Ruth Smarinsky Email & Phone Number

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Envisioning future directions for the organization - Developing plans for board approval and implementation - Liaising with mobile health care associations/programs in the United States- Serving as the healthcare perspective on the Direct Relief Grants Committee - Reviewing grant opportunities for Direct Relief partners- Developing a cholera response kit for several outbreaks in different countries- Developing an emergency response health kit for Mexico, used in Hurricane Otis- Working with American Society of Nephrology during disaster response focusing on patients with renal disorders or transplants- Collaborating with pharmaceutical manufacturers to address mental health concerns with two signature programs (Mental Health Matters and Community Routes: Access to Mental Health Care)

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Oversight for accepting and donating $200 million of medicine annually in the USA for 1500 safety net providers and over $1 billion annually for international partners in >100 low- and middle-income countries- Establish and maintain partner relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers- Initiated and chief reviewer for Direct Relief Hurricane Preparation Program for USA and International Programs; - Co-Initiated and assisted with Direct Relief Replenishment Program – working with 5 pharmaceutical manufacturers to supply 65 USA locations serving 100,000 patients- Initiated and determined contents of Emergency Health Kit Program for floods, fires, earthquakes, other disasters in the USA and Internationally - Initiated and developed Wildfire Kits –- Provided pharmaceutical expertise for USA and International Programs- Initiated and precepted Pharmacy Student rotation for Western University- Initiated and precepted undergraduate Princeton University studentProgram Involvement:- Disaster Response for numerous hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires in USA and International – Hurricanes Maria, Harvey, Michael, Ike, Matthew, Irma, Florence, and Sandy; Camp, Thomas wildfire; earthquakes in Haiti, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Turkey/Syria, and Morocco - Covid Response – $100M in grants, shipped over 13,000 O2 concentrators, 3.5M face shields, 51.4M gloves, 138M masks- Global Hope – Collaborated with Texas University Pediatric Hospital to supply medication and supplies for pediatric oncology programs in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Botswana- Helping Build Healthy Communities – Collaborated with BD to fund innovative programs for Federally Qualified Health Centers centered around medication management and coordinated the donation of insulin syringes and pen needles >1 million donated annually; gave $5.8M in grants to 39 healthcare facilities

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Expanded Direct Relief into working throughout the United States, including getting licensed in all 50 states.- Developed programs to support safety net healthcare systems in the United States.

Venice, California

- Managed pharmaceutical services at the largest free clinic in the United States as its first paid pharmacist- Guided the growth of the clinic from one pharmacist and one site to five full time pharmacists and five sites, including two dispensaries, and three provider dispensing dispensaries using pre-packaged medications- Expanded breadth of drugs available to patients while keeping costs down. Enabled pharmacy division to be operated on a drug budget of under $200,000 annually while dispensing more than $5,000,000 worth of pharmaceuticals by utilizing patient assistance programs, careful purchasing through 340B programs, and negotiations with drug manufacturers- Cultivated relationships with pharmaceutical companies- Established clinical pharmacy services at the clinic including pharmacist run diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulation, emergency contraception, and smoking cessation clinics- Formed partnerships with numerous pharmacy schools for training pharmacy students- Developed Policies and Procedures for Pharmaceutical Care- Provided information to Medical Policy Committee for changes in medication formulary, including clinical analysis and financial impact- Consulted with community pharmacists providing services to our patients- Supervised staff pharmacists, technicians, assistants, interns, and volunteers- Numerous lectures to various groups about providing pharmaceutical services to indigent patient populations

Los Angeles, California

- Managed a for-profit satellite pharmacy owned by a major medical facility in Los Angeles- Turned a money losing pharmacy into a profitable one in less than 12 months- Provided drug information on a regular basis to more than 20 prescribing physicians - Interacted with various departments throughout the medical center in providing both drug information and products- Participated in 12 drug research projects as the dispensing pharmacist- Trained intern pharmacists- Provided drug information to Cedars-Sinai Senior Care Program participants- Lectured to senior citizen groups on medication usage

San Pedro, California

- Set up and operated a small, independent community pharmacy- Negotiated contracts with third party payers and vendors- Developed a successful marketing strategy to attract new patients

Culver City, California

- Controlled inventory, counseled patients, and filled prescriptions in a high traffic pharmacy

Los Angeles, California

- Assistant Director of Pharmacy for a 100-bed HMO-owned acute care hospital - Provided clinical pharmacy services- Implemented a new system for controlling narcotic inventories

Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharmd), Pharmacy

Activities and Societies: President SAPhA, Board of Trustees CPhA and others

Residency, Hospital Administration

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General, Honors Graduate