PFAM’s team is eager to share the story of the struggle to obtain affordable medicines, and how all of us can do our part to make medicines access a moral imperative and a fully realized human right. If you would like to invite PFAM to present or speak to your organization or at an event, please contact us via the form on this page, contactus@pfamrx.org, or (317) 759-1670. Thank you!
Fran Quigley
PFAM’s coordinator is Fran Quigley, a human rights activist, law professor, and an active member of faith-based advocacy groups. Fran has published articles on access to medicines in a wide variety of venues, and has authored a book on the topic (A Prescription for the People: An Activist's Guide to Making Medicines Affordable for All, Cornell University Press.) For more about Fran, see his bio and publications here.
Christopher Stack, M.D.
Chris is a member of the Board of Directors for PFAM and a longtime advocate for health care as a human right, including a universal, single-payer health care system in the U.S. Before beginning his medical career, where he practiced as an orthopedic specialist, he served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Chris and his wife Ann are deeply engaged in the Indiana community, serving on multiple nonprofit boards and leading volunteer advocacy efforts.
Jessie Howenstine
Jessie Howenstine is a member of the Board of Directors for PFAM and a longtime social justice activist and advocate for people struggling to access healthcare. Jessie has a history of engaging with Christian, Jewish, Muslim and many other faith-based groups on human rights campaigns, and is deeply committed to delivering accessible, narrative-based calls to action on access to medicines.