Board of Directors

Representing our members and their industry.

Our Board of Directors is elected by the PPSWG membership and comprises representatives from PPSWG member companies. The Board provides oversight of PPSWG’s finances, strategic objectives, and operations. The individuals serving on the PPSWG Board bring decades of pharmaceutical industry experience to the table, and represent a diverse variety of specialties, including government affairs, environmental health and safety, operations, and more.

Matt Badalucco

Chair

Executive Director,
State Government Affairs East
Merck

Travis Shaw

Vice Chair

Executive Vice President
Owen Mumford USA, Inc.

Kate Kulesher

Past Chair

Director, State Government Affairs
Sandoz

Kevin Eckerle

Secretary/Treasurer

Director, ESG of Operations and Performance, Consumer Health
Bayer HealthCare LLC

Colin Chiles

Senior Director, State Government Relations
Viatris

Todd Davidson

Senior Director – Product Stewardship Bristol Myers Squibb

Josh Decktor

Vice President, Head of Global EHS&S
Teva Pharmaceuticals

Our Team

We provide personalized, comprehensive member services to streamline the many unique, required regulatory submissions completed on your behalf.

Our experienced staff is dedicated to providing your company with the guidance and resources you need to ensure seamless compliance support.

Member Testimonials

“Everyone is wonderful – knowledgeable, friendly, patient, responsive. Thank you!”

“PPSWG staff have been extremely helpful in answering our company-specific questions during times of paperwork submissions and invoicing.”

“As a company that packages but does not manufacture drug products, it is sometimes difficult to navigate what is required of us. Your staff is always available to help, which is really excellent.”

“Your team is without a doubt the most educated and responsive team that I have worked with”

Irina Butler

Executive Director

John Gay

Deputy Executive Director Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs

Ama Akuffo

Finance Manager

Merlin Brittenham

Vice President, Legal and Compliance

Kassidy Davis

Senior Director of Operations

Melissa LeTendre

Vice President, Finance

Christina McGrath

Vice President, Communications and Membership

Phylicia Ross

Membership Manager

Megan Salo

Communications & Compliance Manager

Briana Willingham

Senior Director of Compliance

Brian Wright

Director of Technology & Information Systems