Donnie Yates is the Maintenance Supervisor at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. He is a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and has lived in the Garden Creek area since 1971. He attended Vansant Elementary School, Garden Elementary School, and Garden High School and also attended Southwest Virginia Community College. Donnie worked in the automotive industry…Keep Reading Donnie R. Yates
Sherry Sutherland
Sherry Sutherland has been a part of the Housekeeping Staff at Appalachian College of Pharmacy since 2006. Before coming to ACP, she worked for Dustbusters Cleaning Service. Sherry is a lifelong resident of Buchanan County and attended Garden High School. Sherry and her husband, Gary, live in Grundy, Virginia. Together they have six children and…Keep Reading Sherry Sutherland
Mayra Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
Dr. Rodriguez is the discipline chair for epidemiology, preventive medicine, and public health curriculum for OMS I and OMSII at VCOM–Auburn. Her experience involves examining language as a mechanism of health behavior change (i.e., alcohol and substance use) among criminal justice offenders using motivational interviewing, a client-centered behavior change therapy among substance users involved in…Keep Reading Mayra Rodriguez, PhD, MPH
J. Kristen Preston, PharmD
Dr. Kristen Preston is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Appalachian College of Pharmacy. She attended the University of Kentucky where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology with an emphasis in Biotechnology in 1991, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy in 1995 and a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in 2003,…Keep Reading J. Kristen Preston, PharmD
Caterina Hernandez, PhD
Dr. Caterina Hernandez serves the college as an Assistant Professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department. She obtained a bachelor of the arts science degree in biology at Kalamazoo College with support from the John T. Williamson Memorial Scholarship and was named a Diebold Scholar for her senior research project examining parasite resistance to anti-helminthics. She…Keep Reading Caterina Hernandez, PhD
Charla Thompson, PharmD
Dr. Charla Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in Oakwood, Virginia. She attended the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy where she earned both a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1993 and a Doctor of Pharmacy with High Distinction in 1994. Dr.Thompson practiced pharmacy in her…Keep Reading Charla Thompson, PharmD
Angie M. Mutter, ED.D
Angie Mutter serves as the Director of Student Success and Career Planning and is a faculty member for Basic Life Support and Mental Health First Aid. Dr. Mutter graduated from Virginia Tech in 1988 with a B.A. in Public Relations. In 2018, she received her Master’s in Education from Bluefield College. She completed her doctoral…Keep Reading Angie M. Mutter, ED.D
Brandon M. Estep
Brandon is a Buchanan County native, graduating from Hurley High School in 2004, joining the US Army National Guard shortly after where he served 8 years, and deploying to Iraq in 2007-2008 as a Combat Engineer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2013, Brandon graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor’s degree in…Keep Reading Brandon M. Estep
Afsana Momen, MBBS, MSc, FAHA
Dr. Afsana Momen serves as an Assistant Professor in the department of Pharmaceutical sciences. After earning her medical degree from University of Dhaka, Dr. Momen began her carrier in imaging and trained in the Nuclear Medicine Department of Bangladesh Atomic energy Commission. She further obtained clinical training in imaging at the department of Nuclear Medicine,…Keep Reading Afsana Momen, MBBS, MSc, FAHA
Mossamat Afroza Begum
Mossamat Afroza Begum serves as a Research and Faculty Assistant in the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy. Mrs. Begum holds two master’s degrees. She holds a Master of Social Science degree with a concentration in Economics from National University, Bangladesh and a Master of Education degree in Non-formal and Continuing…Keep Reading Mossamat Afroza Begum
