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Morganton, NC  

Career    

  • Graduated from UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

  • Completed a residency at Atrium Health in Charlotte

  • Previous senior clinical consultant and project manager for Premier, Inc.

  • A second generation pharmacist; she and her husband purchased Table Rock Pharmacy from her parents in 2019

  • Luminary and Board member for Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESN)

  • Chair of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP) Policy and Advocacy Committee

  • Co-founder and Board member of the Patient Health Access Coalition

  • Member of the Burke County Health Department Advisory Committee

  • Member of the UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association Advisory Council

  • Member of the UNC Health Blue Ridge Quality and Patient Safety Committee

  • Member of the Blue Ridge Community Action Health Advisory Committee

  • Preceptor for the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Accolades    

  • 2024 NCAP Community Care Pharmacist of the Year Award

  • 2024 President's Service Award 

Accomplishments   

  • Innovated and adapted during Hurricane Helene to ensure uninterrupted medication access for patients.

  • Led a successful initiative to terminate the GoodRx contract with the NC State Health Plan's PBM through strategic advocacy and a persuasive presentation to the Health Plan Board.

  • A key leader in advancing PBM reform in NC, hosting webinars, creating educational materials, and actively collaborating with pharmacy owners, legislators, and reporters—garnering recognition in numerous publications.

  • A pioneer in patient care, her pharmacy is typically among the first to offer new services like LAI injections, A1C testing, contraceptive prescribing and life-saving COVID-19 injections.

  • Driven by a passion for empowering fellow pharmacy owners, Jessi actively shares her expertise through webinars, comprehensive help guides, and engaging live sessions.

Ken Thai, PharmD 

986 Pharmacy Franchise

San Marino, California 

Community Leadership Award Finalists 2025 
 

Jessi Stout, PharmD  

Table Rock Pharmacy & Compounding 

Career    

  • Obtained doctoral degree from USC Mann School of Pharmacy

  • Serves as the Founder and CEO of 986 Degrees Corporation, owning and operating multiple 986 Pharmacies

  • Over 20 years of pharmacy ownership in community, long term care, specialty, and infusion pharmacy 

  • Past President of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) 

  • Vice President of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)

  • President of the USC Mann QSAD Alumni Board and Board Director of the USC Mann School of Pharmacy Board of Directors

  • Serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Western University of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy

  • Director on the Board of the Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley & Eastside

Accolades    

  • 2022 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award   

  • Ranked 3rd in the 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy Awards

  • Awarded the Community Service Award by Los Angeles County for being the top COVID Vaccinator

Accomplishments  â€‹

  • Works closely with HOPE Outreach, a nonprofit organization providing medication management, immunizations, and healthcare to the underserved and homeless population

  • Played a key role in passing of SB493 for provider status in California and AB315 for PBM regulation in California

  • Advanced the field of independent pharmacy through legislative advocacy, public development, and educational efforts at various schools of pharmacy, strengthening the role of independent pharmacies in local communities

Mike Burns, PharmD

Garnett, Kansas

AuBurn Pharmacies 

Career    

  • Graduated from KU School of Pharmacy 

  • Owns and operates 34 pharmacies across 30 different communities in Kansas and Missouri

  • President of the Anderson County Hospital Foundation

  • Board Chair and Member for Unify Rx/PBA Health/PPOK for 30 years

  • Board Member for AlignRx

  • Chairman of Garnett Housing Authority

  • Chairman of Anderson Count Planning and Zoning board of appeals

Accolades    

  • AuBurn Pharmacy received the prestigious Kansas Governor's Award of Excellence in 2011

  • Chaired FACE (Future of Anderson County Education) Committee that promoted and successfully passed bonds for construction of new elementary school

  • Chaired REACH (Revitalization Effort for Anderson County Hospital) with passage of bonds for construction of a new hospital

  • Coached community recreation basketball, soccer and softball teams for over 18 years

  • Mentored hundreds of pharmacists to successful careers and awards, with one recently named 2024 Kansas Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of the Year, and another was named the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year

Accomplishments  

  • As President of Anderson County Hospital Foundation, established endowment fund to ensure local quality healthcare and employment for the future

  • Leading role in establishing the Garnett Rotary Endowment Fund with current holding over $150,000 to fund local, regional and international support for youth and humanitarian needs

  • Donated over $125,000 to various charities, organizations, projects, causes, and individuals across multiple communities

  • Implemented a 340B program at Anderson County Hospital to support the rural hospital as well as provide access to medications needed by uninsured and underprivileged populations

  • Restored a local landmark known as "The Kirk House" and opened to the public

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