006
Della Marie S. Zona, RPh
clinical pharmacy specialist, hematology/oncology
Learning experiences precepted: hematology/oncology
Education and training:
- BS in Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, 1994
Julia Heilers, PharmD, BCPPS
clinical pharmacy specialist, complex care and neurology
Learning experiences precepted: complex care, neurology
Education and training:
- PharmD,Ohio Northern University, 2005
Julie Dennison, RPh, BCPPS
clinical pharmacy specialist, pediatric intensive care
Learning experiences precepted: PICU, nutrition support
Education and training:
- BS in Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 2002
Kayley Liuzzo Carney, PharmD, BCPPS
clinical pharmacy specialist, newborn intensive care unit (NICU)
Learning experiences precepted: NICU, nutrition support
Education and training:
- PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 2017
- PGY1, Children's of Alabama, 2018
- PGY2, Critical Care/Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Colorado, 2019
Lauren Faragalli, PharmD
CIS pharmacy coordinator
Learning experiences precepted: pharmacy informatics
Education and training:
- BS in Business Administration, 2011
- PharmD, Ohio Northern University, 2011
- PGY1, Children's National Medical Center, 2012
- Epic Willow Certification, 2014 - present
- Epic Inpatient Clinical Documentation, 2017 - present
Marie Backus, PharmD, BCPPS
clinical pharmacy specialist, pulmonary and population health
Learning experiences precepted: ambulatory care
Education and training:
- BS in Biology, Wright State University, 2004
- PharmD, Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2009
- PGY1, Promedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital, 2010
Matt Schubert, PharmD
clinical pharmacy specialist, emergency medicine
Learning experiences precepted: emergency medicine
Education and training:
- PharmD, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy - Twin Cities, 2023
- PGY1, Dayton Children's Hospital, 2024
Meaghan Horrigan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
medication safety officer
Learning experiences precepted: medication safety
Education and training:
- PharmD, University of Toledo, 2010
- ASHP Medication Safety Certificate, 2021
Paris Balfour-Ducharme, RPh, BCPPS
clinical pharmacy specialist, infectious disease and research coordinator
Learning experiences precepted: infectious disease/antimicrobial stewardship
Education and training:
- BS in Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 2010
Stacy Roehrs, PharmD, BCPPS
director, inpatient pharmacy
Learning experiences precepted: pharmacy administration
Education and training:
- BS in Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, 1997
- PharmD, University of Cincinnati, 1999
- Specialty Residency, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2000
