Nancy is a healthcare professional with over 25 years of practical pharmacy experience. As a pharmacist in long-term recovery and previous participant in the Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network, she is driven both personally and professionally to serve and advocate for people suffering with or in recovery from substance use disorder.
While working at axial Healthcare, Nancy managed a team of pharmacists focused on appropriate opioid prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain management. Her team collaborated with prescribers in TN, WV, AL, PA, and AZ to find safer pain management alternatives for patients at risk for developing an opioid use disorder. During this time, she was able to obtain her Certification as a Pain Educator, CPE.
Nancy has two years’ experience working with Dr. Michael Baron at the Tennessee Medical Foundation where she was privileged to support Tennessee physicians, veterinarians, and chiropractors in getting appropriate treatment and aftercare services for substance use disorder. She currently serves as Program Director for Tennessee Pharmacy Recovery Network which she shared has been the most rewarding work of her life.
Nancy is no stranger to chronic pain due to a back injury and has also been to multiple inpatient residential treatment centers for substance use disorder before finally getting sober on January 28, 2013. Nancy is also a part-time District Support Pharmacist for CVS and is intimately familiar with the stress and burnout that can sometimes come with community pharmacy roles. Due to this personal experience, she is passionate about pain management, recovery, and well-being.