The Women
Behind the Mission
Clinical experts, community builders, and dedicated leaders — meet the team driving PWNA forward.
Chara Reid-Reed
Founder & Chief Executive OfficerChara Reid-Reed, PharmD is the Founder and CEO of PWNA. Coming up in pharmacy without a mentor, she learned firsthand how isolating it can feel to navigate a career as a female leader in healthcare. Rather than accept that gap, she decided to fill it — starting with a private Facebook group that grew into a national movement of over 14,400 pharmacist women. Today she leads PWNA with a clear mission: to ensure that no woman in pharmacy has to figure it out alone.
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Lakesha Farmer, PharmD, MBA
Chief Strategy OfficerFounder and CEO of Farmeracy Consulting, LLC. Lakesha brings deep strategic vision and pharmaceutical expertise to PWNA’s leadership team.
Christie C. Smith, PharmD, MBA
Chief Operating OfficerFounder & Chief Payer Strategy Officer of The Pharmacist Care Team. Christie leads PWNA’s operations with expertise in payer strategy and clinical pharmacy.
Krystal Monique Preston, PharmD, BCPS
Chief Partnerships OfficerDr. Preston is a proud native of Chicago’s South Side and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Chicago State University College of Pharmacy in 2015, later achieving Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) in 2019. Her career spans direct patient care and managed care across oncology and specialty pharmacy. She is a practicing clinical pharmacist and works in clinical policy research, advancing initiatives that improve health outcomes and promote health equity. She is the immediate past President of the Chicago Pharmacists Association and the Chief Partnerships Officer for PWNA. She also provides leadership through Onyx Health Collective and Onyx 360 NFP, organizations dedicated to reimagining health equity and empowering communities. Passionate about mentorship, she continues to create pathways for emerging pharmacists and young women of color. She believes: “Success is not a position, but the obstacles that one overcomes.”
Antoinette L. Wildon, CPhT
Senior Director of ProgrammingA Chicago native with more than 30 years in pharmacy, Antoinette has built her career across community, inpatient, oncology, and ambulatory care settings — from Walgreens, to Lead Pharmacy Technician in Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s IV Room, to Oncology Pharmacy Technician at the University of Chicago Medicine. Today she serves as an Ambulatory Medication Access Coordinator, helping patients overcome barriers to specialty medications. She is passionate about mentoring others and advocating for equitable access to care, and looks forward to contributing her leadership to PWNA’s educational and networking opportunities.
Demetria Streeter
Senior Director of MembershipDemetria has worked in pharmacy since 2002, beginning her career in retail with Walgreens for 12 years before moving into long-term care. She joined oncology infusion in 2018 at DuPage Medical Group (Duly), and since 2021 has practiced with Rush Ambulatory Oncology Infusion in outpatient care. She has been a member of NCODA, a national organization, since 2020, and is based in Chicago.
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