Vote in the IPC Board Election
Published: August 14, 2025
Updated: April 30, 2026
IPC is a member-owned cooperative, and our Board plays a critical role in keeping independent pharmacy voices front and center. IPC Board leaders are active pharmacy owners who bring real-world insight to every conversation. They help set strategy, support leadership, and ensure the cooperative stays focused on what matters most to members.
With Board Election voting open from May 1–18, members have a limited window to help shape IPC’s future. This is your chance to select the leaders who will advocate on behalf of independent pharmacies and guide the cooperative forward.
Below, our current Board members share why they serve and what this responsibility means to them and to the IPC membership.
Chris serves because disciplined governance keeps members first.
“Providing strategic vision is an important thing. The board I always say serves as guardrails to the management team. We are not micromanaging the cooperative, but we are steering the cooperative in the right direction. So really the board focuses on keeping the cooperative laser focused on the needs of its members.” His focus is simple. Clear direction and accountability that lead to outcomes owners can feel in their stores.
Chris Darling
IPC Board Member
Kari VanderHouwen
IPC Board Secretary
Kari serves because collaboration moves the mission forward.
“The IPC board is made up of some of the most innovative pharmacy owners that I know. I really am proud to be part of that group.” She keeps the charge front and center. “Our primary responsibility is to ensure the cooperative is being run in a manner that best fits our mission and purpose.”
Vicki serves to elevate real member issues and turn them into action.
“We just want to continue to see independent community pharmacy succeed.”
She believes in honest conversation that leads to solutions.
“I bring member issues in front of other people so that we can really brainstorm the best path forward and have that impact our membership.”
Vicki Einhellig
IPC Board Chair
Beshoy Gerges
IPC Board
Beshoy serves to connect experience with progress.
“It provided me a bigger picture of the pharmacy profession and being able to connect with other pharmacy owners and seeing how everybody does things in a different manner, and you are able to collaborate together, come up with better ideas, and at the end, affect our profession in the long run.”
Cast Your Vote!
Voting is now open from May 1-18. It’s quick, easy, and secure through our online election platform.
