Claire Schmidt, 

PharmD, BCTXP

Past President

Claire received her PharmD from Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. She completed her PGY1 residency at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PGY-2 at Loyola University Medical Center. She is currently practicing as an abdomial transplant pharmacist at Loyola University Medical Center. 

Rachel Christensen, 

PharmD, BCTXP

Current President

Rachel received her PharmD from Wayne State University. She completed her PGY1 residency and her SOT PGY2 at UIC in Chicago, IL. She is currently practicing as a transplant pharmacist at UIC. 

Jenny Novak, 

PharmD

Vice President

Jenny is currently practicing as a transplant pharmacist at Loyola University Medical Center. 

Nicholas Truong, PharmD

Secretary and Treasurer

Nick is currently practicing as a transplant pharmacist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 

Brendan Steiner, PharmD, BCTXP

Secretary and Treasurer

Brendan graduated from Wilkes Univeristy Nesbitt,  and completed his PGY1 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and PGY2 in SOT at UCM.  He is currently a transplant pharmacist at UIC.

Teresa Valadez,

PharmD

PGY-2 Trainee Member

Abby graduated from UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy, completed her PGY1 at UIC, and is currently completing her PGY2 in SOT at UIC.