RUN-OFF ELECTION NORTHEASTERN DISTRICT
Voting in the run-off election between Wallace Nelson and Cornelius Toliver will begin on March 11, 2020 and will run through March 25, 2020.
Wallace Nelson
I am a native of Hertford, NC. After attending College of the Albemarle, I transferred to UNC Eshelman SOP, and graduated in December 1976. My professional career began in retail pharmacy before joining Chowan Hospital in Edenton and later, Bertie Hospital in Windsor. I served both hospitals at all levels for over 40 years, 36 as Director of Pharmacy, and I continue to practice at both facilities today. In addition I was intimately involved in the Vidant Health organization collaborating with the system pharmacy directors, medical staff, ancillary services, and corporate leadership steering the Vidant Pharmacy Clinical Group.
On April 30, 2010, I completed ten years of service as a member of the BOP. I believe my service as a hospital pharmacist, was conspicuously important to the people of North Carolina as I brought to the Board an expertise in health system pharmacy, a perspective often under-represented, and currently not represented on the Board.
I again seek the opportunity to serve on the Board, working to protect the health and safety of North Carolina’s citizens and to serve you, a practicing pharmacist. I recognize the Board must hold a progressive attitude about regulatory matters, constantly striving to ensure that pharmacy regulation does not place artificial barriers to practice innovation, while still ensuring that the public is properly protected. During my prior service on the Board, I worked to assure enforcing compliance with BOP rules was done in a compassionate manner, non-punitive in nature, and with education and assistance as our focus.
In addition to the BOP, many opportunities for community service have given me a knowledge of the true meaning of boardsmanship and service to others. I have served for 16 years on the Perquimans County Board of Education and 10 years on the County’s Commission where I currently serve as Chairman. I’ve held a number of appointments by Governors Martin, Hunt, McCrory, and Cooper, to the College of the Albemarle Board of Trustees, NC Marine Industrial Authority, Governor’s Councils, Institutes and Legislative Commissions, some studying means of reducing alcohol and other substance abuse. I have the honor of serving on many local boards, the Board of Health, Social Services Board, Planning Board, and a number of others. I treasure the opportunity to serve in our church, the Gideons, and prison ministry.
In recognition of my Board of Education service, in 2011 the NC School Boards Association awarded me the Raleigh Dingman Award, the highest award bestowed on a School Board member which gave me an opportunity to represent NC’s School Boards on the NC State Board of Education. In 2010 Governor Perdue conferred the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in recognition of service and commitment to North Carolinians.
I am married to the former Freda Godwin (a retired educator). We are blessed to be the parents of Ethan (a practicing dentist), Lauren (a human resources manager) and two grandchildren, Reagan and Harrison.
I humbly ask for your support to again serve the public and you as a member of the BOP.
Cornelius Toliver
I am Cornelius Toliver and I am seeking election for the North Carolina board of pharmacy. I am a proud graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and Campbell University School of Pharmacy. I grew up in Clayton, NC and was taught early by my mother and father the true definition of hard work, responsibility, and helping others. My extensive diverse pharmacy background ranges over 15 years of service. My current position in pharmacy is with a Prescription Benefits Manager and Health Insurance in our state. I am a Clinical Program Manager and my primary focus is implementing clinical quality programs that target medications for chronic conditions and implementation of clinical programs that aim to fight our current opioid epidemic.
My diverse pharmacy work career began with Walgreens Pharmacy. I worked with Walgreens Pharmacy for over 13 years holding many lead positions in the company working as a store manager, pharmacy manager, immunization district lead, and customer service district lead. The relationships and bonds you form in community pharmacy is the staple of our profession. It is this bond, and the love for serving the public that motivated me to want to do more in our profession.
The drive to help improve healthcare in the state of North Carolina led me to receive my Certified Diabetes Educator License (CDE) and Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) certification. The miscommunication between pharmacies and doctor’s offices were notable during my tenure with Walgreens. While working as a clinical pharmacist in primary care, I helped establish an independent pharmacy inside the primary care. The goal of this setting was to ensure that patients receive their medications at a low cost, medication therapy management programs, and implemented a medication delivery service for patients with transportation difficulties. After receiving my CPP certification, my team and I formed a Collaborative Practice Agreement with the providers and myself that would give me the ability to teach diabetes education and help manage patient medication regimens. We developed a care management system for the patients that focused on chronic conditions and medication adherence. This patient centered medical home proved that pharmacist can be an integral part of the healthcare team and worked concomitantly with providers.
I have been blessed to have great experience in my career of pharmacy and I look forward to many years to come. There is no greater feeling then providing for your family and profession. I take my job seriously as a person of faith, father, friend, and pharmacist. I would be honored to be your representative for the Northeastern District seat for the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
Please contact Kristin Moore or Jay Campbell at the NC Board of Pharmacy office if you have questions about the election.