Leadership & Staff

Helen Sairany, BA, MBA, PharmD, RPh, BCACP

Dr. Sairany holds extensive knowledge, skills, and experiences in executive leadership, administrative management, regulatory, practice, and accreditation systems gained through 12 years of experience. Before joining Florida, she held positions as State Executive and CEO for the South Carolina Pharmacy Association (SCPhA), Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Duhok College of Pharmacy, and as a field provider for Doctors Without Borders in Iraq and Western Syria.

Dr. Sairany is a Kurdish-American born in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. She lives in Tallahassee, with her two French bulldogs, SeVay and Jango—the Kurdish names for apple and hero.

She is a leader in trauma-informed pharmacy practice. She has keynoted nationally on wide range of topics including but not limited to mental health fitness and wellbeing, racial and developmental trauma, addiction, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Her greatest passion is traveling the world. Throughout her years of travel, she has embarked on many adventures including trekking in Southeast Asia, summiting Everest Base Camp in Nepal, W circuit in Patagonia-Chile, Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain in Peru, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. After visiting 80+ destinations in the world, she has developed an appreciation for a diverse mix of cultures, people, and traditions.

Through all her experiences, Dr. Sairany brings an incredibly valued perspective to the FPA and she is leading the association and Florida pharmacists into the future of pharmacy.