Precepting Team

Tori grew up and lived in Austin, TX . She graduated from Texas Tech University in 2014 with degrees in Chemistry and Psychology. She is a proud Texas Longhorn and graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy in 2018. She completed her community-based PGY-1 residency with UNC Eshelman College of Pharmacy at Sona where she learned to create diverse clinical services alongside business development within independent community pharmacy .  She is board certified in ambulatory care and works at a clinical pharmacist practitioner with Sona Clinic partners. 

She is a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), and North Carolina Association of Pharmacists (NCAP).  On the weekends you'll find Tori hanging out with her daughter, hiking in the mountains with her husband, or exploring Asheville's food and music. 

Franklin received a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from Western Carolina University and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Throughout his education, he has taken a particular interest in ways to motivate and help the community through compassion, mental health, and public health. His research on developing a naloxone co-prescribing program was published in the March 2017 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association issue. From years of experience working and training in pharmaceutical compounding, Franklin has acquired expertise in hormone replacement therapy, dermatology, anti-aging, veterinary, and complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. 

Natasha (Tasha) Michaels, PharmD, BCACP is the VP of Clinical Operations and supports all lines of business at Sona. Michaels received her bachelor of science in chemistry and biology and minor in mathematics from Meredith College in Raleigh, NC (2003). She received her doctorate of pharmacy from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (2007). Michaels completed her PGY1 community pharmacy residency at Kerr Drug in Raleigh and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (2008). Her research on North Carolina’s Medicaid Medication Therapy Management Program was published in the May/June 2010 issue of Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Michaels’ primary focus has been to provide clinical services to patients in the community setting including incorporation of these services into pharmacy workflow. These services consist of medication therapy management services, immunizations, point-of-care testing, and disease state management, including diabetes education. Michaels is passionate about vaccinations and expanding the role of community pharmacists.