H-E-B Preceptors

Kelsey Bailey received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and graduated with the Leadership Track Degree option in 2015. She completed her postgraduate training with the H-E-B Pharmacy/University of Texas PGY1 Community Residency Program and has remained with H-E-B working at the RxEACH department in San Antonio. Kelsey serves as a preceptor for The University of Texas and supervises IPPE student interns.  She also works with the University of Incarnate Word APPE interns. Kelsey is active in pharmacy organizations at the state (TPA) and national levels (ADCES, APhA, ASHP). She is passionate about improving health outcomes through motivational interviewing and enjoys reaching out to patients and partners through the different platforms used at the RxEACH.

Lauren Clark received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. Upon graduation, she worked as a long term care pharmacist for The Asista Corporation where she served as both a consultant pharmacist reviewing medication regimens as well as part of a collaborative practice team working together to intake patients and develop care plans.  Lauren has worked as a community pharmacist for HEB grocery since 2007 and a pharmacy manager since 2009.  She is a site coordinator for the HEB/University of Texas PGY-1 Residency Program and helps to teach the Patient Counseling Course at the University of Texas. Lauren has served as the President, President-Elect, and Program coordinator for the Capital Area Pharmacy association as well as most recently on the Board of Directors for The Texas Pharmacy Association. She is certified by APhA in Medication Therapy Management and Pharmacy Based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management as well as NACDS Community Pharmacy Based Point of Care Testing. She is the recipient of the Texas Pharmacy Association’s 2015 Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award and the 2017 HEB Pharmacy Rising Star Award. In her free time, she loves running, keeping up with her son, and helping her husband at their brewery in Austin.

Candice Fischer, (formerly Chavez), received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2014. After graduation, she moved to Austin, Texas, to complete her PGY1 residency with the University of Texas at Austin/H-E-B Pharmacy. Upon completion of her residency, she continued to work for H-E-B pharmacy in various roles. Candice serves as the central Texas region’s Medication Therapy Management (MTM) coordinator. In the past, Candice served as a board member with the local pharmacy association, Capital Area Pharmacy Association (CAPA), for several years. 

In 2019, Candice studied and earned her board certification in ambulatory care (BCACP). She currently works as a staff pharmacist at one of H-E-B’s stand-alone concept pharmacies inside the Health Transformation Building (HTB) at the University of Texas’s health sciences campus. She serves as an official preceptor of the University of Texas at Austin/H-E-B Pharmacy PGY1 residency program where she oversees the regional MTM and Volunteer Healthcare Clinic ambulatory care experiences. She also helped create and currently manages the residency mentorship program. 

In addition to these activities, she holds an affiliated faculty position with the University of Texas College of Pharmacy where she helps teach the counseling course for second year pharmacy students. Outside of pharmacy related activities, Candice enjoys traveling, church, being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, and hanging out with her husband, Jamison, her son, and their fur-babies, Belle and Riley.

Gretta Leckbee has practiced as a Registered Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager for HEB, a regional grocery store chain in Austin, Texas, for 17 years. She has also served as the Regional Immunization Coordinator for HEB in the Central Region of Texas for the last 10 years.  Gretta received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy in Houston, Texas.  She has served as a pharmacy student preceptor for The University of Texas, TA&M, and Incarnate Word since 2000 supervising both IPPE and APPE students, and also as a site coordinator for the HEB/University of Texas PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program for the last 5 years.  Gretta has been recognized by her peers by receiving the HEB “Rising Star” award in 2007, as well as the “Horizon” award in 2014, which recognize pharmacists with a commitment to clinical/professional services, and the Outstanding Preceptor award from HEB/University of Texas in 2010.

She serves as instructor for the APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate program since 2004 and is responsible for training & guiding new pharmacists at HEB in the role of Immunizing Pharmacist.  Gretta is Medication Therapy Management Certified, completing cases utilizing the Mirixa and Outcomes platforms and uses this skill when precepting pharmacy students and community pharmacy residents.

Gretta has served on the Board of Directors for the Capitol Area Pharmacists Association since 2009 and has also served as a Delegate to the House of Delegates for both the Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA), as well as American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Sun Seo graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. She then completed her PGY-1 Residency in Community Pharmacy with UT/H-E-B in 2016 and continued her employment with H-E-B and was offered a staff pharmacist position at the East 7th location in Austin, TX. After four years of working as staff, she accepted an offer to step up to be the manager of that pharmacy. She’s been a preceptor for both P3 and P4 students from UT Austin ever since she became a preceptor in 2016. Sun’s passion has always been to serve the low income community along with the Hispanic population. She considers building connections and driving better health outcomes with those patients the most rewarding aspect about community pharmacy. During her free time, she loves being active outdoors and exploring new restaurants in town.

Daniel Tapia received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas A&M Rangel College of Pharmacy and completed his post-graduate residency training with the H-E-B Pharmacy/University of Texas College of Pharmacy Community-based Residency Program. Daniel is a dual Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCPS & BCACP), who is currently practicing as a clinical pharmacist with H-E-B Wellness Primary Care in Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Prior to this position, Daniel worked with H-E-B Pharmacy as a floater pharmacist. Daniel has a strong background in chronic disease state management and healthcare innovation, and he is dedicated to providing patient-centered care and improving health outcomes. Daniel is passionate about exploring different approaches to enhance chronic disease management, improve medication adherence, and optimize patient care. When working with residents, Daniel values efficiency, resourcefulness, and strong time-management skills. Outside of work, Daniel enjoys traveling, hiking, running, biking, and spending time outdoors.

Stefanie Van Boskerck received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2017 from University of Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy in San Antonio, TX. After graduating, she completed her post-graduate training with the H-E-B Pharmacy/University of Texas at Austin PGY-1 Community Residency Program. She stayed with H-E-B Pharmacy in Austin, TX after completing residency training. She has been a proud partner with H-E-B since 2012 and believes strongly in H-E-B’s vision that every person matters. Currently, she is the pharmacy manager for H-E-B #29 in the West Lake Hills community of Austin. She enjoys mentoring students and has served as a preceptor for students for several years. Outside of pharmacy, her passion is spending time with her adorable fur-baby, Kygo, and husband. She also enjoys trying new restaurants around town and all things Disney.