By Samantha Nebelecky
Published March 12, 2025
Mary Riedy, PharmD, Margaret Hempling McGlynn Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been elected director at-large on the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) Board of Directors.
PPA is the nation’s leading pharmacy association dedicated to promoting safe and effective medication use in children through collaboration, advocacy, research and education.
Riedy will take office in April during the 2025 PPA Annual Meeting, where she will serve a 3-year term as director at-large on the Board of Directors. In this role, she will serve the organization and its members, oversee policies and procedures and act as a liaison between the PPA board and its committees.
“Through this role, I envision supporting the enhancement of our national and global membership, ensuring continued equitable, high-quality educational opportunities and promoting collaborative scholarship efforts across the organization,” says Riedy. “I promise to bring to this role my passionate, solution-oriented mindset and genuine dedication to member-focused initiatives.”
Riedy has been an active member of PPA since 2013, and in 2016 received the Spirit of PPA Award for spearheading the creation of the PPA Student Council.
She co-founded and co-chaired the New Practitioner Special Interest Group (SIG) and served as the Emergency Medicine SIG Chair from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, she served as Membership Committee Chair-elect from 2021 to 2022, as Chair from 2022 to 2023, and as immediate past-Chair from 2023 to 2024. She is also a member of both the PPA Research and Membership Committees and has been a content creator and member of the PPA Core Competency Development Committee since 2022.
“PPA has created an inclusive environment for members to share ideas while providing a welcoming platform to foster professional connections,” Riedy adds. “I am proud to call PPA my professional home, complete with trusting colleagues and a growing sense of belonging. I look forward to encouraging and inspiring others to feel the same.”
For over 135 years, the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has continually been a leader in the education of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists, renowned for innovation in clinical practice and research. The school is accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education and is the No. 1 ranked school of pharmacy in New York State and No. 19 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.