Executive team
Kristin Michaels
Chief Executive
Kristin is experienced Chief Executive with over two decades of leadership experience across healthcare organisations and governance in both the primary and acute care sectors. Under her leadership, SHPA, now trading as Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has undergone significant transformation, aligning with the dynamic landscape of Australian healthcare. Kristin holds qualifications in law, strategic foresight, organisational development and governance. She has been instrumental in positioning AdPha for sustained growth and impact, ensuring that the organisation remains at the forefront of advancing the pharmacy profession in Australia.
Email: ceo@adpha.au
Nick Sharp-Paul
Chief Operating Officer
Nick leads AdPha's Member Projects and Member Experience teams, and Publications, centralising AdPha’s core operations to support the organisation's vision and strategies for the future of advanced pharmacy in Australia. These teams cover all Specialty Practice activity, Membership and media, flagship titles Australian Injectable Drugs Handbook and Don’t Rush to Crush, JPPR and member-led magazine Pharmacy GRIT, AdPha Awards and liaison with AdPha’s Branch Committees, and the development of new online platforms for members.
Email: nsharp-paul@adpha.au
Michael Iudica
Chief Financial Officer
Sally Ridgers
Head of Education
Sally directs AdPha's diverse and growing range of continuing professional development (CPD) seminars, webinars, conferences and workshops, ensuring AdPha remains Australia’s leading provider of clinical pharmacy CPD.
Sally oversees AdPha events, including symposia supporting key workforce development program and Australia’s largest annual scientific pharmacy conference, Medicines Management.
Sally manages a diverse array of sponsorship portfolios, and leads stakeholder engagement for AdPha's events, conferences, CPD and grants.
Email: sridgers@adpha.au
Jerry Yik
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Jerry leads AdPha's diverse policy and advocacy activities, highlighting health and pharmacy policy issues to the relevant stakeholders including parliamentarians, government departments, regulatory bodies, clinical and safety agencies. Harnessing member expertise, AdPha's Policy and Advocacy team demonstrates the continuing expertise, innovation and high standard the hospital pharmacy sector sets which extends out into all other care sectors. Jerry leads a dedicated team who adopt a solutions-focused mindset to encounter pharmacy and medicines sector challenges, with the aim to provide high quality, safe, equitable and accessible pharmacy services to Australian patients in all healthcare settings.
Email: jyik@adpha.au
Kylee Hayward
Head of Workforce Advancement
Kylee leads AdPha’s integrated practitioner development programs, including Australia-first Foundation and Advanced Training residencies, supporting the advancement of the pharmacy workforce to have the capacity, capability and flexibility to function within an ever-changing healthcare system, working at their full scope of practice through every career stage.
Email: khayward@adpha.au