Tadrus named new NCPA president

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Christian Tadrus, PharmD, of Moberly, Mo., has been named as 2026-27 president of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) by its House of Delegates. In addition to owning independent community pharmacies and a direct primary care clinic in rural Missouri, Tadrus has served as president of the Missouri Pharmacy Association, as president and currently as vice-president of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy, and as an appointee to Missouri’s Joint Oversight Task Force for Prescription Drug Monitoring. In his inaugural speech delivered during the House of Delegates meeting at the NCPA’s annual convention, Tadrus called on his fellow independent pharmacists to be present and active in the rooms where conversations happen about pharmacy practice, regulation, technology, payment and the infrastructure of health care. “Decisions made somewhere else can determine what happens at your counter,” he said. “We know what it is like to unlock the door in the morning, take care of patients, and make payroll. We know where the friction is. We know what our patients need, what our teams face every day, and what it takes to make a pharmacy work.” The NCPA House of Delegates – comprised of pharmacy owners and managers representing their respective states – also elected Brian Hose of Sharpsburg, Md., to be the newest association officer.

2026-27 NCPA officers

Board of directors:  

• President – Christian Tadrus, Moberly, Mo.   
• President elect – Justin Wilson, Norman, Okla.  
• Chair – Jonathan Marquess, Woodstock, Ga.  
• Steve Moore, Plattsburgh, N.Y.   
• Dared Price, Winfield, Kan.  
• Ashley Seyfarth, Aztec, N.M.  
• Ken Thai, San Marino, Calif.   
• Hashim Zaibak, Milwaukee, Wis.   
• Immediate past president – Kristen Riddle, Greenbrier, Ark.  

Vice presidents  

• Brian Hose, Sharpsburg, Md. 
• Ben McNabb, Eastland, Texas   
• Ashley Moose, Monroe, N.C.   
• Scott Pace, Little Rock, Ark.   
• Cole Sandlin, Hamilton, Ala.

Related: Also at the NCPA convention this week, Charles Daniel Cottrell received the Dargavel Medal and the NCPA Foundation received two grants to help it pursue its mission to improve community-based health care by advancing the sustainability, growth and public understanding of independent community pharmacists.