NNews October 2024

41 October 2024 Becky Wong, PharmD, MBA, RPh Medical Science Director Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. BECKYWONGWAS ELECTED TO THE NJMHI Board inDecember 2021. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology andDoctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia andMaster of Business in Healthcare Administration at Drexel Pharmacists, as well as NJAMHAA. “It’s been a privilege serving on the NJMHI Board. All of us are assistingwith developing the Leadership Academy. It’s very rewarding to be a part of that and see it come to fruition andwhere it is now. It’s truly an inspiration,” Becky said. “For me personally, being a NJMHI Board member expanded my knowledge of the psychiatric field working with leaders in New Jersey and other states,” Becky said. “I benefitted from being a Leadership Academy mentor. It gave me the opportunity to hone intomy skill sets and use that to help my mentees. We learned from each other.” University LeBowCollege of Business. She is an accomplished Registered Pharmacist inDelaware and Pennsylvania withmore than 15 years of experience in the community pharmacy, clinical and hospital settings, as well as experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Becky currently serves as the Lead for the PsychU Stigma and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Sections at Otsuka, and she was appointed as the 2020- 2021 Otsuka DEI Ambassador for Field Medical Affairs. She is also a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American Pharmacist Association, the Association of Healthcare Administrative Professionals and College of Psychiatric andNeurologic (continued from page 40) Michele Eichorn, MSW, MBA, LCSW, LCADC Chief Operating Officer Center for Family Services MICHELE EICHORNWAS ELECTED to the NJMHI Board in April 2024. She obtained her MSW from Columbia University in 2004 and MBA from Rutgers University in 2022. In 2018, Michele assumed the role of Executive Director of the Family Guidance Center of Warren County and in 2023, she facilitated a merger with Center for Family Services and became one of the Chief Operating Officers. Michele chaired the New Jersey State Board of Marriage & Family Therapy Examiners in FY2022 and FY2023. Michele shared that her diverse academic and professional background enables her to have insight on issues frommultiple vantage points. “My experience enables me to see things from different perspectives—not only clinical and administrative, but also regarding budgets and regulatory requirements — and it givesme credibility in addressing complex issues,” she said. Over the past two decades, Michele has become recognized as a forward- thinking leader and is well-known for driving change initiatives, including implementing the first wave of value- based reimbursement and starting one of the first community-based, medication assisted treatment programs in northwestern New Jersey. New Board Members (continued on page 42)