Preceptors

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Behavioral Health Pharmacy Team Lead, Residency Program Director 

• Practice area: Outpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
• Education and training: 
  • Doctor of Pharmacy: Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy, 2017 
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, 2017-2018 
  • PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency: VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, 2018-2019 

• Professional interests: quality improvement, trauma-related disorders, mood disorders, early-onset psychosis, and severe mental illness 
• Hobbies: reading, traveling, hiking, kayaking, cycling 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: camping, slot canyons, hiking 

Email: katherine.king@imail.org 

Pharmacy Director

• Practice area: Pharmacy Practice Management
• Education and training:
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Utah
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy - Gainesville, FL
  • Masters in Business Administration, Western Governors University
• Professional interests: Pediatric Pharmacy Association, medication safety, sedation, telehealth, behavioral health, American Academy of Pediatrics, expanding practice, outcomes
• Hobbies: Photography
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Be with my family, snowboard, hike, peak bagging, soccer

Email: jared.cash@imail.org

Utah Poison Control Center Director, Clinical and Applied Toxicology Fellowship Director, Assistant Professor (Clinical)

• Practice area: Utah Poison Control Center, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Education and training:
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Fellowship in Clinical and Applied Toxicology, Utah Poison Control Center - Salt Lake City, UT
• Professional interests: poison-related exposures, poison control center operations, utilization, and value
• Hobbies: exploring the outdoors, hanging out with family, petting dogs, reading, playing indoor soccer, drawing, binging a good TV series
• Favorite things to do in Utah: visiting National/State Parks

Email: amberly.johnson@hsc.utah.edu

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Behavioral Health 

• Practice area: Psychiatry, Neuro-Trauma Rehabilitation 
• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT  
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital - Provo, UT 

• Professional interests: Psychiatry 
• Hobbies: Hiking, sports, board games, concerts, traveling  
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hammocking, hiking, paddle boarding and watching Utah Jazz Basketball  

Email: aubrey.pimsakul@imail.org 

Pharmacy Director

• Practice area: Pediatric Medication Safety and Pharmacy Practice Management

• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy: Idaho State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pocatello, ID

• Professional interests: Pediatric pharmacy, medication safety, solid organ transplant
• Hobbies: Crafting, baking, and spending time with family

Email: sabrina.boehme@imail.org 

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Behavioral Health 

• Practice area: Inpatient Behavioral Health 
• Education and training: 
• Doctor of Pharmacy:  University of Pittsburgh 
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: VA Puget Sound  
• PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency: VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System 

• Professional interests: schizophrenia 
• Hobbies: skiing, climbing and food 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: skiing and camping 

Email: julia.dinardo@imail.org 

Clinical Coordinator - Critical Care Team, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Co-Chair - Antithrombotic Task Force

• Practice area: Neurology ICU
• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy - Boston, MA
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT
• PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT

• Professional interests: Critical care medicine, neuroscience critical care, thrombosis and hemostasis, clinical outcomes research
• Hobbies: Snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, teaching our son Finn to do all these awesome activities
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Snowboard, hike, mountain bike, explore national parks

Email: gabriel.fontaine@imail.org 

Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System, Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner

• Practice area: Outpatient Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health – Primary Care 
• Education and training: 
• Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Pittsburgh, 2015 
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, 2016 
• PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency: Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, 2017 

• Professional interests: Addiction, Harm Reduction, Program Development and Coordination 
• Hobbies: Snowboarding, live music, pottery, gardening 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Snowboard at Snowbasin or Powder Mountain, camping in central and southern Utah, dog walks in off leash parks, Pioneer Park Farmer’s Market, concerns at Red Butte Gardens 

Email:  natalie.valentino@va.gov 

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist 

• Practice area: Adult land Adolescent Behavioral Health 

• Education and training:  
• Associates of Science in Nursing, Weber State University, 1999 
• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Utah State University, 2002 
• Doctorate of Pharmacy Practice, University of Utah, 2006 

• Professional interests: Drug Interactions; Management of Psychotic Disorders 
• Hobbies: Reading, Gaming, Spending time with family 

• Favorite things to do in Utah: Curse the lack of precipitation; Bask in the glory of air conditioning; Pretend that the beautiful horizon view isn’t obstructed by giant rocks 

Email: Nathan.parent@imail.org 

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist- Behavioral Health 

• Practice area: Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  
• Education and training:  
• B.S. Pharmacy- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy 
• M.S. Pharmacology- Penn State University 

• Professional interests: Psychotic disorders, Medical comorbidities in psychiatric disorders 

• Hobbies: Traveling, reading books, church activities, watching football and baseball 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Visit the Red Rocks area around St. George and the Bonneville Salt Flats  

Email: rick.ladka@imail.org 

Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System, Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner

• Practice area: Addiction/Mental Health – residential treatment program   
• Education and training: 
• Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Montana (Missoula, MT) 
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Intermountain Healthcare – Utah Valley Hospital  
• PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency: VA Salt Lake City Health Care System  

• Professional interests: addiction, harm reduction, precepting, PGY2 Residency Coordinator, QI/A3 Lean Project Methodology  
• Hobbies: Rock climbing, skiing, traveling everywhere, and great food! 
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking, dog walking, and traveling 

Email:  sadie.roestenburg@va.gov  

Medication Safety Manager

• Practice area: Medication Safety
• Education and training:  
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy

• Professional interests: Emergency medicine, critical care, toxicology, opioid overdose and naloxone distribution (OEND), medication safety

• Hobbies: Hiking, anything outdoors, exploring and traveling
• Favorite things to do in Utah: Hiking, going to the mountains and visiting national parks

Email: nicholas.weaver@imail.org