Staff


Gail Burget
Administrative Assistant II - Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
Office: BTC 116L

Wren Dougherty
Program Assistant
Office: PSB 111
Anchorage, Alaska

Stormi Essman
Administrative Assistant II, Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences
Office: BTC 116K


Shari Halcomb
Administrative Assistant I, Office of Academic Affairs
Office: MER 756

Amanda Hart, BA
Director of Engagement and Events
Office: BTC 120E
(208) 282-4482

Linda Jackson, MCoun, MS
Pre-Pharmacy Coordinator & Programs Recruiter
Office: BTC 116H


Ronda Mahl
Administrative Assistant II and Pre-Pharmacy Advisor for Student Affairs
Office: BTC 116J


Jennifer Michel
Assistant to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs


Tanya Ostrogorsky, MS, MS, EdD
Assistant Dean for Assessment & Accreditation
Tanya Ostrogorsky, MS, MS, EdD, is the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation. Dr. Ostrogorsky oversees accreditation compliance, assesses curriculum and learning outcomes, ensures continuous program improvement, and communicates with stakeholders regarding academic quality and standards. She holds a Doctor of Education with a focus on educational policy, administration, and program evaluation in higher education, curriculum design, and various aspects of learning and instruction. Dr. Ostrogorsky has worked in academic health science programs since 2006 and serves on local consortiums related to the assessment of didactic (WCAPG) and experiential education outcomes (NWPEC). Additionally, she has served on several ACPE Task Forces.

Jeff Parkinson, BS
Information Technology Systems Manager
Office: BTC 120J

MaryAnn Reed, B.S.
Continuing Education Coordinator
Office: BTC 116M


Zachary Rosko, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Rosko is the founding Director of the Center for Advancing Pharmacy Practice and Research Excellence (CAPPRE) at the Idaho State University L.S Skaggs College of Pharmacy. In this role, he will lead the efforts of the University to help identify and disseminate practice models and billing methodologies that lead to the sustainment and spread of advanced pharmacy practice models across the care continuum.
Dr. Rosko previously served as the Director of Pharmacy and Care Teams at a multisite FQHC system in Oregon, where he implemented and sustained integrated clinical pharmacy services via traditional medical billing pathways and launched the system's first in house dispensing pharmacy and 340B program. As an independent consultant, he has worked with a wide variety of practices throughout the country to assist in the implementation and sustainment of clinical pharmacy services.
Dr. Rosko maintains a clinical practice and provides telehealth primary care and urgent care medical services to patients throughout Idaho in his own telehealth clinic, and is presently working on starting a specialty OUD outpatient pharmacist clinic in Southern Nevada. As a resident of Nevada, he also serves as a Member at Large on the Board of the Nevada Pharmacy Alliance, and will begin a term as the President-Elect in 2025. His practice interests include addiction medicine, preventative medicine and respiratory disease.

Mara Seignemartin
Alaska Programs Coordinator
Office: 3211 Providence Dr., PSB 111 Anchorage, AK 99508

Ryan Stafford
Technology Support Manager for Alaska Programs
Office: PSB 111
Anchorage, Alaska


Cynthia Tillotson, MPA, DA
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Office: BTC 115M
(208) 282-4482
Dr. Tillotson is the Associate Dean for Student Affairs for ISU L.S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy. She is responsible for providing strategic vision and decision-making for student affairs within the College’s programs. She is an administrator, a leader and mentor, an academic and student organizations advisor (IPSF and Student Senate), educator, an advocate for students and the College of Pharmacy as well as the profession of Pharmacy. Dr. Tillotson is also an active member of the University community with membership and service on committees and advisory boards.
Dr. Tillotson earned a BA in History, Masters in Public Administration and Doctor of Arts in Political Science from Idaho State University. She has taught a variety of courses from American Government, First Year Seminars and Ambassador Leadership and Communications. Her experience in Student Affairs spans more than 25 years.
Dr. Tillotson’s professional and educational experiences have led to strength and expertise in administrative oversight and strategic guidance of student affairs services, personnel and budgets. Oversight and guidance of student affairs services include holistic admissions processes, admission and enrollment data tracking and analysis, provision of academic guidance and the coordination resources to meet the diverse needs of students, academic as well as non-academic (for example: ADA accommodations, well-being and mental health resources, Title IX compliance, Medical and Hardship withdrawal processes, curriculum completion requirement, financial aid guidelines, scholarship awarding).
