The Georgia Pharmacy Association (GPhA) Board of Directors elected Jonathan Sinyard, PharmD, as President Elect, with his installation occurring at the Georgia Pharmacy Convention in June 2021. He will replace Mahlon Davidson as President Elect, who will assume the board presidency. Sinyard has served on several committees and graduated from LeadershipGPhA in the 2015 inaugural class. He was elected to an at-large board of director seat in 2016 and again in 2019. Sinyard is a graduate of University of Georgia College of Pharmacy (2009). He hails from Cordele, Georgia, where his lives with his wife Michelle and their two daughters, Caitlin and Bailey Grace.
When asked why he chose the profession of pharmacy, Sinyard said, “I’ve always been very interested in the field of healthcare. I began working in a pharmacy during the summer after my first year of college and loved it. I thoroughly enjoyed the face to face interactions with patients and being able to help them. The relationships that we build with our patients as we serve them is what keeps me engaged in retail pharmacy even to this day.”
Sinyard works at Adams Drug Store, Cordele, GA. He began working during the summer of 2004, continued as an intern through pharmacy school, and was hired as a full-time pharmacist upon graduating in 2009. He later purchased the pharmacy in 2019. “My store has been in business for 70 years and we’ve got second and third generation patients that we serve. It is such a blessing to be able to serve our community with state-of-the-art pharmacy services, while still retaining the level of service that they have come to expect,” he shared.
When asked why he is passionate about GPhA leadership, Sinyard said, “I love the networking and advocacy that GPhA offers. It’s always great to go to GPhA events, because it feels more like catching up with old friends rather than a “work meeting.” It’s great to have those relationships in the pharmacy world, because when I have a question, 9 times out of 10, there’s a GPhA member that’s got the answer I’m looking for. I also can’t say enough about the advocacy work that GPhA does on behalf of its members. The world of pharmacy is an ever-changing landscape, and it’s great to know that we have someone on our side fighting for ALL pharmacists in Georgia.”
When he first got involved with GPhA as a student in college, it was for the networking with other students and practicing pharmacists. Over time, he said, “it has blossomed into so much more than that.”