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PDA Pacific Northwest Chapter

Chapter's Region:

Idaho / Alaska / Oregon / Washington / British Columbia

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the PDA serves Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Alaska as an extension of the international organization The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA). The local chapter focuses its efforts towards organizing and providing local events targeted at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry members, especially those involved in the development, manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance, and regulatory affairs.

The PNW Chapter of the PDA aspires to be an integral link in education and is always looking for new volunteers who may assist us in our efforts. Your support, comments, and suggestions are the mechanisms to our improved success. For inquiries, please check out our "Get Involved" section or contact us.

Member at Large
  • Lisa Rutter, Partner Therapeutics
  • Alison Gillespie, BDO BioProcess Technology Group
  • Alicia Sharkey, Partner Therapeutics
  • Brittany Bentcover, BioLife Solutions Inc.
  • Spencer Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Lotte McNamara, BDO BioProcess Technology Group

Sponsors

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors

Platinum and Gold sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact us for more information.

Single Event Sponsor
Per Year $500
  • Sponsor table at one dinner meeting of your choice with two guest passes
  • Tabletop display
Contact b.irene919@gmail.com to Purchase
Platinum Sponsor
$4,500 Per Year
  • Sponsor table at five in-person meetings and virtual events with two guest passes
  • Recognition at meetings and virtual events, prominent logo placement on all marketing materials (emails, LinkedIn, flyers, websites, brochures)
  • A brief presentation at all meetings
  • Logo with link on PDA's website
Purchase
Gold Sponsor
$3,000 Per Year
  • Sponsor table at three in-person meetings of your choice with two guest passes
  • Recognition at dinner meetings, prominent logo placement on all marketing materials (emails, LinkedIn, flyers, websites, brochures)
  • A brief presentation at three meetings (in-person or virtual)
  • Logo with link on PDA's website
Purchase
Silver Sponsor
$1,350 Per Year
  • Sponsor table at two dinner meeting of your choice with two guest passes
  • Access to all virtual events
  • Recognition at dinner meetings, prominent logo placement on all marketing materials (emails, LinkedIn, flyers, websites, brochures)
Purchase
Single Event Sponsor
$500 Per Year
  • Sponsor table at one in-person meeting of your choice with two guest passes
  • Recognition at in-person meeting and on associated event flyer
Purchase

Silver Sponsors

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Commercialization of Cellular and Gene Therapy
13 November 2019

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Chapter Human Error Reduction Dinner Event
24 October 2019

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Women Leaders in Biotech Discussion
19 September 2019

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Demystifying the Audit Trail Dinner
25 June 2019

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Designing a Risk Based Cleaning and Disinfection Program
22 May 2019

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Microbiology Night
26 March 2019

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Get Involved

The Pacific Northwest Chapter is very excited to welcome anyone that wants to get involved. We're a brand new chapter, and this is a wonderful opportunity to build a new community, organize great events and meet a lot of experts and professionals in your field. We need help in every committee and happy to hear new ideas. To get involved, please email the PDA PNW Chapter.

Membership Committee

Committee Chair:
Brittany Bentcover, BioLife Solutions, Inc.

  • Develops strategies for increasing local chapter membership
  • Monitor member engagement
  • Local chapter signups at events
  • Outreach to expiring members
Communications Committee

Committee Chair:
Tony Yang, University of Washington 

  • Develops and delivers PDA PNW communications including:
    • The PDA PNW Newsletter
    • Upcoming events
    • Outreach to expiring members
    • Draft articles for local and national activities within PDA
    • Manages the PDA PNW LinkedIn page
Programs Committee

Committee Chair: Open

  • Engage experts in the industry to speak at chapter events
  • Develop workshops and webinars
  • Produce developing programs such as conferences, scholarships, and meetups 
Events Committee

Committee Chair:
Alicia Sharkey, Partner Therapeutics

  • Provides full event support (venue scouting, catering, etc.)
    • Monthly networking
    • Dinner & dialogue events
    • Planning session
Sponsorship Committee

Committee Chair:
Spencer Johnson, Revalesio Corporation

  • Create and manage scholarship relationships with local companies
  • Support connections with vendors for possible opportunities
  • and Community outreach 

Recorded Presentations

Webinar: Drug Discovery through AI
Event Date: July 9, 2020

Webinar: Deviation Management via Cause & Effect Analysis
Event Date: June 24, 2020

Webinar: The Establishment & Implementation the Process Control Strategy
Event Date: May 14, 2020

Chapter Officers

  • Anna Gilbert

    President

    BDO BioProcess Technology Group

    agilbert@bdo.com

  • Virginia Andreotti-Jones

    President-Elect

    Valsource

  • Heather Brammer

    Secretary

    BDO BioProcess Technology Group

  • Christine Chan

    Treasurer

    Alpine Immune Sciences

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