Cindy L. Gacha
Cindy Gacha is an experienced Registered Pharmacist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with over 34 years of professional practice across mail order and retail pharmacy environments. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Central Florida. Throughout her career, she has worked in roles ranging from staff pharmacist to Pharmacist-in-Charge and mentor, contributing to high-volume, detail-oriented pharmacy operations with a strong focus on accuracy, compliance, and patient safety.
Her professional background includes nearly a decade with Express Scripts in a mail order pharmacy setting, along with more than two decades in retail pharmacy leadership and patient care. Cindy is highly skilled in collaborating with pharmacists, technicians, physicians, and patients to ensure timely prescription verification and efficient workflow management. Known for her strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities, she has consistently adapted to evolving healthcare environments while maintaining a commitment to quality service and operational excellence.
Beyond her professional work, Cindy is passionate about nature, photography, animals, and music from the 1980s. She is actively engaged in supporting animal welfare and environmental causes through donations to organizations such as PETA, The Humane Society of the United States, White Coat Waste Project, Network for Animals, and others. Her interests reflect a compassionate and community-minded outlook, balancing a long-standing healthcare career with personal values centered on care, advocacy, and lifelong learning.
• Drake University - BPharm
• University of Central Florida - BS, Microbiology, General
• Humane Society
• ASPCA
• White Coat Waste Project
What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to strong personal drive and a long-standing commitment to helping others. When I realized medical school was not financially feasible, I chose pharmacy as a purposeful path into healthcare, and that decision has guided my career ever since. I take pride in my attention to detail and my disciplined approach to accuracy, consistently checking my work multiple times to ensure prescriptions and clinical information are correct before they are finalized, with patient safety always as my top priority. My early experiences, including my time at Drake University and hands-on work in pharmacy settings, strengthened both my technical knowledge and communication skills while reinforcing my passion for patient care. Ultimately, my success comes from my work ethic, my dedication to serving patients, and my genuine enjoyment of helping people improve and maintain their health.
What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
They have to be really dedicated because it's tough. You know, being a pharmacist, you have to concentrate very hard continuously for 12-hour chips, or 10-hour shifts. I enjoy being a pharmacist. If I like talking to people and you have to cram a bunch of information into your brain or two to make sure that you're, you know, doing everything right for the patient. You don't hurt them.
Locations
Healthcare
Albuquerque, NM 87108